Crash Course Medical Research, Audit and Teaching: the Essentials for Career Success Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
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This volume concisely brings together the wide range of skills needed for interpreting or conducting medical research and audit. It starts with the basics of medical data analysis and interpretation, followed by how to critically review published studies and even extends to advice on career advancement including CV writing, securing academic opportunities and teaching. This book will allow you to build competence and confidence in the world of medical research.
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- Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
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Section 1: The essentials for career success
Chapter 1. An introduction to research, audit and teaching
Chapter 2. Evidence-based medicine
Chapter 3. How to get involved
Chapter 4. Presenting your findings
Chapter 5. Publishing your findings
Chapter 6. Writing a successful Curriculum Vitae
Section 2: Research methodology
Chapter 7. Handling data
Chapter 8. Investigating hypotheses
Chapter 9. Systematic review and meta-analysis
Chapter 10. Research design
Chapter 11. Randomised controlled trials
Chapter 12. Cohort studies
Chapter 13. Case–control studies
Chapter 14. Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies
Chapter 15. Ecological studies
Chapter 16. Case report and case series
Chapter 17. Qualitative research
Chapter 18. Confounding
Chapter 19. Screening, diagnosis and prognosis
Chapter 20. Statistical techniques
Chapter 21. Economic evaluation
Chapter 22. Critical appraisal checklists
Chapter 23. Crash course in statistical formulae
Section 3: Audit and its loop: the modern approach to improving healthcare practice
Chapter 24. Clinical audit
Chapter 25. Quality improvement
Section 4: Teaching theory and practice
Chapter 26. Medical education
Chapter 27. Designing a teaching session and teaching programme
Chapter 28. Teaching methods
Chapter 29. Teaching materials
Chapter 30. Evaluation, assessment and feedback
Chapter 31. Dealing with the student in difficulty
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