David Atkins

Summary

Affiliation: Food and Drug Administration
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Creating and synthesizing evidence with decision makers in mind: integrating evidence from clinical trials and other study designs
    David Atkins
    Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Med Care 45:S16-22. 2007
  2. ncbi Challenges in using nonrandomized studies in systematic reviews of treatment interventions
    Susan L Norris
    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:1112-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Better information for better health care: the Evidence-based Practice Center program and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    David Atkins
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:1035-41. 2005
  4. ncbi Making policy when the evidence is in dispute
    David Atkins
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 24:102-13. 2005
  5. ncbi Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations II: pilot study of a new system
    David Atkins
    Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rokville, MD 20852, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:25. 2005
  6. ncbi Principles of preventive care
    David Atkins
    Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, 6010 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Prim Care 29:475-86. 2002
  7. ncbi Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group
    David Atkins
    Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 4:38. 2004
  8. ncbi Going from evidence to recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    CLARITY Research Group, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:1049-51. 2008
  9. ncbi What is "quality of evidence" and why is it important to clinicians?
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:995-8. 2008
  10. ncbi GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:924-6. 2008

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Creating and synthesizing evidence with decision makers in mind: integrating evidence from clinical trials and other study designs
    David Atkins
    Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Med Care 45:S16-22. 2007
    ....
  2. ncbi Challenges in using nonrandomized studies in systematic reviews of treatment interventions
    Susan L Norris
    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:1112-9. 2005
    ..We then offer recommendations for using these studies in systematic reviews of treatment interventions...
  3. ncbi Better information for better health care: the Evidence-based Practice Center program and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    David Atkins
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:1035-41. 2005
    ..We examine continuing evolutions of the program and the impact of planned work on comparative effectiveness performed as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003...
  4. ncbi Making policy when the evidence is in dispute
    David Atkins
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 24:102-13. 2005
    ....
  5. ncbi Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations II: pilot study of a new system
    David Atkins
    Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rokville, MD 20852, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:25. 2005
    ..The GRADE Working Group has developed an approach that addresses key shortcomings in these systems. The aim of this study was to pilot test and further develop the GRADE approach to grading evidence and recommendations...
  6. ncbi Principles of preventive care
    David Atkins
    Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, 6010 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Prim Care 29:475-86. 2002
    ..Approach prevention as a package of important services. Educate patients of the need to address all important health issues rather than focusing on a single issue. Examine how well you are delivering high priority services...
  7. ncbi Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group
    David Atkins
    Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 4:38. 2004
    ....
  8. ncbi Going from evidence to recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    CLARITY Research Group, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:1049-51. 2008
  9. ncbi What is "quality of evidence" and why is it important to clinicians?
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:995-8. 2008
  10. ncbi GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:924-6. 2008
  11. ncbi Genetic test evaluation: information needs of clinicians, policy makers, and the public
    Wylie Burke
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 156:311-8. 2002
    ....
  12. ncbi Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
    David Atkins
    BMJ 328:1490. 2004
    ..Our system for guiding these complex judgments balances the need for simplicity with the need for full and transparent consideration of all important issues...
  13. ncbi The cost-effectiveness of screening mammography beyond age 65 years: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Jeanne Mandelblatt
    Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
    Ann Intern Med 139:835-42. 2003
    ..The authors performed a review to determine the costs and benefits of mammography screening after age 65 years...
  14. ncbi U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: screening for lipid disorders in adults: recommendations and rationale
    Alfred O Berg
    U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, MD 20852, USA
    Am J Nurs 102:91, 93, 95. 2002
  15. ncbi Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:1170-3. 2008