Wednesday 11 October 2017 - Getting Started
08.30
Registration and Coffee
09.00
Introduction and welcome
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee
Session 1
09.15
The research process and types of study
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee
09.45
Brief introduction to critical appraisal
Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
10.05
Critical appraisal facilitated group work
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
10.45
Critical appraisal plenary feedback
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
11.05
Coffee/tea
Session 2
11.25
Designing a study
Professor Shaun Treweek, Professor of Health Services Research, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
12.10
Applying for funding
Professor Rebecca Reynolds, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Edinburgh (TBC)
12.40
Lunch
Session 3
13.40
Constructing a protocol
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee
14.10
Design a study - group work
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
15.40
Coffee/tea
15.50
Present your study to the grant panel
16.40
Academic career pathways
Vignettes from research - ~TBA
17.40
End of day one - Reception
Day 2 - Thursday 12 October 2017 - Doing the research
08.45
Coffee
Session 1
09.00
Approvals: ethics, MHRA, NHS R&D, others
Dr Roma Armstrong, Senior R&D Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
09.45
Review of an ethics application (given out before)
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
11.15
Coffee/tea
Session 2
11.40
Project management and data management
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee
12.30
Analysing your data
Dr Fergus N Doubal, Consultant Stroke Physician & Geriatrician, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh
13.00
Lunch
Session 3
13.45
Writing up and publishing your results
Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
14.30
Write an abstract
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
15.30
Group evaluation of the abstracts
Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and Dr Susan Shenkin, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh
16.00
Wrap up and finish