Source: George Washington University Medical Center
Type: Online Tutorial
Level: Basic
Description: Overview of Meta Analysis, Systematic Review, Practice Guideline, Randomized Controlled Trial, Cohort Study, Case Control Study, Case Reports
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: NIH Clinical Center
Type: Archive of Video and Handouts from Course
Level: Basic
Description: The Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) is a study curriculum on how to effectively conduct clinical research. The program trains researchers in how to design a successful clinical trial by focusing on epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues. Other areas covered include data management and ethical issues, including protection of human subjects.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Type: PowerPoint & Lecture Materials
Level: Basic
Description: Introduction to Biostatistics provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types. While there are some formulae and computational elements to the course, the emphasis is on interpretation and concepts.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials
Level: Basic
Description: Focus on Health Policy and Management, including economics, politics, ethics and medical care.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: NIH Clinical Center
Type: Online Course for Principal Investigators
Level: Intermediate
Description: The web-based Clinical Research Training On-Line Course for Principal Investigators addresses one of the essential standards (training and education) approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for performing clinical research in the Intramural Research Program.
Topics covered by the Course:
• Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Investigator
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Institution
• Regulatory Issues
• Clinical Investigators and the Mass Media
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type: Online Tutorial
Level: Basic
Description: This workbook is designed to complement the other materials in the NCI Clinical Trials Education Series. Each section of this workbook features information about different aspects of clinical trials, usually followed by an exercise or questions.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: The Rockefeller University, Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
Type: Blackboard Presentation
Level: Basic
Description: Summarize the key motivating forces that led to comparative effectiveness research. Define comparative effectiveness research. Describe the legislation in the United States that has contributed to the growth of comparative effectiveness research. List key methods used in comparative effectiveness research.
Continuing Education Credits: Yes (1 Credit)
Source: The Rockefeller University, Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
Type: Blackboard Presentation
Level: Basic
Description: 1. The role for cost-effetiveness in decision making and how it varies by perspective 2. Why it is important to use incremental outcomes 3. How to choose appropriate comparators 4. Where to draw the line in interpeting results
Continuing Education Credits: Yes (1 Credit)
Source: Office for Human Research Protections Archive (OHRP)
Type: Educational Document
Level: Intermediate
Description: IRB guidelines for detailed analysis of structures and stages of research. Topics discussed include implementation and incremental study.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: Clinical Trials Network Best Practices
Type: Educational Series
Level: Intermediate
Description: Addresses statistical issues in trial design, interpreting statistics in medical literature, methods for statistical analyses, and data and safety monitoring boards.
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
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