Jeremy Howick
Jeremy Howick | |
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| Born | Jeremy Howick |
| Citizenship | Canadian and British |
| Education | Dartmouth College London School of Economics University of Oxford |
| Occupations | 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 is a professor and director of University of Leicester's Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. He researches evidence-based medicine, clinical empathy and the philosophy of medicine, including the use of placebos in clinical practice and clinical trials.
In 2016, he received the Dawkins & Strutt grant from the British Medical Association to study pain treatment. He is a member of the Sigma Xi research honours society.