Researcher at @Fimea, previous Managing Editor of @CochraneWork, systematic review multi-instrumentalist, Homo Nartans, silly person. Opinions my own.
Nov 23, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Why is it that I spent some three hours over the weekend scrutinizing a #systematicreview in minute detail? I hadn't expected needing to explain my motives but someone forced my hand so here goes. This will be a shorter thread. 1/10
When someone asked Sir Edmund Hillary why he wants to climb Everest, he responded: “Because it’s there”. Similarly, I examine these reviews because I know I can do it well and because I don’t see anyone else doing it out in the open. 2/10
Nov 22, 2021 • 54 tweets • 57 min read
This is my open peer review of the systematic review of non-pharma interventions for preventing #COVID19 by @stella_talic et al. that was recently published in @bmj_latest: bmj.com/content/375/bm… Prepare for a marathon of a thread 1/ @stella_talic@bmj_latest I’m using AMSTAR-2 to conduct this assessment. Also, where relevant, I will drop in additional observations based on my 15-year experience working as a Managing Editor in @cochranecollab producing, editing and publishing #systematicreviews. 2/