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<p>Foreword ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>About the Companion Website xiii</p> <p><b>Chapter 1 How to get involved in research 1</b></p> <p>1.1 Why do research? 1</p> <p>1.2 What can I become involved in? 2</p> <p>1.3 Different types of research 2</p> <p>1.4 Clinical vs laboratory 8</p> <p>1.5 Getting ideas for research 8</p> <p>References 9</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 Conducting a study 11</b></p> <p>2.1 How to find a research project 11</p> <p>2.2 How to approach a mentor 14</p> <p>2.3 Planning your study 17</p> <p>2.4 Data collection 25</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 Literature review and critical appraisal 27</b></p> <p>3.1 Literature review 27</p> <p>3.2 Search terms 28</p> <p>3.3 Where to search 29</p> <p>3.4 How to search 30</p> <p>3.5 Critical appraisal 30</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 Ethics and the ethical application 35</b></p> <p>4.1 What is medical ethics and why is it important? 35</p> <p>4.2 Main ethical considerations in medical research 35</p> <p>4.3 Practical ethical applications 38</p> <p>4.4 Dealing with conflicts in ethics 39</p> <p>4.5 Ethical applications 40</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 Analysing your data 42</b></p> <p>5.1 What I need to know and how to find it 42</p> <p>5.2 Variables 44</p> <p>5.3 Analysis of categorical and continuous variables in two groups 47</p> <p>5.4 Sensitivity and specificity 48</p> <p>5.5 Positive predictive value and negative predictive value 50</p> <p>5.6 Receiver operating characteristic curves 51</p> <p>5.7 Logistic regression analysis 53</p> <p>5.8 Other types of analysis 54</p> <p>5.9 How to present your results 55</p> <p>5.10 Conclusion 57</p> <p>References 57</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 Conferences and presentations: the next step in the research journey 58</b></p> <p>6.1 Types of conferences 58</p> <p>6.2 Prices and prizes 59</p> <p>6.3 Abstract submission 60</p> <p>6.4 Title 60</p> <p>6.5 Introduction 60</p> <p>6.6 Methods 60</p> <p>6.7 Results 60</p> <p>6.8 Conclusion 61</p> <p>6.9 Poster presentation 63</p> <p>6.10 Podium presentation 64</p> <p><b>Chapter 7 Writing a paper 66</b></p> <p>7.1 Title 66</p> <p>7.2 Abstract 67</p> <p>7.3 Introduction 68</p> <p>7.4 Methods 69</p> <p>7.5 Results 71</p> <p>7.6 Discussion 72</p> <p>7.7 Conclusion 73</p> <p>7.8 References 74</p> <p>7.9 Sending to seniors for review 74</p> <p>Reference 75</p> <p><b>Chapter 8 How to get published 76</b></p> <p>8.1 Which journal? 76</p> <p>8.2 Authorship 78</p> <p>8.3 Getting your paper ready for the journal 79</p> <p>8.4 Dealing with reviewer comments 80</p> <p>8.5 Dealing with rejection 84</p> <p>References 85</p> <p><b>Chapter 9 Writing a case report 86</b></p> <p>9.1 How to begin 86</p> <p>9.2 Preparing to write the case report 88</p> <p>9.3 Writing the case report 90</p> <p>References 94</p> <p><b>Chapter 10 Basic laboratory research 95</b></p> <p>10.1 Introduction to laboratory research and translational research 95</p> <p>10.2 Basic research versus clinical research 96</p> <p>10.3 Laboratory hierarchy 97</p> <p>10.4 Day to day of working in the lab 98</p> <p>10.5 How to choose your lab 101</p> <p><b>Chapter 11 Expanding your horizons in research 103</b></p> <p>11.1 Research elective 103</p> <p>11.2 Intercalated research degree 104</p> <p>11.3 Postgraduate diplomas/certificates 105</p> <p>11.4 Postgraduate degree 106</p> <p><b>Chapter 12 Teaching 109</b></p> <p>12.1 How to get involved in teaching 109</p> <p>12.2 Teaching as an undergraduate student 110</p> <p>12.3 Teaching as a postgraduate student 111</p> <p>12.4 Teaching at work 112</p> <p>12.5 Planning a lesson 115</p> <p>12.6 Getting the most out of your teaching 116</p> <p>12.7 Running a teaching course 118</p> <p>12.8 How to set up a novel teaching course 118</p> <p>12.9 How to run an established course 121</p> <p><b>Chapter 13 Conducting an audit 122</b></p> <p>13.1 What is clinical audit? 122</p> <p>13.2 Conducting an audit 123</p> <p><b>Chapter 14 Portfolio/CV 131</b></p> <p>14.1 Keeping a portfolio 131</p> <p>14.2 Curriculum vitae (CV) 135</p> <p><b>Chapter 15 Maintaining a good balance 137</b></p> <p>15.1 Stress and burnout 138</p> <p>15.2 Improving your mindset to promote resilience 141</p> <p>15.3 Other methods for resilience 142</p> <p>15.4 Practical tips 144</p> <p>References 145</p> <p>Index 147</p>

<p><b>Robert Foley,</b> MB BCh BAO, MSc, MCh, GradCert (Statistics), MRCS, Specialist Registrar in Radiology, Health Education England Severn, Bristol, UK.</p><p><b>Robert Maweni,</b> MB BCh BAO, MCh, MRCS (ENT), Specialist Registrar in Otorhinolaryngology, Health Education England Thames Valley, Oxford, UK.</p><p><b>Shahram Shirazi,</b> MB BCh BAO, BSc, MRCS, Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Health Education England London & South East, London, UK.</p><p><b>Hussein Jaafar,</b> BSc (Biomed), MSc (Neuroscience), PhD (Candidate), Life Science Consultant, Life Science Dynamics, London, UK.</p>

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