Research Enterprise Newsletter - June 2009: Education & Training News
Grants & Contracts training
The Office of Grants and Contracts Management offers training programs designed to educate medical center staff on both pre- and post-award research administration. Classes and registration information may be found at mc.vanderbilt.edu/gcm/?page=trainingcal.
| Date | Time | Title | Hours | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, June 22 | 1:00 PM | Other Support for AAs | 2.5 hrs | LH 412 |
| Tue, June 23 | 1:00 PM | Biosketches for AAs | 2.5 hrs | LH 412 |
IRB offers human subjects training
Upcoming VUMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) training is listed below. Register for IRB human subjects training at mc.vanderbilt.edu/irb/education/.
- IRB Essentials: Waiver of Consent Form
04/09/2009
Jenni Beadles, BS, CIP
This session will provide information about the recently updated Waiver of Consent Form and form instruction. This session counts toward IRB continuing education requirements. - Participant Reimbursement and Compensation in Research
06/23/2009
Kyle Rybczyk, FNP-BC and Gail Mayo, RN
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This session will provide information related to the INs and OUTs of providing reimbursement and compensation to people who participate in research studies. This session counts toward IRB continuing education requirements. - IRB Research Matters - The Basics for Conducting Research at Vanderbilt
06/24/2009
Tony Medure, M.A., CIP, RAC
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This basic workshop provides a general overview of IRBs and information related to conducting research at Vanderbilt. This session counts toward IRB continuing education requirements. - RSS Education Event: Research Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices
07/01/2009
Elizabeth Heitman, PhD Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
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IRB and RCR education will be given for attendance at this event. - Clinical Research Immersion Boot Camp
07/10/2009
Research Support Services
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Research Orientation Program. This program provides fundamental information to support the development of skills and competencies essential to good clinical research practice. Participants may take the Purple shuttle from the MCN roundwing entrance to 2525 West End. This session is approved for IRB education credit. Lunch will be provided.
GCRC Weekly Skills Workshops slated
The General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) is offering Weekly Skills Workshops every Friday from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the GCRC conference room, A-3210 MCN. Below are topics slated for upcoming workshops, which include a discussion, breakfast and CME credit. A schedule of upcoming workshops, handouts from previous sessions, and other resources can be found at mc.vanderbilt.edu/gcrc/workshop.html.
| Date | Workshop |
|---|---|
| June 26, 2009 | Introduction to the Synthetic Derivative - a de-identified clinical data repository (Melissa Basford, MBA - Office of Personalized Medicine) |
| July 10, 2009 | Trial Design (Dr. Yu Shyr - Department of Biostatistics) |
| July 17, 2009 | Randomization (Dr. Fei Ye - Department of Biostatistics) |
| July 24, 2009 | New Informatics Tools for Clinical and Translational Research Studies (Office of Research Informatics) |
| July 31, 2009 | Interim Analysis (Dr. Tatsuki Koyama - Department of Biostatistics) |
