Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research: Health Services Research

Surgical education is a rapidly expanding area of surgical research and career interest, and as the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses (www.aasurg.org) and International courses offer more and more specialty tracking there is a greater need for an accompanying textbook to supplement the material presented in the courses. Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research is a unique and portable handbook that focuses on clinical trials. It includes new educational materials which are necessary to address: (1) the rapid evolution and rise of novel research methodologies in basic science and clinical/educational research and (2) the changing environment for academic surgeons. Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research is a valuable text for medical students, surgical residents and others considering a career within surgery. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 An Introduction to Health Services Research....Pages 3-8 Comparative Effectiveness Research....Pages 9-20 Understanding Variations in the Use of Surgery....Pages 21-36 Health Policy Research in Surgery....Pages 37-45 Studying Surgical Disparities: It’s Not All Black and White....Pages 47-61 Measuring Health Care Quality in Surgery: Strategies, Limitations, and Currently Available Initiatives....Pages 63-74 Using Data for Local Quality Improvement....Pages 75-81 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Implementation Science and Quality Improvement....Pages 85-100 Understanding and Changing Organizational Culture in Surgery....Pages 101-108 Assessing Patient-Centered Outcomes....Pages 109-117 Studying What Happens in the OR....Pages 119-131 Collaborative Quality Improvement....Pages 133-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Large Databases Used for Outcomes Research....Pages 153-166 Methods for Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies....Pages 167-182 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: A Clinical Exercise....Pages 183-194 Medical Decision-Making Research in Surgery....Pages 195-204 Survey Research....Pages 205-215 Qualitative Research Methods....Pages 217-227 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 Engaging Students in Surgical Outcomes Research....Pages 231-238 Finding a Mentor in Outcomes Research....Pages 239-247 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 What Every Outcomes Research Fellow Should Learn....Pages 249-254 Funding Opportunities for Outcomes Research....Pages 255-263 Choosing Your First Job as a Surgeon and Health Services Researcher....Pages 265-272 Building a Health Services Research Program....Pages 273-282 Back Matter....Pages 283-292 Surgical education is a rapidly expanding area of surgical research and career interest, and as the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses ((http://www.aasurg.org) www.aasurg.org ) and International courses offer more and more specialty tracking there is a greater need for an accompanying textbook to supplement the material presented in the courses. Success in Academic Health Services Research is a unique and portable handbook that focuses on clinical trials. It includes new educational materials which are necessary to (1) the rapid evolution and rise of novel research methodologies in basic science and clinical/educational research and (2) the changing environment for academic surgeons. Success in Academic Health Services Research is a valuable text for medical students, surgical residents and others considering a career within surgery. Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research is a unique handbook which will help researchers and surgeons in obtaining National Institutes of Health funding and other grants, as well as breaking through the barriers to developing a career in academic surgery. Aimed at surgical residents and young surgical faculty, Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research is written by expert authors from around the world who are members of the Association for Academic Surgery, and it offers a practical and personal insight on working in academic surgery