[spsp-members] Evidence-Based Medicine Reconsidered Conference April 5 and 6 - University of Pittsburgh

[Center for Phil Sci]

The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh
invites you to attend the

*Evidence-Based Medicine Reconsidered Conference*

*Conference
Website:  https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/evidence-based-medicine-reconsidered/
<https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/evidence-based-medicine-reconsidered/>*
Conference Dates: April 5-6th, 2025

10th Floor  1008 Cathedral of Learning

Attendance is FREE but you must *Register by April 2nd * at the link below
REGISTER HERE:
ttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LOPFt4-fnRzmc2-X4SuFoff3YVqeGUutZhkAXEeOJek
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* Senior Visiting Fellow Conference by Carl Hoefer*

The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement began in the 1980s, reached its
peak perhaps in the 1990s, and has since then enjoyed the status of
orthodoxy, despite many criticisms being raised among medical practitioners
and researchers. Philosophers of medicine have frequently criticized EBM’s
hierarchies and rigid precepts, especially the “gold standard” status of
randomized controlled trials (RCTs). A pluralistic approach to evidence in
medicine has been increasingly popular in recent years, in which
mechanistic evidence and reasoning, observational studies of many kinds and
RCTs are assessed for value on a case-by-case basis. But does this trend
away from the EBM hierarchy go too far and risk the reintroduction of the
same biased, motivated evidence-gathering practices that originally
motivated the EBM movement? What light can recent experiences in medicine
and public health (e.g., during the covid-19 pandemic) shed on these issues?
Keynote Speakers

   - Eric Winsberg – University of South Florida
   - Ross Upshur – University of Toronto (tentative)
   - John Worrall – The London School of Economics
   - Jon Fuller – University of Pittsburgh
   - Lisa Bero – University of Colorado
   - Nancy Cartwright – Durham University
   - Stephanie Harvard – University of British Columbia

Link to the Program Schedule:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16FgTMKn6kmp6K3nH7LxWaEm_qWTFwjfeBxXZRSvaWXc/edit?usp=sharing
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