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Critical Analysis of Screening Trials

Master the essential skills for evaluating clinical screening studies through Stanford's comprehensive course for healthcare professionals.

Master the essential skills for evaluating clinical screening studies through Stanford's comprehensive course for healthcare professionals.

This specialized course addresses the healthcare community's need for enhanced critical appraisal skills in evaluating clinical research papers. Through engaging video content and practical examples, participants learn crucial research methodology principles focused on screening trials. The course offers accredited continuing education for healthcare teams, providing valuable skills that can improve clinical practice, research quality, and peer review capabilities. Designed for medical professionals across all specialties, it delivers efficient, self-paced learning opportunities to develop competency in analyzing screening study designs and validity.

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Critical Analysis of Screening Trials

This course includes

1 Week

Of Self-paced video lessons

Advanced Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free

What you'll learn

  • Master key design features of clinical screening studies

  • Develop proficiency in critically appraising screening trial validity

  • Apply research methodology principles to clinical practice

  • Enhance peer review skills for manuscripts and grants

  • Improve quality of research project evaluation

Skills you'll gain

Clinical Research
Critical Appraisal
Screening Trials
Research Methodology
Evidence-based Medicine
Study Design
Healthcare Research
CME Credits

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Module Description

This course focuses on developing critical evaluation skills for clinical research papers, specifically targeting screening trials. Through efficient video modules and practical examples, participants learn essential research methodology principles and their application in clinical settings. The curriculum emphasizes the development of analytical skills necessary for improving clinical practice, research quality, and peer review capabilities. The course is jointly accredited by ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC, offering up to 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

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Pioneer in Medical Research Methodology and Statistics

Dr. Steven Goodman serves as Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has established himself as a leading authority in medical statistics and research methodology. After earning degrees from Harvard (AB in Biochemistry and Applied Math), NYU (MD), and Johns Hopkins (MHS in Biostatistics and PhD in Epidemiology), he has built an impressive career combining clinical expertise with statistical innovation. As founder and director of the Stanford Program on Research Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR) and co-director of the Meta-research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), he works to improve the reproducibility and efficiency of biomedical research. His research focuses on the proper measurement and synthesis of research evidence, with particular emphasis on Bayesian approaches and scientific inference. Dr. Goodman's contributions have earned him numerous honors, including the 2016 Spinoza Chair in Medicine from the University of Amsterdam, the 2019 Abraham Lilienfeld award from the American College of Epidemiology, and election to the National Academy of Medicine in 2020. Beyond his academic work, he maintains roles as senior statistical editor for Annals of Internal Medicine and scientific advisor for the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Technology Assessment Program, while continuing to shape the field through his teaching and research in clinical trial methodology, statistical inference, and research ethics.

Rita Popat
Rita Popat

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Distinguished Epidemiologist and Medical Education Leader

Dr. Rita Popat serves as Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University, where she has established herself as an accomplished educator and researcher in clinical epidemiology. Her diverse academic background includes a PhD in Epidemiology from Stanford University, an MS in Biostatistics from the University of Massachusetts, and an MS in Physical Therapy from MGH Institute of Health Professions. In her current roles, she serves as Co-Director of the Clinical Research Scholarly Concentration Program and the MS program in Clinical Research & Epidemiology, while also maintaining active involvement in Stanford Medicine's Teaching and Mentoring Academy. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, examining genetic and environmental factors in disease development. She has also made significant contributions to research methodology, including developing an expanded screening questionnaire for restless legs syndrome. Dr. Popat's excellence in teaching has been consistently recognized through multiple awards, including the Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching and numerous Teaching Awards from the Division of Epidemiology. Her current work includes teaching essential courses in clinical trials design, epidemiologic research methods, and data management, while mentoring numerous graduate and undergraduate students in their research endeavors

Critical Analysis of Screening Trials

This course includes

1 Week

Of Self-paced video lessons

Advanced Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free

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