Research Skills for the Modern Surgeon (ePub)

Research Skills for the Modern Surgeon is the third textbook in the ASiT series, accompanying Foundation Skills in Surgery and Core Laparoscopic Skills. This book consists of three sections covering clinical studies, research methodology and research skills. The text will provide a solid grounding in the skills necessary to become an active researcher in modern day surgical practice.
The book covers: Principles of good clinical practice and research ethics; Designing and conducting randomised controlled trials in surgery; Internal and external validity in randomised controlled trials; Applying for ethical approval and permissions; Acting as a Principal Investigator (PI) and recruiting patients to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in surgery; Surgical research collaboratives; Qualitative research; Pre-clinical and translational research; Observational studies;
Secondary research (systematic review and meta-analysis); Other experimental designs and clinical studies; Medical education research; Introduction to statistics; Advanced statistical techniques: regression analysis, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and time to event analysis; Planning and delivering a clinical research project; Writing and designing a research abstract; Designing a conference poster; Delivering an oral presentation; Out of programme research and applying for funding; Publishing and peer-reviewing papers; and How to critically appraise an article or abstract.