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Rehearsal Space
Our centre offers
excellent rehearsal
Facilities

 
     
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  Breathing Country
Ben Musgrave's
new play
 
     
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  Starfish  
  Judith Johnson's
new play
 
     
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  Steamfish  
 

Find out about
Y Touring 's virtual
world

 
     
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  Starfish Podcast  
  Starfish has
been recorded
as a radio drama
 
     
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David Tovey ,
Editorial Director, BMJ Knowledge

 

   

David Tovey's presentation bullet points

  • Clinical trials – isn’t that what doctors have always done?
  • Case study: Viagra trials (wasteful repetitions)
  • Why is evidence not used? The problem of extensive research
  • Secondary research; making research more accessible
  • Case study: “Antibiotic kills 98% of bacteria that cause sinusitis”
  • Case study: “Cancer drug cuts recurrence by 50%”
  • The importance of finding a clinical trial you can join

About David Tovey

David joined The Cochrane Collaboration in January 2010 as Editor in Chief.

Previously he was Editorial Director of the BMJ Group’s “Knowledge” division, responsible for BMJ Clinical Evidence and its sister product BestTreatments.

He has worked at the BMJ since 2003. He previously worked as a General Practitioner in South London.

 

For further information about this project, email our Tour Producer David Jackson

David Tovey
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