PICO
One of the core concepts of evidence-based clinical practice is the development of a PICO question. You may have heard this term bandied about in discussion but may not have been exactly what is meant by it. Let me discuss that here. One of the initial steps in applying the concepts of EBCP to clinical […]
Reading a Clinical Trial
While I think we typically believe the results of clinical trials to be objective, this is in reality not often the case; the interpretation of results will reflect the worldview of the investigator (1). There are numerous “threats” to the integrity of the data that we, as readers, need to be aware of. Some are […]
Research Integrity
A New Journal on Peer Review One of the hallmarks of scientific journal publication is the peer review system. An editor cannot be knowledgeable about every possible area of research the journal he or she edits receives for consideration. So the paper is sent for review by people with expertise in the area the paper […]
