The IDeA States Pediatric Network Professional Development Division is pleased to announce online courses are NOW AVAILABLE. Participants who previously attended or may have missed an event now have the opportunity to access our online content at their convenience while earning CME credit provided by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education.
Here's What's Available for Continuing Education Credit:
- The Influences of Health Literacy on Clinical Research Trials
Dr. Hadden is executive director and principal investigator for CHL, where she conducts health literacy research and participates in policy initiatives to improve health literacy in Arkansas. She has served as vice chair of the Partnership for Health Literacy in Arkansas and chair of the Health Literacy Research Think Tank, as well as an honorary fellow of the Arkansas Society of Public Health Educators. During this session, Dr. Hadden (1) defines patient health literacy; (2) discusses why health literacy is important to public health and pediatric clinical trials; (3) and provide best practices for overcoming health literacy barriers. Earn .75 Contact Hour - Overview of Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs)
A Pediatric Infectious Diseases subspecialist in the Section of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dr. Palumbo is active in the clinical research of Pediatric HIV and TB infection, participating in the IMPAACT Network funded by the Division of AIDS/NIAID. Dr. Palumbo serves on the Leadership Committee of the IDeA States Pediatric Network as well as the Pre-, Peri-, Postnatal Working Group and on the Concept Protocol Development and Review ad hoc committee. In this discussion Overview of Data and Safety Monitoring Boards, the learner will become familiar with the purpose of DSMBs. He/She will also explore DSMBs operations and identify when using a DSMB is necessary. Earn 1.0 Contact Hour - Emergency Use of Investigational Devices and Products
Darri, an auditor with over 20 years of experience with research programs, was named the Research Compliance Officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in August, 2010. She began her career as an auditor with the Little Rock office of the public accounting firm Deloitte and Touche LLP in July 1990. Darri also worked at Arkansas Children’s Hospital as the Senior Grant Auditor, at Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute as the Administrative Director for Pre-Award Services, and at UAMS as the Compliance Audit Manager. During this webinar, the speaker will give an overview of FDA/IRB Protocol and discuss informed consent in regards to Investigational Products and Devices. Earn .75 Contact Hour
Please visit the ISPCTN Learning Portal for a complete list of all available CE courses.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
- Please join us on Thursday, February 1st at 3:00 p.m. CDT/4:00 p.m. EST for a discussion
with Drs. Ann Davis with the University of Kansas and Lesley Cottrell with West Virginia
University to discuss clinical trials conducted in rural populations. The speakers
will:
1. Identify ways to conduct clinical trials in rural populations
2. Discuss common challenges faced while conducting clinical research trials in rural communities
3. Provide effective approaches to overcoming barriers.
Please follow these steps to participate:
1. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
2. REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR
3. SAVE TO CALENDAR
This webinar is part of the overarching professional development plan designed to build national pediatric research capacity to conduct clinical trials by providing professional development for research faculty, team support and infrastructure building. - On Thursday, February 22nd at 3:00 p.m. CDT/4:00 p.m. EST, Dr. Christine Daley with
the University of Kansas will be joining us to discuss disparities affecting children
among American Indian Communities.
Please follow these steps to participate:
1. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
2. REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR
3. SAVE TO CALENDAR
This webinar is part of the overarching professional development plan designed to build national pediatric research capacity to conduct clinical trials by providing professional development for research faculty, team support and infrastructure building. - The NIH Center's Introduction to the Principles of Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR)
course is NOW available to UAMS and IDeA States Pediatric Network researchers. The
course trains registrants how to effectively and safely conduct clinical research.
Click here to register or the course. From the drop down menu, select University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as your remote site.
The course textbook, Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Third Edition (2012, ISBN: 978 0-12-382167-6) is available for purchase from several online book retailers and at the NIH Building 10 FAES book store. A Fourth Edition of the textbook is expected to be available in late 2017 or early 2018.
The course is conducted entirely online in a self-paced format; however, we recommended that you view 1 to 2 lectures per week to give yourself ample time to understand the theoretical and practical aspects of the content and to prepare for the final examination. The final examination will be posted online to the student website on Monday, December 4, 2017 and will remain accessible online until Friday, June 15, 2018. Please contact Catrice Banks-Johnson with questions. Course closes 11:59 PM Friday, June 15, 2018. Disclaimer: This is not accredited by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education nor the IDeA States Pediatric Network.
Please contact Catrice Banks-Johnson for more information about the IDeA States Pediatric Network professional development opportunities.