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Jaros S, Beck Dallaghan G. Medical education research study quality instrument: an objective instrument susceptible to subjectivity. MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE 2024; 29:2308359. [PMID: 38266115 PMCID: PMC10810632 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2024.2308359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND The medical education research study quality instrument (MERSQI) was designed to appraise medical education research quality based on study design criteria. As with many such tools, application of the results may have unintended consequences. This study applied the MERSQI to published medical education research identified in a bibliometric analysis. METHODS A bibliometric analysis identified highly cited articles in medical education that two authors independently evaluated using the MERSQI. After screening duplicate or non-research articles, the authors reviewed 21 articles with the quality instrument. Initially, five articles were reviewed independently and results were compared to ensure agreed upon understanding of the instrument items. The remainder of the articles were independently reviewed. Overall scores for the articles were analyzed with a paired samples t-test and individual item ratings were analyzed for inter-rater reliability. RESULTS There was a significant difference in mean MERSQI score between reviewers. Inter-rater reliability for MERSQI items labeled response rate, validity and outcomes were considered unacceptable. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results there is evidence that MERSQI items can be significantly influenced by interpretation, which lead to a difference in scoring. The MERSQI is a useful guide for identifying research methodologies. However, it should not be used to make judgments on the overall quality of medical education research methodology in its current format. The authors make specific recommendations for how the instrument could be revised for greater clarity and accuracy.
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- Scott Jaros
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, Tyler, TX, USA
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Ramírez SI, Partin M, Snyder AH, Ko E, Aruma J, Castaneda MC, Casas RS. A Scoping Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology Curricula in Primary Care Residency Programs. J Gen Intern Med 2024:10.1007/s11606-024-08987-1. [PMID: 39187722 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08987-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND While Women's Health (WH) is a priority for primary care, (Family Medicine (FM), Internal Medicine (IM), Pediatrics (Peds), and combined Medicine/Pediatrics (Med/Peds)), residency curricula remain heterogeneous with deficits in graduates' WH expertise and skills. The overall objective of this study was to assess the quality of WH curricula at primary care residency programs in the United States (US), with a focus on topics in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN). METHODS PubMed®, ERIC, The Cochrane Library, MedEdPORTAL, and professional organization websites were systematically searched in 2019 and updated in 2021. Included studies described OBGYN educational curricula in US primary care residency programs. Following abstract screening and full-text review, data from eligible studies was abstracted and quality assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI). RESULTS A total of 109 studies met the inclusion criteria. Over a quarter of studies were interdepartmental or interdisciplinary. The most common single-department studies were IM (38%) and FM (26%). Twenty (25%) studies addressed comprehensive OBGYN curricula; the most common individual topics were cervical and breast cancer screening (31%) and contraception (16%). Most studies utilized multiple instructional modalities, most commonly didactics (54%), clinical experiences (41%), and/or simulation (21%). Most studies included self-reported outcomes by residents (70%), with few (11%) reporting higher-level assessments (i.e., patient, or clinical outcomes). Most studies were single-group pre- and post-test (42%) with few randomized controlled trials (4%). The mean MERSQI score for studies with sufficient data (90%) was 9.8 (range 3 to 15.5). DISCUSSION OBGYN educational curricula for primary care trainees in the US was varied with gaps in represented residents, content, assessments, and study quality.
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- Sarah I Ramírez
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive; HP 11, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive; HP 11, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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Romli MH, Wan Yunus F, Adam SK, Salihan S. How Are Alternative Clinical Placements Performed Compared to Traditional Clinical Placements During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Sought Through a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2024; 34:927-947. [PMID: 39099867 PMCID: PMC11297233 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Clinical placement is the essential method of learning in health professions education, but it has been the most disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions of higher education resorted to alternative learning such as telehealth, simulations, and blended-learning for clinical placement to ensure that educational activities continue without delay. However, this raises questions about student competency and necessitates making up for missed in-person hours. A thorough investigation of the effectiveness of alternative clinical placement learning is required. A systematic searching was conducted on ten electronic databases, and the quality of the included articles was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI). A meta-analysis was conducted by pooling studies with examination mark outcomes. Twenty-four articles were included in the systematic review and nine were included in the meta-analysis. The average MERSQI score for included studies is 11.15. Outcomes on student performance favor alternative placement, whereas perceived-based outcomes have mixed results and are slightly prone to traditional clinical placement. Meta-analysis indicates that alternative learning is either more effective than traditional clinical placement or at least on par with it. There is a discrepancy between perceived outcome and performance assessment regarding the utility of alternative learning to conventional clinical placement. Nonetheless, objective measurement outcomes and the meta-analysis support alternative learning as a reliable learning strategy for clinical education. Alternative learning for clinical placement experience can be improved further by adding more synchronous sessions, and implementing various learning methods, learning activities based on strong instructional design, and at least a short real-setting attachment.
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- Muhammad Hibatullah Romli
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Medical Education Research and Innovation Unit (MERIU), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Occupational Therapy Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Medical Education Research and Innovation Unit (MERIU), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Medical Education Research and Innovation Unit (MERIU), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Taylor TA, Kemp K, Mi M, Lerchenfeldt S. Self-directed learning assessment practices in undergraduate health professions education: a systematic review. MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE 2023; 28:2189553. [PMID: 36919556 PMCID: PMC10026772 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2189553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PURPOSE The goal of this systematic review was to examine self-directed learning (SDL) assessment practices in undergraduate health professions education. METHODS Seven electronic databases were searched (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science) to retrieve English-language articles published between 2015 and July of 2022, investigating assessment of SDL learning outcomes. Extracted data included the sample size, field of study, study design, SDL activity type, SDL assessment method, number of SDL assessments used, study quality, number of SDL components present utilising the framework the authors developed, and SDL activity outcomes. We also assessed relationships between SDL assessment method and number of SDL components, study quality, field of study, and study outcomes. RESULTS Of the 141 studies included, the majority of study participants were medical (51.8%) or nursing (34.8%) students. The most common SDL assessment method used was internally-developed perception surveys (49.6%). When evaluating outcomes for SDL activities, most studies reported a positive or mixed/neutral outcome (58.2% and 34.8%, respectively). There was a statistically significant relationship between both number and type of assessments used, and study quality, with knowledge assessments (median-IQR 11.5) being associated with higher study quality (p < 0.001). Less than half (48.9%) of the studies used more than one assessment method to evaluate the effectiveness of SDL activities. Having more than one assessment (mean 9.49) was associated with higher quality study (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results of our systematic review suggest that SDL assessment practices within undergraduate health professions education vary greatly, as different aspects of SDL were leveraged and implemented by diverse groups of learners to meet different learning needs and professional accreditation requirements. Evidence-based best practices for the assessment of SDL across undergraduate healthcare professions education should include the use of multiple assessments, with direct and indirect measures, to more accurately assess student performance.
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- Tracey A.H. Taylor
- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Medical Library, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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McKechnie DGJ, Al-Shakarchi N, Tackett SA, Young TM, Rashid MA. Sources of funding for research articles in medical education journals from 1999 to 2019. MEDICAL TEACHER 2023; 45:1123-1128. [PMID: 36963107 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2192858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies report that most published medical education research is unfunded. We sought to determine the extent and sources of funding for medical education research articles published in leading journals, and how these have changed in the last two decades. METHODS All research articles published in Academic Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Medical Education and Medical Teacher in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 were reviewed for funding declarations. Funding sources were categorised as: government; university; healthcare organisation; private not-for-profit organisation; and for-profit company. Time trends were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test. RESULTS 1822 articles were analysed. Over the aggregate 20-year period, 44% of all articles reported funding, with the proportion increasing from 30% in 1999 to 50% in 2019 (p < .001). The proportion of articles with government (10% to 16%, p = .049), university (6% to 17% p < .001), and not-for-profit funding sources (15% to 20%, p = .04) increased. Proportions of healthcare (3% to 4%, p = .45) and for-profit funding (2% to 1%, p = .25) did not significantly change with time. CONCLUSIONS Over the last 20 years, the proportion of funded published medical education research has significantly increased, as has funding from government, universities, and not-for-profit sources. This may assist researchers in identifying funders with a track record of supporting medical education research, and enhances transparency of where research funding in the field originates.
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- Douglas G J McKechnie
- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Education, University College London Medical School, London, UK
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Cerza DA, Battista CF, Sharma G, Sakai T. Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at the 2011-2019 Society for Education in Anesthesia Meetings. THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION IN PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE : JEPM 2023; 25:E707. [PMID: 37720367 PMCID: PMC10502582 DOI: 10.46374/volxxv_issue3_cerza] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Introduction The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) promotes dissemination of discoveries and innovations. We investigated the rate of publication of SEA Spring Meeting abstracts, hypothesizing that Research abstracts were published more frequently than Innovative Curriculum abstracts. We also studied the time between abstract presentation and publication and tracked the journals in which they were published. Methods All abstracts presented at SEA spring meetings from 2011-2019 were included. We searched PubMed for published articles that were based on those SEA abstracts. We calculated the overall publication rate and the respective publication rates for Research and Innovative Curriculum abstracts. We calculated odds ratio (OR) and performed the Pearson χ2 test to compare publication rates between Research abstracts and Innovative Curriculum abstracts. We calculated the mean number of years between meeting presentation and publication and tabulated the number of works published in each journal. Results A total of 351 abstracts (128 Research and 223 Curriculum) were presented at SEA spring meetings. The overall publication rate was 15% (52/351). Research abstracts were published more frequently than Curriculum abstracts: 24.2% (31/128) versus 9.4% (21/223); OR = 3.1 (95% confidence interval, 1.7-5.6); P = .0003. The mean time from presentation to publication was 1.7 ± 1.3 years. The works appeared in 20 different journals. Conclusion SEA Spring Meeting abstracts were published less frequently than abstracts from other medical professional society meetings (21%-72.3%). Although the lower publication rate of Innovative Curriculum abstracts unique to the SEA meeting largely explains this shortfall, a relatively low publication rate, even for the Research abstracts, signals opportunities for growth.
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- Dante A. Cerza
- Dante A. Cerza is an Attending Physician at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, and Chair-Designee of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI. Collin F. Battista is a Resident Physician at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. Gautam Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Tetsuro Sakai is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Chair of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI
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- Dante A. Cerza is an Attending Physician at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, and Chair-Designee of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI. Collin F. Battista is a Resident Physician at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. Gautam Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Tetsuro Sakai is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Chair of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI
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- Dante A. Cerza is an Attending Physician at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, and Chair-Designee of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI. Collin F. Battista is a Resident Physician at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. Gautam Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Tetsuro Sakai is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Chair of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI
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- Dante A. Cerza is an Attending Physician at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, Wilmington, DE, and Chair-Designee of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI. Collin F. Battista is a Resident Physician at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. Gautam Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Tetsuro Sakai is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, and Chair of the Society for Education in Anesthesia Research Committee, Milwaukee, WI
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Al Asmri M, Haque MS, Parle J. A Modified Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MMERSQI) developed by Delphi consensus. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 23:63. [PMID: 36698117 PMCID: PMC9878889 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) is widely used to appraise the methodological quality of medical education studies. However, the MERSQI lacks some criteria which could facilitate better quality assessment. The objective of this study is to achieve consensus among experts on: (1) the MERSQI scoring system and the relative importance of each domain (2) modifications of the MERSQI. METHOD A modified Delphi technique was used to achieve consensus among experts in the field of medical education. The initial item pool contained all items from MERSQI and items added in our previous published work. Each Delphi round comprised a questionnaire and, after the first iteration, an analysis and feedback report. We modified the quality instruments' domains, items and sub-items and re-scored items/domains based on the Delphi panel feedback. RESULTS A total of 12 experts agreed to participate and were sent the first and second-round questionnaires. First round: 12 returned of which 11 contained analysable responses; second-round: 10 returned analysable responses. We started with seven domains with an initial item pool of 12 items and 38 sub-items. No change in the number of domains or items resulted from the Delphi process; however, the number of sub-items increased from 38 to 43 across the two Delphi rounds. In Delphi-2: eight respondents gave 'study design' the highest weighting while 'setting' was given the lowest weighting by all respondents. There was no change in the domains' average weighting score and ranks between rounds. CONCLUSIONS The final criteria list and the new domain weighting score of the Modified MERSQI (MMERSQI) was satisfactory to all respondents. We suggest that the MMERSQI, in building on the success of the MERSQI, may help further establish a reference standard of quality measures for many medical education studies.
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- Mansour Al Asmri
- Clinical Skills Training Centre, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Watari T, Gupta A. Comparing Japanese University Hospitals' and Community Healthcare Facilities' Research Contributions on PubMed. Int J Gen Med 2023; 16:951-960. [PMID: 36945702 PMCID: PMC10024878 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s398413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Purpose Although research in general medicine is important, the contributions and characteristics of general medicine physicians (GMPs) in university hospitals (UH) and community healthcare facilities (CHF) remains unclear. Therefore, this study examines the popularity of research by affiliation, characteristics of journal publication, annual trends, and differences in impact factors (IFs) of journal publications. Methods This study is a secondary bibliometric analysis of articles in international journals published in PubMed over the past six years (2015-2020). The analysis compared English articles published by either UH- or CHF-affiliated GMPs in Japan in terms of, among other things, article type, research field, and IF. Results Of the 2372 articles analyzed, 1688 (71.2%) were published by physicians affiliated with UHs, 62.6% of which were original. Basic research, international collaboration, and ratio of IFs were significantly higher for such papers. In contrast, the number of CHF articles were significantly higher in the areas of clinical research and practice, with a greater proportion of case reports. There was no significant difference in IF between the disciplines within each affiliation, but the IF was the highest in experimental basic research and the lowest in medical and clinical education. In the six-year time series, the number of original papers by UHs and CHFs increased roughly twofold between 2015 and 2020, but the number of articles in the areas of medical education and healthcare quality and safety remained mostly unchanged. Conclusion The number of international papers published by Japanese GMPs has increased since 2015, particularly in terms of original papers and clinical research from UHs. However, there was no significant difference in the IF between UH and CHF publications. Our findings can guide the development of indicators, research, and education strategies regarding Japanese GMPs' research performance.
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- Takashi Watari
- General Medicine Center, Shimane University, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Medicine Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Correspondence: Takashi Watari, Shimane University Hospital, General Medicine Center, 89-1, Enya-cho, Izumo shi, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan, Tel +81-853-20-2005, Fax +81-853-20-2375, Email
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Medicine Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Wright KM, Gruppen LD, Kuo KW, Muzyk A, Nahmias J, Reed DA, Sandhu G, Shelgikar AV, Stojan JN, Uchida TL, Wallihan R, Hurtubise L. Assessing changes in the quality of quantitative health educations research: a perspective from communities of practice. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:227. [PMID: 35365144 PMCID: PMC8973642 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03301-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND As a community of practice (CoP), medical education depends on its research literature to communicate new knowledge, examine alternative perspectives, and share methodological innovations. As a key route of communication, the medical education CoP must be concerned about the rigor and validity of its research literature, but prior studies have suggested the need to improve medical education research quality. Of concern in the present study is the question of how responsive the medical education research literature is to changes in the CoP. We examine the nature and extent of changes in the quality of medical education research over a decade, using a widely cited study of research quality in the medical education research literature as a benchmark to compare more recent quality indicators. METHODS A bibliometric analysis was conducted to examine the methodologic quality of quantitative medical education research studies published in 13 selected journals from September 2013 to December 2014. Quality scores were calculated for 482 medical education studies using a 10-item Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) that has demonstrated strong validity evidence. These data were compared with data from the original study for the same journals in the period September 2002 to December 2003. Eleven investigators representing 6 academic medical centers reviewed and scored the research studies that met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Primary outcome measures include MERSQI quality indicators for 6 domains: study design, sampling, type of data, validity, data analysis, and outcomes. RESULTS There were statistically significant improvements in four sub-domain measures: study design, type of data, validity and outcomes. There were no changes in sampling quality or the appropriateness of data analysis methods. There was a small but significant increase in the use of patient outcomes in these studies. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we judge this as equivocal evidence for the responsiveness of the research literature to changes in the medical education CoP. This study identified areas of strength as well as opportunities for continued development of medical education research.
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- Katherine M Wright
- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- General Pediatrics Residency, Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Yoshida K, Moriguchi S, Koda M, Oka T, Ueno F, Ikai-Tani S, Tani H, Mimura M. Publication Rate in English of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2022; 76:206-211. [PMID: 35294087 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Relatively low publication rates of abstracts presented at scientific meetings (i.e., 37.3%, 95% CI: 35.3-39.3) have been reported across various fields worldwide. However, no study has investigated the publication rate of abstracts presented at psychiatric meetings and factors associated with full publication in Japan. This study aimed to determine the proportion of conference abstracts in the psychiatric field that reach full publication in English and its associated factors in Japan. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) in 2013 and 2014, the largest psychiatric meeting in Japan, by searching for full-text publications in PubMed and Google Scholar. Furthermore, we examined factors associated with a successful full publication of the conference abstract. RESULTS Of the 737 abstracts evaluated, 132 (17.9%) were published in peer-reviewed journals; the publication rates for oral and poster presentations were 12.7% (46/363) and 23.0% (86/374), respectively. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, the following factors were significantly associated with successful publications: poster presentations (odds ratio [OR]: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.10-2.57), original studies (OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.44-7.47), and academic institutions (OR: 5.77, 95% CI: 3.44-10.19). CONCLUSIONS The publication rate in English of the conference abstracts presented at the JSPN annual meetings was relatively lower than those in previous studies. Further encouragement of the publication of the abstracts presented in psychiatric conferences in Japan would be helpful in disseminating scientific findings in the field of psychiatry. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Kazunari Yoshida
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Pharmacogenetics Research Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
- Social Medical Corporation Seisenkai Holy Cross Hospital, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Multimodal Imaging Group, Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Ting DK, Boreskie P, Luckett-Gatopoulos S, Gysel L, Lanktree MB, Chan TM. Quality Appraisal and Assurance Techniques for Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) Resources: A Rapid Review. Semin Nephrol 2021; 40:309-319. [PMID: 32560781 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2020.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Free open access medical education (FOAM) has disrupted traditional modes of knowledge translation and dissemination. These are popular resources with a wide educational reach. Nephrology has been a leader in FOAM, but many skeptics still question the accuracy and reliability of this content. Recently, quality-assurance techniques have been developed to address these concerns. These techniques may be helpful for readers to appraise the online literature and for institutions to reward the production of high-quality open educational resources. We performed a rapid review of the literature. A medical librarian conducted a systematic search of the Medline and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases. Two independent assessors screened and selected articles, performed a hand-search of reference lists, and scored articles on their quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument. Thirteen reports were included for the final descriptive analysis. We identified 10 quality-assessment techniques, and 4 of them having been validated. The quality of the reports was fairly high, with an average Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument score of 11.5 of 18 (SD, 2.3; range, 7.25-14.25). The calculated Cronbach α was 0.85. There is burgeoning literature on the topic of critical appraisal of open educational resources, and, more specifically, FOAM resources. Many of the techniques used are of varying quality and developed with different intended uses and audiences. By continuing to refine these tools, we can continue not only to support and legitimize the FOAM movement, but also foster individual critical appraisal skills that increasingly are necessary in this age of information.
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- Daniel K Ting
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Interior Health, Royal Inland Hospital Library, Kamloops, BC, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Program for Faculty Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory Program (MERIT), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Gabbott B, Tennent D, Snelgrove H. Effect of mental rehearsal on team performance and non-technical skills in surgical teams: systematic review. BJS Open 2020; 4:1062-1071. [PMID: 33128427 PMCID: PMC7709374 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Simulation-based training in medical education has become a common method to develop both technical and non-technical skills in teams. Mental rehearsal (MR) is the cognitive act of simulating a task in our heads to pre-experience tasks imaginatively. It has been used widely to improve individual and collective performance in fields outside healthcare, and offers potential for more efficient training in time-pressured surgical and medical team contexts. This study aimed to review the available literature to determine the impact of MR on team performance and non-technical skills in healthcare. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, British Educational Index, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycInfo and Cochrane databases were searched for the period 1994-2018. The primary outcome measure was improvement in team performance and non-technical skills. Study quality of RCTs was assessed using the Medical Education Research Quality Instrument. The reported impacts of MR in all included studies were mapped on to the Kirkpatrick framework for evaluation of educational interventions. RESULTS Eight studies with 268 participants were identified that met the inclusion criteria, of which there were six randomized trials, one prospective pragmatic trial and one qualitative study. Three studies found MR to be effective in improving team non-technical skills. MR practices were varied and often poorly defined. MR benefited team non-technical skills when it was specifically designed to do so, but was not an automatic consequence of technical MR alone. The majority of studies demonstrated benefits of MR for technical performance, but only three showed positive impacts on teamwork. Overall the studies were of low quality and lacked sufficient discriminatory focus to examine impacts on teamwork dynamics. CONCLUSION MR can improve technical performance, but the benefits on non-technical skills are less clear. Future research should look at longitudinal mixed-method evaluation designs and focus on real clinical teams.
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- St George's Advanced Patient Simulation and Skills Centre, Department of Education and DevelopmentSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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Solano JL, Richardson T, Walker JM, Bettenhausen JL, Platt M, Riss R, Veit C, Latta G, Etzenhouser A, Herrmann LE. Pathways to Publication in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Educational Research. Hosp Pediatr 2020; 10:992-996. [PMID: 33046505 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Dissemination of rigorous, innovative educational research is key to inform best practices among the global medical education community. Although abstract presentation at professional conferences is often the first step, journal publication maximizes impact. The current state of pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) educational scholarship dissemination via journal publication has not been well described. To describe educational research dissemination after PHM conference abstract submission, we identified the publication rate, median time to publication, and median publishing journal impact factor of abstracts submitted over 4 years. METHODS Abstract data were obtained from the 2014-2017 PHM conferences and organized by presentation type (oral, poster, rejected). PubMed, MedEdPORTAL, and Google Scholar were queried for abstract publication evidence. We used logistic regression models, Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Kruskal-Wallis tests to determine the association of presentation type with the odds of publication, time to publication, and publishing journal impact factors. RESULTS Of 173 submitted educational research abstracts, 56 (32%) were published. Oral abstracts had threefold greater and fivefold greater odds of publication compared to poster and rejected abstracts, respectively (odds ratio 3.2; 95% confidence interval 1.3-8.0; P = .011; odds ratio 5.2; 95% confidence interval 1.6-16.7; P = .003). Median time to publication did not differ between presentation types. The median journal impact factor was >2 times higher for published oral and poster abstracts than published rejected abstracts. CONCLUSIONS Because abstract acceptance and presentation type may be early indicators of publication success, abstract submission to the PHM conference is a reasonable first step in disseminating educational scholarship.
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- Joy L Solano
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Chen J, Cao Y, Wang M, Gan X, Li C, Yu H. Analysis of conference abstracts of prosthodontic randomised-controlled trials presented at IADR general sessions (2002-2015): a cross-sectional study of the relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e034635. [PMID: 32102823 PMCID: PMC7045257 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication rate of conference abstracts of prosthodontic randomised-controlled trials (RCTs) presented at International Association for Dental Research (IADR) general sessions (2002-2015). DESIGN A cross-sectional study on conference abstracts. METHODS Conference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002-2015) were obtained. Literature search was performed in multiple databases to confirm the final publication status of conference abstracts. Two investigators independently extracted the data including conference date, origin, presentation type, exact p value, number of centres, institution type, overall conclusion, subspecialty, publication time and journal. The reporting quality of abstracts was assessed by two investigators according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement. The relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication was analysed by χ2 test. SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Final publication rate, demographic characteristics and reporting quality of conference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002-2015). RESULTS Of the 340 prosthodontic RCT abstracts, 43.24% were published. The mean time to final publication was 22.86 months. Europe contributed the most number of abstracts but Asia and Australia had the highest publication rate. Oral presentation, multicentre trial and complete denture and overdenture subspecialty were associated with a higher publication rate. Reporting quality of eligibility criteria of participants, random assignment and primary outcome results for each group correlated with a higher final publication rate. CONCLUSIONS Over half of conference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002-2015) were unpublished. Oral presentation and multiple centres were associated with higher publication rates. Abstracts' reporting quality addressing participant recruitment, assignment and primary results correlated with trials' validity and applicability. Conference attendees may refer to this research to identify valid and applicable prosthodontic trials but should treat and apply results cautiously.
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- Junsheng Chen
- Department of Prosthodontics, Sichuan University West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Sichuan University West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Sichuan University West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Sichuan University West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Mullen SJ, Qian J, Ceyhan T, Nguyen M, Farrokhyar F, Chaudhary V. Characteristics and trends in publications of abstracts presented at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society Annual Meetings: 2010-2015. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2019; 55:221-231. [PMID: 31879068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the publication rate of abstracts presented at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) Annual Meetings from 2010 to 2015. DESIGN A retrospective review and literature search of abstracts presented at the COS Annual Meetings from 2010 to 2015. METHODS Abstracts were obtained from the scientific programs for the 2010-2015 COS meetings, excluding 2014 (data unavailable). Title, author number, presentation type, subspecialty, institution, and study design were collected. MEDLINE and PubMed were searched in duplicate using abstract title, key words, and authors. Publication date, journal, impact factor, and citation score were recorded for each publication. Publication rates were determined by year of abstract presentation, presentation type, study type, subspecialty, author number, institution, and time to publication. RESULTS 876 abstracts were presented, of which 326 (37.3%) were posters and 548 (62.7%) were oral presentations. The publication rate was 42.9% (375 publications) with a 16-month median time to publication. The publication rate did not vary significantly by presentation type or year. Publication rates were highest among vision rehabilitation (75.0%) and glaucoma (52.0%) subspecialties; basic science research (65.0%) and systematic reviews/meta analyses (62.0%) study designs had the highest representation. Most presentations were published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (117 presentations, 31.2%). The mean impact factor and citation score for published abstracts were 2.39 ± 2.3 and 1.70 ± 1.16, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The publication rate of abstracts presented at the COS Annual Meetings has remained stable across this 5-year analysis. Publication rates are comparable to those of other specialty conferences.
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- Sarah J Mullen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Regional Eye Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont..
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Regional Eye Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Regional Eye Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
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Anderson TN, Lee EW, Merrell SB, Korndorffer JR. Tracking Surgical Education Survey Research Through the APDS Listserv. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2019; 76:e41-e48. [PMID: 31383613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Survey-based studies are cornerstones in medical education research. The Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) listserv offers a method to contact program directors (PD) and residents for such research. To facilitate research beneficial to the APDS, improve the quality of survey-based research and minimize survey fatigue, the APDS research committee (ARC) developed a survey review process to grant access to the listserv for research. This study was conducted to determine the impact of the review process on the quality of survey-based research and eventual publication. DESIGN This log was systematically reviewed identifying publications resulting from accepted surveys. Publications were categorically analyzed to determine the components of their survey tool methodology, response rate (RR), and medical education research study quality instrument (MERSQI) score. SETTING The ARC used a 2-reviewer peer-review process for survey distribution requests. The request was either accepted, rejected, or returned for revision. Accepted surveys were distributed through the listserv with an ARC attestation of approval. PARTICIPANTS A log of all survey requests maintained from 2014 to 2017 and subsequent publications. RESULTS Thirty-five requests were accepted (40%), 30 were reviewed discovering 10 surveys that led to 12 publications (publication rate of 33%). The average RR was 60% (SD = 29%). Detailed explanations of survey development strategies were reported in 5 (42%), consisting of methods building validity evidence such as expert consensus, modified Delphi method, and pilot group sampling. Half of study participants were PD (50%). MERSQI scores averaged 10 (SD = 1.6). CONCLUSION Based on those survey research published to date, the ARC survey peer-review process has enabled most accepted surveys to achieve adequate RR. Although the pool of accepted requests is small, it does highlight areas of improvement. With further refinement of the process, including questioning the survey development methods, the process and listserv can be a powerful tool for further research.
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- Tiffany N Anderson
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education Center (S-SPIRE), Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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There has been a dramatic growth of scholarly articles in medical education in recent years. Evaluating medical education research requires specific orientation to issues related to format and content. Our goal is to review the quantitative aspects of research in medical education so that clinicians may understand these articles with respect to framing the study, recognizing methodologic issues, and utilizing instruments for evaluating the quality of medical education research. This review can be used both as a tool when appraising medical education research articles and as a primer for clinicians interested in pursuing scholarship in medical education.
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Gill M, Andersen E, Hilsmann N. Best practices for teaching pharmacology to undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review of the literature. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2019; 74:15-24. [PMID: 30554030 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this systematic review we describe best practices for teaching pharmacology to undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students based on the available evidence. Numerous teaching strategies employed in undergraduate pharmacology courses for nursing students have been summarized and compared for their impact on pharmacology knowledge retention, application of pharmacology theory to practice, and student satisfaction. Future directions for research are discussed. DESIGN The review was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. DATA SOURCES The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Academic Search Complete, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), and Education Source and Health Reference Centre Academic were searched using key search terms and phrases. Twenty studies, conducted between 2001 and 2017, met the inclusion criteria. METHOD Quality assessment was made in accordance with two appraisal tools: Kirkpatrick's framework and the Medical Education Research Quality Instrument (MERSQI) for quantitative studies. RESULTS Online, simulation, and integrated methods of teaching pharmacology were most beneficial for pharmacology knowledge acquisition and student satisfaction. Traditional lecture, problem-based learning, and a flipped classroom were least effective strategies for teaching pharmacology to undergraduate students. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review will contribute to the body of knowledge used by nurse educators who teach in undergraduate nursing programs, may be particularly useful for undergraduate nursing program directors/administrators who are considering undergoing curricular changes, and may be a conduit for future researchers who wish to design studies aimed at improving teaching and learning within undergraduate nursing education.
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- Manu Gill
- Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Zamir N, Gholami A, Jajarmi Y, Jackson Chornenki NL, Patel A, Dore KL. Assessing the Quality of Evidence Presented at Annual General Meetings: A 5-Year Retrospective Study. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2019; 39:152-157. [PMID: 30908402 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Health care professionals rely on annual general meetings (AGMs) to obtain up-to-date information and practice guidelines relevant to their specialty. The majority of such information at meetings is presented through abstract sessions. However, the quality of the evidence presented during such abstract sessions is unclear. Standardized measures were applied to assess the quality of evidence of abstracts presented at the Canadian Society of Nephrology AGM over a 5-year period. METHODS Two authors independently reviewed all CSN AGM abstracts presented from 2012 to 2016. Using a schema published in 2011 by the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM), each abstract was subsequently ranked based on the quality of evidence. Schema categories ranged from level I, representing the highest evidence quality, to level V, representing the lowest. The number of authors and the authors' institution affiliations were also collected from the abstracts, where available, or if affiliations were unclear, an internet search of the author was performed. RESULTS Six hundred forty-two articles were screened. In total, 70% (n = 450) met the inclusion criteria. When assessed, 15% of articles were level I (highest quality), 17% level II, 53% level III, 12% level IV, and 3% level V (lowest quality). A Jonckheere-Terpstra test demonstrated a significant trend of increasing quality of evidence (P < .05) and collaboration (P < .005) over the 5-year study period. There was a significant correlation between level of evidence and collaboration across years reviewed in the study, rs(98) = -0.226, P < .001. DISCUSSION The results indicate a consistent increase in quality of evidence and collaborative submissions over time. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first assessment and analysis of AGM presentation quality within internal medicine and its subspecialties. Documenting and monitoring changes in the quality of evidence with a standardized framework may offer valuable insight pertaining to the medical field and the research community.
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- Nasim Zamir
- Dr. Zamir: Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Gholami: Resident Physician, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Jajarmi: Resident Physician, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Jackson Chornenki: Medical Student, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Patel: Professor of Medicine, Vice-Chair Education, William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Dore: Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director MSc Health Science Education, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Scherer RW, Meerpohl JJ, Pfeifer N, Schmucker C, Schwarzer G, von Elm E. Full publication of results initially presented in abstracts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 11:MR000005. [PMID: 30480762 PMCID: PMC7073270 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.mr000005.pub4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abstracts of presentations at scientific meetings are usually available only in conference proceedings. If subsequent full publication of results reported in these abstracts is based on the magnitude or direction of the results, publication bias may result. Publication bias creates problems for those conducting systematic reviews or relying on the published literature for evidence about health and social care. OBJECTIVES To systematically review reports of studies that have examined the proportion of meeting abstracts and other summaries that are subsequently published in full, the time between meeting presentation and full publication, and factors associated with full publication. SEARCH METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Science Citation Index, reference lists, and author files. The most recent search was done in February 2016 for this substantial update to our earlier Cochrane Methodology Review (published in 2007). SELECTION CRITERIA We included reports of methodology research that examined the proportion of biomedical results initially presented as abstracts or in summary form that were subsequently published. Searches for full publications had to be at least two years after meeting presentation. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors extracted data and assessed risk of bias. We calculated the proportion of abstracts published in full using a random-effects model. Dichotomous variables were analyzed using risk ratio (RR), with multivariable models taking into account various characteristics of the reports. We assessed time to publication using Kaplan-Meier survival analyses. MAIN RESULTS Combining data from 425 reports (307,028 abstracts) resulted in an overall full publication proportion of 37.3% (95% confidence interval (CI), 35.3% to 39.3%) with varying lengths of follow-up. This is significantly lower than that found in our 2007 review (44.5%. 95% CI, 43.9% to 45.1%). Using a survival analyses to estimate the proportion of abstracts that would be published in full by 10 years produced proportions of 46.4% for all studies; 68.7% for randomized and controlled trials and 44.9% for other studies. Three hundred and fifty-three reports were at high risk of bias on one or more items, but only 32 reports were considered at high risk of bias overall.Forty-five reports (15,783 abstracts) with 'positive' results (defined as any 'significant' result) showed an association with full publication (RR = 1.31; 95% CI 1.23 to 1.40), as did 'positive' results defined as a result favoring the experimental treatment (RR =1.17; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.28) in 34 reports (8794 abstracts). Results emanating from randomized or controlled trials showed the same pattern for both definitions (RR = 1.21; 95% CI 1.10 to 1.32 (15 reports and 2616 abstracts) and RR = 1.17; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.32 (13 reports and 2307 abstracts), respectively.Other factors associated with full publication include oral presentation (RR = 1.46; 95% CI 1.40 to 1.52; studied in 143 reports with 115,910 abstracts); acceptance for meeting presentation (RR = 1.65; 95% CI 1.48 to 1.85; 22 reports with 22,319 abstracts); randomized trial design (RR = 1.51; 95% CI 1.36 to 1.67; 47 reports with 28,928 abstracts); and basic research (RR = 0.78; 95% CI 0.74 to 0.82; 92 reports with 97,372 abstracts). Abstracts originating at an academic setting were associated with full publication (RR = 1.60; 95% CI 1.34 to 1.92; 34 reports with 16,913 abstracts), as were those considered to be of higher quality (RR = 1.46; 95% CI 1.23 to 1.73; 12 reports with 3364 abstracts), or having high impact (RR = 1.60; 95% CI 1.41 to 1.82; 11 reports with 6982 abstracts). Sensitivity analyses excluding reports that were abstracts themselves or classified as having a high risk of bias did not change these findings in any important way.In considering the reports of the methodology research that we included in this review, we found that reports published in English or from a native English-speaking country found significantly higher proportions of studies published in full, but that there was no association with year of report publication. The findings correspond to a proportion of abstracts published in full of 31.9% for all reports, 40.5% for reports in English, 42.9% for reports from native English-speaking countries, and 52.2% for both these covariates combined. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS More than half of results from abstracts, and almost a third of randomized trial results initially presented as abstracts fail to be published in full and this problem does not appear to be decreasing over time. Publication bias is present in that 'positive' results were more frequently published than 'not positive' results. Reports of methodology research written in English showed that a higher proportion of abstracts had been published in full, as did those from native English-speaking countries, suggesting that studies from non-native English-speaking countries may be underrepresented in the scientific literature. After the considerable work involved in adding in the more than 300 additional studies found by the February 2016 searches, we chose not to update the search again because additional searches are unlikely to change these overall conclusions in any important way.
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- Roberta W Scherer
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of EpidemiologyRoom W6138615 N. Wolfe St.BaltimoreMarylandUSA21205
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- Medical Center ‐ University of FreiburgInstitute for Evidence in Medicine (for Cochrane Germany Foundation)Breisacher Straße 153FreiburgGermany79110
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- UCLPartners170 Tottenham Court Road3rd floor, UCLPartnersLondonLondonUKW1T 7HA
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- Medical Center – Univ. of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of FreiburgEvidence in Medicine / Cochrane GermanyBreisacher Straße 153FreiburgGermany79110
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of FreiburgInstitute for Medical Biometry and StatisticsStefan‐Meier‐Str. 26FreiburgGermanyD‐79104
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- Lausanne University HospitalCochrane Switzerland, Institute of Social and Preventive MedicineRoute de la Corniche 10LausanneSwitzerlandCH‐1010
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Komagamine J. Publication rate of abstracts presented at the American College of Physicians Japan Chapter Annual Meetings (2013-2014): A retrospective observational study. J Gen Fam Med 2018; 19:178-181. [PMID: 30186733 PMCID: PMC6119790 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated the publication rate of abstracts presented at Japanese medical specialty meetings. METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at the American College of Physicians Japan Chapter Annual Meetings (2013-2014). Publication rates were determined by searching the MEDLINE database for full-text articles. RESULTS Of the 116 abstracts evaluated, 14 (12.1% [95% CI 6.1%-18.1%]) were subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the MEDLINE database. CONCLUSION Further studies to investigate the barriers to publication among Japanese investigators and additional efforts to improve this low publication rate are needed.
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- Junpei Komagamine
- Department of Internal MedicineNational Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical CenterUtsunomiyaTochigiJapan
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Komagamine J, Yabuki T. Full-text publication rate of abstracts presented at the Japan Primary Care Association Annual Meetings (2010-2012): a retrospective observational study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e021585. [PMID: 29934391 PMCID: PMC6020981 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at the Japan Primary Care Association Annual Meetings and the factors associated with publication. DESIGN A retrospective observational study. PARTICIPANTS All abstracts presented at the Japan Primary Care Association Annual Meetings (2010-2012). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Publication rates were determined by searching the MEDLINE database for full-text articles published by September 2017. Data on presentation format (oral vs poster), affiliation of the first author, number of authors, number of involved institutions, journal of publication and publication date were abstracted. RESULTS Of the 1003 abstracts evaluated, 38 (3.8%, 95% CI 2.6% to 5.0%) were subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the MEDLINE database. The median time to publication was 15.5 months (IQR, 9.3-29.3 months). More than 95% of published abstracts were published within 4 years. The publications appeared in 23 different journals (21 English-language journals and two Japanese-language journals). Based on univariate analysis using binary logistic regression, publication was more frequent for oral presentations (7.3%vs2.0% for poster presentations; OR 3.91,95% CI 1.98 to 7.75), and for first authors affiliated with university-associated institutions (6.4%vs2.4% for first authors affiliated with non-university-associated institutions; OR 2.75,95% CI 1.42 to 5.30). Based on multivariate analysis, oral presentation and first author affiliation with a university-associated institution were still the only independent predictive factors for publication (adjusted OR 3.50(95% CI 1.72 to 7.12) and adjusted OR 2.35(95% CI 1.19 to 4.63), respectively). Even among 151 abstracts presented orally by first authors affiliated with a university-associated institution, only 18 abstracts (11.9%) were subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals. CONCLUSIONS The publication rate of abstracts presented at the Japan Primary Care Association Annual Meetings was extremely low. Further studies are warranted to investigate the barriers to publication among investigators who participate in conferences where the publication rate is extremely low.
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- Junpei Komagamine
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, Utsunomiya, Japan
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Imani S, Moore G, Nelson N, Scott J, Vassar M. Publication rates of podium and poster abstract presentations at the 2010 and 2011 society of gynecologic oncology conferences. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2018; 24:6-9. [PMID: 29892690 PMCID: PMC5993534 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to determine the publication rate of oral and poster abstracts presented at the 2010 and 2011 Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) conferences as well as the journals that most commonly published these studies, their 5-year impact factor, the time to publication, and the reasons for nonpublication. Methods Abstracts presented at the 2010-2011 SGO conferences were included in this study. We searched Google, Google Scholar, and PubMed to locate published reports of these abstracts. If an abstract's full-text manuscript could not be located, an author of the conference abstract was contacted via email to inquire whether the research was published. If the research was unpublished, the authors were asked to provide the reason for nonpublication. The time to publication, journal, and journal impact factor were noted for abstracts that reached full-text publication. Results A total of 725 abstracts were identified, of which 386 (53%) reached publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Oral presentations were published at a higher rate than poster presentations. Most (70%) reached publication within 2 years of abstract presentation. Abstracts were published in 89 journals, but most (39%) were published in Gynecologic Oncology. The mean time to publication was 15.7 months, with a mean 5-year impact factor of 4.956. Conclusions A 53% publication rate indicates that the SGO conference selection process favors research likely to be published and, thus, presumably of high quality. The overall publication rate is higher than that reported for many other biomedical conferences.
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- Saba Imani
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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Komagamine J, Kobayashi M. Publication rate of abstracts presented at Japan Geriatrics Society Annual Meetings (2011-2012): a retrospective observational study. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:36. [PMID: 29338769 PMCID: PMC5771006 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3156-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at Japan Geriatrics Society Annual Meetings. Publication rates were determined by searching for full-text publications up to September 2017 in the MEDLINE database. Factors associated with publication were determined. RESULTS In total, 618 abstracts presented at Japan Geriatrics Society Annual Meetings (2011-2012) were included. Of those, 146 (23.6% [95% CI 20.3-27.0%]) were published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in MEDLINE. The median time to publication was 13.0 months (interquartile range 6.0-25.8 months). More than 90% were published within 4 years. The publications appeared in 64 different journals, and 87.0% were published in English-language journals. Multivariable analysis revealed more frequent publication of oral presentations (25.4% vs 16.9% of poster presentations; adjusted OR 1.79 [95% CI 1.05-3.06]), randomized controlled trials (66.7% vs 22.8% for other study designs; adjusted OR 10.79 [95% CI 3.02-38.53]) and studies with n ≥ 100 (28.7% vs 18.4% of studies with n < 100; adjusted OR 1.97 [95% CI 1.32-2.95]). Because more than three-fourths of the abstracts presented at Japan Geriatrics Society Annual Meetings remained unpublished within 5 years after the conferences, additional efforts may be needed to promote their publication.
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- Junpei Komagamine
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, 1-10-37, Nakatomatsuri, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 3208580, Japan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center, 1-10-37, Nakatomatsuri, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 3208580, Japan
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Gottlieb M, Dehon E, Jordan J, Bentley S, Ranney ML, Lee S, Khandelwal S, Santen SA. Getting Published in Medical Education: Overcoming Barriers to Scholarly Production. West J Emerg Med 2017; 19:1-6. [PMID: 29383048 PMCID: PMC5785173 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.11.35253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Michael Gottlieb
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Torrance, California
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, New York
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- Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Stephenson CR, Vaa BE, Wang AT, Schroeder DR, Beckman TJ, Reed DA, Sawatsky AP. Conference presentation to publication: a retrospective study evaluating quality of abstracts and journal articles in medical education research. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2017; 17:193. [PMID: 29121891 PMCID: PMC5680828 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-1048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is little evidence regarding the comparative quality of abstracts and articles in medical education research. The Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI), which was developed to evaluate the quality of reporting in medical education, has strong validity evidence for content, internal structure, and relationships to other variables. We used the MERSQI to compare the quality of reporting for conference abstracts, journal abstracts, and published articles. METHODS This is a retrospective study of all 46 medical education research abstracts submitted to the Society of General Internal Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting that were subsequently published in a peer-reviewed journal. We compared MERSQI scores of the abstracts with scores for their corresponding published journal abstracts and articles. Comparisons were performed using the signed rank test. RESULTS Overall MERSQI scores increased significantly for published articles compared with conference abstracts (11.33 vs 9.67; P < .001) and journal abstracts (11.33 vs 9.96; P < .001). Regarding MERSQI subscales, published articles had higher MERSQI scores than conference abstracts in the domains of sampling (1.59 vs 1.34; P = .006), data analysis (3.00 vs 2.43; P < .001), and validity of evaluation instrument (1.04 vs 0.28; P < .001). Published articles also had higher MERSQI scores than journal abstracts in the domains of data analysis (3.00 vs 2.70; P = .004) and validity of evaluation instrument (1.04 vs 0.26; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare the quality of medical education abstracts and journal articles using the MERSQI. Overall, the quality of articles was greater than that of abstracts. However, there were no significant differences between abstracts and articles for the domains of study design and outcomes, which indicates that these MERSQI elements may be applicable to abstracts. Findings also suggest that abstract quality is generally preserved from original presentation to publication.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
- Harborview, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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- Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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Raju SA, Sanders DS, Akram R, Glover R, Al-Rifaie A, Peever E, Purves J, Scanu E, Kurien M. United European Gastroenterology Week scientific abstracts and their progression to full publication. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 29:1136-1140. [PMID: 28749794 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000000942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Abstracts presentations at scientific meetings enable rapid dissemination of novel research. The percentage of abstracts that proceed to full publication from differing medical specialties is highly variable. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of abstracts presented at the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW). MATERIALS AND METHODS All abstracts presented at UEGW between 2009 and 2011 were assessed. Cross-referencing of the first author, senior author and at least one keyword of the abstract was performed using PubMed and EMBASE databases. Abstracts and possible resultant full publications were then examined in tandem to ensure that they represented the same study. Data were also collected on lag time to publication, journal impact factors, country of the author and factors influencing subsequent publication. RESULTS A total of 6785 abstracts (1438 oral and 5347 poster presentations) were presented during the period assessed. Of these, 2099 (30.9%) proceeded to full publication in indexed journals. Oral abstract presentations were most likely to proceed to full publication compared with poster presentations (odds ratio: 1.38, 95% confidence interval: 1.22-1.56) and were more likely to achieve publication in higher impact journals (median impact factor 4.78 vs. 2.89, P<0.0005). The median lag time to full publication was 15 (IQR: 7-15) months. The Netherlands had the highest United European Gastroenterology abstract conversion rate to full publication (46.8%). CONCLUSION This is the first study to assess the publication rates of UEGW. Findings are favourable with similar studies from other societies.
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- Suneil A Raju
- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital bAcademic Unit of Gastroenterology, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Crawford SA, Roche-Nagle G. Publication outcomes for research presented at a Canadian surgical conference. Can J Surg 2017; 60:108-114. [PMID: 28234220 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.010916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The failure of investigators to publish research in peer-reviewed journals following acceptance at a national or international meeting can lead to significant publication biases in the literature. Our objective was to evaluate the abstract to manuscript conversion rate for abstracts presented at the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery (CSVS) annual meeting and to evaluate the conversion rate for CSVS-awarded research grants. METHODS We searched for authors of abstracts accepted at the CSVS Annual Meeting (2007-2013) and recipients of CSVS research awards (2005-2013) on Scopus and PubMed databases to identify related publications. RESULTS We identified 84 publications from 188 research abstracts (45%) and 17 publications from 39 research grants (44%). The mean time to publication was 1.8 years and the mean impact factor was 2.7. Studies related to endovascular therapies demonstrated a trend toward a higher rate of publication relative to open surgical therapies (64 [56%] v. 37 [27%]). Additionally, we observed a similar trend in research grant topics related to endovascular therapies relative to open surgical therapies (9 [67%] v. 8 [38%]). Finally, CSVS research grant recipients who subsequently published had a significantly higher h-index at the time of receipt than those who had not published. CONCLUSION The CSVS annual meeting's abstract to publication conversion rate is comparable to that of its Canadian peers as well as to other medical specialties; however, a substantial publication gap remains. We identified several potential areas that may help to improve the effectiveness of CSVS research grants.
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- Sean A Crawford
- Both authors are from the Division of Vascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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- Both authors are from the Division of Vascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
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Gerlach B, Shah AM, Lee MT, Wong CA, Sullivan JT, Toledo P. Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meetings 2010–2014. Anesth Analg 2017; 124:887-889. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Fate of Abstracts Presented at the First International Congress of Nephrology and Urology, Tehran, Iran, 2015. Nephrourol Mon 2017. [DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.42541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Egloff HM, West CP, Wang AT, Lowe KM, Edakkanambeth Varayil J, Beckman TJ, Sawatsky AP. Publication Rates of Abstracts Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. J Gen Intern Med 2017; 32:673-678. [PMID: 28138874 PMCID: PMC5442012 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-3990-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Abstracts accepted at scientific meetings are often not subsequently published. Data on publication rates are largely from subspecialty and surgical studies. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to 1) determine publication rates of abstracts presented at a general internal medicine meeting; 2) describe research activity among academic general internists; 3) identify factors associated with publication and with the impact factor of the journal of publication; and 4) evaluate for publication bias. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS All scientific abstracts presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting. MAIN MEASURES Publication rates were determined by searching for full-text publications in MEDLINE. Data were abstracted regarding authors' institution, research topic category, number of study sites, sample size, study design, statistical significance (p value and confidence interval) in abstract and publication, journal of publication, publication date, and journal impact factor. KEY RESULTS Of the 578 abstracts analyzed, 274 (47.4%) were subsequently published as a full article in a peer-reviewed journal indexed in MEDLINE. In a multivariable model adjusting for institution site, research topic, number of study sites, study design, sample size, and abstract results, publication rates for academic general internists were highest in the areas of medical education (52.5%, OR 5.05, 95% CI 1.57-17.25, reference group Veterans Affairs (VA)-based research, publication rate 36.7%), mental health/substance use (67.7%, OR 4.16, 95% CI 1.39-13.06), and aging/geriatrics/end of life (65.7%, OR 3.31, 95% CI 1.15-9.94, p = 0.01 across topics). Publication rates were higher for multicenter studies than single-institution studies (52.4% vs. 40.4%, OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.10-2.52, p = 0.04 across categories). Randomized controlled trials had higher publication rates than other study designs (66.7% vs. 45.9%, OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.30-5.94, p = 0.03 across study designs). Studies with positive results did not predict higher publication rates than negative studies (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.6-1.31, p = 0.21). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that 47.4% of abstracts presented at a general internal medicine national conference were subsequently published in a peer-reviewed journal indexed in MEDLINE.
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- Heidi M Egloff
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Rogers D. Which educational interventions improve healthcare professionals' resilience? MEDICAL TEACHER 2016; 38:1236-1241. [PMID: 27573430 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2016.1210111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This literature review summarizes the current evidence on educational interventions to develop healthcare worker resilience. METHODS Electronic databases were systematically searched using the search terms: education OR training OR medical students AND resilience. The initial search was refined using criteria including population (healthcare students and professionals), interventions (educational), and outcome (resilience changes). RESULTS Resilience has been defined and measured in various ways. The following educational interventions to develop resilience were identified: resilience workshops, small group problem solving, reflection, cognitive behavioral training, mindfulness and relaxation training, and mentoring. CONCLUSIONS The strongest evidence was for using resilience workshops, cognitive behavioral training, or a combination of interventions. The literature is sometimes conflicting suggesting that developing resilience is a complex process, and our understanding is not fully developed.
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- David Rogers
- a Department of Family Medicine , University of Pretoria , Pretoria , South Africa
- b Department of Clinical Education , Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry , Plymouth , UK
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Jordan J, Jones D, Williams D, Druck J. Publishing Venues for Education Scholarship: A Needs Assessment. Acad Emerg Med 2016; 23:731-5. [PMID: 27155165 DOI: 10.1111/acem.13003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Education research is a developing field. It is unknown if there are adequate venues for scholarship distribution. The objectives of this study were to identify types of education scholarship produced, where this type of scholarship is published, barriers to achieving publication for education scholarship, and perceptions of adequacy of publication venues. METHODS Study participants were emergency medicine (EM) education and academic leaders who completed an online survey consisting of multiple-choice, completion, and 10-point Likert scale items. RESULTS A total of 45 of 59 (76.3%) subjects completed the survey. A total of 33 of 45 (73.3%) respondents had published education scholarship. Most (29/44, 65.9%) felt that there were inadequate venues for publishing education scholarship. Of those who publish education scholarship, most (30/33; 90.9%) publish either less than one or one to two peer-reviewed products per year, but collaborate with others more frequently (less than one per year, 7/33, 21.2%; one or two per year, 17/33, 51.5%; three or four per year, 7/33, 21.2%; five or more per year, 2/33, 6.1%). The most frequently published scholarship were curricular innovations and original research, with mean ratings of 5.61 and 5.21, respectively, on a 10-point Likert scale. Peer-reviewed print journal was the most frequently utilized venue, with a mean rating of 6.21. Other venues (mean rating) include peer-reviewed online journal (4.0), MedEd Portal (3.58), free open-access education (3.47), newsletter (3.0), and curricular toolbox (2.55). The most common rejection reason was "not suitable for this journal/venue," with a mean rating of 5.33. Other reasons include research methodology (4.07), small sample size (4.17), single-site study (4.28), and misunderstanding of project purpose (4.10). Respondents believed that additional education supplements in journals would be most helpful in increasing successful publication, with a mean rating of 8.31. Other helpful items included a central online repository of venues that publish education scholarship, online training in education research design/methodology, and an online networking site of education researchers to promote collaboration, with mean ratings of 6.88, 6.75, and 6.28, respectively. CONCLUSION The majority of our sampling of EM education and academic leaders publish education scholarship. There is a perceived lack of venues for this work. Multiple barriers as well as potential strategies for success have been identified. This information may inform interventions to support the dissemination of education scholarship.
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- Jaime Jordan
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Torrance CA
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles CA
- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Los Angeles CA
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- Oregon Health and Sciences University Medical Center; Portland OR
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Günay S, Sariaydin M, Sarinc-Ulasli S, Günay E, Demir S, Unlu M. The publication rates of abstracts presented at the Turkish Respiratory Society (TUSAD) annual congress: adequate or not? CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2016; 12:158-164. [PMID: 27240259 DOI: 10.1111/crj.12505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to determine the publication status of the abstracts presented at the Turkish Respiratory Society Congress between 2011 and 2014. METHODS The abstracts were classified according to presentation type (oral presentations, poster discussion, etc.), study type, study design, topic, publication status, time interval between the presentation and the publication date, and the journal in which the article was published. The conversion rate of presentations into full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals were surveyed through Elsevier's Scopus. RESULTS The total number of abstracts submitted in the congress was 2 009. In terms of study type, the majority of abstracts were case reports (56.4%) and the remainder was original research. Totally, 179 abstracts were published in an indexed journal with an overall publication rate of 8.9%. 18.3% of oral presentations were converted into full-text article. Publication rates according to study types were 14.8% for original researches and 4.4% for case reports. The first three subspecialties with the highest publication rates were "sleep related breathing disorders" (16.9%), "interventional pulmonology" (16.7%) and "pleural diseases" (15.2%). Median publication/acceptance time was 8.0 months (0-38). CONCLUSION This is the first study evaluating the publication rates of abstracts presented in a respiratory congress. Although the number of presented abstracts in the congress increased year by year, prominently in the case reports, over all conversion rates were decreased. We put forward that encouraging the authors to conduct higher-quality investigations would raise the publication rate as well as improve the scientific quality of congress.
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- Sibel Günay
- Clinic of Chest Diseases, Afyon State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Greene DN, Wilson AR, Bailey NM, Schmidt RL. Publication outcome of abstracts presented at the AACC annual meeting. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 456:49-55. [PMID: 26926968 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Failure to publish study results causes duplication of effort and is a significant source of waste. It also can lead to distortions in the evidence base that can lead to misallocation of resources and medical harm. Failure to publish is commonly studied by comparing the conversion rate of meeting abstracts or publication rate of registered trials and has not been studied in clinical chemistry. The objective of this study was to determine the abstract conversion rate in clinical chemistry. METHODS For the set of abstracts published from the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, we determined which converted to full publications and which had not. We used 3 methods to match publications to abstracts: 1) a survey sent to corresponding authors of abstracts, 2) a web scrape of Google Scholar, and PubMed, and 3) a manual search using Scopus. Publication rates were compared by topic, country of corresponding author, institution type, and award recognition. RESULTS Matching publications were found for 38% (95% CI: 34-42%) of the abstracts. The acceptance rate for submitted manuscripts was 34% (95% CI: 28-43%) among those who responded to the survey. Publication rates varied by topic (range 13% to 59%); rates from academic institutions were higher than commercial institutions (42% vs 16%, p<0.001). The publication rate of abstracts recognized "with distinction" was significantly greater than the publication rate of non-winners (68% vs 37%, p=0.001). CONCLUSION A significant proportion of abstracts presented at the AACC national meeting are not followed by full publication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dina N Greene
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- School of Nursing, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| | - Robert L Schmidt
- Department of Pathology and ARUP Laboratories, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
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