Reproducibility and transparency in real-world evidence studies: an interview with Shirley Wang

In this interview, following her involvement in authoring a recent publication introducing the ‘Structured Template and Reporting Tool for Real-World Evidence’ (STaRT-RWE), Shirley Wang (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA) discusses reproducibility and transparency in the context of real-world evidence (RWE) studies, as well as challenges associated with achieving these. Please could you introduce yourself, your organization(s) and give a brief overview of your career to date? I am an Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. My research is focused on developing analytic methods to better understand the safety and effectiveness of medications,...