Clinical Trials Intensives

Palliative Care Intensives in Clinical Trials

We are no longer accepting applications for the February 2021 PCRC Clinical Trials Intensive. Please stay tuned for the next announcement in 2021.

This three-day intensive seeks to provide a foundation in practical aspects involving the conduct of randomized clinical trials in palliative care.  It is designed for early career researchers or other mid-career researchers and health professionals interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of randomized clinical trials.  Instruction will include a combination of focused lectures, small group experiential learning sessions, and individual and group consultations with experts in the field. Previous attendees have described the Intensive as an important step towards greater productivity and funding for their research.

The curriculum will enable participants to:

• Describe the principles underlying the conduct of unbiased clinical trials.
• Identify the unique challenges posed by behavioral randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
• Evaluate RCT designs in terms of their appropriateness to scientific and clinical goals.
• Select appropriate strategies for enrollment, randomization, and retention.
• Understand methods for monitoring, coordinating, and conducting RCTs.
• Develop basic strategies for appropriate statistical analyses of RCT data.
• Work with an interdisciplinary group to design an RCT on an assigned topic.
• Better understand the process used in NIH Study Sections to review clinical trials.

When: February 2 - 4, 2021

Event Information: The IDC is hosting the next Clinical Trials Intensive virtually February 2021.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must be PCRC members (or must apply for membership) and will be selected based on demonstrated commitment to advancing palliative care and end of life research, working with the PCRC infrastructure, commitment to conducting PCRC-based research in the future, and potential impact of the intensive on applicant’s career trajectory. International applicants are not eligible for this opportunity.

Selected participants will be expected to
1)    Actively participate in all virtual sessions of the Intensive
2)    Engage in continued work with the PCRC
3)    Update the PCRC regularly of their research progress

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please address them to Naomi Gallopyn.

We do hope that you will apply for this wonderful opportunity,
Jean, Christine, and Kathryn

Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Kathryn Pollak, PhD, Co-Chair
Executive Committee | The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC)

Contacts:
Jean: Jean.Kutner@cuanschutz.edu 
Christine: csritchie@mgh.harvard.edu
Kathryn: Kathryn.Pollak@duke.edu