Making the Most of RIP
Neda Ratanawongsa
August 2006
Objectives for Session
• Why is this important?
• Setting objectives at different stages
• 10 Tips: Plan, Present, Process
• When you’re not presenting
• Open discussion
Why talk about this?
• Presenting RIP vs. completed work:
different objectives  different skills
• Necessary throughout our careers
• It doesn’t have to be scary!
• Fellowship goal: increasing comfort and
skill with each RIP presentation
Setting Objectives
• Helps you organize your talk
• Helps your audience organize their
feedback
• Be realistic: 1-3 objectives
– You rarely accomplish everything you think
can in one hour.
Setting Objectives:
Starting A Project
• Present what’s been done
• Identify the gap(s)
• Focus on 1-2 dilemmas / issues:
– Present / refine your conceptual framework
– Identify research questions / hypotheses
– Discuss pros / cons of research methods
– Identify datasets
– Solicit ideas for mentors, collaborators,
funding
Example: Frustration in
Doctor-Patient Relationship
• Brief overview of prior research
• Research questions and design
– Preliminary design
– Methodological concerns
• Interactive discussion
Example of Concluding Slide:
Your thoughts / suggestions?
• Research questions
• Research design
– Sampling of physicians / patients
– Data collection methods: questionnaires,
interview, encounter
– IRB
Setting Objectives:
Research Design / Data Analysis
• Briefly present what’s been done as it
affects your design / analysis
• Identify your specific aim(s) and
hypotheses
• Present your research design
• Focus on 1-2 dilemmas / issues
Setting Objectives:
Research Design
• Are these appropriate inclusion /
exclusion criteria?
• Pilot my questionnaire.
• How can I resolve this IRB issue in my
protocol?
• How can I collect data on other
variables in my conceptual framework?
Example: Validity / Reliability of
CME Evaluation Methods
• Background: validity and reliability in
educational measurement
• Research question and design:
– Are there valid and reliable methods used
in CME?
– Systematic review
• Issues for feedback:
– Data abstraction instrument
Setting Objectives:
Data Analysis
• Do the variables in my model make
sense?
• Here’s an interesting finding – what do
you think of my conclusions?
• Are there other confounders I haven’t
considered?
Example: Professionalism and
Duty Hours
• Background
• Research question: Barriers/promoters
of professionalism under duty hours
• Research design: Survey of residents
• Issues for feedback
– Statistical analysis of Likert scale ratings
– Conclusions
Setting Objectives:
Presenting at a Conference
• The venue / audience
• Identify 2-3 concerns
– Too long?
– Slides make sense?
– Worried about fielding questions!
• Presentation – including Q&A
• Feedback
Example: Well-Being in Residency
• Venue: AACH Forum, 10 minutes
• Issues for feedback
– Presentation: talk too fast
– Slides: conceptual model
– Q&A
• Presentation (8 min + 2 min Q&A)
• Feedback
Well-Being in Residency
• Background: physician well-being
• Research questions: what is well-being
in residency?
• Research design: qualitative study
• Results: temporary imbalance and
professional development
• Conclusions / Implications
10 Tips: Planning
1. Present early and often.
10 Tips: Planning
2. Present weeks or months before
deadlines.
10 Tips: Planning
3. Invite faculty.
• Mentor(s)
• Other faculty with methods /
content expertise
10 Tips: Planning
4. Prepare 20 minutes / 20 slides.
10 Tips: Presenting
5. State upfront and explicitly
your objectives.
10 Tips: Presenting
6. Consider how to manage your
audience.
• Know when to go with the flow …
10 Tips: Presenting
6. Consider how to manage your
audience.
• And when to move on:
“These are great comments, but given our
time, I’d like to move on.”
• “That’s an important question, and I think my
next few slides will address that issue. If I
don’t, please remind me.”
•
10 Tips: Presenting
7. Convert comments into constructive
criticism.
•
“That’s a point that I’ve struggled with – do
you or does anyone else have suggestions on
how I could do this differently?”
10 Tips: Processing
8. Assign a note-taker.
10 Tips: Processing
9. Set time aside that day to process
feedback.
10 Tips: Processing
10. Solicit feedback on how you
present.
When You’re Not Up Here
• Come to RIP.
• Speak at RIP.
• And sometimes stop speaking …
write instead.
And now …
• Your thoughts on these tips?
• Your suggestions for other tips?
• Thanks in advance for filling out the
feedback form.
– Content
– Presentation style