Research Learning Series (RLS) - Don't Get Lost In Big Data: Tips and Tricks for Data Collection and Management

This webinar, part of the Research Learning Series (RLS), covers the importance of effective data management in emergency medicine research, how to go about developing a data management plan, and the various methods of collecting, storing, and organizing data with efficiency.

Authors

Judah Kreinbrook

Medical Student

Duke University
Judah Kreinbrook is currently a third-year medical student and candidate for MHSc in clinical research at Duke University with a clinical interest in emergency medicine (EM), cardiology, and critical care. His Master's thesis is focused on prehospital care delivery and the impact of transportation decisions on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes. Often described by colleagues as an "open-science evangelist," he has a long-term goal of enhancing the reproducibility and relevance of clinical research to practice by first focusing on open, transparent, and rigorous clinical research methodology.
Priyanka Vakkalanka, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of Iowa
Priyanka Vakkalanka, PhD, is an assistant professor and research analysis team lead within the department of emergency medicine at the University of Iowa. She also holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the department of epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Dr. Vakkalanka is trained as an epidemiologist and has over 15 years of experience with study design, data management, and quantitative data analysis.
Robert Turer, MD, MSE, MSACI

Assistant Professor

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Robert Turer, MD, MSE, MSACI is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
After completing his undergraduate degree in computer engineering and a Masters degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, Dr. Turer attended the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency in emergency medicine at the University of Michigan, where he served as a chief resident. He pursued fellowship training and a Masters degree in clinical informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center before joining the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2021.
At UT Southwestern, Dr. Turer serves as a core faculty member within the Clinical Informatics Center, program director for the clinical informatics fellowship, and Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer (DCMIO) for analytics. As a researcher, he studies patient-facing technologies, including patient portals. Dr. Turer, along with Dr. Robin Higashi, was awarded a Texas health resources clinical scholars grant to study language-related disparities in patient portal enrollment and use among Spanish-speaking patients in Dallas.