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CERTaIN: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 3 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Engaging Patients and Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)
- Patient and stakeholder engagement in research, principles and benefits
- Tips for engagement
Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
- CBPR definition, principles, benefits and challenges
- CBPR versus traditional academic research
Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Cancer
- SDM models, definitions and myths
- SDM intervention effectiveness
Patient Decision Support Tools in Cancer
- Patient decision support technologiesand clinical guidelines
- Informed decision making, shared decision making and patient decision support technologies
- International Patient Decision Aid Standards collaboration
An Overview of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Cancer
- How PROs differ from other outcomes
- Choosing PROs
- Study design and PRO components
Designing Surveys: Asking Questions with a Purpose
- Survey purpose and types
- Survey samples, question design and format
- Reliability, validity and sources of error
Qualitative Methods of Research
- Qualitative and quantitative data comparison
- Mixed methods
- Thematic content analysis
Dissemination and Implementation Research in PCOR: Translating Knowledge Into Practice
- Common dissemination and implementation research questions and outcomes
- Path of research to practice
- Diffusion of innovation and the consolidated framework for implementation research
The Role of Health Literacy inPCOR
- Health literacy and its importance and impact on health status outcomes
- Methods of assessing health literacy in PCOR
Cognitive Impairment and Participation in Research
- Capacity to consent to participation in research
- Ethical involvement of cognitively impaired subjects
- Involvement of surrogate decision-makers for impaired subjects
Behavioral Interventions inPCOR
- Research partnerships in behavioral interventions
- Fidelity and adoption
Prerequisite
Introduction course (CERTaIN.1x) recommended but not required.
Instructors
Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD
Barnts Family Distinguished Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Robert J. Volk, PhD
Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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