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Systematic evaluation of the methodology of randomized controlled trials of anticoagulation in patients with cancerGabriel Rada
Evidence Based Health Care Program, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
BMC Cancer 13:76. 2013..In view of recent interest in the treatment and prevention of thrombotic complications in cancer patients we evaluated the characteristics, risk of bias and their time trends in RCTs of anticoagulation in patients with cancer...- Willingness of Lebanese physicians in the United States to relocate to LebanonElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, ECMC DKM 216, 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215, USA
Hum Resour Health 10:15. 2012..abstract:.. 
Financial characteristics and satisfaction of physicians practicing in Lebanon: a survey studyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York City, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Med Liban 60:148-52. 2012..The objective of this study was to evaluate the financial characteristics and level of satisfaction of physicians practicing in Lebanon...- Effects of assessing the productivity of faculty in academic medical centres: a systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
CMAJ 184:E602-12. 2012..Many academic medical centres have introduced strategies to assess the productivity of faculty as part of compensation schemes. We conducted a systematic review of the effects of such strategies on faculty productivity... - Using GRADE methodology for the development of public health guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender peopleElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Public Health 12:386. 2012..The objective of this paper is to review the methodological challenges faced and solutions applied during the development of the guidelines... - Characteristics of physicians practising in Lebanon: a surveyE A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
East Mediterr Health J 18:712-7. 2012..4% and 1.2% respectively. The findings suggest that less emphasis should be placed on training in specialty care compared with primary care/general practice and future policies should aim to attract physicians to rural areas... - An emigration versus a globalization perspective of the Lebanese physician workforce: a qualitative studyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 12:135. 2012..The objective of this study was to understand the perceptions of Lebanese policymakers of this emigration, and elicit their proposals for future policies and strategies to deal with this emigration... 
Methodologists and context experts disagreed regarding managing conflicts of interest of clinical practice guidelines panelsElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:734-9. 2012..We explored the views of the methodologists and content experts regarding the new strategy...- Discussing study limitations in reports of biomedical studies- the need for more transparencyMilo A Puhan
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Mail room E6153, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 10:23. 2012..Instead of perceiving acknowledgment of limitations negatively, authors, reviewers and editors should recognize the potential of a frank and unbiased discussion of study limitations that should not jeopardize acceptance of manuscripts... - Potential impact on estimated treatment effects of information lost to follow-up in randomised controlled trials (LOST-IT): systematic reviewElie A Akl
Departments of Medicine and Family Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
BMJ 344:e2809. 2012..To assess the reporting, extent, and handling of loss to follow-up and its potential impact on the estimates of the effect of treatment in randomised controlled trials... - Specific instructions for estimating unclearly reported blinding status in randomized trials were reliable and validElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:262-7. 2012..To test the reliability and validity of specific instructions to classify blinding, when unclearly reported in randomized trials, as "probably done" or "probably not done.".. - "Might" or "suggest"? No wording approach was clearly superior in conveying the strength of recommendationElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:268-75. 2012..To compare different wording approaches for conveying the strength of health care recommendations... - Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesMaarten G Lansberg
Stanford Stroke Center, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Chest 141:e601S-36S. 2012..This article provides recommendations on the use of antithrombotic therapy in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)... - Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesClive Kearon
Departments of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michael de Groote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Chest 141:e419S-94S. 2012..This article addresses the treatment of VTE disease... - Subgroup Analysis of Trials Is Rarely Easy (SATIRE): a study protocol for a systematic review to characterize the analysis, reporting, and claim of subgroup effects in randomized trialsXin Sun
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Trials 10:101. 2009.... - Stopping randomized trials early for benefit: a protocol of the Study Of Trial Policy Of Interim Truncation-2 (STOPIT-2)Matthias Briel
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Trials 10:49. 2009..The aim of STOPIT-2 is to determine the magnitude and determinants of possible bias introduced by stopping RCTs early for benefit... - Validated instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability: a systematic reviewWai Yim Lam
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
J Neuroeng Rehabil 7:55. 2010.... - Evidence in the learning organizationGerald E Crites
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, One Elizabeth Place, Suite 500, Dayton, OH, USA
Health Res Policy Syst 7:4. 2009..The ELO model will need further validation and improvement through its use in organizational settings and applied health services research... - An instrument to assess quality of life in relation to nutrition: item generation, item reduction and initial validationHolger J Schunemann
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:26. 2010..Therefore, the aim of this project was to develop an instrument for measuring QoL related to nutrition in the general population... - Interpreting the results of patient reported outcome measures in clinical trials: the clinician's perspectiveHolger J Schunemann
Division of Clinical Research Development and INFORMAtion Translation, Department of Epidemiology, Istituto Regina Elena Italian National Cancer Institute Rome, Rome, Italy
Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:62. 2006..Thus, there are several steps investigators can take to facilitate this process to help bringing HRQL information closer to the bedside... - A tool for self-assessment of communication skills and professionalism in residentsAndrew B Symons
Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
BMC Med Educ 9:1. 2009..The aims of this study were to evaluate residents' self-assessment of their communication skills and professionalism in dealing with patients, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-assessment questionnaire... - A curriculum to teach medical students to care for people with disabilities: development and initial implementationAndrew B Symons
Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
BMC Med Educ 9:78. 2009..The objective of this paper is to describe the development and initial implementation of a curriculum for teaching medical students to care for patients with disabilities... - Regionalizing healthcare: a vision for transforming Lebanon into a regional academic hubKamal F Badr
Dean s Office, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
BMC Health Serv Res 10:167. 2010..Lebanon is currently witnessing an expansion of its medical education capacity with the establishment of new private medical schools, raising the fears of a worsening market oversaturation... - Educational games in geriatric medicine education: a systematic reviewZiad Alfarah
Geriatrics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
BMC Geriatr 10:19. 2010..To systematically review the medical literature to assess the effect of geriatric educational games on the satisfaction, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of health care professionals... - Support for and aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the US: a surveyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Med Educ 10:26. 2010..The objective of this study was to explore the support for and the different aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the United States... - Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Public Health 10:415. 2010..The primary objective was to systematically review the medical literature for instruments validated for use in epidemiological and clinical research on waterpipe smoking... - The effects of tracking responses and the day of mailing on physician survey response rate: three randomized trialsElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e16942. 2011..e., determining whether each potential participant has responded or not). A secondary objective was to assess the effects of day of mailing (Monday vs. Friday) on physician survey response rate... - The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: a systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Int J Epidemiol 39:834-57. 2010..The objective of this study was therefore to systematically review the medical literature for the effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes... - The effect of educational games on medical students' learning outcomes: a systematic review: BEME Guide No 14Elie A Akl
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Med Teach 32:16-27. 2010..An educational game is 'an instructional method requiring the learner to participate in a competitive activity with preset rules.' A number of studies have suggested beneficial effects of educational games in medical education... - The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Public Health 11:244. 2011..The objective of this study was to systematically review the medical literature for the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among the general and specific populations... - Did the post war repatriation of Lebanese physicians drive recent Lebanese medical graduates to emigrate? An observational studyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 8:195. 2008..The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the repatriation of Lebanese physicians educated abroad has contributed to the international emigration of recent Lebanese medical graduates... - A decision aid for COPD patients considering inhaled steroid therapy: development and before and after pilot testingElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 7:12. 2007..An area not covered by a DA is the decision of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to use inhaled steroids which requires balancing the benefits and downsides of therapy... - Oral anticoagulation may prolong survival of a subgroup of patients with cancer: a cochrane systematic reviewE A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 26:175-84. 2007..34; 95% CI 1.66-6.74). The evidence suggests a survival benefit from warfarin in patients with extensive SCLC, but not in other patient groups. This survival benefit should be weighed against the increased risk for hemorrhage... - The United States physician workforce and international medical graduates: trends and characteristicsElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:264-8. 2007..International medical graduates (IMGs) have been a valuable resource for the United States physician workforce, and their contribution to the United States workforce is likely to increase... - Why are you draining your brain? Factors underlying decisions of graduating Lebanese medical students to migrateElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, ECMC CC 142, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Soc Sci Med 64:1278-84. 2007..The marketing of abroad training and the culture of migration are prevalent in the academic institutions... - Thromboprophylaxis for patients with cancer and central venous catheters: a systematic review and a meta-analysisElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Cancer 112:2483-92. 2008..The objective of this systematic review was to determine the efficacy and safety of anticoagulation in reducing mortality and thromboembolic events in cancer patients with a CVC... - Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey studyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Public Health 8:191. 2008..Given that residency training abroad is a critical step in the migration of physicians, the objective of this study was to survey students of Lebanese medical schools about their intentions to train abroad and their post training plans... - Low-molecular-weight heparin vs unfractionated heparin for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center CC 142, 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:1261-9. 2008..We systematically reviewed the literature to quantify these effects... - Anticoagulation in patients with cancer: an overview of reviewsElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Pol Arch Med Wewn 118:183-93. 2008..Relative benefits and harms of anticoagulants are required for judgments regarding appropriate anticoagulation in patients with cancer... - Brief report: Internal medicine residents', attendings', and nurses' perceptions of the night float systemElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:494-7. 2006..Residency training programs use the night float system increasingly to meet the new resident work hour regulations... - Parenteral anticoagulation may prolong the survival of patients with limited small cell lung cancer: a Cochrane systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 27:4. 2008..To determine the efficacy and safety of heparin (unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH)) and fondaparinux in improving the survival of patients with cancer... - Low-molecular-weight heparins are superior to vitamin K antagonists for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a cochrane systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 27:21. 2008..The objective of this study was to compare low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and oral anticoagulants (vitamin K antagonist (VKA) and ximelagatran) for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer... - Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14215, USA
Cancer 113:1685-94. 2008..The authors compared the relative efficacy and safety of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and unfractionated heparin (UFH) for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) between patients with and without cancer... - An educational game for teaching clinical practice guidelines to Internal Medicine residents: development, feasibility and acceptabilityElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Med Educ 8:50. 2008..The objectives of this study were to develop an educational game to teach CPGs in Internal Medicine residency programs and to evaluate its feasibility and acceptability... - Extended perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer. A systematic reviewElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, ECMC CC 142, 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Thromb Haemost 100:1176-80. 2008..More and better quality evidence is needed to justify extended regimens... - LOST to follow-up Information in Trials (LOST-IT): a protocol on the potential impactElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA
Trials 10:40. 2009..The secondary objectives are to describe, for published RCTs, (1) the reporting of loss to follow-up information, (2) the analytic methods used for handling loss to follow-up information, and (3) the extent of reported loss to follow-up... - Graduates of Lebanese medical schools in the United States: an observational study of international migration of physiciansElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 7:49. 2007.... - A survey of internal medicine residents and faculty about the duration of attendings' inpatient rotationsElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:1133-9. 2004..This tradeoff requires further evaluation including objective medical education and patient care outcomes... - Integrating an evidence-based medicine rotation into an internal medicine residency programElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, ECMC-CC 142, 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Acad Med 79:897-904. 2004..This multifaceted educational approach with an "on-the-ward" EBM resident, may improve the EBM knowledge and skills of targeted students and residents... - EBM user and practitioner models for graduate medical education: what do residents prefer?Elie A Akl
Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo, State University of NY, Buffalo, NY, USA
Med Teach 28:192-4. 2006..The user model had the advantage of reduced time requirements. In sum, the majority of residents preferred a curriculum that focuses on the practitioner over the user model... - Can contraindications compromise evidence-based, patient-centered clinical practice?Victor M Montori
Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Can J Clin Pharmacol 13:e92-101. 2006..The impact of contraindications on treatment decisions remains unexplored... - Electronic mail was not better than postal mail for surveying residents and facultyElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, ECMC-CC 142, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 58:425-9. 2005..CONCLUSION: E-surveys were not superior to postal surveys in terms of response rate, but resulted in shorter time to response and equivalent data quality... - Effects of water-pipe smoking on lung function: a systematic review and meta-analysisDany Raad
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Chest 139:764-74. 2011..The primary objective of this study was to systematically review the effects of WPS on lung function. The secondary objective was to compare the effects of WPS and cigarette smoking on lung function... - Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trialElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:1298-305. 2007..To compare health care consumers' understanding, evaluations, and preferences for symbols vs. numbers and letters for the representation of strength of recommendations (SOR) and quality of evidence (QOE)... - The use of expertise-based randomized controlled trials to assess spinal manipulation and acupuncture for low back pain: a systematic reviewBradley C Johnston
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:914-8. 2008..Systematic review...