Crash Course Medical Research, Audit and Teaching: the Essentials for Career Success
1. 1: An introduction to research, audit and teaching - p. ix 2. 2: Evidence-based medicine - p. 4 3. 3: How to get involved - p. 11 4. 4: Presenting your research findings - p. 18 5. 5: Publishing your findings - p. 28 6. 6: Writing a successful curriculum vitae - p. 36 7. Section 2: Research methodology - p. 42 8. 7: Handling data - p. 42 9. 8: Investigating hypotheses - p. 60 10. 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 76 11. 10: Research design - p. 88 12. 11: Randomized controlled trials - p. 96 13. 12: Cohort studies - p. 114 14. 13: Case–control studies - p. 124 15. 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 136 16. 15: Ecological studies - p. 148 17. 16: Case report and case series - p. 155 18. 17: Qualitative research - p. 160 19. 18: Confounding - p. 166 20. 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 171 21. 20: Statistical techniques - p. 190 22. 21: Economic evaluation - p. 197 23. 22: Critical appraisal checklists - p. 214 24. 23: Crash course in statistical formulae - p. 220 25. Section 3: Audit and its loop: the modern approach to improving healthcare practice - p. 224 26. 24: Clinical audit - p. 224 27. 25: Quality improvement - p. 234 28. Section 4: Teaching Theory and Practice - p. 243 29. 26: Medical education - p. 243 30. 27: Designing a teaching session and teaching programme - p. 252 31. 28: Teaching methods - p. 257 32. 29: Teaching materials - p. 265 33. 30: Evaluation, assessment and feedback - p. 269 34. 31: Dealing with the student in difficulty - p. 277 35. Single best answer (SBA) questions - p. 280 36. Chapter 7: Handling data - p. 280 37. Chapter 8: Investigating hypotheses - p. 280 38. Chapter 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 280 39. Chapter 10: Research design - p. 280 40. Chapter 11: Randomised controlled trials - p. 280 41. Chapter 12: Cohort studies - p. 280 42. Chapter 13: Case–control studies - p. 280 43. Chapter 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 280 44. Chapter 15: Ecological studies - p. 280 45. Chapter 16: Case report and case series - p. 280 46. Chapter 17: Qualitative research - p. 280 47. Chapter 18: Confounding - p. 280 48. Chapter 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 280 49. Chapter 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 50. Chapter 21: Economic evaluation - p. 280 51. Chapter 24: Clinical audit - p. 280 52. Chapter 25: Quality improvement - p. 280 53. Extended-matching questions (EMQs) - p. 280 54. Chapter 7: Handling data - p. 280 55. Chapters 8: Investigating hypotheses and 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 56. Chapter 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 280 57. Chapter 10: Research design - p. 280 58. Chapters 10: Research design and 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 280 59. Chapter 11: Randomized controlled trials - p. 280 60. Chapters 11: Randomized controlled trials, 12: Cohort studies and 13: Case-control studies - p. 280 61. Chapters 12: Cohort studies and 18: Confounding - p. 280 62. Chapter 15: Ecological studies - p. 280 63. Chapter 17: Qualitative research - p. 280 64. Chapter 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 280 65. Chapter 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 66. Chapter 21: Economic evaluation - p. 280 67. Glossary - p. 317 68. Index - p. 321
Crash Course Medical Research, Audit and Teaching: the Essentials for Career Success
1. 1: An introduction to research, audit and teaching - p. ix 2. 2: Evidence-based medicine - p. 4 3. 3: How to get involved - p. 11 4. 4: Presenting your research findings - p. 18 5. 5: Publishing your findings - p. 28 6. 6: Writing a successful curriculum vitae - p. 36 7. Section 2: Research methodology - p. 42 8. 7: Handling data - p. 42 9. 8: Investigating hypotheses - p. 60 10. 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 76 11. 10: Research design - p. 88 12. 11: Randomized controlled trials - p. 96 13. 12: Cohort studies - p. 114 14. 13: Case–control studies - p. 124 15. 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 136 16. 15: Ecological studies - p. 148 17. 16: Case report and case series - p. 155 18. 17: Qualitative research - p. 160 19. 18: Confounding - p. 166 20. 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 171 21. 20: Statistical techniques - p. 190 22. 21: Economic evaluation - p. 197 23. 22: Critical appraisal checklists - p. 214 24. 23: Crash course in statistical formulae - p. 220 25. Section 3: Audit and its loop: the modern approach to improving healthcare practice - p. 224 26. 24: Clinical audit - p. 224 27. 25: Quality improvement - p. 234 28. Section 4: Teaching Theory and Practice - p. 243 29. 26: Medical education - p. 243 30. 27: Designing a teaching session and teaching programme - p. 252 31. 28: Teaching methods - p. 257 32. 29: Teaching materials - p. 265 33. 30: Evaluation, assessment and feedback - p. 269 34. 31: Dealing with the student in difficulty - p. 277 35. Single best answer (SBA) questions - p. 280 36. Chapter 7: Handling data - p. 280 37. Chapter 8: Investigating hypotheses - p. 280 38. Chapter 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 280 39. Chapter 10: Research design - p. 280 40. Chapter 11: Randomised controlled trials - p. 280 41. Chapter 12: Cohort studies - p. 280 42. Chapter 13: Case–control studies - p. 280 43. Chapter 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 280 44. Chapter 15: Ecological studies - p. 280 45. Chapter 16: Case report and case series - p. 280 46. Chapter 17: Qualitative research - p. 280 47. Chapter 18: Confounding - p. 280 48. Chapter 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 280 49. Chapter 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 50. Chapter 21: Economic evaluation - p. 280 51. Chapter 24: Clinical audit - p. 280 52. Chapter 25: Quality improvement - p. 280 53. Extended-matching questions (EMQs) - p. 280 54. Chapter 7: Handling data - p. 280 55. Chapters 8: Investigating hypotheses and 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 56. Chapter 9: Systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 280 57. Chapter 10: Research design - p. 280 58. Chapters 10: Research design and 14: Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies - p. 280 59. Chapter 11: Randomized controlled trials - p. 280 60. Chapters 11: Randomized controlled trials, 12: Cohort studies and 13: Case-control studies - p. 280 61. Chapters 12: Cohort studies and 18: Confounding - p. 280 62. Chapter 15: Ecological studies - p. 280 63. Chapter 17: Qualitative research - p. 280 64. Chapter 19: Screening, diagnosis and prognosis - p. 280 65. Chapter 20: Statistical techniques - p. 280 66. Chapter 21: Economic evaluation - p. 280 67. Glossary - p. 317 68. Index - p. 321
