Past Events
An archive of all our past events.
Research Starter Skills Session 6: Cardiology Journal Club - Synoptic Session
Learning outcomes: Practice in critical appraisal of a scientific paper. Use of the PICO Model. Assessment of external and internal validity
Research Starter Skills Session 5: Publishing & Presenting Your Research
Learning outcomes: Understanding the process of manuscript composition. Appreciate factors affecting journal selection, avoiding predatory journals. Understand authorship criteria and article processing fees.
Research Starter Skills Session 4: Statistical Thinking in Medical Research
Learning outcomes: Be able to interpret and calculate common measures used in medical research: odds ratio, relative risk, incidence, prevalence, positive, negative predictive value. Understand which statistical test should be used to detect statistical significance, and why it is used over other methods (Parametric and nonparametric methods). Understand the concept and determinants of statistical power
Research Starter Skills Session 3: Top Tips for Research. Dr Paz Tayal, Imperial College London
Learning outcomes: Choosing a supervisor, skills required for academia, importance of mentoring. Understand how a systematic review and meta-analysis are conducted, with detail of relevant statistical methods. Guidance on approaching your own systematic review: from protocol to publication.
Research Starter Skills Session 2: Basic science research, from bench to bedside. Professor Sheila Francis, University of Sheffield
Learning outcomes: Understand what basic scientific research is. Appreciate that basic research provides the underlying science behind clinical investigations/trials. Gain an understanding of a day in the life of a basic science researcher
Research Starter Skills for Medical Students and Foundation Doctors
The Women in Cardiology Committee of the British Cardiovascular Society is delighted to announce the launch of our free Research Starter Skills webinar series, starting Tuesday 23rd September at 7pm. This six-session programme is designed to equip medical students and foundation doctors with the core knowledge & confidence to get involved in medical statistics, pre-clinical and clinical research. The series will culminate in a Journal Club session, pulling together knowledge and skills built across the series for critical appraisal. All are welcome - Please register for each individual event below by clicking on the event title. Any queries, please contact us at wic@bcs.com.
Research Starter Skills Session 1: Research options and protocol design. Dr Holly Morgan, Kings College London
Learning outcomes: Appreciate the different categories of medical research. Understand the difference between research, audit and quality improvement. Develop an understanding of how case-control, cohort and randomised control trials are conducted. Explore the strengths and limitations of these study types enabling critical appraisal of a research study.
Women In Cardiology Events at BCS2024
All our events at BCS2024 in Manchester from 3rd to 5th June
