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SYSK-3: Scurvy Sea Dogs, James Lind and Why we do trials (opens the original)
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TLDR - SYSK stands for “Studies You Should Know!”James Lind and his treatise on scurvy are recognised as being the first famous controlled trial, and the paradigm shift to evidence based medicine. All of Jake's papers and postsLind, James,. A treatise on the scurvy, in three parts (1753). Retrieved from https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/treatisescurvy
The inside story of the #RIFTStudy (Right Iliac Fossa pain Treatment) (opens the original)
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This morning I came across this post about Emergency Medicine Guidelines and revising for exams in the UK: I then posted this: RIFT Protocol PaperRIFT Scoring in Adults PaperRIFT Results in Children PaperI had a quick reflection on how this small project has now led to a change in how appendicitis is managed i
SYSK-2: Cumulative Meta-Analysis, MIs and a Change in Perspective (opens the original)
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Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who read SYSK-1 and gave feedback on it. We have already had some recommendations of other studies that should be included within the series:Gulliford MC, Charlton J, Boiko O, Winter JR, Rezel-Potts E, Sun X, Burgess C, McDermott L, Bunce C, Shearer J, Curcin V, Fox R, Hay AD, Little P, Moore MV, Ashworth M. Safety of reducing antibiotic prescribing in primary care: a mixed-methods study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2021 May. PMID: 34014625. http
SYSK-1: The Cochrane Logo and Studies You Should Know (opens the original)
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TLDR – SYSK stands for “Studies You Should Know!”. The first post in this series covers the theory behind this side project and the paper behind the Cochrane logo.CROWLEY, P., CHALMERS, I. and KE1RSE, M.J.N.C. (1990), The effects of corticosteroid administration before preterm delivery: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 97: 11-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb01711.x<a href="https://linktr.ee/jakemat
No 102: ALS and EBM. How I would Re-design the start of med-school to give the biggest bang for buck (opens the original)
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TLDR - Teaching ALS gives students useful skills, is exciting and is a good way to introduce some of the insites from evidence based medicine (EBM). https://linktr.ee/jakemat91 - For more of my writing. If you were given the power to create a medical school curriculum from scratch, what would you do?I have been giving this some thought recently and I have come up with the following plan.I want to harness the 80/20 rule (Pareto’s Principle) to give medical students (Paramedics, nurses, AHPs etc)
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