Empowering young researchers: from research to publication

Event Description

This three-day postgraduate course provides essential knowledge and practical skills in research design, proposal development, and scientific publication. Through expert-led sessions and interactive activities, participants will learn how to formulate research questions, select appropriate methodologies, prepare research proposals, and write and submit scientific manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals. The course addresses common challenges faced by early-career researchers in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, promoting scientific communication and collaboration.

Intended audience

This course is designed for Master's, PhD, and MD students, early-career researchers, and academic staff seeking to strengthen their skills in research methodology, scientific writing, and publication, particularly in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Conduct a focused literature review and identify relevant research gaps.
• Formulate clear research questions and testable hypotheses.
• Select appropriate study designs based on research objectives.
• Identify suitable sampling strategies and data collection methods.
• Develop a basic data analysis plan.
• Prepare structured research proposals and scientific manuscripts.
• Apply ethical principles and standards of research integrity.
• Select appropriate scientific journals and navigate the manuscript submission and peer-review process.

Course coordinators

Zeinab Nabil Ahmed Said, Egypt
Filippo Medioli, Portugal

Organisers

ESCMID, ESGVH, Society of Liver Diseases in Africa

Accreditation

The ESCMID office will apply for EACCME accreditation. 
Each participant can only receive the number of credits according to actual participation in the event and upon completion of the feedback survey.

Certification

Course organisers will monitor attendance. Participants are required to attend at least 70% of live sessions to be eligible to receive a certificate.

Course Time Zone

All ESCMID online courses are based on Central European Time (CET) and Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Do not miss the opportunity to update your knowledge with an extensive network of experts in the field and register now!
 

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