Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana

The Center for EBM at Bahiana University promotes medical thinking based on uncertainty and probability, scientific integrity and meta-science.

[Camila V. Blair, MD, MPH @camilavblair]

Science through purpose. Very blessed to be part of @CebmBahiana mentored by @LuisCLCorreia and learning from @grisi_gabriel @segundojao in this amazing work. Grateful to share this story with @ForbesScience! Thank you @ligaze #globalsouthscience
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“Freire [..] a junior researcher at the Brazilian Metascience Research Group (BMRG), says that during the pandemic there was a deluge of research and with the sheer quantity of papers, it was hard to make sense of whether quality research was being done.”
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[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

... The General Law of Epidemics and the Law of Events; epidemic prognosis; evidence-based therapeutic decisions; particularities of economic thought.
Check out: https://t.co/omrtJDKui9

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

The new Podcast made by Prof. Luis Correia: COVID-19: the Law of Contagious Events.
Main points: the principles of thought to be applied when the population becomes the patient - independent versus systemic phenomena; empirical versus mathematical evidence...

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

Epidemic control measures, the number of reproduction (R0), generation time, the scalable effect of population behaviors and the cost of a devastating epidemic are discussed.
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Listen to the podcast in portuguese: https://t.co/dqAwhx9vI3

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

In this Podcast made by Prof. Luis Correia, essential epidemiological concepts were addressed for the perception of the current situation and the making of the best decisions, concepts that were built over a century of science.

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

In the past few weeks, we have seen drug stocks ending up in rumors of effectiveness against COVID-19, as well as political leaders valuing unproven information.
#choosingwisely #scientificthinking

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With the pandemic, health decision-making has never been more on the agenda then ever.

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

Deciding what to test and when to test is fundamental, but prudence requires scientific care for this.

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Do you want to know a little more about probabilistic thinking and the value of uncertainty? Check out the full text in portuguese: https://t.co/tHXTCmkrUD

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In the current scenario, where the world is facing Covid-19, it’s essential that everyone knows the importance of probabilistic thinking. But why?

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

The problem is that intuitively our thinking isn’t probabilistic, we have a natural tendency to think based on a false certainty, that is, in a deterministic way, what makes us see only one step ahead when there is so much more to explore.

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Podcast in portuguese: https://t.co/Hvt18lHrZc

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

In conjunction with the new COVID-19 pandemic, the world is facing the “information epidemic”. World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the "massive infodemia" that surrounded COVID-19, that is, an overabundance of information, which is not always true or accurate...

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

Always remember, less is more. Less overabundant reading. More time to rationalize our learning.

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Full text in portuguese: https://t.co/h1YodJOtwN

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

In a moment of epiphany, the visionary brazilian singer Raul Seixas foresaw a day when no one would go out home. This thought was initially unthinkable. Now with the progress of coronavirus, it’s the reality.

[Center for Evidence Based Medicine - Bahiana @CebmBahiana]

However, the fear can’t blind our research, science, seeking conviction by hook or by crook. The loss of rationality can cost more expensive than we think. This is the value of science, remember the incomprehensible value of uncertainty and rationality.