Registration Deadline: Essentials of Patient-Oriented Research (EPOR)
The Essentials of Patient-Oriented Research (EPOR) is a crash course in how to conduct clinical research. Get insider tips from senior researchers and learn how to create and run a successful study. Courses are free and open to everyone, ranging from trainees to nurses to researchers. EPOR is held each Fall (Introductory Topics to Clinical Research), Winter (Ethics of Clinical Research) and Spring (Statistical Methods in Clinical Research).
WINTER EPOR: ETHICS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH
The Winter EPOR course helps meet the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirement for trainees receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) and/or National Science Foundation (NSF) funding. The Winter EPOR session gives you a front-row seat to the issues scientists can face and the best ways to handle them. Winter EPOR addresses everything from conflicts of interest to the ethical treatment of animals to intellectual property. All those who receive support from a NIH and/or NSF training grant are required to complete an 8-hour RCR course at the start of their training and again every four years.
LOGISTICS
Winter EPOR registration is now open! Classes will occur via Zoom and will run from January 7th through March 11th for a total of 10 weeks, Tuesday evenings 5:15PM-6:15PM. Winter session registration is due no later than January 20th, the last date attendees can still be eligible for a certificate of completion. Individuals will receive a certificate of completion if they attend 8 of the 10 sessions. After you register, you will receive Zoom instructions via email.
*Please note that if you have taken Summer RCR or Winter EPOR within the past 4 years and received a certificate of completion, it is not necessary for you to retake this course at this time. If you did not attend the required 8 sessions to receive a certificate of completion, you are welcome to attend sessions that you have not previously attended within the past 4 years to fulfill this requirement for completion.
**Please note that due to updated guidance issued by the National Institute for Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), this online training does NOT completely fulfill the requirements for federally funded training or career development awards without additional in-person research training. This separate in-person research training can be fulfilled through the ITM or individuals can obtain their own in-person research training through department or discipline-specific activities at their respective institution.
***We request that you keep your web cameras on as much as possible as a professional courtesy to the speakers. However, we understand there will be times when your camera may need to be off. If you anticipate that your camera will need to remain off for the entire hour or all/most of the course, please contact us.
