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"Good health care depends on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. They
translate the best available research into recommendations that shape
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.
But what happens when the studies underpinning these guidelines are flawed?
Evidence suggests scientific misconduct – from fabricated or manipulated data
to methodological errors and ethical concerns – is a growing problem. In some
disciplines, estimates suggest as many as 40% of studies included in systematic
reviews may have issues with their integrity.
This is not just an academic issue. When flawed studies are used to guide
real-world health care, the consequences for health-care providers and
ultimately patients can be serious. They include unnecessary or even harmful
treatments, delay or denial of other effective treatments, wasted resources and
a loss of public trust in science and health care itself.
Yet until recently, there has been no formal method to identify and manage
flawed studies, before they make their way into clinical recommendations. We
recently helped develop a framework that addresses this crucial gap. Published
in
The Lancet’s
eClinicalMedicine, this framework provides a step-by-step
process for evaluating the integrity of studies used in clinical guidelines and
systematic reviews.
In an era of increasing concern about research misconduct, it’s a timely and
much-needed advance."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
