Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：初级保健研究方法和统计会议（12/5-7/2008，12/4-6/2009，12/3-5/2010）。背景继续需要扩大初级保健环境中的研究能力。目的.初级保健研究方法和统计会议的目的是通过以下方式提高初级保健研究的能力：1）帮助新手研究人员发展基本的研究技能; 2）帮助有经验的研究人员扩大他们的研究方法库。方法.对于新手研究人员，会议旨在帮助发展基本的研究技能，如规划，进行和交流简单的研究结果。这一目标将通过新手研究员研讨会，基本方法论轨道，概念文件研讨会的AHRQ审查，研究职业规划小组讨论，以及与出席会议的中级和经验丰富的研究人员建立联系的机会来解决。对于有经验的研究人员，会议旨在扩大他们的研究技术和统计方法的曲目，以帮助他们进行高质量，复杂的研究，解决初级保健中的复杂问题。这一目标将通过会前经验丰富的研究人员讲习班（通常是关于高级统计专题）、统计轨道、专题轨道、创新研究讲习班剖析、全体会议和方法学智库进程来实现。评价每个会议环节都由与会者和会议主持人进行评估。主持人还评估演讲者的演讲能力。最后，每位与会者被要求完成对会议的总结性评估，这也征求他们对未来会议主题，潜在演讲者和可能的内容轨道的意见。在每年会议的规划阶段，由多学科方案委员会对评估进行整理和审议。营销和传播。申请人和共同申请人已经安排了与内科，儿科，家庭医学，卫生服务研究和护理研究的领导者的工作关系，将会议推向全国各地的初级保健研究人员，招募他们作为会议的与会者。这些相同的领导者将帮助申请人和共同申请人传播计划的结果，以初级保健研究人员的广大观众，使用各种手段，包括专业社会通讯，电子邮件列表，网站和专业年会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference (12/5-7/2008, 12/4-6/2009, 12/3-5/2010). Background. There is a continuing need to expand research capacity in the primary care setting. Purpose. The purpose of the Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference is to increase capacity in primary care research by: 1) helping novice researchers develop basic research skills; and 2) helping experienced researchers expand their repertoire of research methodologies. Methods. For novice researchers, the conference is designed to help develop basic research skills such as planning, conducting, and communicating results of simple research studies. This goal will be addressed through the Novice Researcher Workshop, the basic Methodology track, the AHRQ Review of Concept Papers Workshop, the Research Career Planning panel discussion, and opportunities for networking with intermediate and experienced researchers present at the conference. For experienced researchers, the conference is designed to expand their repertoire of research techniques and statistical approaches to help them conduct high quality, sophisticated studies addressing complex questions in primary care. This goal will be addressed through the pre-conference Experienced Researcher Workshop (usually on an advanced statistics topic), the Statistics track, the Thematic track, the Dissection of Innovative Studies Workshop, the Plenary Sessions, and the Methodological Think Tank process. Evaluation. Each conference session is evaluated by attendees and a session Moderator. The Moderator also evaluates the presenter's speaking abilities. Finally, each attendee is asked to complete a summative evaluation of the conference, which also solicits their input regarding future conference themes, potential speakers, and possible content tracks. Evaluations are collated and considered by the multidisciplinary Program Committee during the planning stage of each year's conference. Marketing and Dissemination. The applicant and co-applicant have arranged working relationships with leaders in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Health Services Research and Nursing Research to market the conference to primary care researchers around the country, recruiting them both as presenters as attendees at the conference. These same leaders will help the applicant and co-applicant disseminate program results to a wide audience of primary care researchers, using a variety of means, including professional society newsletters, email listserves, websites, and professional annual meetings.