Full Description
This is an open access book.
The book provides an overview of the state of research in developing countries - Africa, Latin America, and Asia (especially India) and why research and publications are important in these regions. It addresses budding but struggling academics in low and middle-income countries. It is written mainly by senior colleagues who have experienced and recognized the challenges with design, documentation, and publication of health research in the developing world. The book includes short chapters providing insight into planning research at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, issues related to research ethics, and conduct of clinical trials. It also serves as a guide towards establishing a research question and research methodology. It covers important concepts such as writing a paper, the submission process, dealing with rejection and revisions, and covers additional topics such as planning lectures and presentations.
The book will be useful for graduates, postgraduates, teachers as well as physicians and practitioners all over the developing world who are interested in academic medicine and wish to do medical research.
Contents
Part 1 Introduction.- 1 Academic Medicine and the Social Determinants of Health.- Part 2 Background.- 2 Why should we publish papers?.- 3 Overcoming the initial barriers to publication and the role of mentors?.- 4 When should we start doing research and publishing papers?.- 5 Does research improve patient care?.- 6 The status of biomedical research in some developing countries.- Part 3 How to plan a study?.- 7 How to think of a research question?.- 8 What are the types of study design?.- 9 How to calculate an adequate sample size?.- 10 Understanding medical biostatistics.- 11 Applying biostatistics in medical research.- 12 Writing the research proposal: the art and the science.- 13 Ethics in research.- Part 4 How to write an original research paper?.- 14 Who should be an Author?.- 15 How to write an Abstract?.- 16 How to choose a Title?.- 17 How to write the Introduction to a scientific paper?.- 18 How to do a Review of the Literature?.- 19 How to write Material(Patients) and Methods?.- 20 How to write Results?.- 21 How to write the Discussion ?.- 22 How to Cite other papers and add References?.- 23 How to add Illustrations?.- 24 How to check for Plagiarism?.- 25 How to improve language and syntax in medical writing?.- Part 5 How to write other journal articles?.- 26 How to write an Editorial?.- 27 How to write a Letter to the Editor?.- 28 How to write a Case Report?.- 29 Systematic, Scoping and Narrative Reviews.- Part 6 After the paper is written.- 30 To which journal should you submit your article?.- 31 Publication algorithm.- 32 How to do a Peer Review?.- 33 How to handle Rejection?.- 34 Bibliometrics.- Part 7 What else you should know about publication?.- 35 Is medical publishing lucrative?.- 36 How to start a New Medical Journal?.- Part 8 How to project your work further?.- 37 How to present a Poster in a conference?.- 38 How to give an Oral presentation?.- Part 9 Education, planning and execution.- 39 Bedside teaching in Developing Countries.- 40 E-learning in the developing world.- 41 Develop learning objectives and evaluations-Multiple choice questions/ Objective Structured Practical Examination.- 42 How to prepare a lecture?.- 43 The Why and How of Problem based learning?.- 44 How to conduct a Journal Club?.- Part 10 Other topics.- 45 Medical records.- 46 Clinical Audit.- 47 Clinical Drug Trials.- 48 Ethics in Genetic Testing.
