CLINICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

KLE512

Course Code: KLE512
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Formulates research hypotheses in the field of clinical pharmacy.
Understands research methodologies used in clinical pharmacy.
Interprets research findings in clinical pharmacy.
Writes research proposals/projects in clinical pharmacy.
Evaluates research studies conducted in the field of clinical pharmacy.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None.

Course Description

Within the scope of this course, students will have information about clinical research methods and designs, ethics in clinical research, statistical methods used in the analysis and interpretation of clinical research results.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Week 1: Introduction to research techniques in clinical pharmacy
2^nd Week	Week 2: Cross-sectional studies
3^rd Week	Week 3: Cohort studies
4^th Week	Week 4: Case-control studies
5^th Week	Week 5: Randomized clinical trials
6^th Week	Week 6: Applied statistics I
7^th Week	Week 7: Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Week 8: Applied statistics II
9^th Week	Week 9: Hypothesis development in clinical pharmacy research
10^th Week	Week 10: Ethics committee and proposal writing for non-interventional clinical studies
11^th Week	Week 11: Ethics committee and proposal writing for experimental clinical studies
12^th Week	Week 12: Article appraisal I
13^th Week	Week 13: Article appraisal II
14^th Week	Week 14: Article appraisal III
15^th Week	Week 15: Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Pharmacoterapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Joseph T. DiPiro, Sixth edition 2005, USA.
2. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices (Eds. Burns M., Wells B., Schwinghammer T., Malone P., Kolesar J., Rotschafer J., DiPiro J), 2008, USA.
3. Farmakoterapi El Kitabı, 10.baskı, (Eds. Wells B., Schwinghammer T., DiPiro J, DiPiro C), Çeviri Ed. Turgay Çelik, 2019.
4. Applied Therapeutics. The Clinical Use of Drugs. Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Lloyd Young. Nineth edition 2009, Washington

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)