I had planned to write a post pointing to the new background paper on comparative effectiveness research by the Society for Medical Decision Making, which I think does a very good job of explaining the purpose and practices of such research and debunking several myths.

I had also planned to let people know about SMDM President Mark Robert’s presentation at the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness earlier this month.

However, fellow SMDM member David Hickam has already blogged on both, so instead, I direct you to his site, The Comparative Effectiveness Blog (and particularly the postings for June 10 and June 12). Thanks, David!