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Physicians’ attitudes and knowledge influence their practices – who knew?
My data from the KALI questionnaire is shaping up nicely. I guess it isn’t a big surprise, but, at least in the group I have interviewed, their knowledge about and attitudes toward labor and delivery interventions do seem to influence … Continue reading
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Crunch on these while I crunch numbers
I am working on getting my data analyzed by a friendly professor who knows more about that stuff than I do. Chi square mumble mumble. Then, I am going to be hunkering down and working on my paper and/or poster. … Continue reading
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Plugging away
Howdy. I am still working on my various projects. Here’s a little update, mostly because I am excited about a few things, not that I think anyone was pining away without me. First, I got 50 completions on my survey! … Continue reading
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So that’s what the IRB is for
I spent most of today editing and tweaking three institutional review board (IRB) new project applications today. If you are not familiar with the loveliness that is the IRB process, it is a bureaucratic pile of red tape and paperwork … Continue reading
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Conversations after the survey
I have been doing a recruitment push for obstetricians to take my survey. I originally planned on doing qualitative interviews with some of the physicians, and using them in the discussion. Although I eventually decided to only do quantitative research, … Continue reading
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My KALI research day presentation
Check out my research day presentation of my progress on the KALI research project. Wish me luck tomorrow. Not sure how many people will be there, but the auditorium holds more than 200. I hope my suit still fits.
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KALI update
The KALI (Knowledge and Attitudes of Labor Interventions) Questionnaire is launched, and I have almost a dozen responses! But, the physicians aren’t beating my door down to take it. I guess I expected that, but it’s intimidating to have to … Continue reading
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The ultimate KALI questionnaire
This is the absolute last version of the KALI questionnaire. (You can access the previous incarnations here.) How do I know this? Well, first of all, one of my mentors gave me the lifted eyebrow when I went to him … Continue reading
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Damn damn damn
I’ve grown accustomed….no, just kidding. No, it’s worse than that. I made 200 copies of my survey, my mentor distributed about 30 copies, and one was filled out by an obstetrician already. Then, I figured out that there was a … Continue reading
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