As we approach the World Prematurity Day in November 2015, let us acknowledge the great effort of dedicated people who were behind the new WHO guidance on interventions for pregnant women in whom preterm birth is imminent and for care of preterm neonates to improve preterm birth outcomes. This guideline was jointly developed by the … Continue reading A Guideline for saving lives
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
On September 1, 2015, Egyptian Center for Evidence Based Medicine became a member of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH). PMNCH is hosted & administered by the World Health Organization. The Partnership joins reproductive, maternal, newborn, child & adolescent health communities into an alliance of organizations, across seven constituencies: academic, research and teaching … Continue reading Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Preterm birth: new WHO guidance for saving lives
The WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes will be useful for people working across the health sector, from health-care workers who directly provide care to pregnant women and preterm infants, to health-care policy makers and programmers, as well as those working on the development of job aids and training tools for health-care workers.
Good Publication Practice for Industry-Sponsored Medical Research
Scientific and clinical research should be reported in a complete, accurate, balanced, and timely manner to ensure a well informed decision making and increase the efficiency and quality of health care. Such research is often initiated by, or involves collaboration with, commercial organizations, such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies. The Good Publication Practice (GPP) guideline … Continue reading Good Publication Practice for Industry-Sponsored Medical Research
Standalone teaching vs. clinically integrated teaching of EBM
standalone teaching improves knowledge, but has no effects on skills, attitudes, or practice. Whereas clinically integrated teaching improved knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practice
WHO Statement on Public Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results
On April 14, 2015, the World Health Organization published a new statement on the disclosure of clinical trial results. In the latest version of the Declaration of Helsinki it is stated that "Researchers, authors, sponsors, editors and publishers all have ethical obligations with regard to the publication and dissemination of the results of research". Failure … Continue reading WHO Statement on Public Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results
Tip of the Day: Measurement scales
Measurement scales can be classified according to the types of operation they allow to be undertaken. There are four types of measurement scale: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. These scales are mentioned in a particular order, such that each scale type includes all the properties and characteristics of the preceding ones. Nominal scales are thus … Continue reading Tip of the Day: Measurement scales
Mission Possible: A Valid Diagnostic Research
Background: In current medical practice, new diagnostic tests are developed and introduced at a fast rate. A rigorous evaluation of diagnostic tests before introduction into clinical practice is imperative. Several potential threats to the internal and external validity of a study on diagnostic accuracy exist. As in any other type of research, flaws in study … Continue reading Mission Possible: A Valid Diagnostic Research
Misinterpretation of subgroup analysis
Knowledge Translation Project: research assistant Vacancy
Knowledge Translation Project: Job Vacancy, Cairo. The appointee shall be responsible for a range of actions contributing to the design, implementation, and monitoring of project activities
