'The Research Workplan' is designed as a modular series of lectures that altogether create a roadmap to conducting scientific research, with content tailored toward EM Residents in the UAE, but generalizable to all national and international physicians interested in navigating research from concept to reality.

Module 3 of 8

Hosted by ECREM Moderators Dr Sania Zia and Dr Nada Al Saeed, this webinarstyle module highlights the following course topics:

(00:03:23) 1. Study Conduct – Blinding/Bias & Confidentiality: Dr Sameer Sharif – Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care & EM at McMaster University, with a Master’s in Health Research Methods and a Fellowship in Critical Care – outlines the importance and implementation of blinding in clinical research, analyzing the types of bias and steps in prevention with a final highlight on confidentiality and guidelines in data management and sharing

(00:39:46) 2. Navigating the IRB: Dr Omar Ghazanfar Emergency Physician at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, with an Advanced Masters in Disaster Medicine (EMDM), a fellowship from Oxford in appraisals and performance management, also acting as CoChair of Trauma at the Zayed Military Hospital, and an Associate Editor of the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM) Newsletter – defines the Institutional Review Board and process of appealing to Ethics Committees, as well as describing consideration of equity, diversity and inclusion in research

(01:04:19) 3. Question & Answers from the Audience

Enroll in the online curriculum to obtain your completion certificate at https://ecrem.org/ebmgrandrounds/