Webinar: A practical introduction to statistical reviewing for medical journals
Category: Career development for applied statisticians, Improving statistical literacy
Webinar: A practical introduction to statistical reviewing for medical journals
Joint event: Improving Statistical Literacy and Career Development Working Groups, NIHR Statistics Group
Monday 20th January 2025 9.30am-12pm
About the webinar
In this interactive webinar, we will provide an overview of how to conduct a statistical review for a general medical journal. We will also provide hands-on experience of reviewing some example journal articles, allowing opportunities for participants to interact with more experienced statistical reviewers.
Providing statistical reviews for medical journals can be a rewarding experience; as well as gaining knowledge in a variety of clinical areas, being able to include statistical reviewer roles on your CV can aid career development. There is currently little formal training for early to mid career researchers on how to conduct a statistical review. The focus of this webinar will be on reviewing the statistical aspects of papers submitted to medical journals but will also cover tips that will be relevant to the non-statistical aspects. Pre-workshop reading material will be provided in preparation for the practical aspects of the webinar.
Who is it for?
- Early / mid-career researchers with statistical training.
- Those working in medical statistics or data science who are interested in statistical reviewing for a medical journal.
- Those with no or little experience of statistical reviewing.
Programme
09:30 – 09.40: Introduction – Derrick Bennett (University of Oxford)
SESSION 1 – Chaired by Jess Kendall (University of Leeds) and Amina Tran (Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust)
09:40 – 09:50: Why be a statistical reviewer? – Julie Morris (formerly University of Manchester)
09:50 – 10:00: How to review a paper from a statistical viewpoint – Andy Vail (University of Manchester)
10:00 – 10:10: Considerations for epidemiological papers – Paula Dhiman(University of Oxford)
10:10 – 10:20: Considerations for trial papers – Gordon Prescott (University of Central Lancashire)
10:20 – 10:30: First experiences of statistical reviewing – Jen Lewis (University of Sheffield)
10:30 – 10:45: Panel discussion (All five speakers)
10:45 – 11:00: BREAK
SESSION 2 – Chaired by Jamie Sergeant (University of Manchester)
11:00 – 11:45: Practical exercise – Review a paper in five breakout groups, facilitated by Ashma Krishnan (University of Manchester), Antonia Marsden (University of Manchester), Clare Robinson (Queen Mary University of London), Sam Leary (University of Bristol), Gordon Prescott (University of Central Lancashire)
11:45 – 12:00: Final feedback – Facilitator from each of the breakout groups
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