2014 Preventing Overdiagnosis conference –
November 13, 2012 by
The 2014 Preventing Overdiagnosis conference will be hosted by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford UK, September 15-17, 2014. Abstract submission and early bird registration are now open, with limited places available. Sign up below to receive updates about the conference.
Over 320 scientists, clinicians, policy makers and consumer advocates attended the 2013 Preventing Overdiagnosis conference, hosted by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, in partnership with one of the world’s most respected medical journals, the BMJ, the leading New-York based consumer organisation Consumer Reports, and Bond University./.../
The Global Problem With Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
Two new studies make a case against too much medicine
It’s a public health conundrum: Current screening guidelines lead to an overdiagnosis of diseases like cancer, which results in overtreatment for ailments that might never seriously impact a person’s health./.../
Analysis:Too Much Medicine
Mild hypertension in people at low risk. BMJ 2014; 349 September 2014)
Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g5432
Mild hypertension in people at low risk. BMJ 2014; 349 September 2014)
Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g5432
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