APOG Introduction to Research Course
for Residents in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Faculty
• Robert Reid, M.D.
• Phil Hahn, M.Sc.
• Gregory Davies, M.D.

Saturday, December 3

• Welcome (PDF)
• 10:00 am - Research in my residency. Why? When? How? (Reid)
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• 10:30 am - Study design (Hahn)
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• 11:15 am - Sample size estimation (Hahn)
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• 12:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - Study design workshop (Reid)
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• 1:45 pm - Risk statistics (Hahn)
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• 2:30 pm - Health Break
• 2:45 pm - Diagnostic test statistics (Hahn)
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• 3:30 pm - Systematic reviews and The Cochrane Library (Hahn)
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• 5:30 to 7:00 pm - Wine & Cheese
  Host: Dr. Margaret Morris, APOG President

Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel

Sunday, December 4

• 8:30 am - Continental Breakfast
• 9:00 am - Stats 101: Confidence Intervals and P values (Hahn)
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• 9:45 am - From Research Outline to Grant Proposal (Davies)
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• 10:15 am - Health Break
• 10:30 am - Survey research (Hahn)
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• 11:00 am - Publishing your manuscript (Davies)
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• 11:30 am - 15 Steps to a Successful Research Project (Hahn)
• 12:00 pm - Lunch

• 12:30 am - Critical appraisal (Hahn)
  What is critical appraisal? (Alison Hill and Claire Spittlehouse)
• 1:15 pm - Effective presentation skills (Davies)
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• 2:00 pm - Quiz (Hahn)

• 2:20 pm - Program evaluation

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• Research Road Map
• Royal College Research Guide for Residents

If you are working on your first research project and want a one-stop resource to give you the knowledge and confidence to move forward… this is your guide.
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Posted: Phil Hahn, December 2, 2011