This Evidence Resonates Blog is an extension of the Oxford EBHC DPhil students' platform "Evidence Resonates" that was inspired by DPhil student Ranin Soliman during her study at Oxford where she acted as the Student Representative for the DPhil in EBHC Programme. This platform is dedicated to the communication of knowledge on key topics, research methods, and health disciplines that resonate with Evidence-Based healthcare, because #Evidence Resonates.
"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question. Eugène Ionesco My DPhil thesis aims to generate evidence about childhood cancer health outcomes and resource use/costs in Egypt. It is mostly based on quantitative research methods to determine trends in survival and resource use/costs for children with cancer over time, and aims to identify what […]
Professor Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in NDPCHS, recently presented his research on oral hormone pregnancy tests to members of Parliament.
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. The current pandemic has highlighted many things, none less the importance of health science and research that is efficiently produced, evaluated and acted upon. Hand-in-hand with this comes the ability to […]
In this blog, EBHC DPhil student, Ranin Soliman, reveals why she believes now, as we emerge out of the covid-19 pandemic, is a crucial time to revise the OCEBM 2011 Levels of Evidence v.2, to address health economic evaluation and avoid over-estimation of predicted outcomes and misinterpretation of findings. “Nothing is more powerful than an […]
This September, the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine is celebrating 30 years of the Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine course. As we celebrate this incredible milestone, it’s crucial to reflect on our past while looking toward the future—especially in light of the evolving landscape captured in the concept of EBM 2.0. A Legacy of Innovation and Evolution […]
Budgeting is a blessing and bane for family finances. Whether accounting for childcare or saving for a trip, items that make it into budget planning are prioritized while excluded items must wait until the next budget cycle for funding. Nations also budget their expenses, including budgeting for cancer care. While many countries have joined initiatives […]
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. “Is there a need? Will people come?” Questions I worried over when deliberating putting together the first qualification in teaching Evidence-Based health care (TEBHC). I had some answers to the first question but the second was an unknown. It could […]
Between a rock and a hard place, is an idiom referring to being faced with two equally undesirable alternatives and the dilemma of being stuck in a difficult situation where one needs to make a hard decision. This pretty much portrays the position of dealing with cancer amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Both, together, seem to […]
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 “And then evidence resonates” presents scientific and academic EBM resources in an artistic way, for awareness and […]
