The PICO process
Patient or population Intervention and treatment Comparison of one intervention to another Outcome you anticipate
Calculating and interpreting statistics for the health sciences
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Interpret and calculate statistical tests that are used in the health sciences In the large-group session, you learned about a few basic statistical methods used in the health sciences. In this small group […]
Statistics for the health sciences 2
Learning Goals Describe some of the basic statistical tests used in health care and explain how to interpret them Calculate and interpret relative risk and odds ratios using multiple examples Watch this Osmosis video: Relative and absolute risk The experimental event rate (EER) is the rate that an event occurs in the experimental group. Control […]
Critical analysis of a case report
In this session, we will assess a paper that is a case report on a patient with episodes of confusion and hypoglycemia. What was the diagnosis? Read the case report to find out! There will also be a short discussion on a case report and where it fits into the evidence-based pyramid. Learning Goals Learning […]
An approach to reading the literature
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Formulate and critically analyze PICO questions (population/patient/problem, intervention, comparison, outcome) Describe predatory journals and explain how they can be identified Activity 1: Application of PICO The primary purpose of the PICO question is […]
History of research misconduct and resulting codes of research ethics
Required reading JAMA Network Emanuel EJ, Wendler D, Grady C. What Makes Clinical Research Ethical? JAMA. 2000;283(20):2701–2711. doi:10.1001/jama.283.20.2701
Orientation and defining scholarship
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Identify the experience each group member has with scholarship and discovery Identify different approaches and subjects of scholarship and discovery Activity 1: Introductions Welcome to Medschlr 500. During these small-group sessions, you will […]
Training for responsible conduct of research (aka CITI training)
Learning Goals Identify and apply principles in the Belmont Report to human subjects research Describe different sources of vulnerability in regard to human subjects research List IRB requirements for conducting research involving human subjects Identify types of review and risks associated with conducting records-based research Summarize ethical issues and U.S. government regulations for ethical review […]
MEDSCHLR sessions
MEDSCHLR
To live up to the highest ideals of medicine and to “first, do no harm,” physicians must have a deep understanding of the evidence base that informs patient care and the ability to continue growing their knowledge throughout their careers. Learning the scientific method and basic scientific and ethical principles of clinical and translational research, […]