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Creating preliminary data: Large dataset research

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EAST Research Short Course

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020

Orlando, FL

Heena P Santry, MD MS FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Director, Center for Surgical Health Assessment, Research & Policy

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

Nothing to disclose

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Myths about large dataset research

• It’s quick

• It’s easy

• I have a med student who knows stats

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Realities of dataset research

• Critical thinking

• Time

• Statistical expertise

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Large dataset research is SCIENCE

• Robust research design

• Hypothesis driven

• Novel

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Education

• MSHS

• MPH

• Certificate

• Epidemiology

• Biostatistics

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Resources - Reading

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Resources - Training

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Types of data

• Administrative

• Registries

• Quality programs

• Survey

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Administrative data

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Registry data

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Quality program data

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Survey data

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Analytic potential

• Epidemiology

• Outcomes research

• Social determinants of health

• Social network analysis

• Health behaviors

• Cost effectiveness

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Step 1.

What is your research question?

Why do you need a large dataset to ask it?

What will you do with the findings?

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Step 2.

Write your introduction – End with the why/so what

Template your tables

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Step 3.

Understand the data – Review the data dictionary

What variables are collected?

How are they made available?

How can you identify your population of interest?

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Step 4.

Which dataset can answer your research question?

What are the limitations of this choice dataset?

How can you acquire the data?

Does someone else on campus already own it?

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Step 5.

Acquire the data

DUAs

IRBs

Data Security

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Step 6.

Design your experiment

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Step 7.

Conduct analyses

Fill your tables

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Step 8.

Ask yourself did I find anything novel?

Did my findings support or refute the hypothesis?

Do not massage the data

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Step 9.

Create compelling visuals

Write the results

Interpret the results

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Step 10.

Craft conclusions, limitations, implications

So what?

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THANK YOU!

heena.santry@osumc.edu

Questions?

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