CTMC Webinars

2020 WEBINAR SERIES

Objectives of the webinar series

1. Participants will improve their knowledge of the design and conduct of clinical trials in the neurosciences;
2. Analyze the information presented; and
3. Integrate relevant content into the design and conduct of clinical trials.

Core competencies

1. Medical Knowledge
2. Professionalism
3. Systems-Based Practice

Unless otherwise stated generally webinars are held at 12PM EDT (https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/91161828180) – please use a computer with webcam, or the Zoom app if possible. DO NOT CALL AND USE COMPUTER AUDIO SIMULTANEOUSLY. 

Prior to each webinar: Each webinar (May - October) has a link to an archived presentation that you will review on Youtube BEFORE the webinar date. During the live webinar there will be a brief overview of the archived presentation followed by a Q&A session of the presented topic. Please come to the webinar with questions and ready to share your thoughts. Please note the topics listed below are subject to change based on feedback and presenter availability. 

Evaluation: Please EVALUATE each webinar here.

January 7: CTMC Informational Webinar - Presented by Course Directors

May 5: Asking a Good Early Phase Clinical Question in the Era of a Pandemic - Presented by Will Meurer, MD (review https://youtu.be/HJkbj2_1WfU)

May 19: Pilot and Feasibility Trials - Presented by Lehana Thabane, PhD (review https://youtu.be/bljPT9whkQo)

June 2: Outcome Measures - Presented by Harold Adams, MD (review https://youtu.be/4uwkEJTjhFQ)

June 16: NINDS Helalth Disparities & Global Health Agenda / Common Data Elements - Presented by Robin Conwit, MD, Carolina Mendoza-Puccini, MD & Richard Benson, MD, PhD (review https://youtu.be/echQNjxQ_Hk)

July 7: Rigor and Transparency - Presented by Laurie Gutmann, MD and Dietrich Haubenberger, MD (review https://youtu.be/bZTSS07BL0E)

July 21: What to Know About Sample Size - Presented by Sharon Yeatts, PhD (review https://youtu.be/PZcm57CTKsk)

August 4: Rare Disease Trials - Presented by Chris Coffey, PhD and Melanie Quintana, PhD (review https://youtu.be/36hM3p706W4)

August 25: Specific Aims - Presented by Jordan Elm, PhD and Robert Silbergleit, MD (review https://youtu.be/j4-2eRwy450)

September 1: Adverse Event and Safety Reporting - Presented by Dixie Ecklund RN, MSN, MBA, CCRC and Bob Fox, MD (review https://youtu.be/Wl83_jdE71M)

September 15: Ethical Issues in Acute and Chronic Neurological Conditions - Presented by TBD (review https://youtu.be/KRqhWM_O_3o)

October 6: Age and Sex as a Biological Variable - Presented by Adam Hartman, MD and Peg Nopoulos, MD (review https://youtu.be/W136OLu2oZA)

October 20: Trial Management - Presented by Marianne Kearney Chase (review https://youtu.be/CkMS9fQ0ALs)

November 3: From Statistical Significance to Clinical Significance: Time to Dethrone or get rid of Significance? - Presented by Lehana Thabane, PhD

November 17: What will the CTMC look like in 2021? - Presented by Course Directors