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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Glad to see reporting transparency given clear prominence in the updated TOP 2025 Guidelines. Reporting Transparency standard leans on the kind of guidelines we curate here at the EQUATOR Network link.springer.com/article/10.1... EQUATOR Network -> www.equator-network.org #transparency

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What influences whether researchers adhere to healthcare reporting guidelines successfully? A thematic synthesis Read more here link.springer.com/article/10.1... #transparency #reportingguidelines

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We are aware of the current outage of our website and are investigating. Please check back here for confirmation when services resume. We apologise for any inconvenience!

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TRIPOD Statement @tripodstatement.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We are setting out to develop some new recommendations (TRIPOD-CODE) to provide guidance on reporting the availability and structure of code for predictive AI healthcare tools Watch this space, and read the protocol here link.springer.com/article/10.1... #transparency #code #reproducibility

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles. Date: 1–4 Dec 2025 OR Mondays 19 Jan – 9 Feb 2026 Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT Online resources.equator-network.org/training.htm...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

"The making of a statistician: Doug Altman" - just published in @bmj.com celebrating his 1 million citations and reflecting on his remarkable career and legacy. One of the most influential statisticians in modern medical research. --> www.bmj.com/content/391/... #BMJChristmas #methodologymatters

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

NEW PAPER: "Reporting guidelines for studies involving generative artificial intelligence applications: what do I use, and when?" --> www.nature.com/articles/s41... #HealthTech #ClinicalAI #MachineLearning #MedAI #AIinMedicine #TransparentAI #HealthInnovation #GenAI

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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Guidance for reporting AI technology evaluations for ultrasound scanning in regional anaesthesia #AnSky #RASky #AI doi.org/10.1111/anae...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

NEW PAPER "The STARD-AI reporting guideline for diagnostic accuracy studies using #artificialintelligence" --> www.nature.com/articles/s41... #machinelearning #MLsky #statssky #digitalhealth #transparency

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

NEW PAPER: the CHART reporting guideline for studies evaluating generative AI models like #ChatGPT & other #LLMs for providing health advice --> bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/... The explanation & elaboration paper --> www.bmj.com/content/390/... #genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The GREENBEAN checklist. A new reporting guideline for studies evaluating the effectiveness of EEG-based biomarkers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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JAMA @jama.com · 15/06/2025

Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent. Learn more in this Special Communication. ja.ma/3TlnKQe

CONSORT 2025 Statement
Updated Guideline for Reporting Randomized Trials

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Health researchers, have you ever wondered how to: • Negotiate authorship • Choose a journal • Develop good writing habits • Write each section of an article • Revise your own writing • Respond to peer review The UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School is here to help! bit.ly/equatorpubsc...

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Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 03/05/2025

A Consensus Statement in Nature Medicine from CONSORT 2025 provides updated guidance to authors, reviewers and editors, when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent. go.nature.com/3Si0p1f #medsky 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the CONSORT 2025 flow diagram.

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Trials Change Lives @trialschangelives.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#CochraneDaily Just published! The SPIRIT 2025 and CONSORT 2025 guidance on reporting the protocols and results of randomised trials are both out now www.bmj.com/content/389/... www.bmj.com/content/389/... #RCT #EBHC #EBM #RandomisedTrials @equatornetwork.bsky.social

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the @BMJ.com, @JAMA.com, @thelancet.bsky.social, @PLoS.org, and @natmedicine.bsky.social. —> www.bmj.com/content/389/... #openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Consistent implementation of reporting guidelines is important and helpful in #HRQL research (e.g., link.springer.com/article/10.1... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...) This opinion piece related to the #CONSORT2025 publication offers food for thought on how to implementation can be improved 👇

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Reducing waste in collection of quality-of-life data through better reporting: a case study - Quality of Life Research

Purpose This study describes the reporting of the preference-based health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) instrument, the EQ-5D, and proposes strategies to improve reporting and reduce research waste....

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

"Reporting guidelines have become an essential instrument of scientific integrity. We need to make the leap from just producing reporting guidelines to helping researchers put them into practice" writes UK EQUATOR Centre director @gscollins.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles. Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025 Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1 Where: Online via Zoom bit.ly/equatorpubsc...

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Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 17/04/2025

The CONSORT statement has been updated to reflect recent methodological advancements and user feedback. This article describes the rationale for each checklist item and provides published examples of good reporting www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

And this editorial by Evan Mayo-Wilson —> www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

See also this opinion piece by me published alongside CONSORT-2025 on the challenges of adhering to reporting guidelines, and making a plea for innovative solutions to improve the completeness of reporting in healthcare research. —> www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

David Moher and Ken Schulz have also published this opinion piece on the evolution of CONSORT, and legacy of the late Doug Altman and his role in CONSORT. —> www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

—> tinyurl.com/28j8r366 (Lancet) —> tinyurl.com/kkj9evzp (JAMA) —> tinyurl.com/yck9jt88 (Nature Medicine) —> tinyurl.com/48du7ccc (PLoS Medicine)

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social —> www.bmj.com/content/389/... #openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Early-career researchers and students in health research! Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's Publication School to learn how to plan, write, and publish excellent journal articles. Date: Mondays, 23 June – 14 July 2025 Time: 9:30 – 13:30 GMT+1 Where: Online via Zoom bit.ly/equatorpubsc...

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Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles

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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We're a leading partner in the @thinkchecksub.bsky.social initiative (thinkchecksubmit.org) and we're delighted to see Lorraine Estelle's post on the IFLA blog about the important work that TCS does helping authors: blogs.ifla.org/arl/2025/02/... #scholcomm #PredatoryPublishing #academicchatter

thinkchecksubmit.org

Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit.

Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

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ACCORD @accordguideline.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Read our editorial on the need for communication and collaboration when developing reporting guidelines @equatornetwork.bsky.social

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Need help on reporting your factorial trial? Then this new paper in the @bmj.com provides lots of great advice and examples. www.bmj.com/content/388/... #transparency #RCTs

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Gary Collins @gscollins.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

NEW PAPER in @bmj.com "FUTURE-AI: international consensus guideline for trustworthy and deployable #artificialintelligence in healthcare" from design, development, validation to regulation, deployment & monitoring www.bmj.com/content/388/... #StatsSky #MLSky #MedSky

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Brennan Kahan @brennankahan.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Working on a factorial trial? The Explanation and Elaboration paper for the CONSORT and SPIRIT factorial extensions is now out in @bmj.com It includes: -examples of how to report factorial trials -a methodology summary around the design/conduct/analysis of these trials www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Guidance for protocol content and reporting of factorial randomised trials: explanation and elaboration of the CONSORT 2010 and SPIRIT 2013 extensions

This report presents the explanation and elaboration paper for the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 and SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Tri...

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Danielle Bitterman MD @daniellebitterman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Paper: nature.com/articles/s41... Interactive checklist: tripod-llm.vercel.app

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Tripod + LLM

A checklist for LLM research development.

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Danielle Bitterman MD @daniellebitterman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

TRIPOD-LLM is out! Check out our consensus guidelines for reporting #LLM research in biomedicine. TRIPOD-LLM is intended to be a living guideline to keep up with the rapid advances in LLMs. Kudos to lead author Dr. Jack Gallifant

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TRIPOD Statement @tripodstatement.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We have a NEW PAPER in @naturemedicine.bsky.social on reporting recommendations for addressing the unique challenges of #largelanguagemodels (LLMs) in biomedical applications www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MLSky #StatsSky #medSky #AISky #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #transparency

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Radiology: Artificial Intelligence @radiology-ai.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

The 2nd-most viewed Radiology: Artificial Intelligence article of 2024 is our update to the CLAIM checklist! 🥈 buff.ly/4iO0i9K @rsnasky.bsky.social @equatornetwork.bsky.social

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

2024 saw an update to the CLAIM guidance for studies reporting #ArtificialIntelligence in Medical Imaging pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/... #reporting #transparency #MLSky

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

2024 saw release of the CHEERS guidance for reporting economic evaluations of health technologies that use #AI www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S109... #artificialintelligence #reporting #transparency

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

2024 saw a major update of the TRIPOD reporting standards for #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning in healthcare www.bmj.com/content/385/... (guidance) www.bmj.com/content/385/... (opinion piece) #statsSky #MLSky #transparency #reportingstandards #AI

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

2024 saw the ACCORD statement for studies reporting consensus based methods in biomedical research journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... (checklist) journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... (guidance and examples) #reporting #consensus #delphi #transparency

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

2024 saw extensions to the SPIRIT and CONSORT reporting guidelines for reporting trials with surrogate endpoints www.bmj.com/content/386/... (CONSORT-SURROGATE) www.bmj.com/content/386/... (SPIRIT-SURROGATE) #statsSky #reporting #clinicaltrials #surrogateendpoints #transparency #

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LATITUDES Network @latitudes-network.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The LATITUDES Network provides a library of #ValidityAssessment (AKA #RiskOfBias) tools for use in #EvidenceSyntheses such as #SystematicReviews. Researchers can register new tools and get access to training, see @jclinepi.bsky.social article: www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

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TRIPOD Statement @tripodstatement.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

When we developed TRIPOD+AI for reporting clinical prediction models, we introduced an #openscience section to facilitate transparency and reproducibility asking authors to describe protocol, code, data availability www.bmj.com/content/385/... #MLSky #machinelearning #StatsSky #AI #reproducibility

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

ICYMI from earlier in 2024: Reporting on data sharing: executive position of the EQUATOR Network published in the @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/386/... #transparency #researchintegrity #datasharing #openscience #codesharing #reproducibility #metascience

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EQUATOR Network @equatornetwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

NEW PRISMA reporting guideline for living systematic reviews www.bmj.com/content/387/... #evidencesynthesis #reporting #transparency #systematicreviews

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LATITUDES Network @latitudes-network.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

How to assess quality of evidence? Term not well defined but usually includes 3 elements: 1. Internal validity (AKA #RiskOfBias), 2. External validity, 3. Reporting quality. @latitudes-network.bsky.social deals with study validity and @equatornetwork.bsky.social aims to improve quality of reporting

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