Certificate Course in Research Methodology: Understanding Diagnostic Tests

This course caters to practicing sonologists, gynecologists, obstetricians, radiologists and all other medical doctors, as well as medical students who are keen to understand medical research, comprehend data in journal articles and who are keen to publish their own medical data and research.

Course Price of Certificate of Participation is Rs 6,000 + 18% GST.

In today’s world of increasing research, publications and medical information, it is vital that we understand data. However, most clinicians are unaware of the difference between terms used to assess the performance of diagnostic tests, like sensitivity & specificity, area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC), likelihood ratios, test accuracy etc. In addition, in some forums, research methodology is discussed in great depth making its comprehension and absorption challenging for many. In this short course, relevant and important terms have been explained by a world-renowned researcher and teacher, for a quick and easy grasp.

Salient Features:

• Course is taught by a great teacher and vivid researcher herself.
• Complex topics and confusing terminologies are simplified for easy understanding
• The course provides information on:
  • How to understand the performance of diagnostic tests and
  • How to know if results of studies evaluating diagnostic tests are valid
• Self-assessments at the end of each talk helps ensure that the concepts are clear