Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit

Local Research Concept Builder

A standing reference built from the IBD Research Workshop — use it anytime to turn a clinical question into a research concept.

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Research Concept Checklist

  • Population — who exactly? Adult or paediatric? Newly diagnosed or biologic-experienced? Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
  • Intervention / exposure — which drug, intervention or risk factor is being studied?
  • Comparator — what is the reference group? Or is this descriptive (no comparator)?
  • Outcome — primary outcome and secondary outcomes.
  • One-sentence statement of the research question.

How to use this

  • All blocks are interactive and facilitator-led.
  • Real local IBD examples used throughout.
  • No pre-reading material required — all content delivered in session.
  • Small-group work with live mentor feedback during the hands-on session.
  • Tangible deliverable: one completed research concept per group.

Candidate Research Question Bank