Kay Dickersin

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choice
    Kay Dickersin
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMJ 334:s10. 2007
  2. ncbi Comparative effectiveness research: challenges for medical journals
    Harold C Sox
    Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
    Trials 11:45. 2010
  3. ncbi Compliance of clinical trial registries with the World Health Organization minimum data set: a survey
    Lorenzo P Moja
    Italian Cochrane Centre, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
    Trials 10:56. 2009
  4. ncbi Development and validation of a computerized expert system for evaluation of automated visual fields from the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial
    Steven E Feldon
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    BMC Ophthalmol 6:34. 2006
  5. ncbi Network meta-analysis-highly attractive but more methodological research is needed
    Tianjing Li
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, USA
    BMC Med 9:79. 2011
  6. ncbi Hysterectomy compared with endometrial ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a randomized controlled trial
    Kay Dickersin
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 110:1279-89. 2007
  7. ncbi What do the JAMA editors say when they discuss manuscripts that they are considering for publication? Developing a schema for classifying the content of editorial discussion
    Kay Dickersin
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    BMC Med Res Methodol 7:44. 2007
  8. ncbi Visual fields at follow-up in the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial: evaluation of change in pattern defect and severity over time
    Roberta W Scherer
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1809-17. 2008
  9. ncbi Financial and quality-of-life burden of dysfunctional uterine bleeding among women agreeing to obtain surgical treatment
    Kevin D Frick
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Womens Health Issues 19:70-8. 2009
  10. ncbi Outcome reporting in industry-sponsored trials of gabapentin for off-label use
    S Swaroop Vedula
    Center for Clinical Trials, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    N Engl J Med 361:1963-71. 2009

Research Grants

  1. IONDT FOLLOW-UP STUDY
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2002
  2. Training for US Cochrane Contributors and Others
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2006
  3. USCC Conference Grant
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2007
  4. Translating Evidence to Quality Care: Getting the Message to Your Constituency
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2007

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choice
    Kay Dickersin
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMJ 334:s10. 2007
  2. ncbi Comparative effectiveness research: challenges for medical journals
    Harold C Sox
    Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
    Trials 11:45. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi Compliance of clinical trial registries with the World Health Organization minimum data set: a survey
    Lorenzo P Moja
    Italian Cochrane Centre, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
    Trials 10:56. 2009
    ..The objective is to evaluate registries' and individual trial records' compliance with the 2006 version of the WHO minimum data set...
  4. ncbi Development and validation of a computerized expert system for evaluation of automated visual fields from the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial
    Steven E Feldon
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    BMC Ophthalmol 6:34. 2006
    ..Visual fields were measured before treatment using the Humphrey Field Analyzer with the 24-2 program, foveal threshold, and size III stimulus...
  5. ncbi Network meta-analysis-highly attractive but more methodological research is needed
    Tianjing Li
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, USA
    BMC Med 9:79. 2011
    ..Since this commentary reflects the discussion at that meeting, it is not intended to provide an overview of the field...
  6. ncbi Hysterectomy compared with endometrial ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a randomized controlled trial
    Kay Dickersin
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 110:1279-89. 2007
    ..To compare the effectiveness of hysterectomy and endometrial ablation in women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding...
  7. ncbi What do the JAMA editors say when they discuss manuscripts that they are considering for publication? Developing a schema for classifying the content of editorial discussion
    Kay Dickersin
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    BMC Med Res Methodol 7:44. 2007
    ..In an effort to identify previously unrecognized aspects of editorial decision-making, we explored the words and phrases that one group of editors used during their meetings...
  8. ncbi Visual fields at follow-up in the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial: evaluation of change in pattern defect and severity over time
    Roberta W Scherer
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Ophthalmology 115:1809-17. 2008
    ..To evaluate change from baseline to 12 months follow-up in study and nonstudy (fellow) eye visual fields from the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial (IONDT)...
  9. ncbi Financial and quality-of-life burden of dysfunctional uterine bleeding among women agreeing to obtain surgical treatment
    Kevin D Frick
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Womens Health Issues 19:70-8. 2009
    ....
  10. ncbi Outcome reporting in industry-sponsored trials of gabapentin for off-label use
    S Swaroop Vedula
    Center for Clinical Trials, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    N Engl J Med 361:1963-71. 2009
    ..There is good evidence of selective outcome reporting in published reports of randomized trials...
  11. ncbi Setting priorities for comparative effectiveness research: a case study using primary open-angle glaucoma
    Tianjing Li
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Ophthalmology 117:1937-45. 2010
    ..To test the feasibility of a framework for prioritizing new comparative effectiveness research (CER) questions related to management of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using practice guidelines and a survey of clinicians...
  12. ncbi Surgery for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
    Kay Dickersin
    Center for Clinical Trials and US Cochrane Center, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Mail Rm W5010, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21205
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1:CD001538. 2012
    ....
  13. ncbi Publication bias against negative results from clinical trials: three of the seven deadly sins
    Richard T Johnson
    The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Nat Clin Pract Neurol 3:590-1. 2007
  14. ncbi The fellow eye in NAION: report from the ischemic optic neuropathy decompression trial follow-up study
    Nancy J Newman
    Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 134:317-28. 2002
    ..7% of IONDT patients over approximately 5 years. Increased incidence is associated with poor baseline visual acuity in the study eye and diabetes, but not age, sex, smoking history, or aspirin use...
  15. ncbi Quantitative impact of including consumers in the scientific review of breast cancer research proposals
    Yvonne Andejeski
    Biomedical Sciences Group, Science Applications Internal Corporation (SHIC, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:379-88. 2002
    ..7% and 87.3%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our results support continued participation of consumers in our peer review process. The DOD program can serve as a model for other research programs considering consumer involvement...
  16. ncbi Comparison of information obtained by operative note abstraction with that recorded on a standardized data collection form
    Roberta Scherer
    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
    Surgery 133:324-30. 2003
    ....
  17. ncbi Surgical quality assurance in the Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial (IONDT)
    Steven E Feldon
    Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Control Clin Trials 24:294-305. 2003
    ..This in turn increased the credibility of the IONDT results, which demonstrated no difference in outcome between operated and unoperated groups of patients...
  18. ncbi Registering clinical trials
    Kay Dickersin
    Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence based Healthcare, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    JAMA 290:516-23. 2003
    ..All stakeholders-investigators, research organizations and institutions, journal editors, lawmakers, consumers, and others-must act now, together and in their own domains, to ensure comprehensive registration of clinical trials...
  19. ncbi Surgical Treatments Outcomes Project for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (STOP-DUB): design and methods
    Kay Dickersin
    Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
    Control Clin Trials 24:591-609. 2003
    ..The main scientific objective for the observational study was to examine changes over time in terms of treatment selected, DUB-related symptoms, and quality of life...
  20. ncbi Publication bias in editorial decision making
    Carin M Olson
    JAMA, Chicago, IL, USA
    JAMA 287:2825-8. 2002
    ..We assessed whether submitted manuscripts that report results of controlled trials are more likely to be published if they report positive results...

Research Grants5

  1. IONDT FOLLOW-UP STUDY
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ....
  2. Training for US Cochrane Contributors and Others
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..The applicant will collaborate and partner with investigators associated with the EPCs in all stages of the project. ..
  3. USCC Conference Grant
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  4. Translating Evidence to Quality Care: Getting the Message to Your Constituency
    Kay Dickersin; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....