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Illustrating the development of fair tests of treatments in health care through history.
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Ahoy! You might also be interested in reading the piece Dave Sackett wrote for me about why he became a clinician trialist. It's available free here: www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/why...
#RandomizedTrials #DaveSackett #EBM
Why did I become a clinician-trialist? - The James Lind Library
The seeds of iconoclasm In 1956 I went to the University of Illinois College of Medicine to be taught how to become a physician. Despite the College’s well-deserved reputation, a ...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Ahoy! Learn about the importance of randomisation through history in my library at www.jameslindlibrary.org. For example, read how the GISSI trials embedded patient and public health oriented randomised trials into the Italian health service 40 years ago
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The James Lind Library uses material from history to illustrate the development of research methods for evaluating treatments.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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3/3 The article Mike Clarke wrote for me about the series of DICE studies and the importance of Don't Ignore Chance Effects
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#dice #chance
The true meaning of DICE: Don’t Ignore Chance Effects - The James Lind Library
Introduction Researchers often name their trials using an acronym. These include some from the past which might raise eyebrows now, such as ISIS (ISIS-2, 1998) and the many attempts to ...
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June 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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2/3 The need to consider the risk of being misled by the play of chance as a key concept for #InformedHealthChoices
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and the dangers that a combination of bias and chance will lead to misleading results
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2.4 Descriptions of effects should reflect the risk of being misled by the play of chance - The James Lind Library
In this essay, we explain four considerations about the risk of being misled by the play of chance.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM