SU Biostats Unit

We provide #biostats support to students, staff and researchers at the Tygerberg Campus of the Stellenbosch University. #EBHC #Epidemiology #Research

[SAMRC @MRCza]

Deadline date extended to 20 January 2023.

[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

[Gordon H. Guyatt @GuyattGH]

Systematic survey 900 SRs demonstrates, because of increased precision and narrower CIs, I2 systematically higher in continuous than binary outcomes. Interpretations should differ: more reluctance to rate down for inconsistency with high I2 in continuous.
https://t.co/7fmQXXLgVV

[CEBHC @cebhc]

Primer in Network Meta-analysis Systematic Reviews Course starting soon! for more info, go to https://t.co/lf4J2fAhK0

[DHPE StellenboschUni @dhpesu]

Please join us in congratulating Mariette Volschenk who has been announced the winner of the best Research presentation at the SoTL conference. Mariette presented on her recently completed doctoral research.

We are very proud, Mariette. Well done!

[Paul Garner @PaulGarnerWoof]

Great news @eleanor_ochodo and credit to you, @KEMRI_Kenya and @Cochrane_IDG and mentor @TarynYoung3

[Joerg J Meerpohl @meerpohl]

A proposed framework to guide evidence synthesis practice for meta-analysis with zero-events studies - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology https://t.co/fuvYw13iQb

[Wojtek Wiercioch @wojtekwiercioch]

An informative piece on how the @eCOVID19RecMap was developed and mechanism behind maintaining the living map of #COVID19 guideline recommendations. Distilling recs directly to decision-makers ever more important with constantly growing and changing #researchevidence.
@JClinEpi

[Joerg J Meerpohl @meerpohl]

Defining Rapid Reviews: a systematic scoping review and thematic analysis of definitions and defining characteristics of rapid reviews - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology https://t.co/iQRz5f56eF

[Daniel A. González-Padilla @Daniel_Urologia]

Not all meta-analysis are created equal.

Though they bring the best level of evidence, we should remain careful.

If we find duplicated MA's, Cochrane's can usually be relied on.

#UroSoMe #medtWitter #MedEd

https://t.co/5uxO6oOOIS

[World EBHC Day @WorldEBHCDay]

This thread 👇 outlines an #EvidencetoImpact story as we lead up to #WorldEBHCDay: ‘Strengthening guideline development and implementation for #paramedics in South Africa'
@MikeMcCaul3 @TarynYoung3 @codingbrown @Suhealthsci @cebhc
@Research_Ambit

[Wojtek Wiercioch @wojtekwiercioch]

Working with guideline panels and want to evaluate your methods and process? We developed the PANELVIEW instrument to help guideline developers with their quality improvement efforts: https://t.co/bo4Ztf2XDn
@CMAJ #guidelines #clinicalguidelines #ebm

[Michael McCaul @MikeMcCaul3]

Fantastic work by a large group of collaborators! @cebhc @afemafrica @Africa_evidence @SACochrane Comes at a very appropriate time! @bad__EM #FOAMed in @JClinEpi

[Holger Schünemann @schunemann_mac]

Great work with great colleagues: frameworks for joint guideline development and quality assurance approaches! @ielluz @gin_member

[JBI @JBIEBHC]

We are excited to announce that together with other global leaders in #EBHC we are launching World Evidence-based Healthcare Day! Get involved and celebrate with us! Go to https://t.co/WdOlqcZNWz @WorldEBHCDay
#EvidencetoImpact

[Adam Habib @AdHabb]

My thoughts on the political action against Clicks and the need to collectively stand firm against the small cohort of racist activists romanticizing war and violence. https://t.co/jPMNd1ZPuz

[Cochrane New Zealand @cochrane_nz]

RT @CochraneUK: Teapots and unicorns: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: https://t.co/mQlkKnrwx3 https://t.co/dbJlCH1pVA

[Lawrence Mbuagbaw @lmbuagbaw]

Advice for Junior Faculty Regarding Academic Promotion: What Not to Wo | JMDH @DovePress https://t.co/gwT9g7XX8J (Part 1)

[DHPE StellenboschUni @dhpesu]

We would like to congratulate Prof Julia Blitz on her appointment as full professor in the Centre for Health Professions Education. We are proud to welcome her to the Centre! #chpe @JuliaBlitz