Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: April 30, 2010

Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: Apr 30, 2010

Present: Kairn Kelley, Rodger Kessler, Ben Littenberg, Connie van Eeghen (by Skype)

1. Article review: 2004 article from the Journal of Attention Disorders, "A cognitive tool to diagnose predominantly inattentive ADHD behavior."
a. Close analysis revealed that:
i. The article’s title is misleading
ii. The standard error scores were not published; we recalculated two of the eight, of which one showed a lack of significance. This raised questions about competence or full disclosure
iii. The definition of the subjects’ classifications was determined by the hypothesis to prove the hypothesis
b. Conclusion: probably should not have been published as is, although might be useful if recast as the start of an exploratory study

2. Meeting Schedule: Our new meeting schedule starts next week on Wednesday at 2:00 starting – same place.

3. Next Fellows Meeting(s): Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., at Given Courtyard Level 4
a. May 5: Rodger to lead discussion (no Kairn)
b. May 12: TBD (no Kairn)
c. May 19: TBD
d. May 26: TBD
e. Future agenda to consider:
i. How to predict medical events effectively (Ben)
ii. Future: Review of different types of journal articles (lit review, case study, original article, letter to editor…), when each is appropriate, tips on planning/writing (Abby)
iii. Future: Informed consent QI: Connie to follow up with Nancy Stalnaker, Alan Rubin will follow up with Alan Wortheimer or Rob McCauly

4. Fellows document – nothing this time – to be reviewed after trialing Wednesday meeting times

Recorder: Connie van Eeghen