Prague, Czech Republic
17-19 April 2008
COURSE MATERIAL - registered participants only
International Cooperation Committee is organizing the traditional two and a half day course for cardio-thoracic surgeons and related specialists, centred on the practical application of modern science to our field. This course will be organized as a seminar, with short introductory lectures and practical, mentored activities. Leading experts in the field will address the topics, and will moderate practical demonstrations. Main topics are:
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Preparing an abstract
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Writing a scientific paper
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Performing statistical analysis
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Researching and extracting relevant literature
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Delivering a scientific lecture
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Organizing research
This course is primarily oriented towards academic surgeons and related specialists, who are pursuing or planning the scientific career in the field of cardio-thoracic surgery. The number of attendees will be limited, to permit the individual tutoring. Personal notebook with wireless internet capability is highly recommended. Registered participants will have access to a course home page, where the educational material and planned tests will be deposited; this will form the basis for mentored exercises during the course.
Scientific programme: Jarle Vaage, MD,
Local organizing committee: Jan Pirk, MD
Course organization: Marko Turina, MD
Invited Faculty:
Ian Beecroft
EJCTS/ICVTS/MMCTS Managing Editor
EJCTS/ICVTS/MMCTS Editorial Office,
Martigny, Switzerland
Tim Clayton
Senior lecturer in Medical Statistics
Medical Statistics Unit
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, UK
Paul Sergeant
Cardiac Surgery Department
Gasthuisberg University Hospital
Leuven, Belgium
Andrew Wechsler
Stanley K. Brockman Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Drexel University College of Medicine
Past Editor, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Philadelphia, USA
Polly Siegel
HighWire Press
Stanford University Library
Stanford CA, USA