How to Succeed in Medical Research: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9781119645498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 176 str.

Robert Foley; Robert Maweni; Shahram Shirazi

Spis treści

Foreword ixPreface xiAbout the Companion Website xiiiChapter 1 How to get involved in research 11.1 Why do research? 11.2 What can I become involved in? 21.3 Different types of research 21.4 Clinical vs laboratory 81.5 Getting ideas for research 8References 9Chapter 2 Conducting a study 112.1 How to find a research project 112.2 How to approach a mentor 142.3 Planning your study 172.4 Data collection 25Chapter 3 Literature review and critical appraisal 273.1 Literature review 273.2 Search terms 283.3 Where to search 293.4 How to search 303.5 Critical appraisal 30Chapter 4 Ethics and the ethical application 354.1 What is medical ethics and why is it important? 354.2 Main ethical considerations in medical research 354.3 Practical ethical applications 384.4 Dealing with conflicts in ethics 394.5 Ethical applications 40Chapter 5 Analysing your data 425.1 What I need to know and how to find it 425.2 Variables 445.3 Analysis of categorical and continuous variables in two groups 475.4 Sensitivity and specificity 485.5 Positive predictive value and negative predictive value 505.6 Receiver operating characteristic curves 515.7 Logistic regression analysis 535.8 Other types of analysis 545.9 How to present your results 555.10 Conclusion 57References 57Chapter 6 Conferences and presentations: the next step in the research journey 586.1 Types of conferences 586.2 Prices and prizes 596.3 Abstract submission 606.4 Title 606.5 Introduction 606.6 Methods 606.7 Results 606.8 Conclusion 616.9 Poster presentation 636.10 Podium presentation 64Chapter 7 Writing a paper 667.1 Title 667.2 Abstract 677.3 Introduction 687.4 Methods 697.5 Results 717.6 Discussion 727.7 Conclusion 737.8 References 747.9 Sending to seniors for review 74Reference 75Chapter 8 How to get published 768.1 Which journal? 768.2 Authorship 788.3 Getting your paper ready for the journal 798.4 Dealing with reviewer comments 808.5 Dealing with rejection 84References 85Chapter 9 Writing a case report 869.1 How to begin 869.2 Preparing to write the case report 889.3 Writing the case report 90References 94Chapter 10 Basic laboratory research 9510.1 Introduction to laboratory research and translational research 9510.2 Basic research versus clinical research 9610.3 Laboratory hierarchy 9710.4 Day to day of working in the lab 9810.5 How to choose your lab 101Chapter 11 Expanding your horizons in research 10311.1 Research elective 10311.2 Intercalated research degree 10411.3 Postgraduate diplomas/certificates 10511.4 Postgraduate degree 106Chapter 12 Teaching 10912.1 How to get involved in teaching 10912.2 Teaching as an undergraduate student 11012.3 Teaching as a postgraduate student 11112.4 Teaching at work 11212.5 Planning a lesson 11512.6 Getting the most out of your teaching 11612.7 Running a teaching course 11812.8 How to set up a novel teaching course 11812.9 How to run an established course 121Chapter 13 Conducting an audit 12213.1 What is clinical audit? 12213.2 Conducting an audit 123Chapter 14 Portfolio/CV 13114.1 Keeping a portfolio 13114.2 Curriculum vitae (CV) 135Chapter 15 Maintaining a good balance 13715.1 Stress and burnout 13815.2 Improving your mindset to promote resilience 14115.3 Other methods for resilience 14215.4 Practical tips 144References 145Index 147

O autorze

Robert Foley, MB BCh BAO, MSc, MCh, GradCert (Statistics), MRCS, Specialist Registrar in Radiology, Health Education England Severn, Bristol, UK.Robert Maweni, MB BCh BAO, MCh, MRCS (ENT), Specialist Registrar in Otorhinolaryngology, Health Education England Thames Valley, Oxford, UK.Shahram Shirazi, MB BCh BAO, BSc, MRCS, Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Health Education England London & South East, London, UK.Hussein Jaafar, BSc (Biomed), MSc (Neuroscience), PhD (Candidate), Life Science Consultant, Life Science Dynamics, London, UK.