By helping researchers improve their skills in clinical research in a highly interactive environment, this program will promote personal and professional growth and help participants become more effective in their work. We also expect that the interactive environment of the program will promote connections between participants and help foster future collaborative, multi-center projects. Our goal is to offer a highly interactive learning environment for international clinical research training while creating a global network of clinical researchers to foster future collaboration in clinical research.

Our program covers topics from the basics of clinical research (such as how to formulate a research question, how to select a study population, and randomization and blinding methods) to statistical methods (data distribution and classification, statistical tests, sample size calculation, survival analysis, missing data, and meta-analysis); data collection, monitoring, and reporting (including training in manuscript writing); and study designs (observational studies, non-inferiority and adaptive designs, and randomized clinical trials).

At the end of the program, participants will be able to design clinical trials and interpret results from statistical analysis in an effective manner, collect data appropriately, use the basic functions of a statistical software package, choose appropriate basic statistical tests, run statistical analysis, critically read and understand a research paper, develop clinical research based on integrity principles, discuss the basics of article publication and the reviewing process, and describe more complex clinical trial designs.

The following learning tools are used in our program:

• Live connection with Harvard (videoconference lectures): our program consists of 24 lectures taught by faculty from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Tufts Medical Center. Each weekly lecture includes a 60-minute interactive module led by the program director to discuss the online poll and case study written specifically for the program, a 60-minute teaching/lecture module, and 60-minute live question/answer discussion module in which participants interact directly with faculty.
• Discussion forum: Each weekly lecture/topic includes a required online discussion forum.
• Online polls: Participants respond to weekly polls addressing the topic of the subsequent lecture.
• Assignments: Participants are required to submit practical assignments related to weekly lectures, including statistics assignments as part of the statistical training component of the program.
• Asking questions: Participants have intensive interaction with faculty and staff via office hours and the website forum.
• Group Project: Participants are required to participate in a group project in which they work together to write a grant application. The project is created using the online interactive tool. Most participants choose to submit their final project after review with faculty members to our online peer-reviewed international journal for publication (www.ppcr.org/journal)
• Long-term Vision for Participants: Participants are strongly encouraged to continue their interaction through our Alumni community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ppcralumni/) created to maintain interaction between participants for the discussion of clinical research topics.

Computers: Any computer running Windows or Mac OS are supported.

Internet Connection: Your computer should be configured to access the Internet. A high speed internet connection (preferably by ethernet) is required during live lectures (Thursdays from 4pm to 7pm Boston time) and recommended for the online weekly activities (i.e. forum of discussion).

Browsers: Although our website may work with Internet Explorer and Safari, we recommend:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox 11.x or above
• Internet Explorer 10.x or above

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

By Public Transportation:
Green Line (E Train) - Brigham Circle

DISCLOSURE POLICY

All relevant financial relationships with commercial entities will be disclosed. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH

All requests for cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellations on or before February 2, 2023 will be issued a refund less a $150 administrative fee per person. Cancellations received between February 3, 2023 and March 2, 2023 will be issued a refund of 50%. After March 2, 2023, no refund will be issued. There will be no exceptions to this policy.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR PPCR RESEARCH MANUSCRIPT WRITING WORKSHOP

 All requests for cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellations on or before June 8, 2023 will be issued a refund less a $150 administrative fee per person. Cancellations received between June 9, 2023 and July 6, 2023 will be issued a refund of 50%. After July 6, 2023, no refund will be issued. There will be no exceptions to this policy.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR PPCR 3-DAY STATISTICAL WORKSHOP

 All requests for cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellations on or before June 5, 2023 will be issued a refund less a $150 administrative fee per person. Cancellations received between June 6, 2023 and July 3, 2023 will be issued a refund of 50%. After July 3, 2023, no refund will be issued. There will be no exceptions to this policy.