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Poster A Description of the high quality evidences for health policy research in China: evidence-based health policy research
2012 Auckland
Li, Xiao, Zhang, Sun, Chen, Yang, Zhang
Background: A great many health policy research evidences have being produced in China, and vary widely in quality.
Objectives: To explore the high quality evidences of Chinese health policy research including SR (Systematic Review) and RCT (randomized controlled trial).
Methods: Four…
Poster A comparison of statistical methods for identifying out-ofdate systematic reviews
2012 Auckland
Pattanittum, Laopaiboon, Moher, Lumbiganon, Ngamjarus
Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) can provide accurate and reliable evidence, typically about the effectiveness of health interventions. Evidence is dynamic, and if SRs are out-of-date this information may not be useful; it may even be harmful.
Objectives: To compare five statistical methods…
Oral A framework for developing and implementing clinical prediction models across multiple studies
2012 Auckland
Debray, Moons, Ahmed, Koffijberg, Riley
Background: The availability of participant-level data from multiple sources is an increasingly prevalent phenomenon in prediction research. However, the corresponding populations typically differ in important aspects, such as baseline risk. This has driven the adoption of meta-analytical…
Poster A framework for evaluating and distinguishing validity and generalization of prediction models
2012 Auckland
Debray, Koffijberg, Vergouwe, Nieboer, Steyerberg, Moons
Background: It is widely acknowledged that newly developed diagnostic or prognostic prediction models should be validated in samples with different (i.e. not included in the sample from which the model was developed) but related (i.e. similar characteristics or case mix) individuals. However,…
Poster A health technology assessment of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)—evaluation the methods of effectiveness and safety
2012 Auckland
Chen, Li, Yan, Zhong, Li
Background: TAVI is usually performed using transvascular approach through transfemoral approach (TFA) or transsubclavian approach (TSA), or through transapical approach (TAA). There are, however, no systematic data concerning the comparison between the methods of TAVI.
Objectives: We performed…
Poster A new approach to deal with the absence of clinical trials in systematic reviews: a meta-analysis of case series studies
2012 Auckland
El Dib, Touma, Kapoor
Background: Evidence-based medicine is defined as the link between good scientific research and clinical practice and it uses existing and available scientific evidence, with good internal and external validity, to apply its results in clinical practice. Systematic reviews are criticized for…
Poster A numbers of randomized controlled trials reported in Japanese literature database are not covered in Medline
2012 Auckland
Nango, Naito, Toyoshima, Yuasa, Okada, Yamazaki
Background: Language restriction can be a problem for collecting the relevant research data when we conduct systematic reviews. Some Japanese written journals are covered in Medline or other international Medical literature database, but some are covered by Japanese database only. Data from…
Oral A randomised trial of training student clinicians in how to facilitate shared decision making and communicate evidence: the ignored step in evidence-based practice?
2012 Auckland
Hoffmann, Del Mar, Bennett, Claire
Background: Successful evidence-based practice requires clinicians to practice patient-centred care. Central to this is shared decision making (SDM); of which, a key skill is communicating statistical information clearly to patients. Most clinicians do this poorly, if at all. One reason is lack of…
Poster A rapid review process for evidence aid (to produce a Cochrane systematic review): electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves
2012 Auckland
Allen, Gupta, Murray, Clarke, Carmichael, Simpson, Chan, Gao
Background: This rapid Cochrane review (7 months from inception to publication of review) was undertaken to determine whether the use of electric fans has a harmful or protective effect on the general population in naturally occurring heatwaves. It was done rapidly with the aim to inform the 2012…
Oral A robust statistical modelling framework for random effects meta-analysis
2012 Auckland
Beyene, Liu, Hamid
Background: In meta-analysis, heterogeneity is the norm rather than the exception. The most common modelling approach to dealing with heterogeneity is to adopt random effects models where random effects are typically assumed to have normal distributions. However, outliers often occur that may…
Poster A study of knowledge and attitudes toward evidence based medicine (EBM) among medical students and interns of the AMA International University Bahrain College of Medicine
2012 Auckland
Beleno, Manansala, Fedorowicz, Pandis
Background: The College of Medicine at AMA International University of Bahrain has a key role in training medical professionals to the highest internationally accepted standards. In keeping with these standards its teaching faculty recognises the importance of ensuring that its graduates are…
Oral A systematic review of grading systems for recommendations about medical tests
2012 Auckland
Gopalakrishna, Langendam, Scholten, Leeflang, Bossuyt
Background: There is growing awareness that evidence-based guideline recommendations need to take into account patien outcomes. This poses challenges for recommendations about medical tests, where such direct evidence often does not exist. Using and linking different types of indirect evidence is…
Poster A systematic review of integrated traditional chinese and western medicine for early postoperative inflammatory ileus
2012 Auckland
Xu
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in treating of early post-operative inflammatory ileus (EPII).
Methods: We searched CBM (1978–2010.6), CNKI (1979–2010.6), VIP(1989–2010.6), Wanfang (1998–2010.6), PubMed (1996–2010.3). No language…
Poster A systematic review of systematic reviews of management of lumbar disc herniation
2012 Auckland
Xue, Li, He, Zha, Li
Background: Patients with lumbar disc herniation are treated by different management. There is no overview of systematic reviews s on these interventions.
Objectives: To summarize recent systematic reviews from any interventions for patients with lumbar disc herniation.
Methods: Literature…
Poster A training process: implication of contest of evidencebased practice application in clinical settings
2012 Auckland
Tiao
Background: Evidence based practice (EBP) is an important milestone in clinical practice. EBP is regarded as a problem-solving approach to the delivery of care. However, barriers exist when promoting EBP in clinical settings and approaches of five steps in clinical practice were varied among…
Oral ALOIS, ScreenToGo and the Cochrane Register of Studies: using mobile technology to engage and involve consumers in the work of the Cochrane Collaboration
2012 Auckland
Noel-Storr , Struthers, Huckvale, Dooley, McShane
Background: There is a strong ‘tribal’ interest in improving healthcare for dementia sufferers amongst carers and former carers. The ALOIS Community project has been successful in recruiting and training lay volunteers to code papers to help maintain the Cochrane Dementia Group’s online study…
Oral Addressing gaps in American Indian/Alaska Native cancer control and prevention
2012 Auckland
Marchionda, Seals
Background: Cancer disparities exist for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) with some tribes having the highest rates in the US. National efforts to improve access to healthcare may not affect AI/ANs. Current programs have limited resources for cancer prevention, screening and care. Little…
Workshop Advanced Searching on The Cochrane Library
2012 Auckland
Finley
Objectives: To provide regular users with a general overview of the interface, features and functionality of The Cochrane Library.
Description: This workshop is designed for regular searchers of The Cochrane Library. It will provide a general overview of the interface, features and…
Oral Aggregating published prediction models with individual participant data: combining models with different predictors
2012 Auckland
Debray, Koffijberg, Vergouwe, Nieboer, Steyerberg, Moons
Background: Previously published predictionmodels are often ignored during the development of a novel prediction model. Consequently, numerous prediction models generalize poorly across patient populations, and might have been improved by incorporating such evidence. Unfortunately, aggregation of…
Poster An AMSTAR assessment of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of nursing interventions published in China
2012 Auckland
Shi, Xu, Zhang, Qing, Tian
Background: The importance of systematic reviews (SRs) of nursing interventions potential impact on practice and research makes their methodological quality especially important as it may directly influence their utility for clinicians, patients and policy makers.
Objectives: To identify SRs of…