CERTaIN: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

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Free Online Course: CERTaIN: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 weeks long, 3-4 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from edX. CERTaIN: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research is taught by Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD and Robert J. Volk, PhD.

Overview
  • In this course, you will learn about the characteristics of CER/PCOR, compare and contrast CER/PCOR studies and randomized controlled trials, and you will hear how PCOR researchers have overcome a variety of barriers to ensure patient-centered care.

    This course includes the following 11 lectures:

    1. Engaging Patients and Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
    2. Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research
    3. Shared Decision Making in Cancer: Models and Methods
    4. Patient Decision Support Tools in Cancer
    5. An Overview of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer
    6. Designing Surveys: Asking Questions with a Purpose
    7. Qualitative Methods of Research
    8. Dissemination and Implementation Research in PCOR: Translating Knowledge Into Practice
    9. The Role of Health Literacy in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
    10. Cognitive Impairment and Participation in Research
    11. Behavioral Interventions in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

    This course is intended for anyone interested in comparative effectiveness research (CER) and patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) methods.

    This course is supported by grant number R25HS023214 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Syllabus
  • Engaging Patients and Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)

    • Patient and stakeholder engagement in research, principles and benefits
    • Tips for engagement

    Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

    • CBPR definition, principles, benefits and challenges
    • CBPR versus traditional academic research

    Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Cancer

    • SDM models, definitions and myths
    • SDM intervention effectiveness

    Patient Decision Support Tools in Cancer

    • Patient decision support technologiesand clinical guidelines
    • Informed decision making, shared decision making and patient decision support technologies
    • International Patient Decision Aid Standards collaboration

    An Overview of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Cancer

    • How PROs differ from other outcomes
    • Choosing PROs
    • Study design and PRO components

    Designing Surveys: Asking Questions with a Purpose

    • Survey purpose and types
    • Survey samples, question design and format
    • Reliability, validity and sources of error

    Qualitative Methods of Research

    • Qualitative and quantitative data comparison
    • Mixed methods
    • Thematic content analysis

    Dissemination and Implementation Research in PCOR: Translating Knowledge Into Practice

    • Common dissemination and implementation research questions and outcomes
    • Path of research to practice
    • Diffusion of innovation and the consolidated framework for implementation research

    The Role of Health Literacy inPCOR

    • Health literacy and its importance and impact on health status outcomes
    • Methods of assessing health literacy in PCOR

    Cognitive Impairment and Participation in Research

    • Capacity to consent to participation in research
    • Ethical involvement of cognitively impaired subjects
    • Involvement of surrogate decision-makers for impaired subjects

    Behavioral Interventions inPCOR

    • Research partnerships in behavioral interventions
    • Fidelity and adoption