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Designing Clinical Research
EPI 202 Summer 2009 (2 units)
Course Director: Thomas B. Newman, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Pediatrics
Co-Director: Michael Kohn, MD, MPP
Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Course Director Emeritus: Stephen Hulley, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
| OVERVIEW |
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The Designing Clinical Research Course, in conjunction
with our textbook Designing Clinical Research, provides
training in the methods of clinical investigation to physicians and other
health professionals.
We run the main part of the course in seven weeks, with
a large amount of active homework and a half day a week in class. The
discussion sections are a key ingredient and are limited to 10-11 students.
This is a brisk pace covering the entire book and producing a 5-page clinical
research protocol. Please see the syllabus
and session descriptions for a more detailed outline of the course.
| OBJECTIVES |
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The objectives for this course are for workshop participants
to:
- acquire skills for designing and interpreting clinical research;
- produce a complete concise draft of a research protocol;
- help others in the class to develop these skills and protocols;
- provide feedback that will improve the workshop and its materials;
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- have, over the years, a multiplier effect by teaching these skills
to others.
| PREREQUISITES |
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Possession of a MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD or equivalent doctoral
degree. Exceptions to these prerequisites may be made with the consent
of the Course Director, space permitting; predoctoral students and residents
are invited to take a 4-week student version of the Designing Clinical
Research course, Designing
Clinical Research for Residents and Students (Epi 150.03) .
| FACULTY & STAFF |
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| Course Director: |
Tom Newman, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Pediatrics
email: newman@epi.ucsf.edu
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| Co-Director: |
Michael A. Kohn, MD, MPP
Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
email: Michael.Kohn@ucsf.edu
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| Lecturers: |
Warren Browner, MD, MPH
CEO, CPMC; Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Steve Cummings, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Alan Go, MD
Senior Physician and Research Scientist, Kaiser; Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Mitchell Katz, MD
Director, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
| Section Leaders: |
Christian Apfel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology |
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Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Carolyn Calfee, MD
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine |
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Kirsten Greene, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology |
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Michael Kohn, MD, MPP
Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Kirby Lee, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy |
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Tom Newman, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Pediatrics |
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David Rehkopf, ScD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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Julie Schmittdiel, PhD
Staff Scientist,
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
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Joel Simon, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine |
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Max Wintermark, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Radiology |
| Course Coordinator: |
Olivia DeLeon
email: olivia@epi.ucsf.edu
phone: 415-514-8231
fax: 415-514-8150
mail stop: Box 0560
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FORMAT
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Aug 4- Sept 15
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Lectures (50 minutes; 9:00-9:50 am)
- Discuss issues of interest emerging from the previous week
- Illustrate a few selected aspects of the readings for this week
Section meetings (2 hours; 10:00-12:00 )
- Review assigned protocol components
- Discuss readings, exercises
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Dates TBA
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Students pairs meet with a member of the faculty (8:15-9:30)
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TEXTBOOK
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Designing
Clinical Research
Recommended Reading: Evidence-Based Diagnosis
| GRADING |
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For those taking the course for credit, grades will be
based on assignments and participation in sections (60%) and on the 5-page
protocol (40%).
| ASSIGNMENTS |
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Weeks 1-7
- Read "Designing Clinical Research, Third Edition"
- Compose parts of your protocol
- Do the exercises
Week 8
- Finish your protocol and email it in
Week 11 or 12
- Critique each other's protocols
Computer skills needed: Word processing, Pubmed, Endnote,
or RefWorks.
| ENROLLMENT |
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To enroll please see the application
section of the Summer Clinical Research Program.
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