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3rd UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS AND RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY

2nd July 2012GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL, SUTTON COLDFIELD

WEST MIDLANDS

The 3rd

course in this popular series, this is a one day course to help participants get

to grips with the basics of statistics and research methodology. This year we have

included a practical workshop to allow participants to practice* using EXCELTM

and SPSSTM

. Get tips and tricks on creating good graphs and tables.

An essential course for all medical professions especially trainees who wish to take

up a research post. For consultants and GPs this also gives an opportunity to earn

valuable CME points along with finding answers to all those questions you always

wanted to ask.

Course organisers are Dr. Sunil Nadar, Consultant Cardiologist and Hon. Senior

Lecturer (Univ of Birmingham), Dr. Diedre Lane (Lecturer, Univ. of Birmingham)

and Dr. Eduard Shantsila (Post doc Fellow, Univ. of Birmingham). We also have Dr

Ed Hoey Consultant Radiologist and associate editor with the BMA publishing

group, as a guest speaker giving valuable tips and tricks on getting published.

Apply on line at www.midlandsmedicalcourses.co.uk or email

info@midlandsmedicalcourses.co.uk for an application form.

Alternatively fill in the form below with a cheque made payable to Midlands

Medical Courses and post it to Mrs Susan Lynch, Cardiology secretary, Goodhope

hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR

Registration fee: 145 for Consultants and GPs and 95 for all other grades and

allied professionals. Special rate of only 55 for foundation year trainees (only

postal application - online booking not possible)

Please write your email address legibly as all correspondence will be via email.

Name:..

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PROGRAMME

9:00 Registration and Coffee

9:30 The basics-1 Introduction to statistics- managing your variables (Dr.

Sunil Nadar)

10:00 The basics-2 The p value and tests of significance (Dr. Eduard

Shantsila)

10:30 Coffee

10:45 The basics-3 Sensitivity and specificity, (Dr. Sunil Nadar)

11:00 The basics 4- Odds ratio and hazard ratio (Dr. Diedre Lane)

11:30 Workshop 1- Using statistical software- Excel, SPSS, Minitab (E.

Shantsila, S. Nadar, D. Lane)

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Workshop 2- Advanced Statistics- Correlations and regressions ( E.

Shantsila, S. Nadar, D. Lane)

14:30 Types of studies- benefits and pitfalls ( Dr. Diedre Lane)

15:00 Coffee

15:15 Audits- Planning your Audit/research project (Dr. Sunil Nadar)

15:30 Critical appraisal of a paper (Dr. Sunil Nadar)

15:45 Writing a paper- How to improve your chance of acceptance (Dr. Ed

Hoey)

16:15 Feedback, certificate of attendance and departure