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Abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Introduction
2. Essential Consulting Skills for Biostatisticians
3. Research Consultation Begins with an Initial Evaluation of the Research Study: Three
Essential Questions
3.1 First question: Please describe your study
3.2 Second question: How the study will add value and who will benefit from it?
3.3 Third question: Has the research question been previously considered or is it
pioneering a new branch of study?
4. Techniques to Improve the Subject Matter Knowledge During a Consultation Process
4.1 Time and event visualization
4.2 Conceptual framework
5. Tips to Provide an Optimal Biostatistical Consulting Service
5.1 To identify the needs and expectations of the research client
5.2 To be frank with the research client prior to offering a biostatistical consultation
5.3 To make use of appropriate tool(s) to assist in the biostatistical consultation process
6. Tips to Enhance Research Consultation Skills
6.1 A concerted effort to continuously seeking for new knowledge and skill sets
6.2 The need for a biostatistician to specialise in niche areas
6.3 To be guided by a mentor or an effective mentoring network
6.4 To actively participate in research and scholarly work
6.5 To become a mentor or “educator” in biostatistics
7. Other Matters Arising
7.1 Collaboration and co-authorship
7.2 To elicit feedback from research clients
8. Summary
9. References
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