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Introduction to Clinical Research Program

This curriculum is designed to enhance the participants' knowledge of various aspects of research involving human subjects. The goal of the Introduction to Clinical Research program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is to encourage fellows, young faculty, and other interested staff to pursue patient-oriented research as a portion of their academic activities.

All sessions are available in the Enterprise Learning Management (ELM), found under the tab "Learning @ CCHMC" on the CenterLink home page. CenterLink, the CCHMC intra-net, is available anywhere using an extranet connection, but you do need a CCHMC badge and System Access login to use the service. Researchers associated with the University of Cincinnati should contact Lona Pearson at lona.pearson@cchmc.org to arrange temporary CCHMC System Access and special instructions for this purpose. 

Log in to the ELM and use "Browse catalog" to find the Research Education section. Open Introduction to Clinical Research, where you can select each of the six modules currently available. The modules contain streaming videos of the lectures, PowerPoint presentations, references and quiz questions. You can document your work on the course by passing each quiz with 70% correct answers. The videos are available using the links below; the rest of the material and documentation are available at the ELM site; and on the GCRC intranet site.

In addition, the GCRC will offer the Clinical Research Forum from September 2008 through July 2009 on the third Wednesday of the month. For more information on any of these sessions, please see the program descriptions elsewhere in this website or contact Lona Pearson at lona.pearson@cchmc.org.

Curriculum

I. Getting Started in Clinical Research

( part 1 |part 2 | part 3 + 4 )

  1. Developing a Research Proposal(Overview of the Process): James Heubi, MD
  2. Introduction to Statistics: Judy Bean, PhD
  3. Finding Clinical Evidence: Barbarie Hill
  4. The Cochrane Collaboration, Evidence-Based Medicine & Critical Appraisal: Kieran Phelan, MD

II. Study Design

(part 1 | part 2)

  1. Clinical Trials: C.Ralph Buncher, ScD
  2. Study Design -- Types and Objectives of Clinical Research: Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD
  3. Study Design -- Practical Examples: Robert Kahn, MD

III. Biostatistics

(part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4)

  1. Review of Hypothesis Testing; Phase I and II Clinical Trials: Judy Bean, PhD
  2. Design and Analysis of Randomized Control Phase III Clinical Trials: Mekibib Altaye, PhD
  3. Sample Size Calculations: Heidi Kalkwarf, PhD
  4. Understanding Data: Stephen Daniels, PhD

IV. Peer-Reviewed Publications--An Introduction

 

(part 1 | part 2)

  1. Introduction to the Editorial Process; Manuscript Preparation and Submission. Alan Jobe, MD, PhD and Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD
  2. Keys to Good Writing; Manuscript Review and Revision; Ethics of Scientific Publications. Alan Jobe, MD, PhD and Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD

V. Outcomes Research

( part 1 | part 2)

  1. Outcomes Research: Uma Kotagal, MBBS, MSc
  2. Quality of Life Measurement in Clinical and Outcomes Research: Maria Britto, MD, MPH
  3. Health Values: Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH
  4. Principles of Medical Decision Making: Mark Eckman, MD
  5. Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH

VI. Molecular Biology

(part 1 | part 2)

  1. Viral Kinetics- Steady State Ain't That Great: Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD
  2. Perspectives on Thyroid Cancer Pathogenesis: How Tumors Start and Why It Matters. James A. Fagin, MD

 

Contact Us

For additional information, please contact Lona Pearson at 513-636-9086, lona.pearson@cchmc.org.