General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
Core Curriculum Course
Saturday, October 25, 2003, 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 noon (Session 1)
Location: University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Conference Rooms 1130-1135 (Main Floor, near hospital entrance)
Coffee and Sweet Rolls available at 8:45 A.M.
TIME
TOPIC
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome/Introduction and
Overview of General Clinical
Research Center Education
Program
Goals of the Clinical Research
Core Curriculum/Introduction to
the Clinical Research Center
Resources and Clinical Research
on the UIC Campus
FACULTY
Philip Janicak, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, GCRC Education
pjanicak@psych.uic.edu
x3-4507
Arthur Schneider, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief
Endocrinology
Program Director, GCRC
abschnei@uic.edu
x6-6060
Theodore Mazzone, MD
Professor and Chief of Diabetes
and Metabolism, Associate
Program Director, GCRC
tmazzone@uic.edu
x6-7989
9:30-10:00
Opportunities in Clinical
Research
Claude Desjardins, PhD
Professor of Physiology
Senior Associate Dean of
Research, College of Medicine
clauded@uic.edu
x3-8466
10:00-10:30
Research Subject Advocate
Program
Burton Andersen, MD, Director
GCRC Research Subject
Advocate (RSA) Program
branders@uic.edu
X6-1596
Lynda Slimmer, PhD, RN
Coordinator, GCRC RSA
Program
lyndas@uic.edu
X6-1636
Coffee Break: 10:30 – 10:45 A.M.
10:45-11:45
Issues in Study Design Related to
Clinical Research
(TENTATIVE)
11:45 – 12:00
General Discussion
Evaluation
Preparation for Next Session
Visit the General Clinical Research Center’s web page at
http://gcrc.med.uic.edu
Ronald Hershow, MD
Associate Professor of
Epidemiology, SPH
rchersho@uic.edu
x6-4759
GCRC Staff
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General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
Core Curriculum Course
Saturday, November 1, 2002, 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 noon. (Session 2)
Location: University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Conference Rooms 1130-1135 (Main Floor, near hospital entrance)
Coffee and Sweet Rolls available at 8:45 A.M.
TIME
TOPIC
9:00 – 9:45
Ethical Controversies in Clinical
Medicine
(TENTATIVE)
FACULTY
William Chamberlin, MD
Medical Director
University of Illinois Medical
Center at Chicago
whchambe@uic.edu
x6-3893
References to standard texts and additional resources:
American Medical Association, Code of Medical Ethics (150th Anniversary edition). American Medical
Association Publication, 1997.
9:45-10:35
UIC’s Human Subject Protection
Don Workman, PhD
Program (HSPP): An Introduction Director, Office for the Protection
of Research Subjects (OPRS)
dworkman@uic.edu
x3-8731
Clyde Wheeler, PhD
Associate Director, OPRS
cwheeler@uic.edu
x6-9299
Distributed Material:
1. The Belmont Report: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm
2. Visit OPRS web page at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/oprs
Coffee Break: 10:35 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:45
Ethics in Clinical Research
Timothy Murphy, PhD
Professor
Philosophy and Biomedical
Science
tmurphy@uic.edu
x6-3595
Mary Jane Strong , RN, MSN
Program Director, PCRC
Psychiatry
jstrong@uic.edu
x3-4521
11:45 – 12:00
General Discussion
Evaluation
Preparation for Next Session
Visit the General Clinical Research Center’s web page at
http://gcrc.med.uic.edu
GCRC Staff
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General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
Core Curriculum Course
Saturday, November 8, 2003, 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 noon. (Session 3)
Location: To Be Announced.
Coffee and Sweet Rolls available at 8:45 A.M.
TIME
TOPIC
9:00-9:40
Integrity in Scientific Research
FACULTY
Brenda Russell, PhD
Executive Associate Vice
Chancellor for Research
Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Research (OVCR)
russell@uic.edu
x6-1976
References to additional resources: Visit OVCR web page at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr
9:40 – 10:30
Evaluation of Medical Literature
Robert Mrtek, PhD
Professor
Medical Education
mrtek@uic.edu
x6-7898
Coffee Break: 10:30-10:35
10:35 – 11:15
Quantitative Concepts in Clinical Research
Review of Statistical
Lisa Razzano, PhD
Considerations :
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Variance
razzano@psych.uic.edu
Comparison of groups
312-422-8180 ext. 20
References to standard texts and additional resources:
Leaverton, Paul E. A Review of Biostatistics: A Program for Self-Instruction (5th edition). Little, Brown and
Company, 1978.
11:15-11:55
Review of Statistical
Considerations:
Sample size calculations
Marlos Viana, PhD
Associate Professor of
Biostatistics
GCRC Biostatistician
viana@uic.edu
x6-8384
Final Evaluation
GCRC Staff
Distributed Material: TBA
11:55 – 12:00
Visit the General Clinical Research Center’s web page at
http://gcrc.med.uic.edu
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