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Office
10 Estes St
Ipswich, MA 01938Phone+1 978-356-6500
Education & Training
- Geisinger Health System (Wilkes-Barre)Residency, Family Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1996
- Pennsylvania State UniversityB.S., Pre-medicine, 1989 - 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 399 citationsThe GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidenceMonica Hultcrantz, David Rind, Elie A. Akl, Shaun Treweek, Reem A. Mustafa
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017-07-01 - 391 citationsCommunicating evidence for participatory decision makingRonald M. Epstein, Brian S. Alper, Timothy E. Quill
JAMA. 2004-05-19 - 485 citationsGRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventionsNancy Santesso, Claire Glenton, Philipp Dahm, Paul Garner, Elie A. Akl
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2020-03-01
Journal Articles
- Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: time for a rethink?Alper BS, Malone- Moses M, McLellan JS, Prasad K, Manheimer E, BMJ, 1/1/2015
- Limitations in conduct and reporting of Cochrane Reviews rarely inhibit the determination of the validity of evidence for clinical decision makingAlper BS, Fedorowicz Z, van Zuuren EJ, J Evid Based Med, 1/1/2015
- Authors’ reply to Wardlaw and BergeAlper BS, Malone- Moses M, McLellan JS, Prasad K, Manheimer E, BMJ, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters
- Easy ways to keep Cochrane reviews current: setting up automated email alerts.Alper BS, 22nd Cochrane Colloquium, Hyderabad, India, 1/1/2014
- P04.263 Measuring the Rate of Change in Core Evidence and Guidance in NeurologyAlper BS, American Academy of Neurology 65th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2013
- Critical appraisal criteria for randomized crossover trialsAlper BS, 2nd Conference of International Society for EBHC, Taormina, Italy, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- How to find the best evidence and guidance in 30 seconds when seeing a patientMilan, Italy - 1/1/2015
- Increasing Guideline Implementation Through Patient-Specific RecommendationsAmsterdam, Netherlands - 1/1/2015
- Abstracts’ concept selection to reduce information overloadVienna, Austria - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: Author response to many responses [re: BMJ 2015; 350:h1075]Alper BS, Malone-Moses M, McLellan JS, Prasad K, Manheimer E, BMJ.com
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1075/rr-4
1/29/2015 - Ideas to improve the knowledge system stimulated by BMJ Rapid Responses. [re: BMJ 2015; 350:h2463]Alper BS, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Manheimer E, BMJ.com
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h2463/rr-8
1/23/2015 - Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke: Author response to IST-3 investigators [re: BMJ 2015; 350:h1075]Alper BS, Malone-Moses M, McLellan JS, Prasad K, Manheimer E, BMJ.com
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1075/rr-7
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Press Mentions
- SGEM Xtra: The NNT Is Mellow Yellow for tPA in Acute Ischemic StrokeMay 1st, 2021
- Everyone-Included ResearchNovember 9th, 2020
- Clinical Genomic Sequencing Reports in Electronic Health Record Systems Based on International Standards: Implementation StudyOctober 8th, 2020
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