BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Building capacity in evidence-based healthcare: a mixed-methods evaluation of training activities in South Africa

Objectives Cochrane South Africa (CSA) is a Cochrane geographic group established in 1997, aiming to advance the skills and ...
ebm.bmj

Ataluren for Duchenne: how politics and social pressure undermined evidence-based decisions

Last 28 March 2025, the European Commission decided not to renew the conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren) in Duchenne’s disease due to lack of efficacy after 11 years in the ...
ebm.bmj

Assessing allocation concealment and blinding in randomised controlled trials: why bother?

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
ebm.bmj

The complexity underlying treatment rankings: how to use them and what to look at

Correspondence to Virginia Chiocchia, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; virginia.chiocchia{at}ispm.unibe.ch Treatment hierarchies obtained by ...
ebm.bmj

Survey of instructions for authors on how to report an update of a systematic review: guidance is needed

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
ebm.bmj

7 How should we communicate about overdiagnosis? When we talk about overdiagnosis, what do people hear?

Overdiagnosis researchers and advocates care about the challenging and counterintuitive problem of overdiagnosis, and many are keen to inform others about the problem. Literature review suggests ...
ebm.bmj

029 Assessment of shared decision-making levels with the option-5: a systematic review after 10 years of use

Introduction In 2013, the Observing Patient Involvement in Decision Making instrument (OPTION-5) was developed to measure levels of shared decision-making (SDM) in consultations. 1 Since then, it has ...
ebm.bmj

075 Measuring healthcare provessionals’ perceptions of their ability to adopt shared decision making: translation and psychometric evaluation of the Danish version of the ...

1 Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark 2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 3 Leeds Unit of Complex Intervention Development, ...
ebm.bmj

Educating health professionals in evidence-based practice in 2026

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
ebm.bmj

Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study

Ethnicity data are essential in understanding how different groups are impacted by different treatments/healthcare interventions, but more work is needed in how these data should be collected, handled ...
ebm.bmj

Hidden risks of predictive models in healthcare

Joseph Alderman et al argue that predictive models in healthcare lack adequate oversight and regulation. They highlight the potential risks to patients and call for improved governance to ensure the ...
ebm.bmj

Effectiveness and clinical relevance of kinesio taping in musculoskeletal disorders: an overview of systematic reviews and evidence mapping

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness and clinical relevance of kinesio taping (KT) in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at different follow-ups. Design Overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and ...