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We identified 5 recurring ways in which policies for accessing surgical procedures varied, depending on where one lives in the UK. One of the hardest studies we've done, but learnt loads! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @CSR_Bris @TimJones1978 Jelena Savovic Alba X Realpe

A lively panel discussion on the (lack of) utility of random effects meta-analysis for policy makers, and its frequent misinterpretation. SRSM annual conference srsm.org

Excited to be part of this study & fabulous team, including Mark Lyttle Jelena Savovic @julie_mytton Maria Barnes Hugh McLeod Theresa Redaniel Joni Jackson & Carlos at University of Bristol NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West UWE Public Health & University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT. Find out more here UWE Bristol Press Office:

On the 3rd anniversary of the first UK #COVID19 lockdown, NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) launch a new national publication highlighting how all the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) rose to the challenge of #COVID-19 News bit.ly/40xT5kp Publication bit.ly/3LHXOM1

Look out for a piece about ICON (Babies Cry - You Can Cope) from Matthew Hill on @bbcbristol Points West today, including our evaluation of the programme. ICON aims to help parents cope when their baby cries Project: bit.ly/3rQhFwx BBC coverage bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Excited to see our study on ICON (coping with a crying baby) in BBC Bristol - more info below! What a great team: Mark Lyttle Maria Barnes @julie_mytton Jelena Savovic Theresa Redaniel Hugh McLeod Carlos & Joni Jackson at University of Bristol NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West UWE Public Health & University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT💪

Way to go YixinXu! Definitely a very proud moment for Howard Thom and I, and the first public results of our KNIPS economic analysis, showing very little differences between the top most cost-effective knee implants!

September starts with exciting news. The LATITUDES website is now live! Think EQUATOR Network but for #RiskOfBias. Meet us at #CochraneLondon to learn more about our library of validity assessment tools. Please RT. latitudes-network.org

Throughout #CochraneLondon, we will highlight sessions relevant to anyone interested in #RiskOfBias

At #CochraneLondon, check out oral session “Assessment of the certainty of evidence” (Albert, 11:00 to 12:30). Speakers: Sara Cooper, Zachary Munn, @KristinKonnyu, Sara Ibrahim, PRISCILLA RUPALI, @thesimonlewin. #RiskOfBias

At #CochraneLondon, check out the workshop on ROB-ME, a tool for assessing risk of non-reporting biases in systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis (Abbey, 11:00 to 12:30) hosted by @mjpages Jonathan Sterne & Julian Higgins. #RiskOfBias

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At #CochraneLondon, check out the workshop “Assessing risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions: introduction to the ROBINS-I tool” (Abbey, 14:00 to 15:30) hosted by Jonathan Sterne Jelena Savovic & Julian Higgins. #RiskOfBias

At #CochraneLondon, check out the workshop “Assessing the certainty of the evidence from network-meta analysis using the GRADE approach” (Victoria, 14:00 to 15:30) hosted by GRADE Working Group: Farid Foroutan, Anna Miroshnychenko, Gordan Guyatt, Romina Brignardello-Petersen. #RiskOfBias

Day 2 of #CochraneLondon. We will continue highlighting sessions relevant to anyone interested in #RiskOfBias

The LATITUDES Network aims to increase the robustness of evidence synthesis by improving the process of #RiskOfBias/validity assessment. Main feature of LATITUDES is a library of validity assessment tools designed for use in evidence syntheses. latitudes-network.org

#CochraneLondon is coming to an end. It was good seeing so many at you at the LATITUDES stand. Looking forward to seeing you at #CochranePrague. Have a safe journey home and please spread the word about the LATITUDES website. latitudes-network.org

📢New paper alert! Systematic review of McIsaac + Centor score accuracy in patients with group A streptococcus pharyngitis published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection by Atchchuthan Kanagasabai, @MarthaElwen, Jelena Savovic et al. News tinyurl.com/3y3aw4ts Paper tinyurl.com/2mrfp4ej

🆕Our new rapid realist review reveals how to achieve effective virtual wards for people with frailty Proactive care, a whole-system approach and a ‘team-of-teams’ are important elements Published in Age_and_Ageing British Geriatrics Society #Frailty #VirtualWards bit.ly/4a6Xhgh

Virtual wards for people with frailty: what works, for whom, how and why? Latest policy briefing is a guide for commissioners on this new NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West research bristol.ac.uk/policybristol/…