Research Skills
Books and A/Vs for developing research skills:
AAMC. Teaching the Responsible Conduct of Research Through a Case
Study Approach: A Handbook for Instructors, Washington D.C.: AAMC, 1994.
226 pages
Alguire, P., D. McKellin, Rebecca Henry, and K. Lienhart. Power-Reading:
Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature. 2nd ed. East Lansing, MI:
OMERAD, 1991
- These WORKSHOP MATERIALS include an administrator's manual, handout
masters, and overhead transparencies. They are formatted for a series of
one-hour "journal club" sessions. The focus is on giving participants
essential principles and strategies for assessing research literature.
Anderson, William, J. Warner and K. Lienhart. Presenting a Scientific
Paper. East Lansing, MI: OMERAD, 1991
- These WORKSHOP MATERIALS include a planning workbook master, a videotape,
overhead transparencies, and an administrator's manual. The focus is on
helping participants design, develop, and deliver a research paper at a
professional meeting.
Berg, Albert O., Michael J. Gordon and D. C. Cherkin. Practiced-based
Research in Family Medicine. Kansas City, MO: American Academy of Family
Physicians, 1986.
- The focus of this MONOGRAPH is family physicians interested in doing
research in their clinical practice. It provides useful tips as well as
references to additional resources that readers can access.
DeAngelis, C. An Introduction to Clinical Research. New York: Oxford
Press, 1990.
- This BOOK outlines steps to follow in organizing and implementing a
clinical investigation. Emphasis is placed on planning early and anticipating
future problems.
Evidence-Based Care Resource Group. Evidence-based care. Five articles
in the Canadian Medical Association Journal beginning April 15, 1994. Vol.
150: 1249-1254; 1417-1423; 1575-1579; 1793-1796; 1971-1973.
- Andrew Oxman and colleagues at McMaster University have written a series
of articles that are helpful to faculty members who want to develop their
skills at the interface of research and patient care. Evidence-based medicine
involves an ability to access, summarize, and apply information from the
literature to daily clinical problems. Topics include setting and guidelines
and measuring and improving performance.
Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. Users' guides to the medical
literature. Ten-Part Series in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
1993-1994
- I. Oxman, Andrew D., David L. Sackett, and Gordon H. Guyatt. How to
get started? 1993;270(17):2093-2095.
- II. Guyatt, Gordon H., David L. Sackett, and Deborah H. Cook. How to
use an article about therapy or prevention. A. Are the results of the study
valid? 1993;270(21):2598-2601 and B. What were the results and will they
help me in caring for patients? 1994; 271(1): 59-63.
- III. Jaeschke, Roman, Gordon H. Guyatt, and David Sackett. How to use
an article about a diagnostic test. A. Are the results of the study valid?
1994;271(5):389-391 and B. What are the results and will they help me in
caring for my patient? 1994;271(9):703-707.
- IV. Levine, Mitchell, Stephen Walter, Hui Lee, Ted Haines, Ann Holbrook,
and V. Moyer. How to Use an article about harm. 1994;271(20):1615-1619.
- V. Laupacis, A., G. Wells, W. S. Richardson, and P. Tugwell. How to
Use an Article about Prognosis. 1994;272930; 234-237.
- VI. Oxman, Andrew, Deborah H. Cook, and Gordon Guyatt . How to Use
an overview. 1994;2729170: 1367-1371.
- VII. Richardson, W., D. Scott, and S. Allan. How to use a clinical
decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? 1995;273(160:
1292-1295 and B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for
patients? 1995;273(20): 1610-1613.
- VIIIa. Hayward, Robert S., Mark C. Wilson, Sean R. Tunis, Eric B. Bass,
and Gordon H. Guyatt. How to use clinical practice guidelines: Are the
recommendations valid? 1995;272(7): 570-574.
- VIIIb. Wilson, Mark C., Robert S. Hayward, Sean R. Tunis, Eric Bass,
and Gordon H. Guyatt. How to use clinical practice guidelines. B. What
are the recommendations and will they help you in caring for your patients?
1995;272(20): 1630-1632.
- IX. Guyatt, Gordon H, David L. Sackett, John C. Sinclair, Robert S.
Haywood, Deborah J. Cook, and Robert J. Cook. A method for grading health
care recommendations. 1995;274(22): 1800-1804.
- X. Naylor, C. David and Gordon H. Guyatt. How to use an article reporting
variations in the outcomes of health services. 275(7):554-558.
- In 1981 the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at
McMaster University published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association
a series of Readers' Guides for clinicians to use in accessing medical
research. The series became one of the Journal's most requested set of
reprints. Subsequently these guides have been updated and printed in JAMA.
Gehlbach, S. H. Interpreting the Medical Literature: A Clinician's
Guide. 2nd edition. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1988.
- The academic family physician who is the author of this BOOK provides
clinicians with an approach to understanding research articles in medical
journals. Readers are introduced to principles of epidemiology in a clear,
concise manner.
Guyatt, Gordon and colleagues at McMaster University. Basic statistics
for clinicians. Four-part series in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Volume 152. Editions 1-4, 1955.
- Topics in this SERIES OF ARTICLES are (1) hypothesis testing; (2) interpreting
study results: confidence intervals; (3) assessing the effects of treatment:
measures of association; and (4) correlation and regression.
Hulley, S. B. and S. R. Cummings. Editors. Designing Clinical Research.
Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, 1988.
- This WORKBOOK provides basic and advanced research techniques with
an emphasis on epidemiology. The numerous examples make it a helpful guide
to the novice researcher.
McGaghie, William C. and John J. Frey. Editors. Handbook for the Academic
Physician. New York: Springer Verlag, 1986. 398 pages
- The topics addressed in the clinical research section of this BOOK
include: the role of research in primary care medicine, a research case
study, planning and conducting a research study, resources for clinical
research, and research data management.
Sage Publications: Research Methods for Primary Care Series. Beverly
Hills, Calif.
- 1. Norton, P. G., et al. Primary Care Research, 1991. 220 pages
- 2. Dunn, E. V., et al. Tools for Primary Care Research, 1992. 270 pages
- 3. Crabtree, B. F. and W. Miller. Doing qualitative research, 1992.
276 pages
- 4. Tudiver, F. Assessing Interventions, 1992. 230 pages
- 5. Bass, M. J., et al. Conducting Research in the Practice Setting,
1993. 266 pages
- 6. Dunn, E. V., et al. Disseminating Research/Changing Practice, 1994.
222 pages
- 7. Crabtree, B. J., W. L. Miller, R. B. Addison, V. J. Gilchrist, and
A. Kuzel. Exploring collaborative research, 1994. 325 pages
- This SERIES OF BOOKS is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors
representing family medicine, nursing, social work, epidemiology, and anthropology.
White, Kerr L. Editor. Health Services Research: An Anthology. Washington
D. C.: Pan American Health Organization, 1992.
- Although this ANTHOLOGY is not designed to help faculty members become
researchers, some of the innovative models and methods presented in various
articles can provide ideas for those intending to do research.
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