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Jeremy Howick | |
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Born | Jeremy Howick |
Nationality | Canadian and British |
Citizenship | Canadian and British |
Education | Dartmouth College London School of Economics University of Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, Epidemiologist |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Doctor You The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine |
Medical career | |
Profession | Philosopher, clinical epidemiologist, teacher |
Institutions | University of Leicester and University of Oxford |
Sub-specialties | evidence-based medicine, placebo and nocebo effects, empathy in medicine |
Website | www |
Jeremy Howick is a Canadian-born, British residing clinical epidemiologist and philosopher of science. He researches evidence-based medicine, clinical empathy and the philosophy of medicine, including the use of placebos in clinical practice and clinical trials.[1][2] He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers, as well as two books, The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine in 2011,[3] and Doctor You in 2017.[4] In 2016, he received the Dawkins & Strutt grant from the British Medical Association to study pain treatment.[5] He publishes in Philosophy of Medicine and medical journals.[6] He is a member of the Sigma Xi research honours society.[7]