1. Introduction;
2. Translational Process;
3. Scientific Method;
4. Basic Research
Pre-Clinical
5. Overview of Preclinical Research;
6. What Problem Are You Solving?;
7. Types of Interventions;
8. Drug Discovery;
9. Drug Testing;
10. Device Discovery and Prototyping;
11. Medical Device Testing;
12. Diagnostic Discovery;
13. Diagnostic Testing;
14. Other Product Types;
15. Procedural Technique Development;
16. Behavioral Intervention
Clinical: Fundamentals
17. Introduction to Clinical Research: What is it? Why is it needed?;
18. The Question: Types of Research Questions and How to Develop Them;
19. Study Population: Who and why them?;
20. Outcome Measurements: What data is being collected and why?;
21. Optimizing the question: Balancing significance and feasibility Statistical Principles;
22. Basic Statistical Principles;
23. Distributions;
24. Hypotheses and Error Types;
25. Power;
26. Regression;
27. Continuous Variable Analyses: T-test, Man Whitney, Wilcoxon Rank;
28. Categorical Variable Analyses: Chi-Square, fisher exact, Mantel Hanzel;
29. Analysis of Variance;
30. Correlation;
31. Biases;
32. Basic Science Statistics
Clinical: Study Types
33. Design Principles: Hierarchy of Study Types;
34. Case Series: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
35. Case-Control: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
36. Cohort Study: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
37. Cross-Section Study: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
38. Longitudinal Study: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
39. Clinical Trials: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
40. Meta-Analysis: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
41. Cost-Effectiveness Study: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
42. Diagnostic Test Evaluation: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
43. Reliability Study: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
44. Database Studies: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
45. Surveys and Questionnaires: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
46. Qualitative Methods and Mixed Methods
Clinical Trials
47. Randomized Control: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
48. Nonrandomized Control: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
49. Historical Control: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
50. Cross-Over: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
51. Withdrawal Studies: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
52. Factorial Design: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
53. Group Allocation: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
54. Hybrid Design: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
55. Large, Pragmatic: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
56. Equivalence and Noninferiority: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
57. Adaptive: Design, Measures, Classic Example;
58. Randomization: Fixed or Adaptive Procedures;
59. Blinding: Who and How?;
60. Multicenter Considerations;
61. Registries;
62. Phases of Clinical Trials;
63. IDEAL Framework;
64. Artificial Intelligence;
65. Patient Perspectives
Clinical: Preparation
66. Sample Size;
67. Budgeting;
68. Medical Ethics and Review Boards;
69. Regulatory Considerations for New Drugs and Devices;
70. Funding Approaches;
71. Subject Recruitment;
72. Data Management;
73. Quality Control;
74. Statistical Software;
75. Report Forms: Harm and Quality of Life;
76. Subject Adherence;
77. Survival Analysis;
78. Monitoring Committee in Clinical Trials
Regulatory Basics
79. FDA Overview;
80. IND;
81. New Drug Application;
82. Devices;
83. Radiation-emitting Electronic Products;
84. Orphan Drugs;
85. Biologics;
86. Combination Products;
87. Foods;
88. Cosmetics;
89. Non-US Regulatory
Clinical Implementation
90. Implementation Research;
91. Design and Analysis;
92. Population and Setting Specific Implementation
Public Health 93. Public Health;
94. Epidemiology;
95. Factors in Surgical Public Health and Health Disparities Research;
96. Good Questions;
97. Population and Environmental Specific Considerations;
98. Law, Policy, and Ethics;
99. Healthcare Institutions and Systems;
100. Public Health Institutions and Systems
Practical Resources
101. Presenting Data;
102. Manuscript Preparation;
103. Building a Team;
104. Patent Basics;
105. Venture Pathways;
106. SBIR/STTR;
107. Sample Forms and Templates