Basics of Scientific Research Methodology workshop

June 9-10, 2014

 

Intercontinental City Stars Hotel - Egypt

 

 

Course Director: Prof. Dr. Gamal Shiha

Prof. Internal Medicine Dept; GI and liver unit; Almansoura faculty of medicine;

Head of Egyptian Liver Research Institute And Hospital (ELRIAH)

Almansoura –Egypt .

Email: g_shiha@hotmail.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Workshop Manager: Prof. Dr. Ammal  Mokhtar

Research Professor of Public Health, Preventive and Community Medicine – Head of

Community Medicine Research Dept.,-Medical Division/

Chairman of Project Formulation Committee - National Research Center

Email: ammal_mok@yahoo.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

   Topics of the capacity building training courses:

 

1. Study designs and its types; explain advantages and disadvantage of each type and design different studies using the appropriate types
2. Common pitfalls with special emphasis on bias, confounding, reliability and validity
3. Formulation of research question and setting objectives
4. Diagnostic tests (sensitivity, specificity and predictive values)
5. Calculation of sample size by using EP info programs version 6 or 7
6. Descriptive studies: cross sectional study, case reports, case series
7. Survey and surveillance
8. Case-control study
9. Cohort study
10. Intervention studies: randomized controlled trial (individual and cluster)

for more details go to the workshop website