On taking a good look at ourselves

Format: português

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Language/s: 3-5 How certain is the evidence?

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Resource Link: View the Video

Target Audience: 3-2 Are you very different from the people studied?

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3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you?

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Short Description:

Iain Chalmers talks about failings in scientific research that lead to avoidable harm to patients and waste of resources.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 1-8 More is not necessarily better
• 2-4 Comparison groups should be treated equally
• 1-6 Expert opinion is not always right
• 2-12 Subgroup analyses may be misleading

Details

In a 6-minute video made for F1000 Iain Chalmers rips into researchers for not finding out what is already known, not stating clearly what their research adds, and not publishing ‘negative’ or ‘disappointing’ results.

This video was originally posted in the Faculty of 1000 blog.