Section outline

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  • Module 1: April 6 to April 19

    Lecture:

    Why Does Publishing and Presenting Matter?

    How is Publishing and Presenting Linked to the Question You Ask?

    How should an abstract be presented? 





    Faculty:  Vinay Prasad MD MPH
     

    This session will focus on why the delivery of science is vital in the modern media environment. Thinking about the delivery of the product can shape even the question, design or conduct of the study.  How can scientific presentation continue to retain relevance in a world where attention is the commodity, and there are powerful forces that seek to capture it.

    In the second portion of the lecture, we will discuss preparing structured abstracts for scientific conferences. How do you write and create a research abstract?  Under what circumstances should you send your project to conference? Is it worth your time? What are the tradeoffs?


    • Lecture Slides:

    • Class 1 revised File

    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 1, 2, 11, and 12

    • Optional "Live" Session (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Live interactive lecture at Zoom meeting on Tuesday, April 6, from 3:15 to 4:45 pm

    • Live Session 4/06/2021 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Assignment #1:

      Option 1: Submit a draft abstract for a research study you are currently conducting or have just completed, formatted according to the guidelines of a professional/scientific society or a peer-reviewed journal - due by noon on Tuesday, April 20.

      Option 2: Use "track changes" to edit and improve a draft abstract for a study- you can pick any abstract in your field, and show your changes  - due by noon on Tuesday April 20.

    • Upload Assignment 1 here

  • Module 2: April 20 to May 3

    Lecture:


    Introduction/ Methods

    Faculty:  Vinay Prasad 

    In this session, we will discuss the introduction and methods of a manuscript. What is the best way to get the readers attention?  How should the methods be presented?  Is there a role for first person narratives?

    • Pre-Recorded Lectures (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Lecture Slides:

    • "Live" Session Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Live Session 4/20/2021 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only
    • Live discussion on Intro and Methods on Tuesday, April 20, at 3:15 pm by Zoom

    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 3 and 4

    • Assignment #2:

      Option 1: Submit a draft ~3-paragraph introduction for a manuscript based on a research project you are currently conducting or have just completed - due by noon on May 4.

      Option 2: Use "track changes" to edit and improve a draft introduction for any manuscript - due by noon on May 4.

    • Upload Assignment 2 here
    • Introduction and Methods File

  • Module 3: May 4 to May 17

    Lecture:  

    Visual Display of Data and the Results and Discussion

    Faculty: Vinay Prasad MD


    In this session we will discuss various ways to present data.  In the age of twitter and social media, do visual displays need to be different? We will also discuss results and discussion sections.  How should they be formatted and reported?

    • Session Slides:

    • "Live" Session Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Live Session 5/04/2021 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8.

    • Assignment #3:

      Submit a table and a figure from your own research that present the same research data in two different ways, along with text to summarize the most important findings and describe their implications – due by noon on May 18.


    • Upload Assignment 3 here
    • Results and Discussion File

  • Module 4: May 18 to May 31

    Lecture:

    Journal submission and politics


    Faculty:  Vinay Prasad MD

    How can you navigate the complex waters of deciding when and how to submit an article to a journal?  What systems can you employ?  Where is the boundary between science and journal politics? How should you structure your research to appeal to editors?

    • Pre-Recorded Lecture:

    • Lecture Slides:

    • "Live" Session Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Discussion on how to submit your research to journals on Tuesday, May 18, at 3:15 pm by Zoom -- come prepared to ask questions!
    • Live Session 5/18/2021 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 10 and 13

    • Optional Reading:

    • Assignment Due Date:  (e.g.,  1 pm on April 1 2013” or  “At the beginning of Small Group Section”)

    • Journal Submission File

  • Module 5: June 1

    Lectures/Sessions:

    The Media and Social Media

    Podcasting/ Youtube



    Faculty:  Vinay Prasad MD MPH


    Research dissemination increasingly has to do with distributing results to a broad audience and the media. How can you navigate twitter, facebook, youtube, podcasts and press releases?

     


    • Session Slides:

    • "Live" Session Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Interactive session on how you can navigate twitter, facebook, youtube, podcasts and press releases

       

        on Tuesday, June 1, at 3:15 pm by Zoom
    • Live Session 6/1/2021 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only