…from Nick Here is the second part of our short biography of Archie Cochrane. Personally, I think he would have been a swell guy to share an icecream with. Archie Cochrane is best known for his influential book, Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services published in 1972. The principles he set out in it were [...]

…from Nick After attending the recent Cochrane Colloquium in Madrid, we take a closer look at the man behind the ideas behind the Collaboration. Stay tuned for part 2 next week! Archibald Leman Cochrane was born in Galashiels, Scotland, on 12th January 1909. He became a student at Uppingham School followed by King’s College, Cambridge (1927-30). After obtaining a [...]

From Tasha. So I always struggle a little when a clinician asks me whether or not they should be using a certain treatment with their patients. Mainly because whilst I can quote the studies that evaluate that intervention, I struggle with what the results mean at an individual level. To explain this further, let’s think [...]

The second part of Chris’ post. Just the thing to start discussions over Friday lunch. Remember Bec’s tips though, forget about it before you head to the bar tonight! Always the afterthought, another consequence of producing large quantities of research is regarding dollars (or € or £). Conducting a clinical trial is expensive and is [...]

… from Chris (Note: because this is his first post, we allowed Chris to crush the word limit and give his opinions over two weeks. Stay tuned for the second installment next week. You can find out more about Chris in the “People” page) As a new parent, I am familiar with the amount of [...]