For individuals interested in Clinical Research: Coordinators, Residents, Fellows, Faculty

Organized by: DOM, LKSOM, CRA

Times: Third Thursday of each month at noon

Presentations conducted through Zoom

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2020-2021 

September 17, 2020
Getting started in Clinical Research: Topic, Mentor, Protocol.| Zoom Presentation 
Adam Ehrlich, MD

October 15, 2020
How to submit retrospective and prospective studies to the IRB | Zoom Presentation 
David Comalli, PhD

November 19, 2020
From Research to Write-Up
Dianne Langford, PhD

December 17, 2020
Developing a study database in Excel and other software
Frank Friedenberg, MD

January 21, 2021
Basic Statistical Methods for Clinical Research
Daohai Yu, PhD, MS

February 18, 2021
Using EPIC for Clinical Research
Anuradha Paranjape, MD

March 18, 2021
Using REDCAP for Clinical Research
Will Dean

April 15, 2021
Presenting Research at a Conference: Posters and Oral Presentation
 

2019-2020

September 12, 2019
Overview of Clinical Research: How to start – ideas and mentors
Daniel Rubin, MD            

October 10, 2019
Study Protocols: What’s in them and How to write them
Sharon Herring, MD

November 14, 2019
Submitting to the IRB: Prospective studies & Retrospective Studies
John Daly, MD and Member of IRB office

December 12, 2019
The ‘new’ Clinical Research Administration – who are we and what we do Research Administration, Regulatory Issues & Contracts/Budgets.
Bryan Sweet, Lisa Landsberg, Karen Gosik

January 9, 2020
Federally Funded Research: K, R, F, Ts for Clinical Research.
Nina Gentile, MD and Steve Houser, PhD

February 13, 2020
Building a Biobank for Clinical Research
Roberto Caricchio, MD, PhD

March 12, 2020
Medical Genetics in Clinical Research
Glenn Gerhard, MD

Please, note the following presentations were postponed due to COVID:

April 9, 2020
Using Epic for Clinical Research
Wayne Satz (ER on Epic) 

May 14, 2020
Using REDCap for Clinical Research
William Dean (library on REDCap)

2018-2019

A monthly didactic conference generally on the second Thursday of each month at 12 noon. 

Location: Lecture Room A. Basement Hospital, across from service elevators.

Intended Audience: Medical Residents and Fellows in the Department of Medicine.

Served with lunch provided by Department of Medicine. 

The goal of this conference is to present topics that will help the participants to: 1) plan a clinical research project; 2) implement either observational or experimental clinical research; 3) analyze and interpret the data; and 4) present clinical research data.

September 13, 2018
Importance of scholarship, Introduction to research at Temple
Choosing a Research Topic and a Research Mentor
Iris Lee

October 11, 2018
Writing a Study Protocol:
Aims & Hypothesis, Study Design, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size
Sharon Herring

November 8, 2018
Studies using Large Databases:
How to use them well - Which to use, how to obtain, how to get the data         
Meredith Briscoe

December 13, 2018
Using Epic for Research
Mark Weiner

January 10, 2019
Using Redcap for Research Studies
Mark Weiner

February 14, 2019
Epidemiological Study Designs, Survey Development & Capitalizing on EHR Data​
Resa Jones

March 14, 2019
Ethical and IRB Issues in Biomedical Research
Nora Jones

April 11, 2019
Writing an Abstract and Manuscript
Frank Friedenberg

May 9, 2019
Presenting Research Studies: Posters and Oral Presentations
Roberto Caricchio                                                                             

2017-2018

A monthly didactic conference generally on the second Thursday of each month at 12 noon. 

Location: Lecture Room A.  Basement Hospital, across from service elevators.

Intended Audience: Medical Residents and Fellows in the Department of Medicine.

Served with lunch provided by DOM. 

The goal of this conference is to present topics that will help the participants to: 1) plan a clinical research project; 2) implement either observational or experimental clinical research; 3) analyze and interpret the data; and 4) present clinical research data.

September 14, 2017
Introduction to Research at Temple
Types of research projects, resources on line (homemade webpage with links) to get started. (faculty contacts and projects, abstract deadlines/meetings). Opportunities to make research a career (NRSA and training grants, ABIM research pathway)
Iris Lee 

October 12, 2017
Tools for Searching the Literature and Referencing Articles
To include EndNote, RefWorks etc
Natalie Tagge

November 9, 2017
Identifying a Research Question and a Mentor
Dan Rubin

December 14, 2017
The Clinical Study Protocol: Sections and Statistics Needed                                        
What statistical method to use to analyze your data; Sample Size and Power; P value, significance and confidence interval
Susan Fisher

January 11, 2018
Funding and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical
CDA, Budgeting, Grants and Contracts, IRB, DSMB, Registering, recruiting, reporting clinical trials
Karen Gosik and Lisa Landsberg, TCRI, IRB

February 8, 2018 - POSTPONED
Survey design and Database design and management
Selecting tools for data acquisition and storage
Avrum Gillespie

March 8, 2018
Using EPIC and REDCAP for Research
Mark Weiner

April 12, 2018
Genomics: A Primer for the Clinician
Genome Wide Association Studies and Deep Sequencing
Glen Gerhard      

May 10, 2018
Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Saurav Chatterjee

May 31, 2018
Survey design and Database design and management
Selecting tools for data acquisition and storage
Avrum Gillespie

2016-2017

• 06/08/2017: Daniel Rubin, MD, and A. Koneti Rao, MD, Writing grants – Focusing on NIH K and F type grants
• 05/11/2017: Kevin Williams, MD, Writing a Manuscript
• 04/13/2017: Mark Weiner, MD, Using Epic for Research    
• 03/09/2017: Iris Lee, MD, Submitting clinical research protocols to the IRB
• 02/09/2017: Anuradha Paranjape, MD, Pragmatic clinical trials: Research using treatments in clinical care
• 01/12/2017: Jeffrey Jacobson, MD, Research Study Design – Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trials
• 12/08/2016: Riyaz Bashir, MD, and Mark Weiner, MD, Research Study Design – Studies using Data Bases
• 11/10/2016: Ralph Horwitz, MD, Quantitative and Qualitative Observational Research
• 10/13/2016: Adam Ehrlich, MD, Reading, Critiquing, and Presenting a Research Article
• 09/08/2016: Michael Smith, MD MBA, Starting a Research Project: Picking a topic and a Research Mentor   

2015-2016

• 5/12/16: Roberto Caricchio, MD, Research Career Pathways for Physicians (PDF)
• 4/14/16: Tom Rogers, PhD, Cellular Research Techniques in Medicine and Research: An Overview (PDF)
• 3/10/16: Phillip Cohen, MD, Immunologic Techniques in Medicine and Research: An Overview (PDF)
• 2/11/16: Anuradha Paranjape, MD, Multi-Institutional Research using Health Records: PCORnet (PDF)
• 1/14/16: Glenn Gerhard, MD, Personalized Medicine and Personal Genomics 
• 11/19/15: Mark Weiner, MD, and Aaron Sorenson, Using Epic Research (PDF)
• 10/8/15: Susan Fisher, MS, PhD, Research Study Designs (PDF)
• 9/10/15: Sharon Herring, MD, Starting a Research Project. Picking a Topic and a Research Mentor (PDF)

2014-2015

• 4/9/15: A. Koneti Rao, MD, FACP, Presenting Your Research (PDF)
• 3/1/15: Adam C. Ehrlich, MD, MPH, Critiquing a Research Article (PDF)
• 2/12/15: Daohai Yu, PhD, An Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis (PDF)
• 1/15/2015: Susan Fisher, MS, PhD, Prospective Studies: Observational Cohort and Randomized Clinical Trials (PDF)
• 12/11/14: Susan Fisher, MS, PhD, Retrospective Observational Studies (PDF)
• 11/13/14: Frank Friedenberg, MD, Writing an Abstract (PDF)
• 9/11/14: Anu Paranjape, MD, Developing a Research Project: Selecting an Idea and Choosing a Research Mentor (PDF)