Workshop Summary:
This workshop covers medical writing including synopsis, dissertation & article writing specially designed for clinicians. At the end of this comprehensive workshop the participants will learn research methodology & synopsis writing in detail, basic biostatistical concepts, data analysis from basic to advance using SPSS, dissertation writing, article writing, journal selection for manuscript submission, critical appraisal, research ethics, use of AI in medical research and managing references using online software's like Mendeley / Endnote.
Session 1. Research Methodology and Synopsis writing:
Learning Objectives:
- Introduction to research methodology and synopsis writing
- Components of synopsis from title selection to references
- Research question development as per PICO format
- Advance literature search using search engines and databases
- Sample size calculation using online formulas
- Epidemiological study designs
- Sampling techniques and selection criteria
- Data collection procedure
- Data analysis plan
- Questionnaire development and validation
- Referencing using Mendeley / Endnote
Session 2. Data Analysis, Biostatistics and Dissertation Writing:
Learning Objectives:
- Introduction to basic bio statistical concepts
- Introduction to data analysis (variables, data types)
- Variables entry, data entry, data import
- Data transformation
- Data cleaning, missing values
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- T tests
- ANOVAs
- Correlations
- Regression analysis
- Introduction to dissertation writing
- Components of dissertation writing
- Table of contents, List of tables, List of figures
Session 3. Article Writing and Critical Appraisal
Learning Objectives:
Introduction to article writing
Abstract writing
Methodology writing
Results tables preparation
Results interpretation
