Research Grant Writing Webinar Series-Observational Studies

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The video features a junior faculty member who shares insights on observational studies, highlighting the difference between designing a research project as a fellow and designing a grant project that attracts funding. The lecturer discusses study design, focusing on descriptive and analytical studies. Analytical studies are further categorized into experimental and observational studies. The importance of operationalization in research design and grant writing is emphasized. The lecturer also explores the goal of research to identify cause and effect relationships, discussing the need for exposure to precede disease and the importance of dose-response relationships and biologic plausibility. The lecture covers threats to validity, such as chance, bias, and confounding, and suggests strategies to reduce bias, including blinding and standardization. Different types of observational studies, such as cross-sectional, prospective cohort, and case-control studies, are explained, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. The lecturer concludes by mentioning the significance of reporting guidelines and providing resources for further information. No credits are mentioned.

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observational studies

study design

grant project

cause and effect relationships

observational study types

reducing bias