Early career doctors need research on their CVs more than ever. The DRIVERS 2023 Research Incubators are a series of DRIVERS 2023 pre-conference workshops that support you to get started in research.

In this practical four-part workshop series, Professor Frank Bowden, Associate Professor Janelle Brennan and the DRIVERS Steering Committee will take you through the first steps into research, practising evidence-based medicine, and help you find a research project that you can start now. Strengthen your research skills by learning how to form a good research question; understand research ethics, effectively manage data; create a powerful and engaging presentation of your findings; and maximise your networks.

All clinical year medical students,  interns, pre-vocational doctors, registrars and fellows will be supported and consultants are welcome to join. These workshops have been designed by the DRIVERS 2023 Steering Committee and are supported by Monash Rural Health’s North West Victorian Regional Training Hub.

LOCATION

All sessions are hosted at Monash Rural Health Bendigo or are available on Zoom.
Please indicate your preference when you register.

TIME

6.30-8.45pm

TUESDAY 4 APRIL  Step One

• How to design a research question - BYO thought bubbles and ideas for moulding into actionable research
• Searching the literature
• ELICIT - using AI to help with research

Presenter:  Professor Frank Bowden

THURSDAY 11 MAY Step Two

• Reviewing the Evidence: Narrative vs systematic reviews
• Come and hear what's on offer - speed networking with Bendigo Health consultants and their research projects
• Systematic Review 101 - We'll talk you through how to design a systematic review that will get published.
  Getting ethics and approvals.

Presenter:  Associate Professor Janelle Brennan

THURSDAY 29 JUNE Step Three

• Qualitative vs Quantitative methods
• Data time: Which test to choose
• Q&A with a statistician

Presenter:  Professor Terry Mills and Dr Kirby Qin

THURSDAY 27 JULY Step Four

• Presentation tips being an engaging speaker and adding visual appeal to your slides and posters
• Getting published the how-to's and what not's
• Sharing your research and building your network

Presenter:  Stephanie Swain and Dr Jessica Wynn

PRESENTERS

	Professor Frank Bowden is an infectious disease physician and researcher. Professor Bowden has published in the New England Journal of Medicine, BMJ and the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. His work has attracted significant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, ACT Health and the Department of Health and Ageing. Most recently, Professor Bowden served as the Medical Lead and Executive Officer for the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre, which brought together Australian and Victorian Government agencies to manage the response to COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities. Prior to this, he held roles as the Director of Clinical Services (Medical) at Calvary Bruce Public Hospital, Professor at Australian National University Medical School and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education and Training at ACT Health.
	Associate Professor Janelle Brennan is a urological surgeon who has lived and worked in Bendigo for the last ten years. As Director of the North West Victorian Regional Training Hub, Janelle leads a team focused on improving training opportunities for junior doctors in the Loddon Mallee region. Janelle is actively involved in research, with a focus on female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, benign prostatic disease, and health service delivery. She is currently Principal Investigator on two local clinical trials and her work has been published in the World Journal of Urology, BJU International and the Medical Journal of Australia.
	Professor Terry Mills is Professor Emeritus at La Trobe University. In his career he has explored many aspects of the application of mathematics and statistics to health sciences. At present he is a mathematics teacher at Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College in Kangaroo Flat.
	Dr Kirby Qin is a urology registrar at Bendigo Health and Research Fellow at Monash University. His research interests lie in statistics and RCT design, with a focus on urology, surgery and paediatrics. His work has been published in Pediatrics and The Journal of Urology. He holds a MBBS (Hons) and BMedSc (Hons) from Monash University.
	Stephanie Swain is a marketing and communications professional with ten years of experience across the tertiary publishing and higher education sectors.Steph is currently the Communications Manager at Monash Rural Health, where she oversees strategic communications for Australia's oldest and largest rural clinical school. A communications all-rounder, Steph has a broad marketing and communications skillset and a passion for continuous improvement and lifelong learning.
	Dr Jessica Wynn is a surgical resident in regional Victoria, Australia. Her clinical interest is in urology and general surgery. Her research interests include making surgery accessible to patients in regional Australia and clinical education. She is also passionate about female representation in surgical specialties.