David F Marks: The PACE Trial: A Catalogue of Errors

New post today from David F. Marks.

The PACE Trial: A Catalogue of Errors

Rarely in the history of clinical medicine have doctors and patients been placed to bitterly at loggerheads. The dispute had been a long time coming.

ETA:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1043802754802753536

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1043887248566079488

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1044468114312888325

 

David Mark's new book is >£30 on Amazon, but then I guess it is more of a Uni course book, than for the casual reader.

Some of the PACE info is available on his blog referenced above:

https://davidfmarks.com/2018/09/23/the-pace-trial-a-catalogue-of-errors/

 

Interesting he calls it the DBT. I have previously called it the DBM, dysfunctional belief model. This issue of integrated confirmation biases is a big part of how I understand what is going on.

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1044869186865049600



"Unfortunately, across the pro-PACE group of authors there was a consistent pattern of resistance to the debate.

After receiving critical reviews, the pro-PACE authors chose to make only cosmetic changes or not to revise their manuscripts in any way whatsoever.

They appeared unwilling to enter into the spirit of scientific debate. They acted with a sense of entitlement not to have to respond to criticism."

https://davidfmarks.com/2018/09/26/special-issue-on-the-pace-trial/

 

A seriously over-developed sense of entitlement is what they have in truck loads, and is core to the whole problem.