(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar University's Health (QU-Health) hosted the third part of a six-part interactive webinar series to enhance skills in designing and conducting research. The sessions have been specifically developed to address the learning gaps reported by healthcare workers in Qatar and interactively delivered by a team of experienced health researchers from QU-Health and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
The interactive webinar series welcomed participants worldwide via the QU-Health YouTube channel live stream to learn more about the appraisal and design of quantitative studies.
QU-Health Associate Professor and Head of Clinical Education and Training, Dr. Hazem Elewa, led the session and commented, 'With the current COVID-19 pandemic, it has become essential that healthcare workers stay up to date with the latest reported evidence. It is important that they understand and can appraise the published literature and identify areas they can use to enhance their practice.
Similarly, QU- Health Clinical Lecturer, College of Pharmacy Dr. Daniel Rainkie, mentioned that 'Healthcare professionals come to these sessions unaware of their skills gaps in evaluating the medical literature.
Our goal is to demonstrate a systematic approach that participants can adopt to ensure that they can better interpret and apply what they read to benefit their patients.
Amongst other topics discussed during the interactive webinar, participants were shown how to evaluate the quality of published studies using a systematic critical appraisal process. This CPD series is being delivered at a highly critical time where there has been a marked increase in the number of publications in the medical literature reporting on research related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
QU-Health CPD Coordinator Dr Zachariah Nazar commented, 'There is tremendous creative energy coming from all fields for reporting on COVID-19. Things are happening very fast and maybe not with the same scrutiny we're used to in science. Therefore healthcare professionals should equip themselves with the necessary knowledge to scrutinize the medical literature.
Besides, QU Health Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy Dr. Kazeem Yusuff, a presenter in the CPD session, suggested that 'These educational series provide an opportunity for the development of working relationships between key institutes in Qatar. The series has the potential to provide a platform for effective continued collaboration in many areas related to health research and education.
This QU-Health HMC CPD collaborative initiative was established following strategic meetings between representatives from the two institutes in response to the challenges identified in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The series is one of many efforts in education and training, which are being offered by QU-Health and HMC to healthcare professionals to support the development of their workers and the subsequent care they provide to their patients.
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