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Advance Your Surgical Research: Practical Strategies with Real-World Data – AAS Webinar Part 1 & Part 2

Subject: Advance Your Surgical Research: Practical Strategies with Real-World Data – AAS Webinar

Dear Surgical Research Professionals,

Are you looking to leverage the power of real-world data in your surgical research? The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) invites you to an insightful methodology webinar focused on the practical applications of large database analyses.

Practical Considerations for Use of Real-World Data in Surgical Research

Join us as our expert speakers guide you through the landscape of available databases and provide actionable strategies to enhance your research.

DATE: Part 1 July 9th & Part 2 July 23rd

Time: 2pm Pacific/4pm Central/5pm Eastern

Register here: Part 1 and Part 2

 

Outline:

Part 1 Speakers: Joshua Herb, MD MSCR and Kristy K. Broman, MD, MPH with Andrew P. Loehrer, MD, MPH as expert

Session 1 Overarching Theme: Focus on types of large databases available and key considerations for their use

  • Databases – discuss general characteristics/limitations of the major buckets of large databases, and then maybe a slide or two on a specific databases within these buckets
    Registry (SEER), Claims (SEER – Medicare), Administrative (HCUP (state inpatient database/NIS), Society based (STS, ACS – NSQIP, NTDB) and Vizient/Trinetx
  • Coding statistical considerations, Complexity of data (e.g. Claims vs NCDB), Sample size, Database linkages and Cost
  • Q&A
  • Plug JAMA surgery methodology series related articles
Part 2 Speakers: Danny Wang, MD and Winifred Lo, MD
Session 2: Tips for high quality research using large databases (Presenters: Danny Wang and Winnie Lo; any expert guest?)
  • Well formulated hypothesis first, then find the data to answer your question
  • Consider sample size; even with large data sample sizes can be small depending on population
  • Avoid data mining
  • Tips/tricks on creating your own database to answer a question
  • Large database studies that get published in high quality journals:  Approaching a question with novel (to a surgical audience) methods or novel data sources, Original question that’s widely applicable, When in doubt, keep it simple and Widely applicable descriptive studies
  • Q&A

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical knowledge and enhance your ability to conduct impactful surgical research using the wealth of information available in real-world data.

We look forward to your participation!