How Do We Teach Students to be Fair and Ethical Stewards of Health Care Resources?

If Money and Medicine are Inseparable, How Do We Teach Students to be Fair and Ethical Stewards of Health Care Resources? Gretchen L. Schwarze, MD ...

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The educational resources for clinical trials research staff provided below are from reputable sources and are reviewed by the HICT Program. System Requirements This course requires a minimum 1040 x 768 screen resolution The course contains an audio narrative that utilizes Flash. Download Flash player computer must have JavaScript enabled Target Audience A Web-based...

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Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation (TRREE)

TYPE OF TRAINING/TRAINING METHODS TRREE is a free and open access online training program on research ethics and regulation. TRREE’s learning material is currently available in English, French, German, Polish and Portuguese. It also provides access to the national regulation in the participating countries. The training is modular. It includes an introduction to research...

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Fundamentals of Clinical Trials – Online Training

These online training modules consist of recorded slide presentations prepared by David DeMets, PhD, Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. They are intended to provide an overview of the fundamentals of clinical trials and can be viewed at your own pace. Note: You will need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed...

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Smoking vaccine fails clinical trials, $4.1 million in taxpayer dollars down the drain

An experimental new anti-smoking vaccine has failed miserably in clinical trials, faring no better than a placebo shot at helping people to quit smoking.Produced in partnership with drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Nabi Biopharmaceuticals’ NicVAX was intended to help people quit smoking by triggering the production of antibodies that would attach to nicotine and prevent...

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Researchers discover exciting new line of stem cells by accident

The already exciting prospect of stem cell research has just got a little more exciting, with the discovery of a new line of “more robust and easily manipulated” embryonic stem cells, completely by accident.A team of researchers from the University of Missouri came across the new cell type during studies into the causes of pre-eclampsia, a rare and complex condition which...

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