JAMAevidence Users' Guide to the Medical Literature: Using Evidence to Improve Care

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JAMA editors and authors explain the methods underlying clinical research to help students, trainees, and health professionals use the published medical literature to make evidence-based decisions for patients. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintained by the J…

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    Evidence-Based Practitioners and Evidence-Based Care With Dr Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 14:52


    Mark C. Wilson, MD, MPH, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine discusses Evidence-Based Practitioners and Evidence-Based Care with Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, McMaster University. Related Content:

    Teachers' Guides to the Users' Guides

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 14:56


    Mark C. Wilson MD, MPH, University of Iowa, discusses Teachers' Guides to the Users' Guides with Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, McMaster University. Related Content: Evidence vs Consensus in Clinical Practice Guidelines How to Interpret and Use a Clinical Practice Guideline or Recommendation

    Assessing the Strength of Recommendations: The GRADE Approach With Dr Vandvik

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 15:55


    Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Assessing the Strength of Recommendations: The GRADE Approach with Per Olav Vandvik, MD, PhD. Related Content: How to Interpret and Use a Clinical Practice Guideline or Recommendation

    Understanding and Applying the Results of a Systematic Review With Dr Murad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 16:27


    Host Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Understanding and Applying the Results of a Systematic Review with M. Hassan Murad, MD, MPH. Related Content: How to Read a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis and Apply the Results to Patient Care Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine in Adults

    Fixed-Effects and Random-Effects Models With Dr Murad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 20:30


    Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Fixed-Effects and Random-Effects Models with M. Hassan Murad, MD. Related Content: Random-Effects Meta-analysis

    Adjusted Analyses in Studies Addressing Therapy and Harm With Dr Agoritsas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 17:22


    Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Adjusted Analyses in Studies Addressing Therapy and Harm with Thomas Agoritsas, MD, PhD. Related Content: Adjusted Analyses in Studies Addressing Therapy and Harm

    Spectrum Bias With Dr Reem A. Mustafa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 14:07


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Spectrum Bias with Reem A. Mustafa. MD, MPH, PhD.

    Discrimination and Calibration of Clinical Prediction Models With Dr Alba

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 16:46


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Discrimination and Calibration of Clinical Prediction Models with Ana Carolina Alba, MD, PhD. Related Content: Discrimination and Calibration of Clinical Prediction Models With Dr Alba Read Transcript

    How to Interpret and Use a Clinical Practice Guideline or Recommendation With Dr Gordon Guyatt and Dr Brignardello-Petersen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 32:26


    Host Robert M. Golub, MD, discusses How to Interpret and Use a Clinical Practice Guideline or Recommendation with Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, and Romina Brignardello-Petersen, DDS, MSc, PhD.

    Measuring Agreement Beyond Chance With Dr Thomas McGinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 15:00


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, discusses Measuring Agreement Beyond Chance with Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH. Related Content: Does This Patient Have Infectious Mononucleosis? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review

    Correlation and Regression With Dr Jaeschke

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 15:48


    Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses

    Economic Analysis With Dr Paul Moayyedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 25:45


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, discusses economic analysis with Paul Moayyedi, PhD

    Misleading Presentations of Clinical Trial Results with Dr Victor Montori

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 31:25


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, discusses Misleading Presentations of Clinical Trial Results with Victor Montori, MD Related Content: Misleading Presentations of Clinical Trial Results with Dr Victor Montori When Can Intermediate Outcomes Be Used in Clinical Trials? When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making

    Surrogate Outcomes from the Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 17:25


    Anne M. Holbrook, MD and Gordon Guyatt, MD, discuss Surrogate Outcomes from the JAMA Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature Related Content: When Can Intermediate Outcomes Be Used as Surrogate Outcomes? FDA Acceptance of Surrogate End Points for Cancer Drug Approval: 1992-2019 What Constitutes a Valid Surrogate End Point in Cancer Clinical Trials?

    How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning With Yun Liu, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 25:29


    Interview with Yun Liu, author of How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature

    Cluster Randomized Trials: Evaluating Treatments Applied to Groups With William J. Meurer, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 23:39


    JAMA Deputy Editor Edward Livingston, MD, discusses "Cluster Randomized Trials: Evaluating Treatments Applied to Groups" With William J. Meurer, MD, MS

    Dose-Finding Trials: Optimizing Phase 2 Data in the Drug Development Process with Dr Kert Viele

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 5:04


    Ed Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, discusses Dose-Finding Trials: Optimizing Phase 2 Data in the Drug Development Process with Kert Viele, PhD

    Noninferiority Trials: Is a New Treatment Almost as Effective as Another? with Dr Amy Kaji

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 10:52


    Ed Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, discusses Noninferiority Trials: Is a New Treatment Almost as Effective as Another? with Amy Kaji, MD, PhD

    Decision-making and the Patient with Dr Victor Montori

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 20:47


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses Decision-making and the Patient with Victor Montori, MD, MSc.

    JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 13:43


    Clinical researchers and biostatisticians use highly specialized language to help them discuss statistics and research methods efficiently. In 2019 JAMA published the JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods, a book of short reviews that translate that specialized language and explain statistics and methods to a broad physician readership. The book's editors and authors, Edward Livingston, MD, and Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD, discuss their approach to choosing statistical topics and their objectives in compiling the reviews into book format.   Purchase the JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods at: McGraw-Hill:                    ja.ma/StatsGuideMH Barnes and Noble:           ja.ma/StatsGuideBN Amazon:                            ja.ma/StatsGuideAmazon

    Applying Results to Individual Patients with Dr Thomas Agoritsas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 19:18


    Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, discusses the application of the results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to individual patients with author Thomas Agoritsas, MD.

    How to Use a Subgroup Analysis with Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 9:58


    Dr Edward Livingston discusses How to Use a Subgroup Analysis with Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Composite End Points With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 23:33


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Composite End Points with Gordon Guyatt

    Differential Diagnosis With Dr Scott Richardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 24:49


    Dr Gordon Guyatt discusses Differential Diagnosis with Scott Richardson

    How to Use an Article About Genetic Association With Dr John Attia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 15:05


    Dr Gordon Guyatt discusses How to Use an Article About Genetic Association with Dr John Attia

    How to Use an Article About Hypothesis Testing and Appropriate Interpretation of P Values: Interview With Dr George Tomlinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 12:39


    Demetrios N. Kyriacou discusses How to Use an Article About Hypothesis Testing and Appropriate Interpretation of P Values with Dr George Tomlinson

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Interview With Dr Kathryn A. Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018


    Dr David Simel discusses Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr Kathryn A. Myers.

    How to Use an Article About Quality Improvement: Interview With Dr Eddy Fan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 10:51


    Dr Demetrios Kyriacou discusses How to Use an Article About Quality Improvement with Dr Eddy Fan.

    Network Meta-analysis: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017 9:04


    Dr Demetrios Kyriacou discusses Network Meta-analysis with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    The Principle of Intention to Treat and Ambiguous Dropouts: Interview With Dr Matthias Briel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 19:25


    Dr Amy Thompson discusses the Principle of Intention to Treat and Ambiguous Dropouts with Dr Matthias Briel.

    Evidence-Based Medicine and the Theory of Knowledge: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2016 18:21


    Dr Amy Thompson discusses Evidence-Based Medicine and the Theory of Knowledge with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    Clinical Prediction Rules: Interview With Dr Thomas G. McGinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 6:55


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Clinical Prediction Rules with Dr Thomas G. McGinn.

    Recommendations About Screening: Interview With Gemma Louise Jacklyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 33:44


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Recommendations About Screening with Gemma Louise Jacklyn.

    How to Use a Noniferiority Trial: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2016 21:27


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses How to Use a Noniferiority Trial with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    The Process of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Interview With Dr M. Hassan Murad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015 14:17


    Dr Ed Livingston discusses Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Dr M. Hassan Murad.

    Understanding the Results: More About Odds Ratios: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2014 10:30


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Understanding the Results: More About Odds Ratios with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

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    Why Study Results Mislead: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2014 7:35


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Why Study Results Mislead with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    Surprising Results of Randomized Trials: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 10:38


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Surprising Results of Randomized Trials with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    Diagnostic Tests: Interview With Dr Toshi A. Furukawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2013 16:11


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Diagnostic Tests with Dr Toshi A. Furukawa.

    Confidence Intervals: Interview With Dr Gordon Guyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2013


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Confidence Intervals with Dr Gordon Guyatt.

    Prognosis: Interview With Dr Adrienne Randolph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2013


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Prognosis with Dr Adrienne Randolph.

    Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine: Interview With Dr Victor Montori

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2012 19:36


    Joan Stephenson, PhD, discusses Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine with Dr Victor Montori.  

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