scholarly journals EP.TU.520ISC0Re Begins: An independent research group for junior doctors

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hock Ping Cheah ◽  
Kenneth Wong
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Research Output ◽  
General Surgeon ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Independent Research Group ◽  
Advisory Role

Abstract Research is often a difficult component of training for many surgical trainees and junior medical officers (JMOs) wanting to apply for surgical training in Australia. In 2014, we established an independent research group called Institute of Surgical Collaboration for Research (ISCoRe) to develop a research culture amongst surgical trainees and junior medical officers (JMOs). The group was chaired by an unaccredited surgical registrar with a strong interest in surgical research and a general surgeon with a wealth of experience in presentations and publications in an advisory role. Being a small independent research group allows us to work very closely with JMOs and surgical trainees to identify their career interests, coming up with research topics and ideas and guiding the research group members through the process of data collection, analysis, writing up abstracts and submitting abstracts to conferences. We have had a good initial success with the research output from the group, with multiple research abstracts accepted and presented in various international conferences in our first two years of the formation of the group. However, being an independent group does have its disadvantages. The biggest challenges we face involve manpower and financial support. We are hopeful that by training up JMOs who have been with us for one or two years, they will in turn be able to help us guide new group members.

scholarly journals Our Path to Dimitrie Gusti

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-139
Author(s):  
Zoltán Rostás
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
History Of Sociology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Independent Research Group

This short paper is, in fact, a brief presentation of the independent research group the “Gusti Cooperative”, which has been investigating, for twenty years, the history of the Sociological School of Bucharest from a social history perspective. In the article a take a critical stance towards the diachronic practice of the history of sociology promoted from the 1960s onwards, advocating, instead, for a synchronic approach to the Gustian phenomenon. Therefore, in this short exploration, I emphasize that it is necessary to continue in-depth research of the contexts in which the School was active, as well as the need for auxiliary tools, while not attempting to make any kind of synthesis. ##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.details##

WHICH COUNTS MORE: ABILITY OR CLASS?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1103-1103
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Individual Ability ◽  
Crucial Part ◽  
Independent Research Group

There is plenty of evidence about social mobility in Britain. The best is the National Child Development Survey, which has analyzed all the children born in a single week in 1958 at various points in their lives. In "Two Nations? The Inheritance of Poverty and Affluence," the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an independent research group, analyzed this data. It found that by 1991, 34% of those in the highest income quintile had fathers who were also in the top income group; 11%, however, had fathers in the poorest quintile. In a society with full equality of opportunity, and ability distributed equally across the population, 20% of the richest quintile would have had fathers from the richest quintile, and 20% from the poorest. This suggests that opportunity is dispersed in Britain, but not fully equalized. But what if ability is not in fact distributed equally amongst the population? This question is explored, using the same data as the Institute for Fiscal Studies, in "Unequal but Fair?", a pamphlet by Peters Saunders, a sociologist at Sussex University, published last month by the Institute of Economic Affairs. He concludes that ability is greater at the top of the class/income pile than at the bottom, and that individual ability plays a crucial part in deciding where an individual will end up. Ability alone is well over twice as important as their class origins, three times more powerful than the degree of interest their parents showed in their schooling, and five times more powerful than their parents' level of education or the aspirations which their parents harbored for them while they were growing up.

scholarly journals Experimental Evaluation of FMCheck: A Replication Study

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuri S. Souza ◽  
Rafael M. De Mello ◽  
Eduardo S. de Almeida ◽  
Cláudia M. L. Werner ◽  
Guilherme H. Travassos
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Feature Model ◽  
Feature Models ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Product Lines ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Independent Research Group

Software Product Lines are usually specified using feature models. A hierarchically arranged set of features with different relationships among them represents a feature model. However, there is a lack of techniques to support the detection of semantic defects in feature models. In this context, it was recently developed FMCheck, a checklist-based inspection technique to support the detection of defects in feature models. The results of a first study conducted by FMCheck's developers indicated its feasibility (more effective) when compared to ad-hoc techniques. This paper reports the replication accomplished by an independent research group following a different experimental design but using the same artifacts. The obtained results strengthened the previous findings, indicating that FMCheck is more effective than ad-hoc inspections. However, additional replications should be performed with different experimental designs to understand better the influence of the artifacts inspected over such findings.

scholarly journals Diffusion, Analysis and Discussion of Electronic Literature in Italy (DADELI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-155
Author(s):  
Gruppo Giada
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Electronic Literature ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Diffusion Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Independent Research Group ◽  
State Of Art

The present paper introduces a new project whose aim is to disseminate, analyse and discuss electronic literature in Italy. In the first section a general overview of the state of art of Italian electronic literature is given. We show that efforts both within academic research institutions and the publishing industry are hindered by a lack of interest and a misconception about what electronic literature is, particularly in Italy. The second section discusses two twin projects designed by Gruppo Giada, an independent research group founded in 2014: the first one is an Anthology of the History of Electronic Literature (1945-2015) (section 2.1), and the second one is an online platform (section 2.2). Finally, the conclusion underlines the goals of Gruppo Giada’s projects, given the current global landscape of the field of electronic literature.

China-EU academic links will face closer scrutiny

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Output ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
National Governments

Significance European academic and research institutions have built increasingly close links with China over the past two decades. By doing so they have increased their incomes and research output, and reduced their costs. Benefits have been emphasised and the potential risks downplayed, both at the institutional and government levels. Impacts National governments will face calls to compensate for the reduction in funding and fees from China. European independent research on China will grow increasingly difficult. Researchers and institutions must prepare for potential Chinese sanctions in the future.

scholarly journals Consenting Operative Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Challenges and Solutions

ISRN Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Kheiran ◽  
Purnajyoti Banerjee ◽  
Philip Stott
Keyword(s):  
Phase 1 ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Trauma Surgery ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Orthopaedic Trauma ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Consent Forms ◽  
Surgical Trainees

Guidelines exist to obtain informed consent before any operative procedure. We completed an audit cycle starting with retrospective review of 50 orthopaedic trauma procedures (Phase 1 over three months to determine the quality of consenting documentation). The results were conveyed and adequate training of the staff was arranged according to guidelines from BOA, DoH, and GMC. Compliance in filling consent forms was then prospectively assessed on 50 consecutive trauma surgeries over further three months (Phase 2). Use of abbreviations was significantly reduced (P=0.03) in Phase 2 (none) compared to 10 (20%) in Phase 1 with odds ratio of 0.04. Initially, allocation of patient’s copy was dispensed in three (6% in Phase 1) cases compared to 100% in Phase 2, when appropriate. Senior doctors (registrars or consultant) filled most consent forms. However, 7 (14%) consent forms in Phase 1 and eleven (22%) in Phase 2 were signed by Core Surgical Trainees year 2, which reflects the difference in seniority amongst junior doctors. The requirement for blood transfusion was addressed in 40% of cases where relevant and 100% cases in Phase 2. Consenting patients for trauma surgery improved in Phase 2. Regular audit is essential to maintain expected national standards.

Connecting Genres and Languages in Online Scholarly Communication: An Analysis of Research Group Blogs

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Luzón
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Digital Medium ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Hybrid Texts ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Genre Ecology ◽  
Networked Multimedia ◽  
Share Information

Blogs provide an open space for scholars to share information, communicate about their research, and reach a diversified audience. Posts in academic blogs are usually hybrid texts where various genres are connected and recontextualized; yet little research has examined how these genres function together to support scholars’ activity. The purpose of this article is to analyze how the affordances of new media enable the integration of different genres and different languages in research group blogs written by multilingual scholars and to explore how various genres are coordinated in these blogs to accomplish specific tasks. The study reported in this article shows that the functionalities of the digital medium allow research groups to incorporate myriad genres into their genre ecology and interconnect these genres in opportunistic ways to accomplish complex objectives: specifically, to publicize the group’s research and activities, make the work of the group members available to the disciplinary community, strengthen social links within their community and connect with the interested public, and raise social awareness. Findings from this study provide insights into the ways in which scholars write networked, multimedia, multigenre texts to support the group’s social and work activity.

Oxford Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Cascarini ◽  
Clare Schilling ◽  
Ben Gurney ◽  
Peter Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Dental Materials ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
Specialist Nurses ◽  
Current Guidelines

This new edition of Oxford Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has been fully updated to cover the current guidelines and research in the field of OMFS. Splitting vital knowledge into sections based on clinical areas, this handbook uses bulleted lists and summary boxes to make the information easily searchable. Chapters on ‘in the clinic’, ‘in the theatre’, and ‘on the ward’ cover all common complaints and presentations that the reader can expect to encounter in their daily activities, and a dedicated section to emergencies provides clear advice. Common drugs and dental materials are covered as a quick reference guide. With OMFS now part of the Core Training programme for surgical trainees, the handbook ensures a solid grasp of the basics and fundamentals to help support decision making for junior doctors, dental foundation trainees, specialist nurses, and medical and dental students.

Basic surgical training outcomes in the era of the EWTD

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 206-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
BM Frost ◽  
C Beaton ◽  
AN Hopper ◽  
MR Stephens ◽  
WG Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Training ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Response ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
European Working ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
The New Deal

The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) represents the latest challenge to surgical training in the UK, following Calmanisation and the implementation of the New Deal on junior doctors' hours. Compliance with the EWTD in the UK demands shift working patterns and as such it has received a mixed response from the UK medical profession. While physicians in training are relatively content with the regulations of the EWTD, surgical trainees have voiced concerns regarding the potential impact of an altered working week on their clinical experience and training as well as quality of life.

Surgical Collaborative Research (SCoRe): a model to improve research output among surgical trainees

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 280-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton Mui ◽  
Justin M. C. Yeung ◽  
Meron Pitcher ◽  
Julian Choi
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Surgical Trainees
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