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Richard T. AshcroftLecturer, Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Program, UC Berkeley Verified email at berkeley.edu Cited by 256 |
Current epistemological problems in evidence-based medicine
RE Ashcroft - Evidence-based Practice in Medicine and Health Care …, 2005 - Springer
Evidence based Medicine (EBM) is an important movement within medicine and health
services, which has had considerable success over the past 30 years, in promoting critical …
services, which has had considerable success over the past 30 years, in promoting critical …
Nudge: concept, effectiveness, and ethics
Y Lin, M Osman, R Ashcroft - Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nudges are psychologically informed tools designed to promote behavioral change in order
to improve health and well-being. In this review, we focus on three areas of concern: theory …
to improve health and well-being. In this review, we focus on three areas of concern: theory …
Making sense of dignity
RE Ashcroft - Journal of medical ethics, 2005 - jme.bmj.com
In this review of Leon Kass's Life, liberty and the defense of dignity and Deryck Beyleveld
and Roger Brownsword's Human dignity in bioethics and biolaw. I consider the prospects for …
and Roger Brownsword's Human dignity in bioethics and biolaw. I consider the prospects for …
An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research
Seventy six senior academics from 11 countries invite The BMJ's editors to reconsider their
policy of rejecting qualitative research on the grounds of low priority. They challenge the …
policy of rejecting qualitative research on the grounds of low priority. They challenge the …
Using financial incentives to achieve healthy behaviour
TM Marteau, RE Ashcroft, A Oliver - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
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Epistemologic inquiries in evidence-based medicine
B Djulbegovic, GH Guyatt, RE Ashcroft - Cancer control, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Since the term “evidence-based medicine”(EBM) first appeared in the scientific
literature in 1991, the concept has had considerable influence in many parts of the world …
literature in 1991, the concept has had considerable influence in many parts of the world …
Beyond “misunderstanding”: written information and decisions about taking part in a genetic epidemiology study
M Dixon-Woods, RE Ashcroft, CJ Jackson… - Social science & …, 2007 - Elsevier
Although the need to obtain “informed” consent is institutionalised as a principle of ethical
practice in research, there is persistent evidence that the meanings people attribute to …
practice in research, there is persistent evidence that the meanings people attribute to …
Why national eHealth programs need dead philosophers: Wittgensteinian reflections on policymakers' reluctance to learn from history
T Greenhalgh, J Russell, RE Ashcroft… - The Milbank …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Context: Policymakers seeking to introduce expensive national eHealth programs would be
advised to study lessons from elsewhere. But these lessons are unclear, partly because a …
advised to study lessons from elsewhere. But these lessons are unclear, partly because a …
The ethics of mandatory vaccination against influenza for health care workers
Vaccination of health care workers (HCW) in long-term care results in indirect protection of
patients who are at high-risk for influenza. The voluntary uptake of influenza vaccination …
patients who are at high-risk for influenza. The voluntary uptake of influenza vaccination …
[BOOK][B] Principles of health care ethics
Edited by four leading members of the new generation of medical and healthcare ethicists
working in the UK, respected worldwide for their work in medical ethics, Principles of Health …
working in the UK, respected worldwide for their work in medical ethics, Principles of Health …