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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1: The essentials for career success Chapter 1. An introduction to research, audit and teaching Chapter 2. Evidence-based medicine Chapter 3. How to get involved Chapter 4. Presenting your findings Chapter 5. Publishing your findings Chapter 6. Writing a successful Curriculum Vitae Section 2: Research methodology Chapter 7. Handling data Chapter 8. Investigating hypotheses Chapter 9. Systematic review and meta-analysis Chapter 10. Research design Chapter 11. Randomised controlled trials Chapter 12. Cohort studies Chapter 13. Case-control studies Chapter 14. Measures of disease occurrence and cross-sectional studies Chapter 15. Ecological studies Chapter 16. Case report and case series Chapter 17. Qualitative research Chapter 18. Confounding Chapter 19. Screening, diagnosis and prognosis Chapter 20. Statistical techniques Chapter 21. Economic evaluation Chapter 22. Critical appraisal checklists Chapter 23. Crash course in statistical formulae Section 3: Audit and its loop: the modern approach to improving healthcare practice Chapter 24. Clinical audit Chapter 25. Quality improvement Section 4: Teaching theory and practice Chapter 26. Medical education Chapter 27. Designing a teaching session and teaching programme Chapter 28. Teaching methods Chapter 29. Teaching materials Chapter 30. Evaluation, assessment and feedback Chapter 31. Dealing with the student in difficulty
