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Enhancing the quality & transparency of health research. Reporting guidelines. Online resources & training in research methods & publication. Meta-research.
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Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
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NEW PAPER: "Reporting guidelines for studies involving generative artificial intelligence applications: what do I use, and when?"
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HealthTech #ClinicalAI #MachineLearning #MedAI #AIinMedicine #TransparentAI #HealthInnovation #GenAI
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HealthTech #ClinicalAI #MachineLearning #MedAI #AIinMedicine #TransparentAI #HealthInnovation #GenAI
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW PAPER: "Reporting guidelines for studies involving generative artificial intelligence applications: what do I use, and when?"
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HealthTech #ClinicalAI #MachineLearning #MedAI #AIinMedicine #TransparentAI #HealthInnovation #GenAI
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HealthTech #ClinicalAI #MachineLearning #MedAI #AIinMedicine #TransparentAI #HealthInnovation #GenAI
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Guidance for reporting AI technology evaluations for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia
#AnSky #RASky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
#AnSky #RASky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Guidance for reporting AI technology evaluations for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia
#AnSky #RASky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
#AnSky #RASky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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NEW PAPER "The STARD-AI reporting guideline for diagnostic accuracy studies using #artificialintelligence"
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#machinelearning #MLsky #statssky #digitalhealth #transparency
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#machinelearning #MLsky #statssky #digitalhealth #transparency
September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW PAPER "The STARD-AI reporting guideline for diagnostic accuracy studies using #artificialintelligence"
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#machinelearning #MLsky #statssky #digitalhealth #transparency
--> www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#machinelearning #MLsky #statssky #digitalhealth #transparency
Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
Publication School
resources.equator-network.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT
Online
resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...
Reposted by EQUATOR Network
NEW PAPER: the CHART reporting guideline for studies evaluating generative AI models like #ChatGPT & other #LLMs for providing health advice
--> bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
The explanation & elaboration paper
--> www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting
--> bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
The explanation & elaboration paper
--> www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting
August 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW PAPER: the CHART reporting guideline for studies evaluating generative AI models like #ChatGPT & other #LLMs for providing health advice
--> bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
The explanation & elaboration paper
--> www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting
--> bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/...
The explanation & elaboration paper
--> www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting
The GREENBEAN checklist.
A new reporting guideline for studies evaluating the effectiveness of EEG-based biomarkers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A new reporting guideline for studies evaluating the effectiveness of EEG-based biomarkers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The GREENBEAN checklist.
A new reporting guideline for studies evaluating the effectiveness of EEG-based biomarkers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A new reporting guideline for studies evaluating the effectiveness of EEG-based biomarkers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
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The explanation & elaboration paper is here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
@equatornetwork.bsky.social
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All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
@equatornetwork.bsky.social
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SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
High quality protocols facilitate proper planning, conduct, reporting, and external review of randomised trials, yet their completeness varies and key elements are often not considered. To strengthen ...
doi.org
May 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The explanation & elaboration paper is here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
@equatornetwork.bsky.social
2/2
All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
@equatornetwork.bsky.social
2/2
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Health researchers, have you ever wondered how to:
• Negotiate authorship
• Choose a journal
• Develop good writing habits
• Write each section of an article
• Revise your own writing
• Respond to peer review
The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
• Negotiate authorship
• Choose a journal
• Develop good writing habits
• Write each section of an article
• Revise your own writing
• Respond to peer review
The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
UK EQUATOR Centre Publication School
Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Health researchers, have you ever wondered how to:
• Negotiate authorship
• Choose a journal
• Develop good writing habits
• Write each section of an article
• Revise your own writing
• Respond to peer review
The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
• Negotiate authorship
• Choose a journal
• Develop good writing habits
• Write each section of an article
• Revise your own writing
• Respond to peer review
The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Reposted by EQUATOR Network
A Consensus Statement in Nature Medicine from CONSORT 2025 provides updated guidance to authors, reviewers and editors, when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent. go.nature.com/3Si0p1f #medsky 🧪
May 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A Consensus Statement in Nature Medicine from CONSORT 2025 provides updated guidance to authors, reviewers and editors, when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent. go.nature.com/3Si0p1f #medsky 🧪
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#CochraneDaily Just published! The SPIRIT 2025 and CONSORT 2025 guidance on reporting the protocols and results of randomised trials are both out now
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#RCT #EBHC #EBM #RandomisedTrials @equatornetwork.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#RCT #EBHC #EBM #RandomisedTrials @equatornetwork.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#CochraneDaily Just published! The SPIRIT 2025 and CONSORT 2025 guidance on reporting the protocols and results of randomised trials are both out now
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#RCT #EBHC #EBM #RandomisedTrials @equatornetwork.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#RCT #EBHC #EBM #RandomisedTrials @equatornetwork.bsky.social
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NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
April 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
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Consistent implementation of reporting guidelines is important and helpful in #HRQL research (e.g.,
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
and
link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
This opinion piece related to the #CONSORT2025 publication offers food for thought on how to implementation can be improved 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
and
link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
This opinion piece related to the #CONSORT2025 publication offers food for thought on how to implementation can be improved 👇
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Consistent implementation of reporting guidelines is important and helpful in #HRQL research (e.g.,
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
and
link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
This opinion piece related to the #CONSORT2025 publication offers food for thought on how to implementation can be improved 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
and
link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
This opinion piece related to the #CONSORT2025 publication offers food for thought on how to implementation can be improved 👇
"Reporting guidelines have become an essential instrument of scientific integrity. We need to make the leap from just producing reporting guidelines to helping researchers put them into practice" writes UK EQUATOR Centre director @gscollins.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"Reporting guidelines have become an essential instrument of scientific integrity. We need to make the leap from just producing reporting guidelines to helping researchers put them into practice" writes UK EQUATOR Centre director @gscollins.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
UK EQUATOR Centre Publication School
Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Reposted by EQUATOR Network
The CONSORT statement has been updated to reflect recent methodological advancements and user feedback.
This article describes the rationale for each checklist item and provides published examples of good reporting
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This article describes the rationale for each checklist item and provides published examples of good reporting
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The CONSORT statement has been updated to reflect recent methodological advancements and user feedback.
This article describes the rationale for each checklist item and provides published examples of good reporting
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
This article describes the rationale for each checklist item and provides published examples of good reporting
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
It’s a big day in the reporting guidelines and transparency calendar with the release of the new and revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomised trials (CONSORT-2025)
You can get the reporting recommendations here
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity #Transparency
You can get the reporting recommendations here
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity #Transparency
CONSORT 2025 statement: updated guideline for reporting randomised trials
Background Well designed and properly executed randomised trials are considered the most reliable evidence on the benefits of healthcare interventions. However, there is overwhelming evidence that the...
www.bmj.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It’s a big day in the reporting guidelines and transparency calendar with the release of the new and revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomised trials (CONSORT-2025)
You can get the reporting recommendations here
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity #Transparency
You can get the reporting recommendations here
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity #Transparency
Reposted by EQUATOR Network
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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See also this opinion piece by me published alongside CONSORT-2025 on the challenges of adhering to reporting guidelines, and making a plea for innovative solutions to improve the completeness of reporting in healthcare research.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
See also this opinion piece by me published alongside CONSORT-2025 on the challenges of adhering to reporting guidelines, and making a plea for innovative solutions to improve the completeness of reporting in healthcare research.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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David Moher and Ken Schulz have also published this opinion piece on the evolution of CONSORT, and legacy of the late Doug Altman and his role in CONSORT.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
David Moher and Ken Schulz have also published this opinion piece on the evolution of CONSORT, and legacy of the late Doug Altman and his role in CONSORT.
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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—> tinyurl.com/28j8r366 (Lancet)
—> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA)
—> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA)
—> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
—> tinyurl.com/28j8r366 (Lancet)
—> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA)
—> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA)
—> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine)
—> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)
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NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
UK EQUATOR Centre Publication School
Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles.
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025
Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom
bit.ly/equatorpubsc...
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We're a leading partner in the @thinkchecksub.bsky.social initiative (thinkchecksubmit.org) and we're delighted to see Lorraine Estelle's post on the IFLA blog about the important work that TCS does helping authors:
blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/...
#scholcomm #PredatoryPublishing #academicchatter
blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/...
#scholcomm #PredatoryPublishing #academicchatter
Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit.
Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.
thinkchecksubmit.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We're a leading partner in the @thinkchecksub.bsky.social initiative (thinkchecksubmit.org) and we're delighted to see Lorraine Estelle's post on the IFLA blog about the important work that TCS does helping authors:
blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/...
#scholcomm #PredatoryPublishing #academicchatter
blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/...
#scholcomm #PredatoryPublishing #academicchatter
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Read our editorial on the need for communication and collaboration when developing reporting guidelines @equatornetwork.bsky.social
You wait ages and then two arrive at once: reporting guidelines shouldn’t be like buses - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
You wait ages and then two arrive at once: reporting guidelines shouldn’t be like buses
www.jclinepi.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Read our editorial on the need for communication and collaboration when developing reporting guidelines @equatornetwork.bsky.social