1)    How do I register? 
a)    Use this link: https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=LJCDYCLC4L
b)    See Appendix for User guide for step by step instructions

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2)    What is my username?
a)    Forename initial-surname -FULLSTOP para 
b)    eg. Jo Bloggs = jbloggs.para

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3)    What if I forget my password?
a)    Click “Reset password”
b)    Or email paranoiastudy@gmail.com and we can reset your password for you to choose another password
c)    Please do not re-register again if you already have an account but have forgotten your password. 

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4)    How do I add cases? 
a)    See Appendix for User guide for step by step instructions

5)    How do I see my registered technique and adjuncts on the “New patient” forms?
a)    On form 1 (New patient risk factors), make sure the ‘Complete’ box is clicked. 
b)    On form 2 (New patient operative technique) click’ Initiate Data Piping’
c)    This will send your registered technique and adjuncts into form 2. State whether you did or did not use the registered technique. 
d)    If you used a different technique, similar questions to the registration form will appear for you to fill in. 

6)    What if I did not use the technique I registered?
a)    In the “New Patient Operative Technique” form, you will be asked whether you used you registered technique, if you did not, the same questions which you answered at registration in this form.
 
7)    What if I did not use the adjuncts I registered?
a)    In the “New Patient Operative Technique” form, you will be asked whether you used you registered adjuncts, if you did not, the same questions which you answered at registration in this form.  

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8)    Will I get reminders to fill in my outcomes?
a)    Yes, at post-op days 14, 30, 60 and 90 days
b)    This email will take you to the appropriate patient form for which the outcome is required. 

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9)    How will I know who the patients I have entered are?
a)    Please keep a file of the hospital ID and case ID on a password protected file. 
b)    An example link sheet is provided on the website

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10)    How will I get authorship?
a)    Authorship will be collaborative,  ‘PARANOIA Study Group’ and PubMed citable
b)    For publications written from the main registry, all surgeons registered will have corporate authorship. 
c)    Authorship for optional studies will be linked to each surgeon's account. 

d)  We will be able to capture your details if you log in as yourself under the meta-data team or as a trainee/registrar logbook account, and add data and switch DAG to enter your consultant's data. Therefore you will also be able to get collaborative authorship. 

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11)    Who do I contact if I have a problem? 
a)    paranoiastudy@gmail.com

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12)    How will I hear about any news, new optional studies or webinars?
a)    Website: https://paranoiastudy.wixsite.com/website
b)    Twitter: @paranoia_group 
c)    Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParanoiaStudy), 
d)    LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/paranoia-study-aa6824233)
e)    ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/project/PARANOIA-2)Follow us on 
f)    All registered users will be emailed. 

13)    What if I do not perform many pancreaticoduodenectomies per year? 
a)    PARANOIA has been made for the user. The main aim is to provide you with a tool to critically appraise your outcomes. If you do not perform many PD per year, it will take a little longer to build your CUSUM plot. It is very important you input every case to obtain a true assessment of your outcomes. 
b)    In terms of authorship, PARANOIA is a truly inclusive collaborative group. There is no minimum set for the number of cases for authorship. 

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14)    What if I want to run a study through PARANOIA, how do I do this?
a)    On the PARANOIA website, go to “Important Documents” download the “Project Proposal form” fill this in and email it to paranoiastudy@gmail.com
b)    Your project proposal will be reviewed by the PARANOIA Steering Committee and if deemed of significant clinical relevance and feasible through the PARANOIA platform, we will help you facilitate this project. 
c)    All studies through PARANOIA need to be published with corporate authorship under “PARANOIA Study Group”. 

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15)    How do I get my CUSUM?
a)    For a meaningful CUSUM plot, a minimum of 60 cases needs to be inputted. We will therefore not release the CUSUM until the registry is more established.