Understanding the Literature - Making Abstracts Not So Abstract (CONG2015-32)
This activity includes the following:
What Is Evidence Based Medicine and Why Is It Important?
Mark Meissner, MD
Study Design - Types and Differences
Kathleen Gibson, MD
Statistics 101
Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM
How to Conduct an Effective Literature Search
Mark Meissner, MD
Research In Your Office
Kathleen Gibson, MD
ACP Research Opportunities
Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM
Question & Answer
All Faculty
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Target Audience
The content of this activity is designed to meet the needs of the following target audience: phlebologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular medicine practitioners, dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, family practice and internal medicine practitioners, plastic surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists, cardiologists, and any other healthcare professional currently or planning on treating patients with venous disease.
NAME | ROLE | COMMERCIAL INTEREST | TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP |
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Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM | Speaker | None | n/a |
Kathleen Gibson, MD | Speaker | BTG Medtronic/Covidien Bristol Myers Squibb Bayer Takeda Pharmaceuticals Iverson Genetics AngioDynamics | Consultant; Research Support Consultant; Research Support Consultant Research Support Research Support Research Support Research Support |
Mark Meissner, MD | Moderator; Speaker | None | n/a |
Stephen H. Moss | Staff | None | n/a |
Eric Mowatt-Larssen, MD, FACPh, RPhS | Planner | None | n/a |
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