Registration Deadline: Essentials of Patient-Oriented Research (EPOR)
WHAT IS 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 all members of the research team, ranging from trainees, nurses, to junior faculty. EPOR is held each Fall (Introductory Topics to Clinical Research), Winter (Ethics of Clinical Research) and Spring (Statistical Methods in Clinical Research).
SPRING EPOR: STATISTICAL METHODS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
The course provides an introduction to basic statistical methods applicable to medical research, including methods for analyzing continuous, categorical, and ordinal data, power and sample size calculations, simple linear regression, analysis of longitudinal data, and survival analysis. Important concepts such as study design, randomization, and adjustments for multiplicity are also discussed.
LOGISTICS
Spring EPOR registration is now open! Classes will occur via Zoom and will run from April 3rd through June 5th for a total of 10 weeks, Thursday evenings 5:15PM-6:45PM. Registration is due no later than April 16th, the last date attendees can still be eligible for a certificate of completion. You’re eligible to receive a certificate of completion if you attend 8 of the 10 sessions. After you register, you will receive Zoom instructions via email.
Please note that the ITM is also offering an optional mini-STATA boot camp to help familiarize individuals with the statistical software used during class. This optional training will occur on Thursday evening, March 27th from 5:15pm-6:45pm. Individuals are not required to attend this session in order to receive a certificate of completion.
*Please note that this course is free but involves the use of a textbook and statistics software. Purchasing these items will be at your discretion.
**We request that you keep your web cameras on as much as possible as a professional courtesy to the speaker. 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 session or all/most of the course, please contact us.
