The EAC critically appraised the submission and the costing model.
The EAC critically appraised the submission and carried out additional analyses to evaluate the outcomes identified in the scope.
The University of Birmingham and Brunel University, acting as a consortium, was commissioned to act as an External Assessment Centre EACC) for NICE, independently appraising the submission.
As part of the NICE STA process, ERGs critically appraise manufacturer submissions in their reports and write clarification letters requesting more information from manufacturers.
The Birmingham and Brunel Consortium External Assessment Centre (EAC; a consortium of the University of Birmingham and Brunel University) independently appraised the submission on the EXOGEN bone healing system for long bone fractures with non-union or delayed healing.
By having regular submissions appraising relevant articles, sharing the workload amongst a motivated group and using the internet for dissemination, we have shown that lack of a trained moderator need not be an impediment to a successful JC.
Use of data collected in the medical records study requires a formal research proposal submitted to the SwiSCI Study Center, following which two expert reviewers appraise and support the proposal before submission for a final decision by the SwiSCI Steering Committee.
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The role of the EAC is to review and critique the sponsor's submission: to ensure completeness and relevance of the evidence presented, to appraise its quality and to check the interpretation of this evidence with respect to the scope.
Unfortunately appraising the quality of publicly available data is not a trivial task and, even when the submission guidelines are followed completely, it can be difficult to identify technical issues that may lead to systematic noise in subsequent analysis that potentially compromise results.
The impact indicators proposed in the 2010 REF impact pilot exercise are critically reviewed and appraised using insights from the relevant literature and empirical data collected for the University of Oxford's REF pilot submission in clinical medicine.
