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AITHM Seminar Series - Prof Lars Lindholm

20 February 2017, 8:00am - 20 February 2017, 9:30am

This two-part seminar will cover: A. How to Write a Scientific Paper and Get it into a Good Medical Journal B. Should we only count randomized controlled trials for clinical practice guidelines?

Professor Lars Lindholm

A. How to Write a Scientific Paper and Get it into a Good Medical Journal

B. Should we only count randomized controlled trials for clinical practice guidelines?

Room: Room 5, Level 4, A-Block, Cairns Hospital, videolinked to:  Townsville: 048-204, Cairns: D003-003 and Mackay TR4

The seminar objectives are to:

  • Facilitate the exchange of research in the field of tropical health and medicine.
  • Foster new collaborations with research, business or industry partners
  • Build and extend research networks and present research to a broad audience.

A. A 45-minute talk based on Lindholm’s experience both as an author of more than 200 original papers and being an advisor to the editors of the Lancet at their twice weekly peer review meetings

B. A 30-minute (somewhat EBM-critical) talk on which studies should influence guidelines, based on Lindholm’s experience having chaired two large working groups on Hypertension (1991-94 and 2001-04) for the Swedish state.

Prof Lars Lindholm Bio

MD (1970), specialist in General Medicine (1975) and Public Health (1986).  PhD (1984). Professor at Umeå University, Sweden (1998-) and Awarded the Umeå University Medal for Merit and Excellence (2013). Prof. Lindholm has Published more than 200 original papers in high ranking journals resulting in >17,000 citations (Web of Science). Prof Lindholm is senior advisor at the Lancet peer review meetings (2003-) and was guest editor of The Lancet’s Hypertension Issue, (2012).

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