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David Sackett

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David Lawrence Sackett, (November 17, 1934 – May 13, 2015) was an American-Canadian medical doctor and a pioneer in evidence-based medicine. [1]

19 relations: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Deaths in May 2015, Evidence-based medicine, Gairdner Foundation Wightman Award, German Network for Evidence Based Medicine, List of Canadians, List of people from Hamilton, Ontario, List of University of Illinois at Chicago people, May 13, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University, Relative risk, Sackett (surname), University of Bern, Users' Guides to the Medical Literature, Walter Spitzer, William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research, William Silverman.

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is a Canadian charitable organization, founded in 1994, that honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people.

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Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) based in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences in the University of Oxford is an academic-led centre dedicated to the practice, teaching and dissemination of high quality evidence-based medicine to improve healthcare in everyday clinical practice.

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Deaths in May 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2015.

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Evidence-based medicine

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research.

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Gairdner Foundation Wightman Award

The Gairdner Foundation Wightman Award is annually awarded to a Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of medicine and medical science.

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German Network for Evidence Based Medicine

The German Network for Evidence based Medicine (in German: Deutsches Netzwerk Evidenzbasierte Medizin DNEbM) is a scientific nonprofit association of individuals and institutions promoting the quality of patient care and disease prevention by applying the principles of evidence-based healthcare (EbHC) - in special dentistry (EbD), medicine (EbM), nursing (EbN), pharmacy, physiotherapy - in the countries of German language.

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List of Canadians

This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.

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List of people from Hamilton, Ontario

The following people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely connected to the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

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List of University of Illinois at Chicago people

This is a list of people associated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States.

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May 13

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McMaster University

McMaster University (commonly referred to as McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University

The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, known as the McMaster University School of Medicine prior to 2003, is the medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Relative risk

In statistics and epidemiology, relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is the ratio of the probability of an event occurring (for example, developing a disease, being injured) in an exposed group to the probability of the event occurring in a comparison, non-exposed group.

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Sackett (surname)

Sackett (occasionally Sacket) is an English surname originating in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, probably at Sackett's Hill in the parish of St Peter in Thanet (now Broadstairs and St Peter's).

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University of Bern

The University of Bern (Universität Bern, Université de Berne, Universitas Bernensis) is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834.

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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature

The Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature is a series of articles originally published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, later rewritten and compiled in a textbook, now in its third edition.

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Walter Spitzer

Walter O. Spitzer (1937–2006) was a Canadian epidemiologist and professor of epidemiology and health at McGill University, a position he held from 1975 until his retirement in 1995.

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William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

The William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research is an award acknowledging contributions to health care research.

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William Silverman

William Aaron Silverman (October 23, 1917 – December 16, 2004) was an American physician who made important contributions to neonatology.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sackett

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