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Health technology gadgets – good, bad or transformative?
28-06-17Iain ShieldBy Iain Shield, Design and Development Leader Digital innovations and their adoption, specifically health related gadgets, could indicate a shift to consumers becoming the key opinion leaders of their own heal...
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Expert opinion in HTA: Friend or foe?
09-06-17Jenny LeeBy Jenny Lee, Consultant Health technology assessment (HTA) is an evidence-based, multistage process that assesses the clinical, economic and social impact of an increasingly wider range of medical interventio...
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Oral health: Bridging the gap between dentistry and medicine
07-06-17Dr. Phillipa WhiteBy Dr. Phillipa White, Medical Writer at DRG Abacus Periodontitis, otherwise known as gum disease, is the most prevalent chronic inflammatory disease in humans, with 45% of the UK dentate adult population havi...
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Evaluating the validity of clinical outcome assessments: avoiding jingle-jangle fallacies!
07-06-17Andrew TriggWhen selecting a suitable clinical outcome assessment for an upcoming trial, such as a disease-specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure, it is important to assess the construct validity of each scale. On...