Our upcoming winter camp meets the increasing need for highly qualified clinicians-scientists and those participating in patient-oriented, outcomes, or implementation research. "Clinical Research From A to Z" will cover a broad array of educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of trainees. The five modules will cover the essential of medical research from conception to … Continue reading Clinical Research From A to Z
Reproducibility Crisis and Trusted Evidence
Reproducibility crisis attracted serious attention in the scientific arena over the last two decades, as disappointing results emerged from large scale reproducibility projects in various medical, life and behavioral sciences. In 2016, a poll conducted by the journal Nature reported that more than half (52%) of scientists surveyed believed science was facing a reproducibility or … Continue reading Reproducibility Crisis and Trusted Evidence
Evidence: beyond the numbers
Enormous amount of research evidence floods healthcare givers, policy makers and consumers. Users of research evidence may find difficulty in terms of time, skills and resources to keep up with the daily addition of information. Healthcare providers need to find trustworthy research evidence to guide their daily clinical decisions. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses respond to … Continue reading Evidence: beyond the numbers
Fundamentals of Data Analysis, 17
Our approach balances development of critical thinking skills with application of those skills to contemporary data analysis
Critical Appraisal Workshop, 17
The main educational aim of this workshop is to offer a challenging, flexible scheme of study invigorated by research, which advances clinicians’ ability to develop academic and practical insights into the use of clinical trials.
Fundamentals of Clinical Research, 17
The main educational aim of this workshop is to offer a challenging, flexible scheme of study invigorated by research, which advances clinicians’ ability to develop academic and practical insights into the use of clinical research.
Clinical Trials Workshop, 17
The main educational aim of this workshop is to offer a challenging, flexible scheme of study invigorated by research, which advances clinicians’ ability to develop academic and practical insights into the use of clinical trials.
How to publish research
How to publish research: What editors want
P value has no value, What should we do instead?
In the post p<0.05 era, scientific argumentation is not based on whether a p-value is small enough or not. Attention is paid to effect sizes and confidence intervals. Evidence is thought of as being continuous rather than some sort of dichotomy
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, Birzeit University, 2017
This workshop takes a step-by-step approach to the practical tasks of conducting and reporting a new Systematic Review to answer a question about the effects of an intervention. This course will focus on the practicalities rather than the theory. The workshop is organized by the Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University Venue: Amman, Jordan. Dates: 22 - … Continue reading Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, Birzeit University, 2017
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