A GUIDE TO CLINICAL RESEARCH WRITING ON PUBLIC HEALTH FOR CLINICAL RESEARCHERS – PUBRICA

1. A GUIDE TO CLINICAL RESEARCH WRITING ON PUBLIC HEALTH FOR CLINICALRESEARCHERS An Academic presentationby Dr.NancyAgens,Head,TechnicalOperations,Pubrica Group: www.pubrica.com Email:sales@pubrica.com

2. Today'sDiscussion Outline InBrief PublicHealth Clinical Research Writing WritingaGoodResearchArticle FutureScopes

3. InBrief Clinical research writing is a specialized field requiring the expertise of Scientific Medical Writing who in addition to providing medical writinghelp.Scientific medical writingcompaniesare legitimate services that researchers and clinicians need to avail to contribute positively to scientificresearch.

4. Public Health Public Health is defined by WHOas “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts ofsociety”. Public health focuses on the entire spectrum of health and wellbeing, not only the eradication of particulardiseases.

5. Clinical Research Writing Clinical research is the backbone of publichealth. Several medical writingservicesand scientific medical writing companies have come into being to provide the much-needed expertise in regulatory medical writingand medical manuscriptwriting. Scientific medical writingservicesdo exactly this and provide appropriate medical writinghelp. Professional medical writingsolutionsare legitimate and well accepted in the field of scientific medical writing by the medicalfraternity. It is ethical to use scientific medical writing services for clinical research writing.

6. Writinga Good Research Article There are two aspectstowritinga good research article- Content andformat. Content should be plagiarism free, up to date, relevant, crisp, andclear. The format should follow Journal instruction for authors as far aspossible. Research articles that conform to the Journal requirements are more likely to be taken as it saves time, energy, and money for thepublishers.

7. Title A good title for a research article should be concise, precise, andinformative. It should also include keywords that would show up duringa digitalsearch.

8. Abstract An abstract helps a reader decide whether he/she wants to continue reading the entirearticle. The abstract should always be written after writing the entirearticle. A structured abstract consisting of Objectives Methodology Results Conclusions

9. Introduction A good introduction should have the scientific background and provide the build-up to thestudy. It should begin by explaining how the issue under study is of public healthinterest. It should provide a good summary of all scientificliterature that is relevant to the currentresearch. It should finally define the study objectives clearly and provide justification for the researchproject.

10. Methods The study methodologyshould be described with respect to the study setting, the participants, the sample size and distribution, the inclusion and exclusion criteria,etc. Ethical issues, including regulatory approvals and consent, should be clearlydefined. Information provided should be accurate, complete,and concise.

11. Results Results should correlate with the findings mentioned under methodology and should be summarised in the form of tables, graphs, and figures as far aspossible. Long texts and jargon should be avoided by reporting results objectively andhonestly. Text is used only for subjective evaluation of the results. Patient demographicinformation is initiallysummarised, followed by primary outcomes followed by secondaryoutcomes.

12. Discussion This section discusses the meaning of the study outcomes and compares them with the outcomes of other similarstudies. The structure of this section includes the presentation of the primary findings followed by comparison with previous studies and assessing the strengths and limitations of thestudy. Grey areas of the study are highlighted mentioning requirement for further research and suggest a methodology for thesame.

13. Conclusions This section is optional, and content should be supported by the studyfindings.

14. Acknowledgements Source of funding and any relevant conflict of interest needs to be mentioned in thissection. It also acknowledges someone with a significant contribution to the study but who cannot be mentioned as an author.

15. FutureScopes Researchers should extensively avail the expertise of professional medical writers provided bymedical writing companiesto improve the quality, standardize the format of research article writing and improve chances of acceptance by theJournal.

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