Michael McCaul

Senior Lecturer, Centre for Evidence Based Health Care. Emergency Care Practitioner and adventurer. Opinion is my own

[TrialsChangLives @GoodluckJBers14]

#CochraneDaily Just published! Research into research waste in #COVID19 randomised trials, which was presented at 2023 @CochraneCollab Colloquium (https://t.co/YyZKN6RqsN) has been published in full this week https://t.co/mEajuoCYTG #ResearchWaste @SUhealthsci

[U.S. GRADE Network @USGRADEnet]

COVID-END Working Groups Call for Living Systematic Reviews and Considerations of Health Equity in Evidence Synthesis and Guideline Efforts https://t.co/BTgYns4u2Y @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi #Covid19 #systematicreview

[SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences @SUhealthsci]

What a great opportunity, please apply!

[SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences @SUhealthsci]

Prof Celeste Naude and Dr @MikeMcCaul3 from the @cebhc at @StellenboschUni are involved in an important @WHO project to update and develop a global guideline on the prevention and treatment of #childwasting.

READ MORE here: https://t.co/pkgK7ZEYJZ

[Maarten van Smeden @MaartenvSmeden]

NEW PAPER
I was challenged by @morleycp to write a 1000-word paper about a tweet. It was fun to do, and hopefully useful to some of you

Open acces 👉 https://t.co/qR5t3Vc9ry

[Michael McCaul @MikeMcCaul3]

@glover_lshtm Congrats Rebecca! Exciting to see

[Michael McCaul @MikeMcCaul3]

Our @JClinEpi paper supporting trustworthy, rapid and equitable evidence synthesis and guideline development is out! from @COVID_E_N_D synthesis & recommending WGs @IvanD_Florez @cochranetrain @cochranemthds @cebhc https://t.co/Az4MZO5L90 #systematicreviews #guidelines #Covid_19

[CochraneSouthAfrica @SACochrane]

Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare Primer in Systematic Reviews, 1 September to 31 October. Application deadline: 20 August. Contact: Liesel Floor: [email protected]
@CochraneAfrica @cebhc @cochranecollab

[Ivan D. Florez, MD, MSc, PhD @IvanD_Florez]

Our @JClinEpi paper summarizing experiences from the @COVID_E_N_D synthesis & recommending groups is out! Resources x trustworthy, rapid & equitable evidence products!
Great work led by @MikeMcCaul3
https://t.co/fxnkcB2e5k
@lavisjn @GrimshawJeremy @pennstate2003 @AGREEScientific

[Paweł Sasko @PaweSasko]

From AAA games @Diablo IV has impressed me the most with today's reveal on #XboxBethesda showcase.

Have a lot of great memories with this franchise and I'm really looking forward to more! Congratulations to the team for the fantastic showing today.

[Prof. Nasreen Jessani @NasreenJessani]

Check out this fabulous summary of our @StellenboschUni women in #biostatistics #globalhealth #WIGH blazing the trail! Links to the video as well as our programs in message below :) @cebhc @Cebha01 @TarynYoung3 @MikeMcCaul3

[Global Commission on Evidence @EvidenceComm]

.@GrimshawJeremy, one of our secretariat co-leads, shares his insights on our report launch. Read more in our launch announcement https://t.co/qzkICtv7S9

[Evidence Synthesis Ireland @EvidSynIRL]

📢Another exciting webinar lined up for March of next year hosted by @dwan_kerry on 'Finding clarity in complexity: An introduction to the concept of meta-analysis'. To find out more about it and our other webinars, please go to: https://t.co/v5Qrj1Q7LI

[DHPE StellenboschUni @dhpesu]

In loving memory of Dr Alwyn Louw. Today is a year since we lost our dear colleague. Alwyn, we still think about you fondly and miss you dearly.

[COVID-END @COVID_E_N_D]

What is the efficacy and effectiveness of available #COVID19 vaccines in general and specifically for variants of concern? Read the latest update to our living evidence synthesis https://t.co/6hTSEdAfTG

[CEBHC @cebhc]

Thank you to our fabulous panelists and moderators! The webinar will be recorded, a blog will be shared and your comments are still welcome! @Research_Ambit @ReneEnglish20 @FP_PublicHealth @MikeMcCaul3 Lisanne du Plessis

[CEBHC @cebhc]

#WorldEBHCday ENCORE WEBINAR TODAY @3PM".

The academic response to gov needs for rapid evidence during the #COVID19 pandemic

Register now: https://t.co/cNQvz5NSFu

Mod: @Research_Ambit Panelists: @MikeMcCaul3 @ReneEnglish20 & Dr Lisanne du Plessis

#EvidenceFirst #globalhealth

[Michael McCaul @MikeMcCaul3]

@AmandaAniB @Research_Ambit @cebhc I am always skeptical of “magic bullet” claims of effect, especially for COVID. Too good to be true. Need to look deeper into certainty of evidence, comparisons and use #systematicreviews #WorldEBHCDay @cebhc see https://t.co/RrFGImjsod @IHC_project

[Adelaide GRADE Centre @GRADE_Adelaide]

📢 NEW GRADE GUIDANCE ALERT 📢
How to address imprecision in a network meta-analysis.

@GRADE_WG @schunemann_mac @rominabrigpet @Reem_A_Mustafa

https://t.co/jne649uKJ9

[Cochrane @cochranecollab]

NEW #VisualAbstract for the @Cochrane_IDG systematic review on #Chloroquine or #hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of #COVID19 https://t.co/Q99v8ku3KG Many thanks to @tylerdau & @cg_coleman from @EmoryMedicine