Sarah McCann
@skmccann.bsky.social
Leading CAMARADES at the QUEST Center, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité. Interested in metaresearch, evidence synthesis, and neuroscience.
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🇨🇭🇪🇺 Just Published in Royal Society Open Science!
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🇨🇭🇪🇺 Just Published in Royal Society Open Science!
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
A scoping review on metrics to quantify reproducibility:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Ever conducted a replication and pondered when/how to conclude if it was (un)successful?
We have just the paper for you (led by Rachel Heyard)! 1/14
Reposted by Sarah McCann
@lavisjn.bsky.social of @mcmasterforum.bsky.social
outlines features of the 'SHOW ME the evidence’ approach for reliably delivering research evidence to those who need it: journals.lww.com/ijebh/fullte...
#EvidenceSynthesis
outlines features of the 'SHOW ME the evidence’ approach for reliably delivering research evidence to those who need it: journals.lww.com/ijebh/fullte...
#EvidenceSynthesis
March 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
@lavisjn.bsky.social of @mcmasterforum.bsky.social
outlines features of the 'SHOW ME the evidence’ approach for reliably delivering research evidence to those who need it: journals.lww.com/ijebh/fullte...
#EvidenceSynthesis
outlines features of the 'SHOW ME the evidence’ approach for reliably delivering research evidence to those who need it: journals.lww.com/ijebh/fullte...
#EvidenceSynthesis
Reposted by Sarah McCann
PubMed down .... Here's my post on what to do
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
PubMed down .... Here's my post on what to do
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The Economist covered our "Strain on scientific publishing" paper.
What is this all about?
We collectively churn out more & more papers *per scientist*, an increasing pace, in a rapidly changing publication landscape.
Why? How? Want to make sense of this? 🧵
www.economist.com/science-and-...
What is this all about?
We collectively churn out more & more papers *per scientist*, an increasing pace, in a rapidly changing publication landscape.
Why? How? Want to make sense of this? 🧵
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever
Concerns about some of their business models are building
www.economist.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:17 PM
The Economist covered our "Strain on scientific publishing" paper.
What is this all about?
We collectively churn out more & more papers *per scientist*, an increasing pace, in a rapidly changing publication landscape.
Why? How? Want to make sense of this? 🧵
www.economist.com/science-and-...
What is this all about?
We collectively churn out more & more papers *per scientist*, an increasing pace, in a rapidly changing publication landscape.
Why? How? Want to make sense of this? 🧵
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Excited to be part of this global effort to improve how we use evidence for decision-making.
The ‘SHOW ME the evidence’ consensus has now been translated into seven languages (AR, EN, ES, FR, JA, PT, ZH) and co-published in five leading journals (Campbell, Cochrane, CEE, GIN, JBI). All the links are here: www.mcmasterforum.org/networks/evi....
Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges
The Global Evidence Commission aims to improve the use of evidence, both in routine times and in future global crises.
www.mcmasterforum.org
December 6, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Excited to be part of this global effort to improve how we use evidence for decision-making.
Reposted by Sarah McCann
Funded #PhD Opportunity
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
VIDA DTC: Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments to improve clinical outcomes including cognition for patients with intracerebral haemorrhag...
PhD Project - VIDA DTC: Systematic evidence-based approach to identifying and tailoring inflammation modulating treatments to improve clinical outcomes including cognition for patients with intracereb...
www.findaphd.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Funded #PhD Opportunity
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Develop systematic, evidence based approaches to identify and tailor treatments in ICH.
@neshika.bsky.social
@maclomaclee.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Apply by 20.12.24
#Neuroscience #stroke #ich #drugrepurposing #evidencesynthesis #datascience
Reposted by Sarah McCann
Reading the paper in Cell about how to close the scissor plots in gender representation at senior academic positions, I feel just a touch of pessimism. Having reached a level of seniority (middle management) I didn’t think I ever would, I read these great ideas wanting more, much more /1.
Closing the scissor-shaped curve: Strategies to promote gender equality in academia
Gender inequality in STEM fields remains pervasive and undermines the ability for
talented individuals to excel. Despite advances, women still encounter obstacles in
pursuing academic careers and reac...
www.cell.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Reading the paper in Cell about how to close the scissor plots in gender representation at senior academic positions, I feel just a touch of pessimism. Having reached a level of seniority (middle management) I didn’t think I ever would, I read these great ideas wanting more, much more /1.
@torstenrackoll.bsky.social and I got to join this discussion started by our colleagues, who are leading the investigation of this pressing issue in preclinical systematic reviews.
@deadneanderthals.bsky.social highlighting a major problem we are facing in evidence synthesis in the latest issue of @science.org
We got to share a little of our experience in the matter as well.
www.science.org/content/arti...
We got to share a little of our experience in the matter as well.
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
www.science.org
December 1, 2024 at 7:31 AM
@torstenrackoll.bsky.social and I got to join this discussion started by our colleagues, who are leading the investigation of this pressing issue in preclinical systematic reviews.
Big congratulations to the group of ECRs responsible for this forward-thinking perspective 🤩
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Our take on how a more interconnected evidence ecosystem can improve the efficiency and impact of #evidencesynthesis and drive progress in #neuroscience research.
Connecting the dots in neuroscience research: The future of evidence synthesis
Making progress in neuroscience research involves learning from existing data. In this perspective piece, we explore the potential of a data-driven ev…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Big congratulations to the group of ECRs responsible for this forward-thinking perspective 🤩