In episode 572, James and Mike invite Samantha Moe back to the podcast to go over the evidence around the safety and effectiveness of the monoclonal antibodies used to reduce the risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants. We go over all the numbers for hospitalizations and death so you can make evidence-informed decisions.

Show Notes
1) Tools for Practice
Preventing RSV Infections in Infants

2) MAKING EVIDENCE MATTER for EVERYONE CONFERENCE
Vancouver
May 24/25, 2024
https://hectalks.com

In episode 570, James and Mike finish their trilogy on statistics. We take what we discussed in the previous podcasts and go through a couple of examples that will hopefully solidify what all the terms and numbers really mean.

Show Notes
1) Sensible Medicine
Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly simple
2) Analysis of 567,758 randomized controlled trials published over 30 years reveals trends in phrases used to discuss results that do not reach statistical significance
PLoS Biol 2022: e3001562. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001562

In episode 569, James and Mike continue to go over what statistics really show – we focus on what inferential statistics can and cannot do, what a p value means and more importantly what it doesn’t mean. And yes we try to keep all this stat stuff on a realistic and practical level – easier said than done.

Show Notes
Sensible Medicine
Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly simple

In episode 568, James and Mike go over what statistics really show – and importantly what they don’t show. We go over the terms and nuances and hopefully put them all into a simple context. Statistics are not just in medicine – they are in much of what you do every day – so you really do need to understand them.

Show Notes
Sensible Medicine
Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly simple

In episode 567, Mike and James revisit the old topic of industry influence on health care providers. We go over the issues, the nuances and some of the latest evidence around the interactions, the influence, and patient perceptions.

Show Notes

1) Industry Evidence Handout

2) MAKING EVIDENCE MATTER for EVERYONE CONFERENCE
Vancouver
May 24/25, 2024

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