Public Health 190 (Bradman)

Workshop Goals

By the end of today's workshop, you will be able to: 

• Identify various scholarly article types and their role in advancing knowledge and informing policy. 
• Articulate and apply systematic review methodology to your own research projects. 
• Conduct and document PubMed search results. 

Part I

I. Getting Started & Today's Goals (5 minutes) 

• Open the PH 190 Research Guide (this page.) In the browser search bar, enter http://bit.ly/ucm-ph190-ab
  • Or, go to the Library Webpage --> Research & Academics --> Course Guides--> search for PH190 

II. Identifying & Determining Article Types (10 minutes) 

III. Exploring Systematic Review Methodology (30 minutes)

• General steps to conducting a review & common protocols

Part 2

I. Crafting a Research Question (10 minutes)

II. Intro to Searching PubMed (20 minutes)

• Tracking & Synthesizing Sources 

III. Appraising Sources & Reducing Risk of Bias (10 minutes) 

IV. Wrapping Up & Research Support (5 minutes)