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How to write a good grant proposal
How do you write a good grant proposal? How do you write a good proposal for any type of project? Jim Olds– the former head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate –provides some fantastic advice in his post “What Grant Reviewers Actually Look For (and What They Ignore)“. He distills what grant reviewers want into 5…
RIP Bob Uecker
One of the greatest baseball announcers of all time passed away today. Bob Uecker. The voice of the Milwaukee Brewers. Mr. Baseball. He was certainly the ‘soundtrack to summer’ growing up in Wisconsin. For Brewers fans like me, his calls are those of Brewers history and lore. Brewers TV play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson recalls some…
Best practices for conducting a scoping review
Scoping reviews are a type of knowledge synthesis, which follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) defines a scoping review as: ‘exploratory projects that systematically map the literature available on a topic, identifying key concepts, theories,…
Can hearing aids slow dementia?
People with hearing loss are about twice as likely as others to develop dementia. The wider availability and use of hearing aids would probably be the single intervention most effective in reducing the incidence of dementia The Economist: “How to reduce the risk of developing dementia“ The Economist argues that a healthy lifestyle can prevent…
Vacation
I will be on vacation for the next week or so. Posts will resume on June 20th.
Increased access to articles in JAMA
JAMA and it’s related sister journals as part of the JAMA Network have adopted a new publishing policy, moving the journal not entirely into the open access space, but one that will give individuals access to JAMA articles on other sites. JAMA editors write: Beginning in 2023, JAMA and all of the journals in the JAMA Network…
Incentivizing increased fertility
Hungary has a controversial approach: …Hungary has exempted mothers of four or more children from income taxes for life…Victor Orban, the country’s prime minister, has justified it as a way to boost the population without allowing immigration to rise. Hat tip: The Economist.
Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy’s new website!
FTI Consulting’s Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy has a new website: FTIchep.com. The website highlights our key staff, services and recent publications. Check it out!