Developing Your Research Question – ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network

Author: Robert R. Riss, MD Associate Director, Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Kansas School of Medicine

Knowledge Gap:
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on common clinical trials audit finding and addressing those findings.

Target Audience:
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about best practices when facing a clinical trial audit.

Program Overview:
The purpose of this activity is to educate medical professionals on the approaches and best practices when faced with a clinical trial audit.

Release and Expiration Dates
12/13/2019 – 12/13/2022

Objectives:
Describe the process of developing a research question.
Explain how a research question and hypothesis are important in generating your research strategy.
Detail the common pitfalls of a research study.

References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOj9TimZU7k
https://ocr.od.nih.gov/courses/ippcr_info.html

Planners: Jessica Snowden, MD; Jeanette Lee, Ph.D., Lora Lawrence, RN; Catrice Banks-Johnson, MPA; DeAnn Hubberd, MA; Dana Shaw-Bailey, M.Ed.

Peer Reviewers: Megan Bledsoe, PhDc, MSc; Kristina Foster, RN, MS, APRN-BC

Instructions to obtain credit:
1. Launch the activity
2. View the module
3. Take 1 post-test at the end
4. Complete Evaluation and Print certificate

ANCC Credit Designation Statement:
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this enduring material for a maximum of .25 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
ACCME Credit Designation Statement:
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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