Statistics for Evidence Based Medicine - Clinical Skills
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and skills to: carry out a bibliographic search aimed at identifying, starting from a clinical question, the scientific evidence available in the literature; understand the structure of a scientific article.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will acquire competences to carry out a pertinent bibliographic research, will be able to go through a scientific article and to carry out simple data analyses using Excel software.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Linea: Policlinico
Course syllabus
Practical skills activity pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Bibliographic search using the most popular databases. PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Google Scholar. Search strategies with keywords and MeSH terms. Basic and advanced searches. Combination of basic searches (AND/OR). Filters. Use of the main features available in PubMed.
Bibliographic search using the most popular databases. PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Google Scholar. Search strategies with keywords and MeSH terms. Basic and advanced searches. Combination of basic searches (AND/OR). Filters. Use of the main features available in PubMed.
Prerequisites for admission
The course has no specific prerequisites
Teaching methods
Bibliographic research and use of web platforms and programs.
Teaching Resources
Diapositive PowerPoint utilizzate a lezione ed eventuale materiale didattico aggiuntivo fornito dal docente resi disponibili sul sito Ariel del corso.
Bibliografia consigliata:
M. Bland Statistica medica. Maggioli Editore. 2019
W. Daniel Biostatistica. Concetti di base per l'analisi statistica delle scienze dell'area medico-sanitaria. Edises. 2019
M. Pagano K. Gauvreau Biostatistica. Idelson-Gnocchi 2003
D.G. Altman. Practical statistics for medical research. Chapman and Hall, London. 1991.
Bibliografia consigliata:
M. Bland Statistica medica. Maggioli Editore. 2019
W. Daniel Biostatistica. Concetti di base per l'analisi statistica delle scienze dell'area medico-sanitaria. Edises. 2019
M. Pagano K. Gauvreau Biostatistica. Idelson-Gnocchi 2003
D.G. Altman. Practical statistics for medical research. Chapman and Hall, London. 1991.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Assessment of student learning will be based on a written test that may consists of questions, exercises for calculating and/or interpreting the results reported in scientific papers (critical reading of tables, graphs and numerical results reported in the "Results" part of a scientific article). Questions and exercises can be formulated in the form of open questions or multiple choice questions. A score will be assigned to each question and the final mark will be expressed in 30th. Use of a pocket calculator will be allowed. The results of the tests will be published on the educational website (Ariel) or will be communicated by email.
MED/01 - MEDICAL STATISTICS - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Linea: San Donato
Course syllabus
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Prerequisites for admission
Professional activities pursue and are an integral part of the objectives and results of the learning expected from teaching, as they confer the skills and abilities useful for applying knowledge in clinical practice.
Teaching methods
Withdrawals and analysis laboratory organization
Teaching Resources
Copy of the slides presented during the lectures
R commander manual
Online Help documentation on databases
R commander manual
Online Help documentation on databases
Assessment methods and Criteria
The learning verification is carried out through two tests that each student must carry out individually using a Personal Computer.
The first test consists of a bibliographic research concerning a clinical pathology, assigned to the student during the evaluation of the professionalizing activity. The student has to answer several questions regarding the description of symptoms, diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies so to completes an initial summary sheet. The information should be found on the documents referenced in Medline and Health on the Net Foundation. Subsequently specific articles which are related to clinical and epidemiological studies on the assigned pathology need to be searched. This shall be carried out on the PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library databases. The search activity also includes considerations on the impact factor of the journals on which the articles are found and the H index of the authors who are most active in the pathology.
The second test consists in the analysis of data using the R software. A data file is assigned to each student in order to perform a statistical analysis, solving issues regarding the synthesis of data by means of graphs and descriptive statistics and regarding comparisons between different therapies and prognostic factors using statistical inference procedures.
The tests described above will be carried out on the same day in which the exams of the statistics and evaluation of evidence in medicine course take place, at the end of the written test.
The results will be communicated through a special form on ARIEL
The first test consists of a bibliographic research concerning a clinical pathology, assigned to the student during the evaluation of the professionalizing activity. The student has to answer several questions regarding the description of symptoms, diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies so to completes an initial summary sheet. The information should be found on the documents referenced in Medline and Health on the Net Foundation. Subsequently specific articles which are related to clinical and epidemiological studies on the assigned pathology need to be searched. This shall be carried out on the PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library databases. The search activity also includes considerations on the impact factor of the journals on which the articles are found and the H index of the authors who are most active in the pathology.
The second test consists in the analysis of data using the R software. A data file is assigned to each student in order to perform a statistical analysis, solving issues regarding the synthesis of data by means of graphs and descriptive statistics and regarding comparisons between different therapies and prognostic factors using statistical inference procedures.
The tests described above will be carried out on the same day in which the exams of the statistics and evaluation of evidence in medicine course take place, at the end of the written test.
The results will be communicated through a special form on ARIEL
MED/01 - MEDICAL STATISTICS - University credits: 1
Professional training: 25 hours
Professor:
Ambrogi Federico
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Ambrogi FedericoProfessor(s)
Reception:
On appointment (email)
Laboratorio di Statistica Medica, Biometria ed Epidemiologia "G.A. Maccacaro", Via Celoria 22, Milano