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: Annual Review of Public Health
Type: Electronic Journal Article
Level: Basic
Description: This article assesses a variety of CBPR procedures and principles for effective work in improving public health.
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
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: Harvard Catalyst
Type: Toolkit
Level: Intermediate
Description:
From the toolkit:
“This toolkit is designed to provide clinical and administrative staff at Community Health Centers with the elements involved in building a primary care research infrastructure. Organized into eight stand-alone modules, health center clinicians and staff will find information on the following:
Source: EDM Forum
Type: On-demand, streaming presentation with voiceover; duration: 90 min.
Level: Advanced
Description: The final webinar in the 2012 EDM Forum Medical Care Special Supplement Series, addressed methodological considerations for collecting and using electronic clinical data for research and QI. This session presented a data quality assessment framework in multi-site studies to distinguish true variations in care from data quality problems, and described selected conceptual and practical challenges of developing multi-site diabetes and asthma registries. Authors: Jay R. Desai, MPH, HealthPartners; Michael Kahn, Md, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver; Russell E. Glasgow, PhD, National Cancer Institute.
Source: National Collaborating Center for Methods and Tools
Type: Online learning module
Level: Basic
Description: This online module teaches the user many useful things pertaining to research design such as: distinguishing between questions about effectiveness and causation and learning which research designs are most appropriate to answer your questions. The module also allows you to practice your acquired skills and knowledge and, upon completion of the module, receive a certificate of completion.
NOTE: this online module requires registration with NCCMT
Source: Upstate Medical University
Type: eBook
Level: Basic
Description: This comprehensive web-based textbook addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. In explains the total research process including: formulating research questions; sampling (probability and nonprobability); measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and, writing the research paper. It also covers the important theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research including: the idea of validity in research; reliability of measures; and ethics. The language the text uses is an informal, conversational style. This enables both the newcomer and the more experienced student of research to easily engage with the material presented in the text. It is a fully hyperlinked text that can be integrated easily into an existing course structure or used as a sourcebook for the experienced researcher who simply wants to browse.
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Type: Article
Level: Intermediate
Description: This paper by B. Borrelli PhD introduces the concept of treatment fidelity in health behavior change trials conducted in public health contexts. It outlines the National Institutes of Health’s Behavioral Change Consortium framework for assessing and monitoring treatment fidelity across five domains: Study Design, Training, Delivery, Receipt, and Enactment. Specific guidelines on how to integrate treatment fidelity measures into study design and implementation are discussed.
Source: Harvard Catalyst
Type: Online Module
Level: Intermediate
Description: Community health centers that serve our most vulnerable populations play an important role in improving the health of communities. The potential for their role in the research enterprise and in translating evidence into practice is enormous. But, they often lack the infrastructure, resources, and time necessary to effectively lead or collaborate in research. This toolkit is designed to provide clinical and administrative staff at Community Health Centers with the elements involved in building a primary care research infrastructure. Organized into eight stand-alone modules, health center clinicians and staff will find information on the following:
Module 4 builds participants’ foundation in research. This module provides an overview of the different study designs, research methods (quantitative and qualitative), and sampling strategies.
The toolkit is a product of the Safety Net Infrastructure Initiative, a program of the Community Health Innovation and Research Program, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center.
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