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New Comment in the @TheLancet highlighting the importance of transparent and complete reporting of surrogate endpoints in #ClinicalTrials #bib8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @OrianaCiani @Consort_surr

Google literally published a 69-page prompt engineering masterclass ♻️ Repost and Comment "Course" for Instant DM.

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@BLUECOW009 Interested

i wanted to make a group to talk daily research stuff, send papers, talk about AI news, who is interested? react or comment to be added

If you're interested in #InclusiveResearch, take a look at @inclusiveRC's new Inclusive Research Hub (the Africa Charter features under 'Equitable Partnerships') inclusive-research.org/section/equita… #EquitablePartnerships #ResearchCulture

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Africa's 60+ population is projected to triple by 2050, yet most nutritional interventions still focus on maternal and child health, leaving vulnerable older adults underserved. Our review in @NutrReviews looks into current evidence on nutrition outcomes and interventions

The UK Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in Westlands, Nairobi, is a masterclass in modern day exploitation. Kenyans pay hundreds of dollars, wait in the sun, get misinformed, and walk away feeling less human. The new venue at Principal Place (yes, they left 9West) has no proper waiting area and no parking. This is by design to have you pay 17K for their VIP/Premium “services “ If you’re not paying for premium services, you’re left outside in the heat, on the pavement. Elderly people, parents with kids, students, all treated like a security threat Their Communication is Trash. You get vague emails like “your passport is ready for collection ” only to be turned away and told “collection is from 2pm to 5pm, (you can easily indicate that on the same damn email) That means if you show up at 10am, you’ll have to wait till 2pm or you can easily pay the 17K to be attended to quickly.. ?? EXPLOITATION No clear timeline. No courtesy. You’re meant to guess your way through it. These centers aren’t run by embassies, they’re outsourced to private companies who monetize your desperation. It’s a business, not a service. And guess what? No refund if your visa is denied(familiar?) The worst part? This is normalized. We’ve accepted that applying for a visa means surrendering your dignity just to maybe be allowed into a country that benefits from our labor, money, and talent. If Global North countries want to charge Africans these high fees and accord them zero dignity , the bare minimum should be basic human respect. Decent waiting areas. Transparent timelines and Fair communication. This isn’t about security. It’s about power and exploitation… This system needs to be called out and changed. And it’s time African governments started protecting their citizens from this daylight exploitation.

Happy International Clinical Trials day to all who participate, design, conduct, report, review and fund clinical trials!

NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @bmj_latest @JAMA_current @TheLancet @NatureMedicine @PLOSMedicine —> bmj.com/content/389/bm… #openscience #transparency #medX #statsX #epiX

Toolkits can be accessed using the following links, express-licences.bristol.ac.uk/product/tepso-… for the Visa and Passport Equity toolkit and express-licences.bristol.ac.uk/product/budget… for the Budget Equity toolkit A recording of the event here, youtu.be/NkFfKh5xyUk?si…

Last week, two toolkits were launched as part of the Towards Equitable Partnerships with the Global South (TEPSO) project. The toolkits aim to promote visa and passport equity, as well as budget equity, for research collaborations between North and South institutions/partners.

"Rejection is redirection" Great quote at the #uipcelebration @NIHRresearch

Our last output for this year is this editorial in @JPhysiother led by Christina Faria on Surrogate endpoints in trials of physiotherapy interventions 📎doi.org/10.1016/j.jphy… 📝 Janaine Polese @AnthonyManyara_ Rod Taylor @OrianaCiani @AlineScianni

What a fabulous day @mrcunitgambia . Such a rich day of sharing findings and discussing next steps with all of our stakeholders. @celiagregson @Hawa2ray @DrKebsun @AnthonyManyara_ @unisouthampton @SAMSON_tweets

📢🆕 editorial on the SPIRIT and CONSORT surrogate extensions in @JDentRes @SageJournals by @FSchwendicke and @NickJakubovics which includes examples of surrogate endpoints in dentistry clinical trials 🔗🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Poster up, number 488. Come view and chat about minimum and ideal sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys @ictmc2024 #ICTMC2024

Prof Rod Taylor and Dr @AnthonyManyara_ next to our poster on the new SPIRIT-and CONSORT-Surrogate extensions. If at #ictmc2024 come chat with Rod from 12:30pm on reporting surrogate endpoints, its poster number 213.#surrogateendpoints

@ArianyMV @IvanD_Florez @sbacon20 @Concordia Congratulations 🎊 👏 Ariany!

@IvanD_Florez @sbacon20 @Concordia Thank you so much! Merci/obrigada/gracias Dr. @IvanD_Florez. I can't thank you enough🤗It was a pleasure to share my thesis with you and receive all your great contributions.

Congratulations/Félicitations/Parabens/Felicitaciones to Dr Ariany Vieira @ArianyMV for her successful and brilliant PhD Defence (on Rapid reviews), supervised by @sbacon20 at @Concordia University! 🎉🥳

This work was supported by @wellcometrust and @NIHRglobal. We acknowledge all participants who took part in the study, and the field workers, clinical and support staff who facilitated data collection #HIV #Ageing #Frailty #Zimbabwe

📢🆕publication in @HIV_Medicine reporting on the prevalence, factors, and quality of life associated with frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults living with HIV in Zimbabwe 🔗🔗doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13…