Research Methodology

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ST 2.1.1

Role of research in maintaining and advancing clinical best practice in emergency medicine.

ST 2.1.2

Referencing standards applied to academic literature.

ST 2.1.3

Identify areas of practice where research is merited.

ST 2.1.4

Determine appropriate research question in a range of contexts appropriate for emergency medicine.

ST 2.1.5

Identify potential research participants and demonstrate a willingness to recruit patients for active research studies.

ST 2.1.6

Apply ethics and participation management principles and adhere to local regulations in recruitment of participants into research studies.

ST 2.2.1

The role of ethics submission and approval in the creation of clinical research in an emergency medicine context.

ST 2.2.2

The role of informed consent in the recruitment of participants for clinical research.

ST 2.3.1

Common statistical terms, summary statistics and statistical tests used for data analysis, including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, accuracy, relative risk, odds ratio and other likelihood ratios, confidence intervals, number needed to treat, statistical significance, mean, median, standard deviation, pre- and post-test probability.

ST 2.3.2

Statistical tests, including ANOVA, t-tests, Mann Witney U test, chi squared test.

ST 2.3.3(a)

Measurements of disease frequency and association, including: Prevalence, incidence, cumulative incidence

ST 2.3.3(b)

Measurements of disease frequency and association, including: Incidence rates, age-specific rates

ST 2.3.4(a)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Experimental

ST 2.3.4(b)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Observational

ST 2.3.4(c)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Meta-analysis

ST 2.3.4(d)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Case series and reports

ST 2.3.4(e)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Literature reviews

ST 2.3.4(f)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Multi-centre trials

ST 2.3.4(g)

Various research methodologies and levels of evidence, including: Quantitative vs qualitative vs quasi-qualitative

ST 2.3.5

Basic principles of medical research design, including sample size, randomisation and blinding, bias, validity, hypothesis formulation, superiority study, non-inferiority study.

ST 2.3.6

Principles of participation management in research studies conducted in the workplace.

ST 2.3.7

Combine critically appraised literature and local expert practice in the evaluation of local clinical guidelines.

ST 2.3.8

Match research methodology to question appropriate across the breadth of emergency medicine practice.

ST 2.3.9

Appropriately analyse and critique research design.

ST 2.3.10

Apply the principles of privacy, confidentiality, ethics, consent and disclosure of information to a clinical research project conducted in an emergency medicine context.

ST 2.4.1

Write about a clinical topic or practice in simple academic style.

ST 2.4.2

Apply the principles of research and referencing to write an evidence- based article.

ST 2.4.3

Advocate for appropriate clinical research to be conducted in emergency departments.