1. Improving outcomes through research -- 2. Clinical questions: where do you find them? -- 3. Prioritizing clinical questions -- 4. Research teams: getting started and keeping momentum -- 5. Pragmatic approaches to reviewing the literature -- 6. Protocol development: keep-it-simple strategies for the novice and expert -- 7. Getting through the approval process -- 8. Data analysis -- 9. Sharing for findings -- 10. Finding resources to support research -- 11. Appendix 1: Protocol examples -- Appendix 2 : Sample case report forms -- Appendix 3 : Examples of IRB forms -- Appendix 4: Code of federal regulations -- Appendix 5: Answers for exercises