2nd Year – Medical Research Methodology
Schedule of the practical activities*
* for solving assistance please access Instructions and Interpretations
Week 1
Introduction + Regulations and Safety Rules
Week 2
Citing references according to the Vancouver system (Activity 1)
The bibliographic study (Activity 2)
Week 3
The evaluation of a risk factor using a case-control study (Summary | Activity 3 | Database (BD_CM(en).xls))
Week 4
The evaluation of a risk factor using a cohort study (Summary | Activity 4 | Database (BD_Ch(en).xls))
Week 5
The evaluation of a diagnostic method (Summary | Activity | Database (BD_Dg(en).xls))
Week 6
The evaluation of a therapeutical approach (Summary | Activity | Database (BD_T(en).xls))
Week 7
Medical writing (oral presentation of research results – PowerPoint) (Summary | Activity)
Week 8
The evaluation of a risk factor using survival analysis (Summary | Activity | Database (BD_S(en).xls))
Week 9
Medical writing (written presentation of research results – critical appraisal of an academic paper)(Summary | Activity | Article_en)
Week 10
Meta-analysis (Activity)
The hierarchy of evidences (how to choose the best type of articles) (Activity)
Week 11
Choosing the statistical method/test (Summary | Activity)
Critical appraisal of scientific articles. Assessing the validity of scientific articles. (Activity)
Week 12
Critical appraisal of scientific articles. Finding biases (systematic errors) in studies (Summary | Activity)
Week 13
Recapitulative research scenarios (Activity | Databases: BD_EpiExcelen.xls)
Week 14
Practical examination
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Tip for the practical examination:
- particularly useful for your exam rehearsal: Activity with recapitulative research scenarios, Instructions and Interpretations files
Tips for the written examination:
- worth bringing with you: dark marker, pocket calculator, corrector.
- using mobile phones as calculators is not permitted during examinations.
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