A How-To Review: Designing a Strong Abstract – eCourse

Cost

$10.00 non-members
$9.00 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse until completion or for 1 year

Overview

This 1-hour lecture reviews how to design a strong abstract to optimally summarize a quality improvement or research project and covers techniques for clear communication and brevity in scientific writing.

Objectives

• • Describe the key components of an abstract
• • Explain how to optimally summarize a quality improvement or research project in an abstract format
• • Review techniques for clear communication and brevity in scientific writing

Topic Outline

• • Planning and mapping a research project
• • Adhering to submission guidelines
• • Steps in the research process
• • Developing a good introduction
• • Writing the research purpose statement
• • Writing the methods section
• • Writing the results section
• • Summarizing conclusions
• • Emphasis on different sections in abstracts written for quantitative, qualitative, and quality improvement projects

About the Instructor

April Castillo MD, MPH, NABBLM-C is a preventive medicine physician with special interest in breastfeeding medicine research and clinical practice in Stony Brook New York. Her clinical work includes breastfeeding and fourth-trimester support including peripartum mood and anxiety disorders, nutrition, induction of lactation and re-lactation support. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Castillo has been a moderator for Dr. MILK (an online lactation support community for physicians).

Accreditation

CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed A How-To Review: Designing a Strong Abstract and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.0 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CERPs: According to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) Individual CERPs Guide for Recertification Section I:

• • A CERP is a continuing educational credit unit assigned to 60 units of education that meets the professional educational needs of practicing IBCLC. IABLE’s educational programming with its CME accreditation are appropriate for each or all the following types of CERPs. We list the category and type of CERP on each certificate.
• o Education that is specifically about human lactation and breastfeeding is recognised with L-CERPs (L=Lactation).
• o Education about professional ethics and conduct is recognised with E-CERPs (E=Ethics).
• o Education that is related to the practice of IBCLCs, but is neither lactation nor ethics specific, is recognised with R-CERPs (R=Related).

The initial IBCLC certification application does not accept CERPs, and all educational credits awarded to IABLE courses can be used for required lactation education hours for initial IBCLC certification.

Nursing Credits: All state boards for nursing licensure approve of educational offerings that are approved by the American Nursing Credentialling Center (ANCC)
According to ANCC Certification, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meet the requirement of formally approved continuing education hours and may be used as such for ANCC Certification renewal. https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

Conflicts of Interest/Disclosures

Dr. Castillo’s prior research was funded by a National Institute of Health sponsored K12 Research Career Development. Dr. Castillo has no commercial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.