Open Access Medical Education
Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
In the Eighth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses the difference between clinical thinking and statistical thinking. Topics also covered are p-values, effect sizes, and confidence intervals.
Read MoreIn the Seventh lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Annuradha Persaud discussesthe uses of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture). REDCap is a browser-based, metadata-driven EDC software solution and workflow methodology for designing clinical and transnational research databases.
Read MoreIn the Sixth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses the process of clinical research. Some of the topics examined are Data Collection, Pretesting, Data Entry, and Data Quality.
Read MoreIn the Fifth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses the IRB (Institutional Review Board) review process, and how to determine which type of review (exempt, expedited, or full) a study needs. This video also examines the regulatory documentation process.
Read MoreIn the Fourth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses the various issues that could arise while conducting a study. Some of the topics he covers are how to determine the correct sample size, and how results can be effected by the effect size, and variance or the data set.
Read MoreIn the third lecture of our research series, Dr. Ruth Carrico discusses quality and performance improvement as a research topic. She covers design approaches specific to QI projects, specifically in comparison to clinical research. She then discusses how to interpret the results and make changes that result in performance improvement.
Read MoreIn this second lecture of our research series, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses where research questions come from and what makes a good research question. She covers designing a study including selecting the appropriate type of study for your research question.
Read MoreThis is the first lecture in a research lecture series (initially provided as a symposium by the University of Louisville Division of Infectious Diseases). He then covers important principles regarding conducting research in a university setting from the initial clinical question to publication and establishing a database for continuing research.
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