RTA Webinars

 

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Watch on-demand webinars on topics important to you.
Our webinar series from the RTA project covers highly relevant and practical aspects of being a publishing rheumatologist and how to navigate the world of publications from known experts.

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Writing and structuring a scientific paper: tips and tricks

This session aims to develop the skills you will need to communicate and publish scientific data, insights and concepts, thereby providing you with the increased knowledge needed to make better informed clinical decisions

Following this webinar, you will…

  • Know how to define your research question and develop an outline for your paper
  • Understand how a scientific paper should be structured
  • Appreciate how figures, tables and statistics can help to support your findings 
  • ecognise who your audience are and how to engage them

Job code:GL-RA-NA-202103-00007
Date of preparation:March 2021


Duration: 1:00:09


Prof Douglas Veale     
St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland    

Douglas Veale is Professor of Medicine, Director of Translational Research and Consultant Rheumatologist at the Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, St. Vincent’s University Hospital. He is also lead of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology based at St. Vincent’s University Hospital.

Revise and resubmit: Responding to feedback on your manuscript

This session aims to develop the skills you will need to communicate and publish scientific data, insights and concepts, thereby providing you with the increased knowledge needed to make better informed clinical decisions

Following this webinar, you will…

  • Begin to appreciate the value of feedback on your manuscript
  • Understand the different editorial decisions your manuscript may receive, and the reasons why your paper may not have been accepted
  • Recognise the steps involved in responding to reviewer comments

Job code: GL-RA-NA-202109-00006
Date of preparation: September 2021

Duration: 56:37 min.


Dr Francesca Spinelli
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Francesca Spinelli is an Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at Sapienza University of Rome. She is a member of the Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR) and a steering committee member of Cardiovascular and Obesity and Rheumatic DISeases (CORDIS), a study group of the SIR. In 2016, she co-founded Reumatologhe Donne (ReDo; Italian Association of Women Rheumatologists).

Writing a grant application for research funding: Pitching your proposal

This session aims to develop the skills you will need to write a grant application for research funding

Following this webinar, you will…

  • Understand how to find suitable research grant opportunities
  • Recognise the importance of planning and organising your proposal
  • Become familiar with the steps involved in writing an application
  • Understand what happens after your application has been received
  • Know how to deal with application rejection

Job code: GL-RA-NA-202110-00012
Date of preparation: November 2021

Duration: 01:01:14 hrs


Prof Janet Pope
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Janet Pope is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Western University, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. She is also the Division Head in Rheumatology at St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario. Dr Pope has published over 500 peer-reviewed articles, 300 abstracts and several Cochrane meta-analysis reviews, as well as mentored over 100 students and trainees.

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