Martijn Bours
@mbours.bsky.social
Health scientist / epidemiologist with an interest in cancer survivorship research and causal inference methods
Alcaraz - Sinner. Wow!
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June 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Alcaraz - Sinner. Wow!
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@jclinepi.bsky.social kindly invited me to express my thoughts on handling #ConflictsOfInterest of authors of scholarly publications. bit.ly/431UYIQ
@nrin-integrity.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@nrin-integrity.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
@jclinepi.bsky.social kindly invited me to express my thoughts on handling #ConflictsOfInterest of authors of scholarly publications. bit.ly/431UYIQ
@nrin-integrity.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@nrin-integrity.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI
Join Maastricht University as a PhD student in Epidemiology, advancing interdisciplinary methods to ensure reliable AI in healthcare through innovative statistical and health-economic approaches. Job ...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
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Editorial: Predatory journals pose significant risks to authors, institutions, and the scientific community by disseminating unvetted and potentially fraudulent information.
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January 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Editorial: Predatory journals pose significant risks to authors, institutions, and the scientific community by disseminating unvetted and potentially fraudulent information.
ja.ma/3Pon3DN
ja.ma/3Pon3DN
Niet slecht...ontspannen wandelen door mistig Limburgs landschap. 👌
December 28, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Niet slecht...ontspannen wandelen door mistig Limburgs landschap. 👌
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Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025
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December 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025
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Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
December 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.
Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.
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We have two vacancies for a postdoctoral and PhD researcher at Maastricht University. They will work on the development and application of value-of-information methods for the validation of clinical risk prediction models and medical AI.
links below
links below
PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI
PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
December 20, 2024 at 3:43 PM
We have two vacancies for a postdoctoral and PhD researcher at Maastricht University. They will work on the development and application of value-of-information methods for the validation of clinical risk prediction models and medical AI.
links below
links below
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💥 Publication alert: Article in press! 📑
"...this review provides a theoretical overview of three main types of bias (...) commonly encountered in longitudinal cardiovascular research studies"
🔗 onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
#EpiSky #MedSky #CardioSky #AcademicSky
"...this review provides a theoretical overview of three main types of bias (...) commonly encountered in longitudinal cardiovascular research studies"
🔗 onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
#EpiSky #MedSky #CardioSky #AcademicSky
December 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM
💥 Publication alert: Article in press! 📑
"...this review provides a theoretical overview of three main types of bias (...) commonly encountered in longitudinal cardiovascular research studies"
🔗 onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
#EpiSky #MedSky #CardioSky #AcademicSky
"...this review provides a theoretical overview of three main types of bias (...) commonly encountered in longitudinal cardiovascular research studies"
🔗 onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
#EpiSky #MedSky #CardioSky #AcademicSky
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Do you put your manuscript peer reviews through ChatGPT before sending? And did you know that some publishers actually forbid this? Worth checking before you submit! www.elsevier.com/en-gb/about/...
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the review process for Elsevier | Elsevier
This policy aims to provide greater transparency and guidance to authors, editors and reviewers in relation to generative AI and AI-assisted technologies
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December 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Do you put your manuscript peer reviews through ChatGPT before sending? And did you know that some publishers actually forbid this? Worth checking before you submit! www.elsevier.com/en-gb/about/...
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#openaccess #AI #opinion Generative artificial intelligence and academic writing: friend or foe? - @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Generative artificial intelligence and academic writing: friend or foe?
This viewpoint examines the use of generative AI (genAI) models in medical writing, discusses the opportunities and threats they represent, and highlights avenues for improvement and future research.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:58 PM
#openaccess #AI #opinion Generative artificial intelligence and academic writing: friend or foe? - @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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We feel very welcome, here at Bluesky. For all new followers, we aim to post skeets on articles appearing in the @jclinepi.bsky.social. Mostly methods-focused articles but also articles explaining concepts relevant to understand important concepts in epidemiology:
www.jclinepi.com/content/key_...
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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December 9, 2024 at 9:33 PM
We feel very welcome, here at Bluesky. For all new followers, we aim to post skeets on articles appearing in the @jclinepi.bsky.social. Mostly methods-focused articles but also articles explaining concepts relevant to understand important concepts in epidemiology:
www.jclinepi.com/content/key_...
www.jclinepi.com/content/key_...
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Using causal diagrams within the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework to evaluate confounding adjustment in observational studies - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Using causal diagrams within the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework to evaluate confounding adjustment in observational studies
The current Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)
system instructs appraisers to evaluate whether individual observational studies have
sufficiently adjusted for c...
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December 1, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Using causal diagrams within the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework to evaluate confounding adjustment in observational studies - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench - @jclinepi.bsky.social by @richardhooper.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social and Areti Angeliki Veroniki.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench
What are the statistical issues on which the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology editorial
team should be offering advice to authors? Lists of statistical bugbears and elephant
traps in health research r...
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November 29, 2024 at 10:26 AM
What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench - @jclinepi.bsky.social by @richardhooper.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social and Areti Angeliki Veroniki.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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This starters pack can be found here:
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November 27, 2024 at 8:06 AM
This starters pack can be found here:
go.bsky.app/DNtLZWo
go.bsky.app/DNtLZWo
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Methodological Quality Assessment Tools for Diagnosis and Prognosis Research: Overview and Guidance - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Methodological Quality Assessment Tools for Diagnosis and Prognosis Research: Overview and Guidance
Multiple tools exist for assessing the methodological quality of diagnosis and prognosis
research. It can be challenging to decide on when to use which tool. We aimed to provide
an overview of existin...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Methodological Quality Assessment Tools for Diagnosis and Prognosis Research: Overview and Guidance - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series. As it was meant to be.
November 27, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series. As it was meant to be.
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Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series.
November 27, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series.
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#KeyConceptSeries: A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models
Meta-analysis is a statistical method for combining quantitative results across studies.
A fundamental decision in undertaking a meta-analysis is choosing an appropriate model
for analysis. This is th...
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November 27, 2024 at 8:13 AM
#KeyConceptSeries: A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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Key challenges in epidemiology: Embracing open science - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Key challenges in epidemiology: Embracing open science
Open science is a movement that fosters research transparency, reproducibility, and
equity. Open science has been put forward by numerous stakeholders in the research
ecosystem as a key science policy...
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November 26, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Key challenges in epidemiology: Embracing open science - @jclinepi.bsky.social
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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Special Issue Call.
Accepting submissions for issue on Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Culture. This series aims to cover a broad range of methodological issues of relevance to research integrity, scientific misconduct, and questionable research practices.
deadline March 1, 2025
Accepting submissions for issue on Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Culture. This series aims to cover a broad range of methodological issues of relevance to research integrity, scientific misconduct, and questionable research practices.
deadline March 1, 2025
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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November 22, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Special Issue Call.
Accepting submissions for issue on Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Culture. This series aims to cover a broad range of methodological issues of relevance to research integrity, scientific misconduct, and questionable research practices.
deadline March 1, 2025
Accepting submissions for issue on Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Culture. This series aims to cover a broad range of methodological issues of relevance to research integrity, scientific misconduct, and questionable research practices.
deadline March 1, 2025