Corso di clinical writing
What to expect today?
Core modules
•
Introduction
•
Correction of abstracts submitted by participants
•
Practical session 2 – Abstract drafting
•
Results drafting
•
Discussion drafting
•
Tables and Figures drafting
•
Peer review and publication
•
Synthetic example – database creation, analysis and
Results drafting
What to expect today?
Core modules
•
Introduction
•
Correction of abstracts submitted by participants
•
Practical session 2 – Abstract drafting
•
Results drafting
•
Discussion drafting
•
Tables and Figures drafting
•
Peer review and publication
•
Synthetic example – database creation, analysis and
Results drafting
Learning goals of this course
• Which
general
principles
apply
to
clinical
writing?
• Which specific techniques apply?
• How do I appraise a published clinical paper?
• How do I draft a clinical paper?
• How does peer-review work?
• How can I put together data, analyze them, and
then summarize them into a manuscript?
Learning goals of this course
• Which
general
principles
apply
to
clinical
writing?
• Which specific techniques apply?
• How do I appraise a published clinical paper?
• How do I draft a clinical paper?
• How does peer-review work?
• How can I put together data, analyze them, and
then summarize them into a manuscript?
Learning goals of this course
• Which
general
principles
apply
to
clinical
writing?
• Which specific techniques apply?
• How do I appraise a published clinical paper?
• How do I draft a clinical paper?
• How does peer-review work?
• How can I put together data, analyze them, and
then summarize them into a manuscript?
Learning goals of this course
• Which
general
principles
apply
to
clinical
writing?
• Which specific techniques apply?
• How do I appraise a published clinical paper?
• How do I draft a clinical paper?
• How does peer-review work?
• How can I put together data, analyze them, and
then summarize them into a manuscript?
What to expect today?
Core modules
•
Introduction
•
Correction of abstracts submitted by participants
•
Practical session 2 – Abstract drafting
•
Results drafting
•
Discussion drafting
•
Tables and Figures drafting
•
Peer review and publication
•
Synthetic example – database creation, analysis and
Results drafting
Abstract
A good abstract should:
1. State the principal objectives and scope
of the investigation
2. Describe the methods employed
3. Summarize the results
4. State the principal conclusions
IMRAD algorithm for Abstract
Introduction (± Aim)
2-3 phrases
Methods
2-3 phrases
Results
3-5 phrases
And
Conclusions
1-3 phrases
And now let’s move on abstract drafting…