MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART)
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Perspectives of Zambian Clinical Oncology Trainees in the MD Anderson and Zambia Virtual Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART)
Kevin Diao MD; Darya Kizub; Noveen Ausat; Catherine K. Mwaba; Chidinma P. Anakwenze Akinfenwa; Carrie A. Cameron PhD; Elizabeth Y. Chiao MD, MPH; Dorothy C. Lombe MD; Susan C. Msadabwe; and Lilie L. Lin MD
Published in The Oncologist, 2022;, oyac110, https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyac110
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Building Capacity for Cancer Research in the Era of COVID-19: Implementation and Results From an International Virtual Clinical Research Training Program in Zambia
Kevin Diao MD; Dorothy C. Lombe MD; Catherine K. Mwaba; Juliana Wu BA; Darya Kizub; Carrie A. Cameron PhD; Elizabeth Y. Chiao MD, MPH; Susan C. Msadabwe; and Lilie L. Lin MD
DOI: 10.1200/GO.21.00372 JCO Global Oncology no. 8 (2022) Published online May 20, 2022.
PMID: 35594499
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Getting Started with Writing
Carrie Cameron PhD
- Review core elements in the sample article
- Getting ready to write
- The sections of a research report (manuscript)
- The most important thing
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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The Publication Process
Carrie Cameron PhD
- Choosing a journal
- Publication ethics
- Authorship
- Submitting the article
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Your Research Narrative: Core Elements
Carrie Cameron PhD
- Fundamental building blocks of any research narrative
- Generate 3-5 core elements
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Choosing a Mentor
Kevin Diao MD
- Choosing a mentor
- Definition of mentorship
- Characteristics of good mentorship
- Steps to identify a mentor
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Critically Evaluating a Research Paper
Kevin Diao MD
- General approaches to evaluating papers
- Evaluating a cohort study
- Evaluating a prospective clinical trial
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Developing a Study Protocol
Kevin Diao MD
- What is a study protocol?
- Review the university of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee Research Proposal Guidelines
- Provide general guidance on research proposal components
- Walk step-by-step through an example proposal
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Identifying a Research Question
Kevin Diao MD
- Where to start?
- Identifying a good research question for you to answer
- PICOT framework
- FINER criteria
- Examples of good/bad research questions
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Mentorship Compact Between Cancer Diseases Hospital Registrars and Their Mentors
Kevin Diao MD, Lilie Lin MD, and Susan Msadabwe
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Research Types and Study Designs
Dorothy C. Lombe MD
- What is research?
- What is data vs. information?
- Methodologies
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Statistical Concepts in Clinical Research
Denái R. Milton MS
The overall objectives of the reference guide are:
- To introduce or review concepts to consider when designing a clinical trial
- To introduce or review the four phases of clinical trials including different types of designs for Phase I and Phase II clinical trials
- To introduce or review observational studies
- To introduce or review analysis of categorical, continuous, and time-to event measures as well as Bayesian methodology.
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RedCap Database
Binu Pappachan
- Project setup
- Instrument (form) development using Online Designer
- Data collection
- Applications
- REDCap mobile app
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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The Process and Value of Quality Improvement Initiatives
Jolyn Taylor MD, MPH
- What is QI?
- How to think about QI
- The PDSA Cycle
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Introduction to Biostatistics IIA: Continuous Outcomes
Becky Slack Tidwell
- Continuous outcomes
- Binary outcomes
- Survival analysis
- Power and sample size calculations
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Introduction to Biostatistics Part I
Becky Slack Tidwell
- Understanding common statistical aspects in research articles
- How this is related to designing your own project
- Getting started with Stata
- Resources for learning more about statistics and study planning
Video created as part of the MD Anderson and Zambia Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART).
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Introduction to Biostatistics: Part IIB - Binary Outcomes
Becky Slack Tidwell
Binary Outcomes
- One sample estimation
- Chi-square test
- FIsher's exact test
- Logistic regression
