Research Academy Lucerne - Programme

10-14 September 2018

Research Design and Methodology

Monday, 10.09.2018

08.30 – 09.00 Arrival participants  

09.00 – 09.45  

Welcome and Osteology introduction and introduction of participants 
Niklaus P. Lang / Reinhard Gruber    

09.45 – 10:45  

Publication strategy - guidelines from the author
Niklaus P. Lang 
10.45 – 10.55 COFFEE BREAK
10.55 – 11.40    Publication strategy -writing skills   
Reinhard Gruber       
11.40 – 13.10        LUNCH BREAK
13.10 – 14.25

Legal aspects, ethics, animal welfare in pre-clinical research: how to find the best way
Philippe Bugnon 
14.25 – 14.40       COFFEE BREAK
14.40 – 15.55       Practical considerations for the management of clinical trials
Gisela Müller
15.55 – 16.05 COFFEE BREAK
16.05 – 17.20 WORKSHOP: Strategies to obtain research funding / Scientific writing
Kristian Tersar / Reinhard Gruber
17.20 – 17.30 COFFEE BREAK
17.30 – 18.15 WORKSHOP: Essential skills for oral presentations
Reinhard Gruber
18.15 – 21.00 TEAM EVENING

Tuesday, 11.09.2018

08.30 – 10.00 Histology, histomorphometry and immunohistochemistry
Dieter Bosshardt
10.00 – 10.20        COFFEE BREAK
10.20 – 11.20 Biochemical and molecular biological analytical methods
Reinhard Gruber       
11.20 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 12.30 Microbiological analytical methods       
Andrea Mombelli      
12.30 – 13.45 LUNCH BREAK
13.45 – 15.00         Radiological analysis in clinical research 
Michael Bornstein
15.00 – 15.15 COFFEE BREAK
15.15 – 16.45      Clinical and aesthetic measurements
Ronald E. Jung
16.45 – 17.00 COFFEE BREAK
17.00 – 19.00 WORKSHOP: Selection and application of analytical methods
Reinhard Gruber / Dieter Bosshardt / Ronald E. Jung / Michael Bornstein

Wednesday, 12.09.2018

08.30 – 09.45       Clinical research designs for periodontal regeneration
Anton Sculean   
09.45 – 10.15        COFFEE BREAK
10.15 – 11.45     Clinical research designs for ridge preservation/augmentation and sinus elevation       
Hendrik Terheyden
11.45 – 13.00        LUNCH BREAK        
13.00 – 14.45 Workshop: Statistical principles for research projects in oral tissue regeneration
Cláudio Mendes Pannuti
14.45 – 15.00 COFFEE BREAK
15.00 – 16.15 Clinical research designs for soft tissue regeneration
Daniel Thoma       
16.15 – 18.00 TRANSFER
18.00 – 19.00        Career Seminar (Considerations for a scientific carreer development)     
Niklaus P. Lang
19.00 – 22.30       TEAM EVENING  

Thursday, 13.09.2018

08.30 – 10.15         Pre-clinical models for sinus lift procedures and ridge augmentation
Bilal Al-Nawas / Andreas Schlegel
10.15 – 10.45    COFFEE BREAK
10.45 – 11.45 Pre-clinical models for research on ridge preservation and soft tissue regeneration
Daniel Thoma
11.45 – 13.00 LUNCH BREAK
13.00 – 14.30 Clinical research designs for osseointegration of implants and peri-implantitis
Frank Schwarz      
14.30 – 14.45 COFFEE BREAK
14.45 – 16.00 WORKSHOP: Clinical and pre-clinical research protocol development 
Daniel Thoma / Alexandra Stähli / Cláudio Mendes Pannuti / Jürg Hüsler        
16.00 – 16.15 COFFEE BREAK
16.15 – 17.45         WORKSHOP: Research communication on clinical and pre-clinical studies
Daniel Thoma / Alexandra Stähli / Cláudio Mendes Pannuti / Jürg Hüsler 

Friday, 14.09.2018

08.30 – 10.00 WORKSHOP 1: Clinical research protocol development     
Daniel Thoma / Alexandra Stähli / Cláudio Mendes Pannuti / Jürg Hüsler
10.00 – 10.15 COFFEE BREAK
10.15 – 11.45 WORKSHOP 2: Research communication     
Daniel Thoma / Alexandra Stähli / Cláudio Mendes Pannuti / Jürg Hüsler
11.45 – 12.00 Closing 
Daniel Thoma