Evidence Foundation

Exciting news! The 22nd U.S. GRADE Network Guideline Workshop is heading to Arlington, Virginia this spring! Join us May 7–9 2025 for hands-on training with a special focus on GRADE for diagnosis. Don’t miss it—register & get early bird tickets : buff.ly/4fWkIv1 #GRADE

Thank you for being a part of our community of evidence-based medicine and methodology enthusiasts. While we will not be posting regularly on this platform going forward, you can stay in touch with us at Bluesky and all the other places in the graphic below!

Join @Cochrane_US for an inspiring #freewebinar March 6 at 10am EST in celebration of #internationalwomensday. This year’s event focuses on the crucial role that collective action plays in advancing gender equality in healthcare, research, and beyond. buff.ly/4kw330z.

Join the European Respiratory Society on March 4th for a workshop exploring how innovation and collaboration can improve access to lung cancer screening and early-stage care. Register: buff.ly/4kiLelb #SOLACELUNG #HealthUnion #EUCancerPlan #EU4Health

Extra time, extra opportunity! 🕒 The GRADE Workshop Scholarship deadline is now Jan 31, 2025. Apply now and take your healthcare impact and learning to the next level - all fully funded by us! buff.ly/2OsRrfU #GRADEWorkshop #Scholarship #HealthcareLeaders

💡 You apply, we empower! 💡 🔹 GRADE Guideline Development Scholarship – Share your innovative idea to reduce bias in healthcare recommendations. Applications due Dec. 31! Visit buff.ly/2OsRrfU for details.

Did you hear that...? The mountains are calling! Join us for our 20th GRADE Guideline Development Workshop in Denver, CO, February 28-March 1, 2024! Learn more and register at gradeconf.org.

The @Cochrane_US mentoring program includes group and one-on-one mentoring, networking events, trainings, and the opportunity to work on or complete a project or product in collaboration with Cochrane researchers. Applications are open now and close 5/23: buff.ly/3y4XPmv

Your weekend reminder: applications for scholarships to attend the Feb. 1-2 virtual systematic review workshop free of charge close 12/31! For application details, see the bottom of this page: buff.ly/2OsRrfU For more about the workshop, visit buff.ly/312JLvR

Scholarship applications to the spring #GRADE guideline development workshop close 2/28! Learn about the projects from the fall 2020 scholars: buff.ly/3a31EvT. Application details here: buff.ly/36ZzEHH @EvidenceFound @USGRADEnet @cochranetrain #guidelines

From incomplete reporting to potential errors in data extraction and analysis, a 2020 report had problems reproducing the results of most meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy in their sample. buff.ly/3cnjeMO #FlashbackFebruary @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi

#FlashbackFriday Greatest Hits No. 3: When a pooled estimate from a #metaanalysis is not present, how should one make a final determination of the certainty of evidence using #GRADE? buff.ly/3t7UL3U @EvidenceFound @SultanShazi @BMJ_EBM

Applying the ROBINS-I tool took over 48 minutes on average, finds a recent study evaluating the reliability and evaluator burden of RoB assessments for non-randomized studies. buff.ly/2YmTA2v #FlashbackFebruary @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi

Would a rapid review by any other name still be as fast? A recent scoping review identifies key themes but no one unified definition of a rapid #systematicreview. buff.ly/3r1oQAA #FlashbackFebruary @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi

Applications for scholarships to the May 26-28 #GRADE workshop close 2/28! We recently checked in with fall 2019 scholar @CKershawPhD for an update on her work: buff.ly/3psmr1b Application details for spring 2021 here: buff.ly/2M4PMAI @EvidenceFound

A recent #systematicreview finds that undesirable outcomes like over-treatment are often not included or treated with the same rigor as potential screening benefits. buff.ly/3qXKqG4 #FlashbackFebruary @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi

A blog post as good as motherhood and pie! Our #FlashbackFriday No. 2 greatest hit from the blog is on Stating the Obvious: A Primer on Good Practice Statements in #GRADE guidelines. buff.ly/3t0n30x @EvidenceFound

From preparation to meeting to follow-up, a new Guideline Participation Tool aims to take the guesswork out of effectively participating in a #guidelinedevelopment group. buff.ly/36kv4DH #FlashbackFebruary @EvidenceFound @JClinEpi

"...during stimulating lectures by experts that had set the tone in the field. It was an intense experience far beyond acquiring knowledge, which I highly suggest to every methodologist." Thank you! @GeorgeSchor GRADEconf.org

"Attending the GRADE Guideline Workshop organized by the US GRADE Network gave me exactly what I was looking for: a unique chance to essentially deepen my knowledge on major methodological aspects...