Transcript Review_your_work_and_picking_the_journal_or_conference

How to review your work and select the
right journal or conference?
 Critically
 Carefully
 Collaboratively
Medical Science is on
the cusp of a new day
…and it’s your time
“It’s called a ‘test tube.’”
American Scientist, Volume 97
Why?
• Why am I doing this?
• What do I want to achieve?
• How will this influence my career?
• What can I do to ensure the success and
value of my research?
Success depends on you
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Technical expertise
Practice knowledge
Innovation & creativity
Enthusiasm
Common sense
Good judgment
Hard work
Relationships & team work
Critical Thinking
Leadership
…in every aspect of what we do
If you don't know where you
are going, any road will get
you there.”
Lewis Carroll
I want answers but what
are the questions?
Risk
Screening
Assessment
Am I at risk of
developing
cancer?
Is there a
chance I have
cancer today?
Differential Prognosis & Treatment
Diagnosis Staging
Selection
Do I have
cancer today
and what type
is it?
Has my cancer
spread and how
aggressive is
it?
What are the
most effective &
safe therapies
for me?
Treatment
Monitoring
Is my therapy
working with
acceptable
toxicity?
Surveillance
Has my
cancer come
back?
It’s time to
knock down the
walls
An Epiphany
“You know more than you
think you know, just as you
know less than you want to
know.”
Oscar Wilde
Where to publish?
Key considerations
 Research area- Specialist V general
 Research topic-hot or warm?
 Novel data or incremental creep
 National V International
 Impact and status of the journal
We’ve considered every potential risk, except
the risk of avoiding all risks.
The pessimist sees difficulty
in every opportunity. The
optimist sees the opportunity
in every difficulty.
~ Winston Churchill
Where to present your results?
Key considerations
 Research area
 Career development and networking
 Follow the team
 National V International
 Impact and status of the conference
 Geography and climate
Innovation and invention are racing
forward
Circulating Tumor Cells
Use of Imaging Tools
Journey to a place where no man
has gone before
Centralized Diagnostic
Intelligence
The accumulation, management and use
of patient information, clinical
observations, diagnostic test results and
reference material to make diagnostic
decisions, prognostic judgments and
therapeutic recommendations
The importance of change!
“It is not the strongest of the
species that survives, nor the
most intelligent, but the one
most responsive to change.”
Charles Darwin
English Biologist (1809-1882)
How to review your work and select the
right journal or conference?