Responsible conduct of research
Plagiarism of ideas or concepts, part 1 Multiple publications from one research project Received for review 1/6/04, revised 7/1/04, accepted 8/3/04. Received for review 2/9/04, accepted 3/9/04. Question 1 of 5 Since the same authors appear on both manuscripts, is this plagiarism? Question 2 of 5 Is this copyright infringement? Question 3 of 5 How […]
Critical analysis of a meta-analysis I
This session will reinforce the concepts of sensitivity, specificity, and ROC curves. Today’s article is a Cochrane Review meta-analysis about rapid antigen–detection testing for group A streptococcus. You will also dive deeper into the process of assessing “the risk of bias” in studies and how those biases can impact a meta-analysis. Learning goals List the […]
Exam 2
PICO framework You should have a good grasp of how PICO works and why it’s a helpful framework Evidence-based medicine (and how it fits into PICO) Components of study designs and basic statistical analysis Type 1 error Type 2 error P-value Confidence interval Dependent variable Independent variable Central tendency Normal distribution Mean (calculate) Mode (calculate) […]
MEDSCHLR exam topics
Critical analysis of a meta-analysis I (Facilitator)
This session will reinforce the concepts of sensitivity, specificity, and ROC curves. Today’s article is a Cochrane Review meta-analysis about rapid antigen–detection testing for group A streptococcus. You will also dive deeper into the process of assessing “the risk of bias” in studies and how those biases can impact a meta-analysis. Learning goals List the […]
Quantitative methods V
Learning Goals Distinguish a systematic review from a meta-analysis Describe and explain the meaning of a hazard ratio in terms of prognosis as you would explain it to a patient Describe the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) and the Number Needed to Harm (NNH) and how they can be used in clinical medicine Distinguish a […]
Critical appraisal of a randomized controlled trial
In this journal club session, we will be appraising a recent article about empagliflozin, an inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2, found in the kidney’s proximal tubule. This drug is used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, recent evidence suggests that using SGLT2 inhibitors reduces the risk of hospitalization for patients with heart failure with or […]
Critical appraisal of a randomized controlled trial (Facilitator)
In this journal club session, we will be appraising a recent article about empagliflozin, an inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2, found in the kidney’s proximal tubule. This drug is used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, recent evidence suggests that using SGLT2 inhibitors reduces the risk of hospitalization for patients with heart failure with or […]
Randomized control trials and clinical trial design
Learning Goals Describe the essential elements of randomized trials and compare and contrast Randomized Control Trial and Non-Randomized Control Trial study designs Describe the difference between efficacy and effectiveness Define the purposes of randomization, masking, blinding, placebo, placebo effect, single-blind studies, and double-blind studies List the four major phases of randomized trials used by the […]
Assessing reliability and validity in diagnostic and screening tests
Learning Goals Define validity and reliability Compare measures of validity, including sensitivity and specificity Define positive and negative predictive value Calculate and interpret sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value Describe and interpret a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve Define validity and reliability Validity of screening tests The validity of a test is […]