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Strengthening methods of diagnostic accuracy studies
Ochodo, E.A.
Publication date 2014
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Ochodo, E. A. (2014). Strengthening methods of diagnostic accuracy studies. Boxpress.
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PhD Profile
PhD Profile
PhD Profile
Name PhD supervisor: Name of PhD Student: PhD period:
Prof. dr. Patrick Bossuyt Eleanor Atieno Ochodo 01/09/2010-‐19/06/2014 1. PhD training
Year Workload
(Hrs/ECTS) General courses
Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences 2012 (42/1.5)
Reference Manager Advanced 2011 (2.5/0.1)
Web of Science 2011 (2.5/0.1)
AMC World of Science 2010 (20/0.7)
Specific courses
Cochrane Statistical Methods for Diagnostic
Test Accuracy Reviews Course 2013 (28/1)
Statistical computing in R 2011 (12/0.4)
Advanced Topics in Clinical Epidemiology 2011 (32/1.1)
Advanced Topics in Decision Making in
Medicine 2011 (35/1.4)
Seminars, workshops, masterclasses Workshops
Interpreting results and drawing conclusions
from systematic reviews of test accuracy 2012 -‐
Responding to Reviewers’ comments by Prof.
Gordon Guyatt 2011 -‐
How to spread the message; turning ideas into
publications by Prof. A. Zumla 2011
-
Cochrane Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic
Test Accuracy 2010 -‐
Presentations in meetings and
international conferences
Ochodo E.A, Van Enst W, Naaktegeboren C et
al. Poor interpretation of quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy reviews. Presented in the 21st Cochrane Colloquium, Quebec Canada, 2013 (Poster presentation)
2013 -‐
Ochodo E.A. Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Reviews & Assessment of Methodological Quality of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews. Presented at the South African Cochrane Centre, Medical Research Council, Cape Town South Africa, June 2013. (Oral presentation)
245 2. Teaching Year Workload (Hrs/ECTS) Lecturing
Critical appraisal of a scientific paper To Masters in Public Health Students Royal Tropical Institute
2013 6 hrs
3. Publications
Peer reviewed Year
W.A, Enst, Ochodo E.A, Scholten R, Hooft L, Leeflang M.M. Investigation of publication bias in meta-‐analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a meta-‐epidemiological study. Accepted for publication in BMC Med Res Methodol
2014
Ochodo E.A, Reitsma J.B, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M.M. Selecting statistical methods for meta-‐ analyzing data in diagnostic accuracy studies. Presented in the 20th Cochrane Colloquium,
Auckland New Zealand. (Poster presentation)
2012 -‐
Ochodo E.A, deHaan M.C, Reitsma J.B, Hooft L, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M.M. Overinterpretation and Misreporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Evidence of “Spin” Presented in the
19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid Spain
(Poster presentation)
2011 -‐
Ochodo E.A, deHaan M.C, Reitsma J.B, Hooft L, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M.M. Overinterpretation and Misreporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Evidence of “Spin” Presented in
EvidenceLive Conference 2011, London, United Kingdom (Oral presentation)
2011 -‐
Ochodo E.A, Spek B, Reitsma J.B, Van Lieshout L, Polman K, Lamberton P, et al. Rapid
screening and diagnostic tests for human schistosomiasis in endemic areas (Protocol). Presented in the British Society of
Parasitology, Spring meeting, Nottingham, UK (Poster presentation)
PhD Profile
246
Naaktgeboren C.A, W.A, Enst, Ochodo E.A, de Groot J.A.H, Hooft L, Bossuyt P.M, Leeflang M.M., Moons K.G.M,
Reitsma J.B. Investigating and Reporting of Sources of Heterogeneity in Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Studies. Accepted for publication in J Clin Epidemiol
2014
Ochodo E.A, Gopalakrishna G, Spek B, van Lieshout L, Polman K, Lamberton P.H.L, Reitsma J.B, Bossuyt P.M, Leeflang M.M. Circulating antigen tests and urine reagent strips for diagnosis of active schistosomiasis in endemic areas. Accepted for publication in the Cochrane Library
2014
Ochodo E.A, W.A, Enst, Naaktgeboren C.A, de Groot J.A.H, Hooft L, Moons K.G.M, Reitsma J.B, Bossuyt P.M, Leeflang M.M. Incorporating quality assessments of primary studies in the conclusions of diagnostic accuracy reviews: a cross-‐sectional study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2014; 14:33
2014
Korevaar D, Ochodo E.A, Bossuyt PM, Hooft L. Publication and Reporting of Test Accuracy Studies Registered in Clinical Trials.gov. Clin Chem. 2014; 60(4): 651-‐9
2014
Ochodo E.A, Reitsma J.B, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M.M. A survey reveals a lack of clarity about recommended methods for meta-‐analysis of diagnostic accuracy data. J
of Clin Epidemiol. 2013; 66(11): 1281-‐8
2013
Ochodo E.A & Bossuyt P. Reporting the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests: The STARD Initiative 10 Years On. Clin
Chem. 2013; 59 (6): 917-‐9
2013
Ochodo E.A, deHaan M.C, Reitsma J.B, Hooft L, Bossuyt P, Leeflang M.M. Overinterpretation and Misreporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies: Evidence of “Spin”.
Radiology. 2013; 267(2): 581-‐8
2013
Cobelens F, Van Kampen S, Ochodo E, Rifat A, Liendhart C: The landscape of research on new interventions in tuberculosis control in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. PLoS Med. 2012; 9(12): e1001358
2012
Ochodo E.A, Spek B, Reitsma J.B, Van Lieshout L, Polman K, Lamberton P, et al. Rapid screening and diagnostic tests for human schistosomiasis in endemic areas (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012;Feb 15
247
Ochodo E.A, Leeflang M.M.G. Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy for evidence-‐based diagnostic practice in Africa. Afr J Lab Med. 2012; 1(1): 1-‐3
2012
Kattenberg JH, Ochodo E.A, Boer KR, Schallig HD, Mens PF, Leeflang MM. Systematic review and meta-‐analysis: rapid diagnostic tests versus placental histology, microscopy and PCR for malaria in pregnant women.
Malar J. 2011; 10: 321
2011
Other
Ochodo E.A & Bossuyt P.M. Spinning the results: Overinterpretation and Misreporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Diagnostic Imaging Europe. Nov: 48-‐50
2013
