PROPUL Workshop Series 1
PROPUL Worksop Series 1
The PROPUL Evidence LLP successfully conducted and completed its Online Workshop Series – Phase 1, held over a duration of three months. The series encompassed 20 meticulously designed topics, focusing on the enhancement of participants’ competencies in advanced research methodologies, evidence synthesis, data analysis, and scientific writing.
Expert Facilitation
To ensure the highest academic quality, subject-matter experts were carefully selected to conduct each session based on their domain expertise and research experience. These experts, drawn from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, provided in-depth insights and real-world perspectives that enriched participants’ understanding. Their interactive teaching approach fostered meaningful discussions and encouraged participants to critically engage with complex research concepts.
Participation
The workshop series received an excellent response from across the country, attracting 100’s of professors, researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students, and professionals from medical colleges, universities, research institutions, and health organizations throughout India. The diversity of the participants contributed to dynamic knowledge exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration, which further enhanced the overall impact of the program.
Structure and Delivery
The sessions were delivered through online format with a blend of live interactive lectures, demonstrations, and discussions, providing flexibility and accessibility for participants from different regions. Over the three-month period, the 20 topics were covered in a progressive manner, beginning with foundational concepts and gradually advancing to more complex aspects of research.
For the benefit of participants and to facilitate topic revision, recorded videos of all sessions were made available. This initiative was highly appreciated, as it allowed attendees to revisit the sessions at their convenience and strengthen their understanding of key themes. A large number of participants utilized these recordings effectively for self-paced learning.
Comments from participants
“The session are high yield and with good explanation”
“All topics were given equal importance and explained well.”
“Overall well explained about manuscript writing”
“All the topics were insightful”
“Overall well explained about manuscript writing”
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Sl. No |
Title |
Speaker |
Date of workshop |
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1 |
Systematic Review – A Primer |
Dr. Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Head, Evidence Synthesis Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP and Dr. Marie Gilbert Majella, Senior Consultant, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
June 3, 4, 5 |
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2 |
Questionnaire Preparation & Validation |
Dr. Prem Kumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Puducherry |
June 6 & 7 |
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3 |
Artificial Intelligence–Driven Innovations for Health Professions Education |
Dr. Dhanajayan G, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai and Mr. Afrith John Poul, Research Associate, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
June 10,11,12 |
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4 |
GIS Fundamentals using QGIS |
Dr. Salin Eliyas, Consultant, Health Economics Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP and Dr. Arivarasan B, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
June – 16, 18, 20 |
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5 |
Choosing Appropriate Journal for Publication |
Dr. Arivarasan B, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
June 21 |
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6 |
Mobile-based Data Capture & Entry using EpiCollect5 |
Mr. Afrith John Poul, Research Associate, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
June 24 |
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7 |
Writing & Securing National and International Grants |
Dr. Prem Kumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Puducherry and Dr. Sathish Rajaa, Early career visiting Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France. |
June 25 & 26 |
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8 |
Qualitative Research with AI |
Dr. Suthanthira Kannan, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
July 2, 3, 4 |
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9 |
Workshop on WHO Tool for Anthropometry Analysis |
Dr. Prem Kumar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Puducherry |
July 7 |
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10 |
Application of AI Tools in Research |
Dr. Dhanajayan G, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai and Mrs. Manjula Devi, Biostatistician, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
July 9, 10, 11 |
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11 |
Data Extraction, Synthesis and Quality Assessment in Systematic Review |
Dr. Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Head, Evidence Synthesis Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP and Dr. Dhanajayan G, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
July 15 & 16 |
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12 |
Sample size estimation |
Dr. Salin Eliyas, Consultant, Health Economics Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
July 17 & 18 |
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13 |
From Idea to Publication: Crafting an Effective Research Manuscript |
Dr. Arivarasan B, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai and Dr. Sathish Rajaa, Early career visiting Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France. |
July 21 & 22 |
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14 |
Basic Research Methodology |
Dr. Dhanajayan G, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
July 23, 24, 25 |
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15 |
Meta-Analysis using MetaXL |
Dr. Marie Gilbert Majella, Senior Consultant, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
July 30, 31, August 1 |
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16 |
Sampling Techniques & Randomization |
Mrs. Manjula Devi, Biostatistician, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
August 4 & 5 |
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17 |
Introduction to R – Overview and Basic Statistics |
Dr. Salin Eliyas, Consultant, Health Economics Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
6 & 7 Aug |
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18 |
Data analysis using STATA |
Dr. Marie Gilbert Majella, Senior Consultant, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
August 11 to 14 |
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19 |
Regression and publication ready tables in R |
Dr. Rubesh Kumar PC, Epidemiologist, United Kingdom and Dr. Salin Eliyas, Consultant, Health Economics Unit, PROPUL Evidence LLP |
August 16, 23, 30 |
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20 |
Data visualisation using R |
Dr. Rubesh Kumar PC, Epidemiologist, United Kingdom |
August 29, 30 |
