There was an interesting editorial by Richard Smith and Drummond Rennie in the BMJ recently. The editorial is based on two interviews of pioneers in this field by Richard Smith, the former editor of the BMJ. In the first oral history he interviews Iain Chalmers, Muir Gray and David Sackett. They said that authors from a […]
The deadline to register for the Evidence in Transplantation (EVIT) course has been extended and you can now apply for one of the last few places of this highly rated course. EVIT last call The EVIT course is organised in collaboration with ESOT and will run on 21 and 22 March 2014 at the Royal College […]
An increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis in kidney transplant recipients was first reported from Oxford by Richard Allen in 1987.This is confirmed in a single centre study from Montreal over an 11 year period, where they used a nested case control study comparing patients with and without thromboembolism. Amongst 930 kidney transplant recipients there […]
Recently, the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation published an analysis of compliance with the CONSORT statement in reports of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in transplantation, and found that the compliance left much to desire. A recent article in the Annals of Surgery analysed Consort compliance in 150 recently published RCTs in surgery, most of these being in […]
The research assistant will provide administrative and research support to the CEO of the CET. Exceptional attention to detail is essential, as are strong MS Office and IT skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners both within and outside the CET. For more information and to apply click here. Closing date is 24th […]
The February 2014 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on the CET website, and on our apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. This month, new trials include the use of octreotide in liver transplantation, B-cell induction therapy in high-risk kidney transplant recipients and conversion from tacrolimus to sirolimus in renal transplantation.