Engaging Students in Surgical Outcomes Research
Fig. 19.1 The four domains of a successful student research program The best mentors for students are actually other students and trainees. Every senior medical student working on research with…
Finding a Mentor in Outcomes Research
The mentor’s roles and responsibilities Traditional view Newer view Paternalistic Empowering Boss/authority Friend/partner Stern/strict Inspiring In charge Let’s go Protective Protective “Raise” the mentee “Develop” the mentee The mentee’s roles…
Methods for Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies
Treatment choice Selection factor Expected selection bias Expected results from biases alone Estimated strength of effect Chemo vs. no in several clinical scenarios General health Chemo prescribed only for healthier…
Understanding and Changing Organizational Culture in Surgery
Fig. 9.1 Safety hierarchy model Table 9.1 Safety constructs: levels of analysis, construct stability, and modifiability Safety construct Levels of analysis Concept stability/difficulty to modify Safety attitude Individuals and small…
Building a Health Services Research Program
Project name Principal investigator Support category Funded effort Past week actual effort (%) 1 week ago (%) 2 weeks ago (%) Past 4 week average (%) PE prevention Jones Externally…
Funding Opportunities for Outcomes Research
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Justin B. Dimick and Caprice C. Greenberg (eds.)Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services ResearchSuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_22 22. Funding Opportunities for Outcomes Research Dorry Segev1 (1) Department of Surgery and Epidemiology, Department of…
What Every Outcomes Research Fellow Should Learn
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Justin B. Dimick and Caprice C. Greenberg (eds.)Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services ResearchSuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_21 21. What Every Outcomes Research Fellow Should Learn Yue-Yung Hu1 (1) Department of Surgery, Beth Israel…
Qualitative Research Methods
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Justin B. Dimick and Caprice C. Greenberg (eds.)Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services ResearchSuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_18 18. Qualitative Research Methods Margaret L. Schwarze1 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine…
Survey Research
© Springer-Verlag London 2014Justin B. Dimick and Caprice C. Greenberg (eds.)Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services ResearchSuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_17 17. Survey Research Karen J. Brasel1 (1) Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,…
Large Databases Used for Outcomes Research
Type of question Example Description Examination of rare conditions, procedures, complications Sheffield et al. Association between cholecystectomy with vs without intraoperative cholangiography and risk of common duct injury. JAMA 2013…
