Clinical Research Courses and Certifications

Clinical Supervision: Teaching and Facilitating Learning

Create a conducive learning environment and facilitate effective learning with this online course for clinical supervisors.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Clinical Supervision: Planning Your Professional Development

Identify your own learning needs as a clinical supervisor and create a personal development plan to address them.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Health Research Ethics

1 review

Explore key ethical issues around the use of human subjects in health research and learn how to conduct research responsibly.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

MD Anderson Cancer Center

CERTaIN: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

1 review

Learn what comparative effectiveness research (CER) and patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) are and identify the difference between CER/PCOR studies and randomized controlled trials.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

African Vaccines Regulatory Forum clinical trials inspections

1 review

Comprehensive training on Good Clinical Practice inspections for African vaccine regulators, covering preparation, conduct, documentation, and follow-up actions for clinical trials.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Digital Tools for Efficient Clinical Trials

Discover how digital tools can be used for the recruitment and retention of participants within clinical trials.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Pharmacokinetics: From ADME to PK/PD

Explore ADME, PK/PD, and drug discovery processes. Learn to analyze drug concentration data, predict human PK properties, and determine efficacious doses for informed decision-making in pharmaceutical development.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Literature Case Studies in Drug Discovery

Explore five drug discovery case studies, analyzing lead selection, optimization, pharmacodynamics, and preclinical safety. Gain insights into innovative treatments for various medical conditions.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Measuring Pharmacodynamics: From Ligand Binding to Clinical Outcomes

Explore methods for measuring drug activity, from molecular interactions to clinical outcomes. Learn about targets, assays, and dose-response curves to understand pharmacodynamics in drug development.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Preclinical Safety: From In Vitro Assays to Human Dose Predictions

Learn methods for quantifying drug safety, from in vitro assays to predicting human doses. Covers preclinical safety programs, animal studies, and using pharmacokinetic properties to estimate efficacious doses and aid formulation.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lead Discovery & Optimization for Efficacy, PK, & Safety

Explore lead discovery and optimization techniques for drug development, focusing on efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and safety. Learn methods to advance promising compounds to clinical trials.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

STAT 509: Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials

Comprehensive survey of statistical methods for clinical trials, covering design, analysis, and ethical considerations. Emphasizes practical application using SAS software.

• OPEN.ED@PSU
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

MD Anderson Cancer Center

CERTaIN: Knowledge Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Clinical Decision Making

Learn how to interpret and report systematic review and meta-analysis results, and define strategies for searching and critically appraisingscientific literature.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

MD Anderson Cancer Center

CERTaIN: Pragmatic Clinical Trials and Healthcare Delivery Evaluations

Learn the fundamentals of pragmatic clinical trials, including study design and basic analytic methods.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Laboratory Biosafety: Introduction to Risk Assessment and Managing Biohazards

Understand how to take a risk assessment approach to recognise biohazards and manage biorisks in laboratories.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)