Day one 4 March 2024

09.00 – 09.15             Registration and Coffee
09.15 – 09.20             Introduction, Jugnoo Rahi
09.20 – 09.40             Framing the research question, Jugnoo Rahi
09.40 – 10.00             Chance, Bias and Confounding, Jugnoo Rahi

Study design
10.00 – 10.35              A. Case control studies – key aspects of design, statistical analysis and how to apply the findings, John Buchan
10.35 – 11.10              B. Cohort studies - key aspects of design, statistical analysis and how to apply the findings, Lola Solebo 
11.10 – 11.35              Coffee break
11.35 – 12.10              Randomised Controlled Trials of Interventions – key aspects of design, statistical analysis and how to apply the findings,  John Buchan
12.10 – 12.45              Ethics and research governance - top tips for navigating IRAS and data rules, Rachel Knowles

12.45 – 13.30              Lunch

Key statistical issues
13.30 – 13.55              A. People versus eyes, units of analysis and hierarchical / clustered data, Mario Cortina Borja
13.55 – 14.20              B. Principles of interpreting P values and confidence intervals, Eirini Koutoumanou
14.20 – 14.45              C. Principles of sample size calculation: a simple scenario,  Eirini Koutoumanou
14.45 – 15.15              Coffee break
15.15 – 16.15              Open session for participant's questions and discussion (attendees are very welcome to discuss research ideas)

Day 2 – Getting started in clinical research  5 March 2024

08.45 – 09.05              Coffee

How to get started in research

09.05 – 09.35              A. Participating in research – how to find out about opportunities, Chris Hammond & Praveen Patel
09.35 – 10.05              B. Undertaking your own research
                                      1) How to engage with research – networks / groups, and identifying methods expertise, Chris Hammond and Praveen Patel
10.05 – 10.35              2) What to expect when you meet the statistician, Mario Cortina Borja
10.35 – 10.45              3) RCOphth website academic and research hub resources/support/advice, Jugnoo Rahi  
10.45 – 11.00              Wrap up group Q&A
11.00 – 11.30              Coffee
11.30 – 12.00              Top tips for successful grantsmanship,  Chris Hammond

Practical issues to consider at the beginning
12.00 – 12.20              A. Finalising which data to collect, focus on range of potential outcome measures, Mario Cortina Borja & Lola Solebo
12.20 – 12.40              B. Data management (what an ideal research database looks like – quality of data), Mario Cortina Borja & Lola Solebo
12.40 – 13.00              C. Visualisation of data, Mario Cortina Borja & Lola Solebo

13.00 – 13.45              Lunch

13.45 – 14.10              Principles of Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement in Research, Lola Solebo and Deirdre Leyden
14.10 – 14.50             Evidence appraisal - How to read a paper and apply findings using examples of published papers. Group work - Lola Solebo
14.50 – 15.15              Coffee
15.15 – 16.15              Wrap up Group Q&A (attendees are very welcome to discuss research ideas)