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Sarah McKeown: Why I’m Studying Patient Access at Oxford
7 April 2022
Sarah McKeown, a second-year DPhil on the Evidence-Based Medicine Programme, writes about her experience of clinical studies in low-resource settings and studying differences in access to cancer medication between patients covered by England’s NHS and the U.S. Medicare program.
Why is 2 o’clock on Wednesday a bad time to teach EBM to most AHP students?
25 February 2022
In this blog, student, Christopher Banks-Pillar, shares his experience, having progressed from training as a physiotherapist to currently completing his final year on the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care here at Oxford.
Clinical Prediction Rules: improving clinical decision-making and patient care
In this blog, Dr Tom Fanshawe, course lead on our new accredited short course, Clinical Prediction Rules, details how clinical prediction rules can be applied to improve health care, and how the course aims to teach all aspects of studies from design and model development to interpretation and validation.
Reflexivity and Storytelling: What could healthcare professionals could learn from qualitative researchers?
14 February 2022
MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care alumni, Kirsten Prest, reflects on the qualitative research she conducted as part of her dissertation, with a particular emphasis on reflexivity and storytelling.
A best-fit approach to synthesising qualitative research: combining papers on volunteering
Senior Researcher and Departmental Lecturer, Dr Stephanie Tierney, explains how a best-fit framework synthesis was undertaken tor review papers on volunteering, as a way to support people's health and well-being.
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 associated with aircraft travel: a systematic review
19 November 2021
Alumni, Cecilia Rosca, from Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Romania, shares research findings that suggest air travel may be associated with the transmission of viruses.
Student spotlight: finding the way out of an Evidence-Based Health Care maze
26 October 2021
In this alumni spotlight, Dr Nicole Lindner, a German GP, shares her experience of studying on the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care
Student, Dr. Dor Vadas: my experience on the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care
19 October 2021
Physiotherapist, Dr. Dor Vadas from Israel, shares his experience of studying for the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, describing it as a platform that allowed him to become better in connecting the academic world of research and evidence with ‘real life’ practice.
Beyond the numbers: Qualitative synthesis and its contribution to knowledge on COVID-19
Tutor, Stephanie Tierney, highlights the importance of qualitative synthesis as evidence, to help us understand issues related to health behaviours, experiences of illness, treatment, acceptability of an intervention, barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a new service, and more recently with its contribution to making sense of COVID-19.
“And then Evidence Resonates” poem
EBHC DPhil rep, Ranin Soliman, writes poem about the concepts of evidence-based medicine/healthcare (EBM/EBHC), and its role in guiding researchers, clinicians, and policy-makers to make informed decisions for patients and the public regarding care delivery and clinical practice.
Student, Dr. Alan Brunton, reflects on his experience of our Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Screening module
20 June 2021
Dr. Alan Brunton, a Specialty Registrar in Acute Internal Medicine and student on the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care reflects on his experience of our Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Screening module.
Student Spotlight: Kyriaki Pieri
17 June 2021
Academic Clinical Fellow, Kyriaki Pieri, shares her experience of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research.
The Tipping Point for Digital Health
Evelyn Pyper, DPhil Student in EBHC, makes the case for patient-centric digital health, now accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Most Important, and Overlooked, Questions in EBM Research are Qualitative
21 May 2021
Mike Tringale, MSM, MSc, completed the MSc in EBHC and shares his perspective on the importance of qualitative research in health care.
Student Spotlight: discovering evidence-based practice and the MSc
18 May 2021
Graduate, Steven Langton shares his experience having completed both the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, and more recently, the DPhil programme in Evidence-Based Health Care, both at the University of Oxford.
Learning in the time of coronavirus
2 November 2020
Student Spotlight: Nicholas Nyaaba
29 October 2020
Nicholas Nyaaba shares his experience, having recently completed his dissertation on the MSc in EBHC Medical Statistics.
This Is Oxford: moving the MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews modules online
Professor Mike Clarke, shares his teaching experience, having moved the EBHC MSc Systematic Reviews modules online this term.
Nicotine therapy for coronavirus: the evidence is weak and contradictory
We are unlikely to know whether nicotine replacement has a role in COVID-19 any time soon. For now, nicotine supplies must be preserved for the people who need them.
Ranin Soliman: evidence resonates with qualitative research
20 August 2020
Ranin Soliman, DPhil Student in EBHC, describes her experience of the qualitative research methods module.
What does effective leadership mean to YOU?
Recent world events have highlighted leadership in a variety of ways. For some, it has been an opportunity to excel by applying the right characteristics at the right time and in the right way. Others have been less successful in how their leadership has been perceived.
PGCert Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care Update
PgCert Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care Course Director, Dr David Nunan, reflects on the first year of the course, and maintaining delivery during the pandemic.
PGCert in TEBHC: thoughts from a current student
Paediatrician Veerle Langenhorst gathers some thoughts about her current PGCert in TEBHC experience.
PGDip in Health Research: Reflections on 10 years
Denise reflects on the creation of the PGDip in Health Research and its impact over the last ten years.
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods: student experience
7 February 2020
Academic Clinical Fellow in Palliative Medicine, Dr Joe Sawyer, reflects on his experience of our Advanced Qualitative Research Methods module.
'Rejection is part of the process'
Rejection is part of the process: Turning your dissertation into an academic paper
Why you should take part in a DPhil in EBHC seminar
28 May 2019
Jong-Wook Ban and Paul Dijkstra, DPhil EBHC students
Trade Secrets of a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care
Perspectives from Marcy McCall MacBain, DPhil (Oxon)