Principles of Research Design and Drug Literature Evaluation

Principles of Research Design and Drug Literature Evaluation is a unique resource that provides a balanced approach covering critical elements of clinical research, biostatistical principles, and scientific literature evaluation techniques for evidence-based medicine. This accessible text provides comprehensive course content that meets and exceeds the curriculum standards set by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Written by expert authors specializing in pharmacy practice and research, this valuable text will provide pharmacy students and practitioners with a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of drug literature evaluation with a strong grounding in research and biostatistical principles.

Principles of Research Design and Drug Literature Evaluation is an ideal foundation for professional pharmacy students and a key resource for pharmacy residents, research fellows, practitioners, and clinical researchers.

FEATURES
* Chapter Pedagogy: Learning Objectives, Review Questions, References, and Online Resources
* Instructor Resources: PowerPoint Presentations, Test Bank, and an Answer Key
* Student Resources: a Navigate Companion Website, including Crossword Puzzles, Interactive Flash Cards, Interactive Glossary, Matching Questions, and Web Links

From the Foreword:

"This book was designed to provide and encourage practitioner’s development and use of critical drug information evaluation skills through a deeper understanding of the foundational principles of study design and statistical methods. Because guidance on how a study’s limited findings should not be used is rare, practitioners must understand and evaluate for themselves the veracity and implications of the inherently limited primary literature findings they use as sources of drug information to make evidence-based decisions together with their patients.

The editors organized the book into three supporting sections to meet their pedagogical goals and address practitioners’ needs in translating research into practice.

Thanks to the editors, authors, and content of this book, you can now be more prepared than ever before for translating research into practice."

L. Douglas Ried, PhD, FAPhA
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

Rajender. R. Aparasu, MPharm, PhD, FAPhA, is Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy at the University of Houston-College of Pharmacy. He has over 18 years of experience in teaching and researching in the areas of pharmaceutical practice and policy. He taught various professional and graduate courses in colleges of pharmacy. Dr. Aparasu is a recognized educational leader and researcher in pharmaceutical practice and policy. He was instrumental in the growth of graduate programs at the University of Houston to train next generation of pharmacy leaders. He led the creation of one of the largest MS/Residency programs in the country in collaboration with six Texas Medical Center institutions in Houston. He served on national level task forces patient safety and medication therapy management. Dr. Aparasu received several Federal and non-Federal grants to address broad array of quality of pharmaceutical care issues, especially in the elderly. He is a peer-reviewer for numerous pharmacy and medical journals and has over 120 presentations in national/international meetings and over 60 peer-reviewed publications. He sits on the editorial boards of several pharmacy and healthcare journals, and has been recognized as an Exceptional Peer Reviewer by several journals. Dr. Aparasu serves as a reviewer of research and clinical training grant for American Heart Association and he is an Associate Editor of BMC Geriatrics. He was recognized by his peers with 2012 Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association (FAPhA) for his exemplary professional achievements in practice and outstanding service to the profession.

John P. Bentley, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, is a Professor of Pharmacy Administration, and a Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. In the professional pharmacy curriculum, Dr. Bentley teaches elements of research design, biostatistics, epidemiology, and drug literature evaluation. At the graduate level, he teaches several applied statistics courses, including general linear models, multivariate statistics, and an elective course focusing on the application of modern longitudinal data analysis methods. He has conducted research projects in a variety of areas including areas including: quality of life; medication adherence; medication use, misuse, and outcomes; pharmaceutical marketing and patient behavior; patients' evaluation of health-care providers; pharmacy practice management; tobacco use, control, and cessation among college students; and ethics and professionalism. His statistics research interests include statistical mediation analysis and longitudinal data analysis. Dr. Bentley has worked as a member of a number of interdisciplinary research teams and has consulted with numerous researchers concerning statistical analysis. In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association and has been recognized as a Thelma Cerniglia Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. He has served as a peer reviewer for a number of journals and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Dr. Bentley received his B.S. in pharmacy and M.B.A. from Drake University, his M.S. and Ph.D. in pharmacy administration from The University of Mississippi, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in biostatistics from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).