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 Survival Skills for the Ophthalmologist
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By
Merrick Moseley, BSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sensorimotor Systems, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
Philip Murray, PhD, FRCS, FRCOphth, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Description
Written by experts with many years of experience in teaching trainees in the field, this is a practical and essential handbook. Written
with humour and sensitivity, this book will help readers succeed at the interview, find a job, and navigate the maze of what hardware
and software they will need. It also covers the clinical audit, how to write academic papers and posters, and administrative and presentation
skills.
Contents
Section I: "Me, myself, I": Preparation of CV: Interview Skills; Assessment/Appraisal; Section II: "Clinical Research: First Steps": Study
Prerequisites: Funding issues; The literature search; The ethics application; Study Requisites: Capturing information; data recording;
questionnaires; data storage; maintenance of confidentiality; patient consent form; patient information; Section III: "Clinical Research:
Second Steps": Descriptive Statistics; Means, dispersion measures, correlation, graphs; Inferential Statistics; Hypothesis tests, power;
types of data; sample size; confidence intervals; Basic Epidemiology; Health Economics; Cost effectiveness; Section IV: "Assessing and
Assessment": Critical Appraisal; Reading the journals; Clinical Audit; Section V: "The Written Word": The Absolute Basics; Elementary
English grammar; common 'howlers'; English as a foreign language; US English spelling and usage; The Meeting Abstract; Structured abstract
only, what to avoid; what to include; Writing for Journals; Authorship; which journal? impact factors; the editorial process; tips for
dealing with editors and editorial staff; proofs and proof reading; The Research Letter and Case History; Purpose; what to avoid; what
to include; Academic Correspondence; Purpose; what to avoid; what to include; The Journal Article; The introduction; the methods; the
results; the discussion; the conclusion; the references; tables; figures; acknowledgements; The Poster; Not just the written word; principles
of graphic design; talking about your poster; handouts; Section VI: "The Spoken Word": Presentation Skills; Speech and mannerism; the
audience; microphones, lecterns and lights; Lecturing skills; Timing, involving the audience, questions and answers, handouts and notes;
Use of Audiovisual Aids; The flip chart; the overhead projector and transparencies; slide projection; videos; laptop presentations; laser
pointers; Section VII: "Miscellania": Appendices; Useful addresses; contacts; websites; further reading, proof reading marks
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 192 pages, publication date: JUN-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4487-7
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4487-7
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 25 Aug 2008
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