Primary Lit + Study Design Lecture

What is a periodical?

Publications issued at regular intervals (ex: jpunrals, magazines, and newspapers)

What is a journal?

A periodical that deatures scholarly articles written by researches and practicioners on different subjects

Who would be an appropriate referee in the peer review process for an article about immunizations for COVID in adults? (Objective 1.2)

1. Medicinal chemist who develops oncology drugs

2. Infectious diseases pharmacist

3. Community member who has received vaccines

4. Pediatrician

2. Infectious diseases pharmacist

Which of the following is the section of the article that will describe study procedures and design? (Objective 2.1)

1. Methods

2. Results

3. Conculsions

4. Introduction

1. Methods

You are reading an article that describes the comparison of an RSV vaccine as compared to placebo. What is the best descriptor for the design of this study? (Objective 2.4)

1. Case Report

2. Cross-Sectional Study

3. Clinical Trial

4. Case-Control Study

3. Clinical Trial

Presents descriptive data based on questionnaires

Survey

Opinion piece on a subject

Editorial

Compiles previously published studies

Review Article

Published abstract of a poster only, not a full article

Abstract from a conference meeting