AGS SUMMER WORKSHOP--GERIATRICS CLINICAL RESEARCH METHOD

这是美国老年医学会的提案及其规划 委员会与杜克大学老龄化研究中心合作 准备为期一周的研究方法学广泛研讨会 老年病学临床研究。 建议医生 老年病学领域的研究员或初级教员尚未 接触过进行中常用的基本方法 老年医学临床研究。 本次会议将建立在 会议于 1989 年夏天在杜克大学举行。 将专注于进行此类研究的“方法”方面。 它 将提供未来学习基础的介绍，并且 足够的背景，使医师调查员能够成为 足够熟悉使用顾问的技术 适当地。 研讨会将包括介绍性概述 会议，十个半天的工作研讨会，每个研讨会分为一半教学 半非正式研讨会和总结会议。 此外 参与者将有机会与教师进行一对一的会面 被提供。 预计参与者将确定一个 潜在的研究主题并尝试应用适当的方法 在设计研究时对其主题进行研究设计和分析，如 本周各种主题不断展开。 应包含的主题 包括：入门 - 确定研究问题、回顾 文献，提出假设，识别障碍，并创造 理论框架。 流行病学和调查方法 - 讨论 大规模流行病学、二手数据分析、荟萃分析。案例 系列研究——描述性研究、横断面研究。 实验设计和控制 - 随机化、特殊 老年研究、疗养院人口的考虑因素。 纵向研究组织和方法论的建立 纵向研究。 决策分析方法和使用、成本 效益分析、政策研究。 诊断测试评估 - 如何 建立评价性研究。 数据管理 - 管理方法 数据、计算机软件。 数据分析统计分析方法， 单变量和多变量技术。 适当的阅读材料 将提前提供，并且教师将可以进行批评 参与者提出的研究建议。

This is a proposal by the American Geriatrics Society and its planning committee working with Duke University Center for the Study of Aging to prepare a one week extensive workshop on Research Methodologies for Clinical Research in Geriatrics. It is proposed for physician investigator fellows or junior faculty in geriatrics who have not yet been exposed to the basic methodologies commonly used in conducting geriatrics clinical research. This conference will build upon the conference which was held at Duke in the summer of 1989. The workshop will concentrate on the "how-to" aspects of conducting such research. It will provide an introduction upon which future learning can be based, and enough background so that the physician investigator can become conversant enough with the techniques to utilize consultants appropriately. The workshop will consist of an Introductory Overview Session, ten half-day working seminars each divided into half didactic and half informal workshop and a Summation Session. In addition the opportunity for the participants to meet one-on-one with the faculty will be provided. The participants will be expected to have identified a potential research topic and attempt to apply appropriate methodologies of study design and analysis to their subject in designing a study, as the various topics unfold through the week. The topics to be included are: Getting Started - Identifying research questions, review of literature, framing a hypothesis, identifying barriers, and creating theoretical frameworks. Epidemiologic and Survey Methods - discussion of large scale epidemiology, secondary data analysis, meta analysis. Case Series Studies - descriptive studies, cross sectional studies. Experimental Designs and Controls - randomizations, special considerations for geriatric studies, nursing home populations. Longitudinal Studies organization and methodologies setting up longitudinal studies. Decision Analysis methodologies and use, cost benefit analysis, policy studies. Diagnostic Test Evaluation - how to set up evaluative studies. Data Management - methods for management of data, computer software. Data Analysis statistical analytic methods, univariate and multivariate techniques. Appropriate reading materials will be provided in advance and the faculty will be available to critique research proposals produced by the participants.