Tag Archives: Informed choice

Canadian CCSVI Systematic Review Group

This group has created a website and discussion forum in the fields of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis (MS). The website is run by Canadian health researchers and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). … Continue reading

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Patients Participate!

This JISC-funded project looked at the potential of crowd-sourced “lay summaries”, derived from UK PubMed Central content, to enable patients to understand research. Their resources will be of most interest to researchers and clinicians who want to develop information for … Continue reading

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HealthyScepticism

HealthyScepticism is a web-portal to improve the public’s health literacy skills and access to evidence based information. Researcher Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren presented an abstract describing HealthyScepticism to our Conference in April 2011.  

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Testing Treatments

Testing Treatments is a book and website in multiple languages that addresses some pressing questions in modern clinical research. How do we know whether a particular drug, therapy or operation really works, and how well? How reliable is the evidence? … Continue reading

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Sense About Science

Sense About Science is a charitable trust that equips people to make sense of scientific and medical claims in public discussion. The charity responds to hundreds of requests for information about science, using a database of over 5,000 scientists. Sense … Continue reading

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Quacks and Cures

The Quacks and Cures section on the Wellcome Trust website contains a collection of useful videos about making sense of health claims. The videos are aimed at the general public, and cover the following topic areas: Public Information Films History … Continue reading

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Cancer risk: Understanding the puzzle

Cancer risk:  Understanding the puzzle is an extensive website aimed at members of the public and cancer patients. It contains text, graphics, audio, video and interactive exercises.  All of the material is accessible using standard browser technology. The site addresses … Continue reading

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Evidence-based Behavioral Practice: Bridging research and practice

Evidence-based Behavioral Practice:  Bridging research and practice houses a collection of educational resources aimed at health professionals working in the area of behaviour change. The resources are accessed through a web portal for which you have to register.  Registration is … Continue reading

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