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Tammy Hoffmann

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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology | Evidence-informed decisions, shared decision making, evidence-based practice, better research reporting, meta-research orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-8548 Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University,Australia

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · 16d

It’s time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously & move from words to actions.
Our new @mja.com.au article discusses what’s been done & some of the next steps needed doi.org/10.5694/mja2... @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @isdmsociety.bsky.social

From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously

Click on the article title to read more.

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Aug 24

New edition of important Shared Decision Making textbook out very soon!

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Natalie Joseph-Williams @njosephwilliams.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'm delighted to announce our forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare (4th Edition).

Glyn Elwyn
Adrian Edwards

Publication date - late August 2025. Pre-order available now. Further updates to follow.

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The front cover of the forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare.

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AusRN @ausrepro.bsky.social · Aug 6

Care about #reproducibility in research & publishing? Join this webinar on Aug 27th, jointly organised by @aimosinc.bsky.social & @ausrepro.bsky.social on statistical reproducibility with @michelenuijten.bsky.social & @tomhardwicke.bsky.social Free - register here qut.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · May 24

The explanation & elaboration paper is here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
@equatornetwork.bsky.social
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SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials

High quality protocols facilitate proper planning, conduct, reporting, and external review of randomised trials, yet their completeness varies and key elements are often not considered. To strengthen ...

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · May 24

SPIRIT 2025 - the updated reporting guide for RCT protocols - is now published:

BMJ: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

JAMA: doi.org/10.1001/jama...

Lancet: doi.org/10.1016/S014...

PLOS Med: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Nature Med: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials

Importance The protocol of a randomised trial is the foundation for study planning, conduct, reporting, and external review. However, trial protocols vary in their completeness and often do not addres...

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Víctor M Montori MD @vmontori.bsky.social · Apr 22

An important article: GRADE method for guidelines simplified: the overview of Core GRADE!! now out on @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/... @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @thomasagoritsas.bsky.social

Core GRADE 1: overview of the Core GRADE approach

This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach that has proved extre...

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · Apr 6

Great idea for building a network here of club epi folk :)

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Anik Giguere 🇨🇦 @anikgiguere.bsky.social · Jan 27

Join ISDMS's First Masterclass on Scaling Shared Decision Making
Presenters: Fritz Geiger & Lars Mandelkow

For professionals aiming to scale SDM at local or national levels

Registration Deadline: 14 February 2024

www.isdmsociety.org/masterclasses/

#SDM #SharedDecisionMaking #PatientEngagement

Masterclass - ISDM Society

Scaling Shared Decision-Making Masterclass Learn how system theory can be applied to the scaling of shared decision-making (SDM) implementation and cross-cultural perspectives. What you will learn Imp...

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · Jan 8

Want to know how to report a cluster-crossover trial … the CONSORT extension reporting guidance is out 😊
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Reporting of cluster randomised crossover trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration

This article presents the CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) extension for cluster randomised crossover trials. A cluster randomised crossover trial involves randomisation of groups ...

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · Jan 18

If you’re in Australia and involved in evidence synthesis & appraisal, there’s 2 events with many of the leading folk in this field happening in Melbourne in early February. See message below for details and link.

Jo McKenzie @jomckenzie.bsky.social · Dec 9

Join us in Melbourne in February 2025 to learn about the latest developments and evaluation of methods for evidence synthesis & a course on assessing the risk of bias of non-randomised studies - more details 👇https://www.cochraneaustralia.org/methods-symposium

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thank you

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · Nov 22

2/2There is duplication of aids for many decisions & none for others. Possible ways to reduce duplication: creation of a single registry for aids in development, more collaboration & further research on how to adapt existing aids for use elsewhere. Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k52T2dv7nVH…

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1k52T2dv7nVH…

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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · Nov 22

1/2 If you’ve ever wondered about the range of patient decision aids free online, our study presents a snapshot of their features. We found 785 aids from 17 countries. Most (72%) are about treatment decisions. Cancer was most common (23%) then musculoskeletal conditions (11%)

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