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Clinical Trials
EPI 205 Winter 2012 (1.5 units)
Course Director: Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
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The objectives of this course are to provide a detailed
understanding of experimental design options; methods of randomization;
blinding; developing interventions and controls; measuring outcomes and
adverse effects; follow-up; compliance and postrandomization problems.
| PREREQUISITES |
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Designing Clinical
Research (Epi 202). Exceptions to this prerequisite may be made
with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting.
| FACULTY |
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| Course Director: |
Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
email: deborah.grady@ucsf.edu
phone: 415-353-9748
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| Lecturers: |
Dennis M. Black, MA,
PhD
email: dblack@psg.ucsf.edu
phone: 415-514-8159
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Steve R. Cummings, MD
email: scummings@sfcc-cpmc.net
phone: 415-600-7401
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Bernard Lo, MD
email: bernie@medicine.ucsf.edu
phone: 415-476-5370
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| Section Leaders: |
Nisha Acharya, MD, MS
email: nisha.acharya@ucsf.edu
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Mary Beattie, MD, MAS
email: mary.beattie@ucsfmedctr.org
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Yoshimi Fukuoka, RN, PhD
email:yoshimi.fukuoka@nursing.ucsf.edu
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Vanessa Jacoby, MD, MAS
email: jacobyv@obgyn.ucsf.edu
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John Shepherd, PhD
email: john.shepherd@ucsf.edu
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Jeff Tice, MD
email: jtice@medicine.ucsf.edu
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| Teaching Assistant: |
Wendy Katzman, PT, DPTSc, OCS
email: clinicaltrials2012@yahoo.com
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TEXTBOOKS
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Designing Clinical Research by Stephen B Hulley,
et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 3rd Edition. 2007. (library call number R853.C55 D47 2007)
Optional--Do not purchase: Fundamentals of
Clinical Trials by Lawrence M. Friedman, Curt D Furberg, David
L DeMets. Springer. 4th Edition. 2010.
Textbooks may be purchased from the UCSF online bookstore (as well as Amazon and other vendors).
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HOMEWORK
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Homework is due by 5 PM on the Monday following the lecture
where the homework is assigned. (Note: exceptions are on the two Monday holidays: you can turn in homework on Tuesday, January 17 and February 21.) No late homework will be accepted.
Homework assignments will be discussed in the sections.
Protocol Assignment: Email a copy of your cumulative
protocol to your section leader by noon the Monday before each section
(January 16, February 6 and 27).
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FINAL EXAM
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There will be a required take home final exam. The exam will be posted on the course website on March 2, 2012 and will be due by 10 AM on Friday, March 16, 2012.
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GRADING
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Grades will be based on total points achieved on homework
(~25%), participation in sections and protocol development and critiquing
(~50%), and the final exam (~25%). Late assignments are not accepted.
| ENROLLMENT |
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This course is open to a limited number of individuals outside
of the ATCR and Master's programs. Preference is given to UCSF-affiliated personnel.
We regret that auditing is not permitted. To apply for this course please fill
out and submit the application below. Cost and submission information are in
the application.
Application (Word doc, 20KB) |
