Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Clinical Data Management

Clinical Data Management
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12180
1
Second semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish

Teaching staff


Dra. MARTÍN FERRERES, María Luisa - marisamf@uic.es

For any question, please contact:  Marisa Martin - marisamf@uic.es

Introduction

The subject features of 3 credits ECTS and teached in the first semester of the academic course. It is designed to offer strategies and general resources for the research. It constitutes one of the subjects of the module 1 of Fundamentals of Clinical Research and, more precisely, ascribed to the subject denominated Applied Scientific Methodology in the clinical field.

Pre-course requirements

They are not required.

The students have to compromise to take part actively in the activities proposed.

Objectives

This subject pretends to contribute the knowledge and skills to initiate in the research, look for bibliographic information to the national and international bases, critically analyze the information, prepare a manuscript for its publication and look for the scientific evidence more relieving for its application in Health Sciences.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • CN03RA - Identify health problems that can be investigated
  • HB02RA - Use tools to critically evaluate projects, protocols and research articles, both qualitative and quantitative, in the field of Health Sciences
  • HB03RA - Apply different bibliographic search strategies in a research project clinical research from the main databases in life sciences health.

Learning outcomes of the subject

The student will be able to:

  • M.2.1. Identify databases and search strategies according to the objectives of a health research project.
  • M.2.2. Formulate research questions and hypotheses within the context of a health research project.
  • M.2.6. Apply to competitive calls for research projects offered by different organizations.
  • M.2.7. Plan a preliminary qualitative/quantitative research project within the health research environment.

Syllabus

1. SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR RESEARCH

  1. Concept of sources of information. Source types.
  2. Procedure to realise the searches. Interrogation language.
  3. Databases in health sciences.

2. EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING

  1. Critical thought and take of informed decisions. 
  2. Critical reading of the scientific information.
  3. Preparation of questions.
  4. Systematic searches of information.         

3.MANAGEMENT OF DOCUMENTATION. 

  1. Bibliographic manager.
  2. The management of the scientific documentation.
  3. REFWORKS.
  4. ENDNOTE.

4. BIBLIOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES AND CITATION

  1. Importance of the bibliographic mention.
  2. Appointments and bibliographic references.
  3. Norms of citation more used in sciences of the health.
  4. Vancouver’s style. 
  5. APA’s style.

5. SCIENTIFIC WRITING

  1. Type of articles.
  2. Main parts of a scientific article.
  3. Scientific quality evaluation. The factor of impact.
  4. Ethical of the scientific publication. Concerning the scientific creation.
  5. Critical reading of research works. 

6. PUBLICATION OF THE PROCESS

  1. Norms of publication of biomedical magazines.
  2. A manuscript’s preparation.
  3. Electronic process of sending manuscripts.
  4. Letter to the director.
  5. Process of review for pairs. Procedure and answer to the publisher.

Teaching and learning activities

Online



Master classes: online adaptation (CT) (CP)

Individual tutorials

Group tutorials

Autonomous learning: online adaptation (ML)

Case Method: Online Adaptation (EC)

Cooperative learning: online adaptation (RP)

Project-based methodology: online adaptation (PBL)

Evaluation systems and criteria

Online



1

Continuous assessment:Forum participation 10% online adaptation (GP)

Weighting

10%

2

Written work: Final work 60%online adaptation (PT)

Weighting

60%

3

Written tests: Participation in continuous evaluation exercises 30% online adaptation (OM) (PA)

Weighting

30%

 

In the case that the subject has not been passed in the 1st call, the student will have to do a new final work, which will be provided by the coordinator, in order to pass the subject.

The evaluation of the 2nd call will follow the same criteria as the 1st one.

Bibliography and resources

Burns,  N. (2012). Investigación en enfermería. Desarrollo de la pràctica infermera basada en la evidencia, 5a ed. Barcelona: Elsevier España.

Faus, F. & Santainés, E. (2013). Búsquedas bibliográficas en bases de datos. Primeros passos en investigación en bases de datos. Barcelona: Elsevier España.

Jiménez, J., Argimon, J. M., Martín A. & Vilardell, M. (2015). Publicación científica en biomedicina. Cómo escribir y publicar un articulo de investigación., 2ª ed. Barcelona: Elsevier.

Mabrouki, K. & Bosch F. (Coord.) (2007). Redacción científica en biomedicina: Lo que hay que saber. Cuadernos de la Fundación Dr. Antonio Esteve Nº 9. Barcelona. Recuperado de: http://www.esteve.org/redaccion/

Polit, D. F. & Hungler, B. P. (2000). Investigación científica en ciències de la salud, 6a ed. México: Mc Graw-Hill Interamericana.

Öchsner, A. (2013). Introduction tp Scientific Publishing, Backgrounds, Concepts, Strategies. NY: Springer.

Salkind,  N. J. (1999). Métodos de investigación, 3a ed. México: Prentice Hall.

Strauss, S. E., Richardson, W. S. (2006). Medicina basada en la evidencia, 3a ed. Barcelona: Elsevier.

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