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Introduction to biomedical research methods
Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About the course - Introduction to biomedical research methods

In this introductory course, we will discuss the basic elements to develop a clinical research project. If you are interested in starting a career in research or if you are planning to develop a study but have little experience, this course is for you!.

This course which includes 9 lectures was developed by Dr.Vivian Avelino-Silva, Infectious diseases physician & epidemiologist, scientist at Vitalant Research Institute-San Francisco, Adjunct professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California,USA, Adjunct professor and research collaborator at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, and Consultant, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Global Program. This challenging very informative 4 weeks course is awarded with 5 AHF CME credit hours.

We also highly recommend that students enrolled in the course also read and consult the textbook Designing Clinical Research. While reading the book from cover to cover before watching the lectures is the ideal approach, we indicate below the chapters that cover each of the lectures to facilitate targeted reading.

Designing Clinical Research

5th edition, Publisher: Wolters Kluwer, ISBN/ISSN: 9781975174408,Editors: Browner & Newman/p>

What you will learn

  • How to develop a research question
  • Overview of the research project
  • Reviewing the literature
  • Writing the introduction and aims
  • Preparation for writing the methods – study design
  • Ethical aspects
  • Surveys
  • Introduction to biostatistics and samples size estimation
  • Sample size estimation
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    Clemens Richter, MD PhD

    Course Staff Image #1

    Vivian-Avelino Silva, MD, PhD

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