Guideline development has changed internationally with greater stress on the use of rigorous, transparent and evidence-based methods. Guideline development in India has come under increased scrutiny with… Read more “Poor quality of Indian clinical practice guidelines : academic elitism, capacity gaps and poor governance key factors”
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Too much medical research may be unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, and wasteful, warns new international research network
Researchers, research funders, regulators, sponsors and publishers of research fail to use earlier research when preparing to start, fund or publish the results of new studies. To… Read more “Too much medical research may be unnecessary, unethical, unscientific, and wasteful, warns new international research network”
Identifying Research Priorities and Setting Research Agenda in Clinical Toxinology with a Focus on Snake Envenomation
“Identifying Research Priorities and Setting Research Agenda in Clinical Toxinology with a Focus on Snake Envenomation” was the theme of the round table discussion at the Toxinological… Read more “Identifying Research Priorities and Setting Research Agenda in Clinical Toxinology with a Focus on Snake Envenomation”
Developing evidence based health policy in resource limited settings—lessons from Nepal
Few would argue against the benefits of evidence informed public health and health policies. However, efforts to inform health policy in resource limited settings face particularly daunting… Read more “Developing evidence based health policy in resource limited settings—lessons from Nepal”
Mapping the growth of The Cochrane Collaboration in India
The Cochrane Collaboration held its annual Colloquium for the first time in South Asia at Hyderabad , India in September 2014. Dr. Soumyadeep B presented a poster… Read more “Mapping the growth of The Cochrane Collaboration in India”
From the #CochraneMethods Symposium of the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium, India
The COCHRANE METHODS SYMPOSIUM 2014 held on Sunday 21st September 2014 at Hyderbad, India was themed “” “From concepts to evidence synthesis:Towards a research agenda for methods… Read more “From the #CochraneMethods Symposium of the 22nd Cochrane Colloquium, India”
The Cochrane Colloquium comes to India
Cochrane, the global leader in evidence-informed health is for the first time in its more than 20 year history (the first Cochrane Centre opened in Oxford,UK in… Read more “The Cochrane Colloquium comes to India”
Clinical Toxinology and Snake Anti-Venoms in India: Julian White
Research on epidemiology of toxin-based diseases (TBDs) (other than microbial toxin diseases) has long been an area of patchy development, with a few areas undertaking extensive quality… Read more “Clinical Toxinology and Snake Anti-Venoms in India: Julian White”
Polio Free India : a dream realized…
13th January 2014 , India : With no case of polio reported since the last three years India is all set to be declared polio today. “The… Read more “Polio Free India : a dream realized…”
Priority areas for Biomedical Genomics in India : top 3
Genomic medicine is the ‘hot cake’ of current medical research. Here is my take on what should be India’s top priority areas for biomedical genomics research. 1.… Read more “Priority areas for Biomedical Genomics in India : top 3”
