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Research Methods 101 for the Provider: A Guide to Critical Research Consumption
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Research Methods 101 for the Provider: A Guide to Critical Research Consumption
Research Methods 101 for the Provider: A Guide to Critical Research Consumption is designed to increase providers’ competence to critically evaluate research by increasing their knowledge of the scientific method, research design, and common biases. Ideally, improvements in knowledge and competence will translate into improvements in clinician performance as they use their understanding of research to provide better care and communication to their patients.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Critically evaluate empirical research
Identify critical components and potential pitfalls of research designs
Determine the appropriate research design for a given research question.
Target Audience
This course is geared toward providers and researchers in all areas of health care with the primary goal of providing participants with the tools necessary to be critical consumers of research and (if desired) begin to design their own research.
Course Director
Sarah E. Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Director for Research at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance
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Earn up to
2
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Duration
~ 2 Hour(s)
Course Type
Online; Self-paced
Course Release Dates
Course Opens:
September 18, 2018
Course Closes:
September 18, 2021
Original Release:
June 8, 2015
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