Research & Audit

Course Content

The research and audit online elearning programme consists of two modules that are divided up into smaller elearning sessions. Each session typically takes around 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Module 1 deals with research and audit core principles and covers subjects such as the basic principles of epidemiology and audits, meta-analysis and evidence-based medicine, searching the journal literature and locating papers, how to review a paper and formulating and writing a research proposal. Further sessions cover the regulatory environment for conducting research (within the NHS), research governance and ethics, the basic principles of designing a randomised controlled trial, clinical studies (cohort studies and measures of association) and part two (study design), systematic reviews and finally the basic principles of qualitative research. Module 2 deals with perioperative improvement science and management (PRISM-ed) and after an introductory session, covers subjects such as systems, process, learning from industry and other improvement models, measurement for QI, human factors, reliability and sustainability and finally the psychology of improvement.