common downfalls for medical papers
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Common downfalls for medical papers. Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, M.D. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy [email protected]. LEARNING GOALS. Goals of medical papers The ten commandments Should we despair?. WHY BOTHER WITH MEDICAL PAPERS?*. Boost CV Challenge dogmas - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Common downfalls for medical papersGiuseppe Biondi Zoccai, M.D.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, [email protected]
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LEARNING GOALS
• Goals of medical papers• The ten commandments • Should we despair?
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WHY BOTHER WITHMEDICAL PAPERS?*
• Boost CV• Challenge dogmas• Disseminate innovations• Improve clinical/research skills• Self-advertise
*alphabetic order
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CASE STUDY
Biondi-Zoccai et al, Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006
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LEARNING GOALS
• Goals of medical papers• The ten commandments • Should we despair?
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I. THOU SHALTBEHAVE ETHICALLY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment
The Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis in the Negro male: the longest nontherapeutic experiment on human beings in medical history
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I. THOU SHALTBEHAVE ETHICALLY
Thomas et al, Am J Publ Health 1991
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II. THOU SHALTINNOVATE
originality
Biondi-Zoccai et al, Eur Heart J 2006
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III. THOU SHALT NOT DUPLICATE
Di Lorenzo et al, Circulation 2009
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III. THOU SHALT NOT DUPLICATE
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IV. THOU SHALT DISCLOSE THY CONFLICTS
Grube et al, Circulation 2001
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V. THOU SHALTHONOR THY COLLEAGUES
Shamin et al, New Engl J Med 2002
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VI. THOU SHALT VERIFY INFORMATION
Information b ias
Fox et al, Am J Cardiol 2005
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VII. THOU SHALT NOT OVERINTERPRET
Feldman et al, New Engl J Med 2011
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VIII. THOU SHALT NOT PLAY GOD
Adams et al, Clin Rehabil 2009
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IX. THOU SHALT CONCEAL ALLOCATION
randomization
Kanei et al, Am J Cardiol 2011
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X. THOU SHALT ADJUSTTHY ANALYSES
Biondi-Zoccai et al, Contemp Clin Trials 2011
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LEARNING GOALS
• Goals of medical papers• The ten commandments • Should we despair?
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CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
Wen et al, J Clin Epidemiol 2008
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