by Rachel Montague | Nov 30, 2021 | Industry insights
Amy Crompton (Systematic Review Analyst) and Tom Macmillan (Consultant – Systematic Review) Hierarchy of evidence Different study designs are often ranked in a hierarchy of evidence based on their validity and robustness. Randomised controlled trials...
by Rachel Montague | May 6, 2021 | Industry insights
Amy Cromptom (Systematic Review Analyst) and Tom Macmillan (Consultant – Systematic Review) This blog post follows on from ‘Improving your search strategy: Randomised controlled trial filters’. Electronic database searches can be run on multiple platforms. This...
by Rachel Montague | Apr 19, 2021 | Industry insights
Written by Daisy Stewart (Systematic Review Analyst) and Tom Macmillan (Consultant – Systematic Review) A search filter is a pre-written search strategy (string of search terms) that is designed to retrieve studies with a particular methodology or focus from a...
by Rachel Montague | Apr 16, 2021 | Industry insights
Written by Pip White, Senior Medical Writer The global value dossier (GVD) is an essential tool used to internally align the global strategy and externally communicate the value of a product. The GVD presents evidence-based messaging to convey the product value...
by Rachel Montague | Aug 2, 2020 | Industry insights
Written by Jenna Stephens (Systematic Review Analyst) and Neil Webb (Head of Systematic Review) Evidence-based medicine and its standard practice When Archibald Cochrane formulated his vision for evidence-based medicine (EBM), it was driven by an absence of reliable,...
by Mark | Jun 22, 2020 | Industry insights
Written by Jenna Stephens (Systematic Review Analyst) and Tom Macmillan (Consultant – Systematic Review) In principle, the process of searching for published evidence for medical devices is no different from other health technologies. The NICE process guidelines...
