EQUATOR News
12/11/2014 STARD Guideline UpdatingThe STARD Group is working to update the STARD guideline for reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy
16/10/2014 NEW BOOK from EQUATOR: Guidelines for reporting health research: a user’s manualThe EQUATOR Network is very proud to announce the publication of a new book Guidelines for Reporting Health Research: a user’s manual. Written by the authors of health research reporting guidelines, in association with the EQUATOR Network, this is a […]
25/09/2014 Linked publications from a single trial: a thread of evidenceA new Trials editorial by Douglas G Altman, Curt D Furberg, Jeremy M Grimshaw and Daniel R Shanahan Abstract: The medical literature is vast and it is impossible to keep up with the deluge of new research articles. With ongoing […]
24/09/2014 Improving neuropsychological research through use of reporting guidelinesThe Clinical Neuropsychologist journal has recently published a special issue dedicated to raising awareness of research reporting guidelines
17/09/2014 EQUATOR Network Newsletter September 2014The September 2014 issue of our newsletter is now available. Contents include
03/09/2014 COMET initiative: Group seeks standardization for what clinical trials must measureA nice overview of the COMET initiative’s work and the group’s latest research. Professor Doug Altman, director of the EQUATOR programme, is also a member of COMET’s management group. Reference: Nature Medicine 20, 798–799, (2014), doi:10.1038/nm0814-798
03/09/2014 STRATOS initiativeThe STRATOS (STRengthening Analytical Thinking for Observational Studies) initiative has been set up to develop accessible and accurate guidance in the design and analysis of observational studies. The STRATOS website (http://www.stratos-initiative.org/) has been launched recently. The website provides more details […]
27/08/2014 New actions by PLoS Medicine Editors to advance research transparency – focus on observational studiesAn editorial published in PLoS Medicine introduces new measure to further support transparency and usability of published research. PLoS editors are strengthening their reporting requirements for observational and diagnostic accuracy studies (requiring the use of STROBE and STARD reporting guidelines […]
27/08/2014 Montreal Statement (on research collaboration) is now available in SpanishThe Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations was developed as part of the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity, 5 – 8 May 2013, in Montréal, as a global guide to the responsible conduct of research. The […]
18/08/2014 Clinical Trials: Past, Present & Glorious Future / 23rd Bradford Hill Memorial LectureVideos are now available from a meeting to mark the centenary of the MRC Biostatistics Unit, jointly organized by the Royal Statistical Society (Medical Section), International Biometric Society (British and Irish Region) and PSI (Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry).