Life is pain, especially your data

Impact by design: The importance of ensuring rigorous research methods right from the start

This was a presentation for Health Research Charities Ireland (September, 2025).

Sep 29, 2025 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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March 2025

The Declaration of Helsinki now says you should avoid research waste. Here's how.

This was a talk I gave for our the Subcommittee on Research Integrity in the College of Medicine and Health at University College Cork.

Mar 8, 2025 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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January 2025

Some points on trial design

In advance of the upcoming HRB DIFA call

Jan 15, 2025 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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November 2024

Your useless survey isn't cost free

So pretty please stop asking me to fill them out

Nov 10, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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October 2024

Acting as if our research might matter: Analyzing data

Patient-Focused Research In UCC: The who, what and how of available research supports (23rd October, 2024)

Oct 29, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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A conversation on treatment effects

The trial statistician and the clinical investigator took a step back to admire their creation.

Oct 2, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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September 2024

The Sorting Hat of Medicine

It's all fun and games, until it isn't

Sep 17, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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Kind of blown away by this Google LM translation of my blog post

I’m not super thrilled about the current phase of “AI” hype we are in, particularly with respect to health research.

Sep 17, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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July 2024

One simple trick that statisticians hate

If you don't like the results, just ignore the control group

Jul 26, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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January 2024

Sorry, what was the question again?

And again. And again. And again...

Jan 3, 2024 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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December 2023

Simple tips for recording data in spreadsheets

Especially if you want ME to analyze them.

Dec 13, 2023 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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September 2023

The Clueless, The Hopeless, and The Hubris

You flick the switch.

Sep 26, 2023 • Darren Dahly, PhD lol FFS jFc

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