Medical Research Course and Workshop

Speciality Medical Education - Research & Data analysis

Organizer Hend Alqaderi

CME/CPD Provider KFAS

Scheduled date(s):

From 08 January 2023 To 12 January 2023

Aims And Objectives

Course Synopsis This course will introduce doctors to the scope of the research process, identify a problem, coming up with research questions to investigate, and propose a study design to fill the gap in knowledge/solve a problem. We will then discuss many of the different data collection methods that help to investigate the research questions, including primary and secondary data collection, dental charts, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and experiments. The course also will cover proper data management prior to statistical analysis, conduct different statistical analysis tests, interpret the results, draft manuscripts for publications. Course Objectives • Be aware of the ethical principles of research, ethical challenges, and approval processes. • Identify the components of evaluating and analyzing evidence. • Be familiar with data management and statistical analysis. • Perform descriptive and analytical statistical tests using STATA software. • Learn how to interpret the results and prepare abstract/manuscript for submission.

Content Outline

Outlines • Introduction to research and evidence-based practice • Research ethics and integrity • Study designs and epidemiology • Search the literature and critique evidence • Biostatistics, data analysis, and interpretation • Research implementation: o Come up with a research question/problem o Develop a research design and propose a research methodology o Present a research proposal o Data collection and data management o Statistical analysis and results interpretation o Manuscript preparation and submission

Target Audience

Doctors under KIMS residency programs