2024
Quasi-experimental methods for pharmacoepidemiology: difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods with case studies for vaccine evaluation
Kennedy-Shaffer L. Quasi-experimental methods for pharmacoepidemiology: difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods with case studies for vaccine evaluation. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 193: 1050-1058. PMID: 38456774, PMCID: PMC11228849, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynthetic control methodDifference-in-differencesHealth policyCase studyAverage treatment effectQuasi-experimental methodPolicyQuasi-experimental designWeight assumptionPopulation-level effectsTime trendsStudy designSources of evidenceConfounding factorsEvaluation studiesPharmacoepidemiologyTarget estimandAbsence of contamination
2023
Education Research: Quality and Validity Evidence for a National In-Training Examination for Epilepsy Fellows
Moeller J, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Fung F, Johnson E, Kheder A, MacLean J, McGinnis E, Muhlhofer W, Oster J, Schmitt S, Voinescu P, Wong-Kisiel L, Kidd K, Kephart A, Lado F, Kessler S. Education Research: Quality and Validity Evidence for a National In-Training Examination for Epilepsy Fellows. Neurology Education 2023, 2: e200090. PMID: 39359314, PMCID: PMC11419306, DOI: 10.1212/ne9.0000000000200090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidity evidenceProgram improvementFormative assessment toolSelf-directed learningFormative assessmentItem discrimination indexExamination questionsLearningDiscrimination indexInternal consistencyItem analysisFellow assessmentsSources of evidenceBest practicesProgram directorsSurvey of fellowsDifficulty of individual itemsYear 3Epilepsy educationProgramExamination experienceAssessment toolFellowTeachingIn-Training Examination
2022
School closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol
Li D, Nyhan K, Zhou X, Zhu Y, Castro D, Vermund SH, Brault M. School closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054292. PMID: 35110320, PMCID: PMC8811274, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool closuresCOVID-19 pandemicWidespread school closuresCitation chainingType of researchSchool safetySchool reopeningSchoolsIndependent third reviewerPaucity of researchCollege studentsSources of evidenceJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyIndividual knowledgePandemicTitle screeningIndividual concernsCOVID-19 evidenceDisease prevention practicesGrey literatureFormal ethical approvalFull-text screeningBroad disseminationTeachersReopening
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