How to review your work and select the

right journal or conference?

Critically

Carefully

Collaboratively

Medical Science is on the cusp of a new dayMedical Science is on the cusp of a new day

…and it’s your time…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• 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

I want answers but what are the questions?

Risk Assessment

Screening Differential Diagnosis

Prognosis & Staging

Treatment Selection

Treatment Monitoring

Surveillance

Am I at risk of developing cancer?

Is there a chance I have cancer today?

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?

Is my therapy working with acceptable toxicity?

Has my cancer come back?

It’s time to knock down the

walls

An EpiphanyAn 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.

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

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

Centralized Diagnostic Intelligence

Centralized Diagnostic Intelligence

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 DarwinEnglish Biologist (1809-1882)

How to review your work and select the

right journal or conference?