This 60-minute webinar explains how ExpertLens works and focuses on conducting modified-Delphi panels using ExpertLens. It will provide a brief overview of the Delphi method and modified-Delphi method and discuss how to conduct expert elicitation and stakeholder engagement panels virtually. Learning Objectives At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: • Describe the strengths and

Learning Objectives: At the end of this forum you will be able to: • Clarify when genetic modification may be a responsible option for therapy • Apply ethical criteria to decide when to proceed with first-in-human trials • Recognize the role of moral intuitions in clinical research and how to move beyond them

Join Keck School of Medicine faculty member and infectious disease physician at Keck Medicine of USC, Dr. Edward Jones-Lopez, as he answers your questions and facilitates a discussion around the COVID-19 vaccine, its safety, efficacy and availability. This event will be in Spanish but all are welcome so please feel free to share widely. Event is free and held via Zoom. You'll receive Zoom and dial

The USC Regulatory Science Program, SC CTSI and Greater LA Consortium is hosting a virtual symposium via Zoom for clinical research professionals focusing on principles of global clinical research for medical devices. When? Friday April 9 from 9am-3pm PST Registration required.

Join us for an informational virtual townhall event focused on the COVID-19 vaccine where experts from the USC Keck School of Medicine and leaders from the AME faith community will answer your questions and address your concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. We will focus on vaccine rollout, distribution, safety and efficacy. Please feel free to share this event with your friends, family and

Issues to be addressed during this 60-minute forum are: What challenges regarding benefits and risks in designing pediatric vaccine clinical trials, and in evaluating ongoing trials? What regulatory questions must IRBs consider when approving pediatric vaccine clinical trials? What are the ethical and regulatory considerations specific to clinical trials of SARS-CoV- 2 vaccines? Learning

The field of clinical and translational science has proposed novel professional competencies such as being a process innovator and a systems thinker. This sounds great, but how do we teach this? Faculty face challenges translating stated professional competencies for this field into specific and measurable learning objective skills that can be taught and assessed in their courses and training

Getting to Outcomes is an approach that helps community organizations set up programs across a wide range of topic areas. This presentation will summarize the Getting to Outcomes approach and its research. In addition, the presentation will show how digital tools have been used to support community organizations.

Unconscious bias affects translational research, scientific and operational principles underlying each step of the translational process, and ultimately individual and public health. With respect to racial data, algorithmic bias built into predictive models and re-presented via equity dashboards may yield unintended second-order consequences that subjugate planned first-order intentions. Join your

USC Regulatory Science Department is hosting a virtual event focused on clinical research career pathways with a variety of expert guest speakers. Space is limited -- Join today!

The transgender community faces systemic barriers to health care access, which leads to increased health disparities. Join your colleagues to discuss how to create a more affirming, welcoming environment in research and care. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this seminar you will be able to: • List terms and definitions around gender identity • Explain overall health disparities in the

There is a growing interest in transparency, openness, and reproducibility as mechanisms to advance the credibility and utility of the scientific enterprise. This webinar will introduce open science to a clinical and translational research audience. It will begin by introducing the opportunities and challenges motivating the wider open science movement, such as accelerating scientific discovery

In this 60-minute webinar, Dr. Tenaerts presents the work of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) and discusses two main topics regarding digital clinical trials: (1) moving ongoing trials to remote and (2) planning for decentralized trials. At the conclusion of this webinar you will be able to • Recognize how the trials community has pivoted to virtual and remote visits for

Participants will learn about Patrick Lencioni’s widely distributed team building model outlined in The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: A fable. Throughout the fable, the five dysfunctions of the fictional team become evident as the new CEO tries to employ Lencioni’s team-building model. This workshop provides an overview of The 5 Dysfunctions Model and discusses how the interlinking components work

In this 90-minute interactive workshop, facilitators provide research-based and experience-tested effective practices to aid participants in defining trauma, identifying the effects of trauma on learning, and tailoring course design and teaching approaches to help mitigate these effects. Participants will actively collaborate in breakout groups while using the chat, and via polling to plan

The USC International Center for Regulatory Science in partnership with the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) and the Greater Los Angeles CTSA Consortium are looking forward to welcoming you to the Fall 2020 Regulatory Science Virtual Symposium on Friday, October 16, 2020: Diversity in Clinical Trials in the Time of COVID-19 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. Spaces

Overview: When used to support and promote professional activities, social media can be a powerful tool for faculty, researchers, and clinicians. Platforms like Twitter make it easy and convenient to disseminate research, expand professional networks, and interact with new audiences. Given all the potential benefits, it is important to develop an intentional social media strategy that will enhance

Overview: The SAR-CoV-2 pandemic presents special challenges for physicians because, in the absence of proven therapies, their desire to help their patients can lead them to consider experimenting with interventions suggested by colleagues or touted by public figures. When do physicians at academic medical centers have the opportunity—and perhaps the obligation—to take the next step and evaluate

Overview: This webinar will describe lessons learned from a series of studies that used social media websites to recruit U.S. veterans into two survey research efforts and a randomized controlled trial addressing heavy alcohol use. As an increasing number of research studies are moving online, the methods described to reach this typically difficult-to-engage group using the Internet alone can be

Join us for a day-long symposium on legal aspects of clinical trials. Hear from industry experts on topics including HIPAA and Privacy, Liability and Indemnification, Compassionate Use, and more. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the symposium.