For this research edition of the SPS News, we’re privileged to interview Kevin Couloures DO, MPH, as our sedation research expert. Many of you have been fortunate to work with Dr. Couloures through the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC), where he has been very involved with overseeing the database and resulting projects and support for new institutional members. He … [Read more...] about Interview with a Sedation Research Expert – Kevin Couloures DO, MPHBy Trish Scherrer, MD
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Interview with a Sedation Research Expert – Kevin Couloures DO, MPH
How to Write a Good SurveyBy Kevin Couloures, DO, MPH
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Surveys are a useful tool to get a better understanding of how others perceive a problem or perform a task. However, the answers are only as good as the questions. And while the temptation is to capture things that the survey initiator did not think of by adding an other box to each question, this may lead to answers that cannot be categorized and therefore analyzed along w … [Read more...] about How to Write a Good SurveyBy Kevin Couloures, DO, MPH
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee
Tips on Successful Grant WritingBy Vince Faustino, MD
During my orientation as a reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, the study review officer said there are only two things that I, as a reviewer, should decide. First is whether the proposal is worth doing. Second is whether the principal investigator (PI) and team can do the proposal. This advice has also served me well as a PI applying for grants.
Is the proposal … [Read more...] about Tips on Successful Grant WritingBy Vince Faustino, MD
Incorporating Research into Your Pediatric Sedation PracticeBy Èlise van der Jagt, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care,br>Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, GCH Regional Health Operations
University of Rochester Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care,br>Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, GCH Regional Health Operations
University of Rochester Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital
Curiosity about how things work (knowledge), how things might be improved using treatments/interventions, and the impact of these changes on our patients, institutions and society are at the heart of research. Every day a clinician uses this pattern of thinking in seeing patients. We gather knowledge about the patient by taking a history, performing a physical exam, and o … [Read more...] about Incorporating Research into Your Pediatric Sedation PracticeBy Èlise van der Jagt, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care,br>Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, GCH Regional Health Operations
University of Rochester Medical Center/Golisano Children’s Hospital
Survey Science in Pediatric Sedation Research and PracticeBy Daniel J. Sedillo, MD, MBA
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
All of us have the experience of opening our email and coming across a survey request about some aspect of clinical practice or our preferences towards a genre of art, music, or even our restaurant preferences. Recently, many pediatrician practitioners received a survey about the MOC process from the American Board of Pediatrics. For many people, the next response upon seeing … [Read more...] about Survey Science in Pediatric Sedation Research and PracticeBy Daniel J. Sedillo, MD, MBA
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
