Topics: Scientific Concepts and Research Design
The objectives of this course are to: describe the basics of hypothesis testing; compare and contrast t-tests, paired t-tests, and chi-square tests; and list factors to consider when determining when...
Tracy Mehan, Nationwide Children's Hospital, talks about changing the way we talk about research and accessibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AozDsrWzgIQ&feature=youtu.be
This seminar and panel discussion will focus on best practices for surviving peer review and successfully resubmitting an NIH proposal. Seasoned PIs will review reasoning and rationale behind changes...
This toolkit is intended to be a resource for researchers, health care providers and the community who are interested in conducting community-engaged research. This community partnership toolkit outl...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po2qo-PDuns&list=PL0UcWim64fqnDLMaWNVPJJkpQRyfqaV5u&index=6
Mixed Methods (2 of 4): The Qualitative Research Process: Study Designs for Health Services Research
The objectives of this course are to: identify core components of a qualitative study design, including the importance of a primary research question and approach to the study; determine the appropri...
Clinical trial feasibility – it’s a standard part of recruitment planning and essential for predicting enrollment success. Yet so often it’s easy to get wrong, putting timelines and budget at risk. A...
COALESCE is a free online team science educational resource developed by Northwestern University researchers and designed to foster cross-disciplinary, collaborative research in the health sciences. ...
In this half-day course, experts from Brown’s School of Public Health will discuss:
The role and value of systematic reviews, the basic steps involved in conducting a systematic review, and how th...
What is stakeholder and community engagement (SCE), and why is it important? Learn the benefits, strategies, and methods at Stakeholder Engagement in Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Resear...
When you spend most of your research in a lab, the idea of engaging stakeholders in research may not seem tangible or practical. In this course, Thomas Concannon, PhD, Co-Director of Tufts CTSI Stake...
Ruotao Zhang, MSc: “Role of Calibration in Uncertainty-based Referral for Deep Learning” The uncertainty in predictions from deep neural network analysis of medical imaging is challenging to assess b...
This workshop covers the ins & outs of using REDCap for e-consenting research participants and provides a guided demonstration of the e-Consent template. Participants will learn how to design and...
REDCap is designed to be largely self-taught when it comes to the basics. We strongly recommend you view some of the available introductory videos noted below before taking one of our REDCap classes....
This webinar clears up the common misconception that REDCap randomizes your participants for you (Spoiler: it doesn't), and gives you all the tools you need to use the randomization module with your ...
This talk focuses on clinical research in rare diseases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNIm8bmxUQ
“The Power of Designing with Patients” Presented by Aaron J. Horowitz Co-Founder & CEO, Sproutel. Aaron is a maker; from sculptures to business, he is fascinated with the process of taking an ide...
Learn how to make your research patient-centered, and find out how engagement fits into your research process at Preparing for Patient-Centered and Stakeholder-Engaged Research. Thomas Concannon, PhD...
This talk reviews methods and issues in precision medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VymkM5KZkDc
The Practice Oriented Research Training program (PORT) was developed to meet the needs of practicing clinicians who want to become competent and active members of the research enterprise. The program...
This lecture provides researchers with practical guidance for carrying out and evaluating multi-stakeholder engaged research projects. The material presented can assist researchers to consider more s...
Pediatric Disease and Clinical Trials
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The content in this course was presented on April 18, 2018 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) 2018 meeting.
This course requires enrollme...
The purpose of this workshop is to assist Research Professionals in improving their skills and their understanding of the responsibilities of conducting oncology clinical research. The goal will be a...
The goal of the core training modules is to cultivate advanced understanding of research topics. Each of the ten learning modules covers a different topic area.
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The goal of the core training modules is to cultivate advanced understanding of research topics. Each of the ten learning modules covers a different topic area.
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The objectives of this course are to: define survival analysis Explain how time-to-event data is different from other data, discuss the differences between Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression, ide...
This training will discuss prioritizing resources and go over the question "are we studying what matters?"
This course requires enrollment in Tufts CTSI iLearn.
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The course objectives are to: determine when regression should be used, describe the differences between linear and logistic regression, discuss basic assumptions of linear and logistic regression, i...
This online course is intended to provide access to training and continuing education that will promote quality clinical research, protect the welfare of research participants and improve global heal...
Presented by: Carsten Eickhoff, PhD, assistant professor of medical and computer science at Brown University This talk introduces the basic components of machine learning systems and research papers ...
Recorded 2009 Presenter: Tani Prestage Objectives- Learn about regulations and ethical principles for human subjects research; Clarify differences between what is human subjects research and what is ...
The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (MICHR) provides supplemental training on the basics of electronic informed consent. This self-guided course is about the process of u...
This course outlines basic concepts and terminology in the design of clinical/translational research projects targeting specific populations, and discusses methods to identify useful study population...
The first section of this video lecture series discusses the process of developing a conceptual and statistical model that can most effectively test a hypothesis. The second section describes the rol...
In the first section, lectures cover potential sources of bias that can occur at all stages of research, and how to mitigate their impact on findings. The second section focuses on analysis of data i...
This course introduces the mission and processes of Clinical and Translational Research (CTR). It demonstrates approaches to formulating and writing research questions and hypotheses appropriate to C...
Presented by Yichi Zhang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Rhode Island. Precision medicine is currently a topic of great interest in...
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) published a revision to GCP E6 based on feedback from the global clinical research community, advancements in technology and risk management developm...
Managing COVID-19 requires accurate up to date data on new cases, contact tracing and case management. Managing epidemic diseases is a core function of health systems in many low and middle income co...
I2S2 Seminar Series: Clinical Decision Support Deconstructed – What Works? How Does It Work? What’s New? Featuring Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD. Clinical decision support (CDS) provides clinicians and pat...
I2S2 covers the breadth of topics in effectively using data and technology to advance biomedical discovery and healthcare delivery. Each learning activity (seminar, journal club, workshop, or tutoria...
Data-driven clinical decision making, e.g., via machine learning, holds considerable promise for evidence based medicine. This session will present three ongoing advances from BCBI’s AI Lab that tack...
Tamekia Smith, Nationwide Children's Hospital, discusses issues of health disparities and the need for mentoring and issues of health equity and social determinants of health.
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Fundamentals of Clinical and Translational Science (FunCaTS) is a combination of 13 online modules strategically packaged together to enable medical professionals and allied health staff to expand th...
The objectives of this course are: outline approach to formulating structured, clinically-relevant research questions; highlight importance of evidence based approach to critically evaluating scienti...
This course presents expert discussion held in 2016 on NIH Rigor and Transparency Guidelines, led by John Castellot, PhD, Tufts CTSI Navigator and NIH Study Section Chair, and Amy Gantt, MA, Tufts Un...
The objectives of this course are: identify if a research study is observational or experimental, describe when to use an observational study design versus an experimental study design, discuss the d...
The objectives of this course are to: define the categories of exempt research, review the exempt review process, and review examples of research that is and is not exempt.
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The objectives of this course are to: identify the specific, testable hypotheses of the study; identify the study design; determine how the data were collected; evaluate whether the results were affe...
Engaging Patients through Technology - Advancing the Intersection of Consumer Health Informatics and Implementation Science presented by Timothy Hogan, PhD. Patient-facing technologies, including mhe...
The objectives of this course are to: define a research protocol, explain the difference between a protocol and a proposal, list the steps in planning a study, identify potential issues in implementi...
This module describes who can assist you in developing and writing the protocol, the contents of the protocol elements, and tips for specific types of studies.
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More and more, grant proposals are requesting researchers to ensure that they have worked with or plan to integrate the community into their research proposal. One approach to this is to develop a co...
The objectives of this course are: describe how a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods can contribute to answering research questions, identify ways to combine quantitative and qualita...
Many users are not aware that they can choose what their database looks like in REDCap -- the key is to make those choices before you get started using REDCap's features.
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Presented by Roberta De Vito, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics and data science at Brown University. Biostatistics and computational biology are increasingly facing the urgent challenge of e...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSvg5eZ6A9w&list=PLkw6pa7n2OjX1AnXcG0L_5IAvNEvkyusp
In this video, an SC CTSI specialist introduces the basic characteristics of community-engaged research and the rationale for this research approach, including the development of health solutions amo...
This course has been established to develop an internationally accepted standard of knowledge and understanding of the research process and related regulations, as well as medical and scientific area...
In this talk, Professor Savova will position the latest developments in clinical Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the context of the explosive achievements in the broader NLP field. How can clini...
Robert Strouse, Nationwide Children's Hospital, discusses how failure in research is not negative, lessons learned from research failure helps us learn and move forward.
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The objectives of this course are to: explain the role of chance in sampling a population, describe what parameters affect sample size, list online resources for sample size calculators, and perform ...
Dr. Tim Cripe, Nationwide Children's Hospital, discusses issues related to drug discovery in cancer research.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhQy06cekg&feature=youtu.be
Advantages and disadvantages of experimental studies, individual vs. group trials, preventive vs. therapeutic trials, parallel RCTs, factorial study design, new drug trials, sources of potential bias...
Advantages and disadvantages of cohort studies, prospective vs. retrospective cohorts, types of analyses used in cohort studies, sources of potential bias
Advantages and disadvantages of case-cont...
Topic: Inference with categorical variables: Contingency tables, degrees of freedom, chi-square, fisher’s exact test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rADdSnz9QD4
Topic: Hypothesis TestingNull hypotheses, type I and II error, significance level, power, basic sample size calculation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocOjN_PSPgs
Interested in learning about novel data analysis methods and tools for addiction research? To better understand the science of addiction disorders, the research community needs continuous development...
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials. The principles of GCP help assure the safe...
In this two day workshop presented by the American Statistical Association (ASA), Hawai’i Chapter at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa on June 5 & 6, 2019, Christopher H. Schmid, PhD presents on the...
This online course is intended to define three types of clinical inquiry: evidence based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), and research. Steps nurses can take to move from having a practice i...
This online course will provide information on the purpose and components of a research protocol and helpful strategies for writing a protocol draft with an Institutional Review Board reviewer’s pers...
The objective of this course is to: summarize the study design used in a mixed methods research study, explain the rationale for using a mixed methods approach, identify the tools employed in a mixed...
The objectives of this course are to determine which sessions in this seminar series will be helpful to you and to identify potential opportunities for mixed methods approaches in health services res...
The objectives of this course are to: define the purpose of survey research, describe key considerations in designing a survey instrument, identify types of questions and response options to gather r...
This short course provides an overview of two common implementation frameworks used in grant proposals, RE-AIM (the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Framework) and CFIR...
Advance-CTR Qualitative Methods Series “Applying Concept Mapping Methodology To Understand Resilience Resources Among African Americans Living With HIV In The Southern United States” Presented by Aki...
This is a peer-reviewed article by Beth Harper of ACRP that provides a comprehensive picture of training and education in clinical research, professional roles, identities and competencies in clinica...
Advance-CTR Qualitative Methods Series "An Introduction to Rapid Ethnography: Its Applications and Utility in Public Health Research" Presented by Alexandra Collins, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associa...
Advanced REDCap: Longitudinal Survey Studies virtual workshop with Sarah B. Andrea, PhD, MPH. This class is for intermediate to advanced users (prerequisite: Introduction to REDCap) This class covers...
Dr. Barry Halpern, Nationwide Children's Hospital, discusses his experiences with treating opioid addicted neonates, understanding addition in this Ted Talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGcw...