Applying and reporting GRADE CERQual: how to avoid common mistakes training.cochrane.org/applying-and-r…

Out today in The Lancet Neurology:

We outline advances in complex regional pain syndrome epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis & treatment.

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Everything you wanted to know about the DN4 to assess neuropathic pain. In an easily digestible format!

Nice one Michael Ferraro

We have a really exciting fully funded PhD studentship available Brunel University London - in codesign of physical activity interventions for multiple long-term conditions. Deadline for applications 10th June - contact me for more details ([email protected])

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Free to air today in The Journal of Pain Emma Fisher Christopher Eccleston and Sebastian Straube. We found 15 of 16 RCTs of CBD for pain found no effect at all. Another good RCT in The Lancet since reported no effects. Consumers are being conned by expensive, harmful, quack remedies.

We are very much looking forward to hearing Neil O'Connell talk about 'Beyond bias: Exploring issues of trustworthiness in pain research' at our #SBPR2024 meeting later this year.

Here is the problem we are addressing:

Protocol paper for INSPECT-SR now published. Developing a tool to detect problematic RCTs: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e…

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'‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point.' (The Guardian)
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kurt vonnegut, eloquent & spot on, as always

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown

This is going to be great. Join our IASP_MESISIG webinar on Assessing Harms in Pain Research. February 21, 2024 Wed 4pm EST/ 9pm GMT. Excellent speakers on a critical topic. Pls RT IASP British Pain Society European Pain Federation EFIC® Cochrane Brunel Research
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In PAIN Journal a look at how accurately abstracts report results of a paper in terms of efficacy and safety with Paige, Christopher Eccleston, Emma Fisher, Geert Crombez, and Sebastian Straube. Abstracts of 1 in 4 RCTs and 1 in 5 SR were inaccurate. /1

We are recruiting! Join our excellent team as a Lecturer Teaching & Research) in Physiotherapy. We are a quality bunch to work with! Physiotherapy Brunel careers.brunel.ac.uk/vacancy/lectur…

JAMA Internal Medicine features critically important paper detailing how the spinal cord stimulator evidence-base and market is influenced by that industry. Good to see that several great Cochrane reviews get special mention Neil O'Connell. Worth a repost

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Post Doctoral Researcher - 15508 at Brunel University London - please do consider joining our inspiring team. jobs.ac.uk/job/DEL857/pos…

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2-day online #systematicReview and mapping #training course provided by Neal R Haddaway on 9th and 10th January, 09:00-17:00 GMT

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