AMSA Scotland is organising a webinar series on critical appraisal to provide students with the basic skills required for critical appraisal of academic papers.
The target audience is medical students, but the events are free and available to everyone.
The series consists of multiple talks, and the 3rd talk (Qualitative Analysis) of the series will be held:
Date: 9th November 2022
Time: 14:00 - 15:00 (UTC+0)
Speaker: Dr Heather May Morgan
Learning outcomes:
- Recognise qualitative (health) research principles and practises
- Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative approaches to (health) research study ethos and design
- Outline how qualitative health research can be undertaken
- Recognise general approaches to qualitative data analysis and steps involved
- Have been introduced to the NVivo software platform for qualitative data analysis management
- Appreciate how qualitative research is written up and can be presented as findings
Tentative schedule for AMSA Scotland Critical Appraisal Webinar series:
1. 12/10 (Wed) 1830-1930 (UK Time): Study designs (Speaker: Agi Jothi)
2. 22/10 (Sat) 1130-1230Â (UK Time): Critical appraisal of a quantitative paper (Speaker: Agi Jothi)
3. 9/11 (Wed) 1400-1500Â (UK Time): Qualitative Analysis -Â (Speaker: Dr Heather May Morgan)
4. 16/11 (Wed) 1700-1800Â (UK Time): Academic writing (Speaker: Professor Phyo Myint)
5. 24/11 (Thur) 1730-1830 (UK Time): Systematic Reviews (Speaker: Dr Amudha Poobalan)
6. 29/11 (Fri) 1615-1700Â (UK Time): Formulation of Research Questions -Â (Speaker: Professor Stephen Turner)