Seeking Mentor/Supervisor for Cochrane Review: "Substrate Inheritance Error - How Contraindications Outlive Their Evidence"
Skills / interests: Clinical peer review, Review development, Searching for evidence, Writing (drafting and editing), Training or mentoring
Methodological skills / interests: Bias, Statistics, GRADEing, Non-randomised studies of interventions
I am seeking a mentor/supervisor who wants co-authorship on a groundbreaking Cochrane systematic review and will guide me through the entire process.
PROJECT TITLE:
"Substrate Inheritance Error: A Structural Account of How Contraindications Outlive Their Evidence"
ABOUT THE REVIEW:
This systematic review examines a critical, overlooked phenomenon in evidence-based medicine: medical contraindications that persist in clinical guidelines despite their original evidence being invalidated, retracted, or disproven. This could fundamentally change how medical guidelines are maintained and updated.
REVIEW TYPE:
- Cochrane systematic review
- Field: Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation or broader Medical field
- Currently at: Protocol development stage
WHAT I NEED HELP WITH:
✓ Protocol writing and Cochrane registration guidance
✓ Search strategy development for identifying persistent contraindications
✓ Methodology for analyzing evidence timelines (contraindication added vs. evidence invalidated)
✓ Data extraction framework development
✓ Review of data analysis and interpretation
✓ General mentorship through protocol → publication
WHAT I OFFER:
✓ FULL CO-AUTHORSHIP on published review
✓ Acknowledgement in publication
✓ Lead researcher role with mentor oversight
✓ Complete project execution under your guidance
PREFERRED MENTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
✓ 2+ published Cochrane reviews as author/supervisor
✓ Experience mentoring systematic review students/researchers
✓ Background in evidence-based medicine, clinical guidelines, or contraindications
✓ Available for monthly biweekly check-ins
✓ Comfortable with virtual communication
TIMELINE:
- Protocol submission: Within 2-3 months
- Review completion: 12-18 months from start
COMMUNICATION:
- Virtual meetings (Zoom, email, platform messaging)
- Frequency: Monthly check-ins, bi-weekly during critical phases
This is a novel, field-changing review that has never been systematically analyzed before.
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