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ECHO ISPCTN Professional Development Series

“Tuesday & Thursday Sessions”

June 10, 2021 - Intro to Searching the Literature for Research: PubMed Medline

During this webinar, the speaker will provide learners with helpful information to break down a clinical question into searchable parts to create and implement comprehensive search strategies for PubMed MEDLINE. Dr. Jessica Snowden also discusses using peer learning to identify strategies for overcoming common obstacles and applying principles using PubMed.  *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

July 8, 2021 - Clinical Trial Design: Working with a Statistician

In this module, the speaker explains the role of a statistician in clinical trial design, defines basic statistical terms, interprets clinical study types and endpoints, and identifies important methods for statistical data analysis. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

August 12, 2021 - Systematic Reviews

This module will define systematic review and its use in clinical research, review commonly used terms, and apply strategies for conducting systematic reviews. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

September 9, 2021 - Protocol Review vs Grant Review

This module identifies the difference between protocol versus grant review, applies knowledge of review process to creating rigorous and competitive clinical trial protocols, and applies lessons from ECHO ISPCTN protocol chairs to future ECHO ISPCTN reviews. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

September 23, 2021 - Grant Review

In this module, the speaker identifies who grant reviewers are during the grant review process, describes the criteria for submitting a grant proposal, and assists with applying appropriate formats to grant proposals. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

October 14, 2021 - Application and Practice of Statistics in Clinical Trials

This module provides an overview of statistical terms and definitions as applied to clinical trials; phases of drug development; and applying statistical methods to clinical trials. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

December 9, 2021 - Creating Effective Writing Habits: How to Write a Lot

This module discusses effective writing habits, provides examples of how to use them in literature, and helps find which writing habit may work for you. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

January 27, 2022 - Quality Management in Clinical Research

During the module, the speaker describes quality in clinical research, provides insights into Quality Management Systems (QMSs) and their purpose, and explains the documents that reside in a QMS. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

February 24, 2022 - Quality Management Systems

This module goes over the background and significance of a quality management system, provides insight on how to put a QMS into practice, and identifies commonly faced obstacles and resources. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

March 24, 2022 - Social Media in Academic Medicine

In the module, the speaker identifies ways to promote conversation and interest in academics on social media; explains which social media platforms are best for promoting academic medicine; and applies strategies for promoting academic medicine on social media. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

April 14, 2022 - Standard Operating Procedures: Guidelines for Creation and Implementation

This module goes over the guidelines for creating and implementing SOPs into your quality management systems and documents. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

April 28, 2022 - What Is Authorship?

During this webinar, the speaker will explain the criteria and guidelines for authorship, identify potential problems, and provide resources that address and support ethical authorship. *ECHO ISPCTN Core Curriculum Module

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