EQUATOR News
EQUATOR makes a splash in Rio
Date:
Location:
Iveta Simera and Caroline Struthers were delighted to represent EQUATOR at the 4th World Conference on Research Integrity in Rio de Janeiro from 31 May-3 June 2015. It was a fantastic event attended by over 600 delegates from 55 countries. The […]
07/05/2015 Professor Doug Altman awarded BMJ Lifetime Achievement AwardProfessor Doug Altman, co-founder of the EQUATOR Network, has been awarded the BMJ Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the improvement of the scientific and medical research literature. Professor Altman is one of the world’s leading experts in
18/03/2015 DIET@NET partnership on a quest to improve the quality and comparability of dietary data in epidemiological and clinical studiesDIET@NET (DIETary Assessment Tool NETwork) is seeking expert consensus on the quality standards for the design, measurement and analysis of research studies involving dietary intake
23/01/2015 Editorial: Stronger post-publication culture is needed for better scienceHilda Bastian, Scientist and Editor, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, US, discusses the many different ways to respond to published research and
09/01/2015 Pioneers of transparency in health researchThe BMJ has published a feature highlighting the key people involved in helping to bring about increased transparency
08/01/2015 What trials are really supposed to be – a succinct reminder from J. IoannidisIn his recent editorial for the BMJ John Ioannidis writes: “Trials should be properly randomized (currently more than half are not randomized at all) and use optimal study designs. They should ask key questions that matter to patients and the […]
07/01/2015 Guidelines for reporting multivariable prediction models for individual prognosis or diagnosis (TRIPOD) publishedThe TRIPOD (Transparent reporting of a multivariable prediction model for individual prognosis or diagnosis) Statement provides recommendations for the reporting of studies developing, validating, or updating a prediction model study
07/01/2015 PRISMA-P Statement for protocols publishedPRISMA-P an extension to the PRISMA Statement specifically for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols has recently been published in the journal Systematic Reviews.
18/12/2014 Top websites sending users to EQUATOR resourcesUsing Google Analytics we have identified the top websites that sent most users to EQUATOR website resources in 2014
18/12/2014 Resource tiered reviews – a provisional reporting checklistThe African Journal of Emergency Medicine recently published an editorial proposing the introduction, to reports of systematic reviews, of different levels of best evidence specifically for resource-restricted settings