Clinical Trials Course

The AOA Clinical Trials Course covers all aspects of how to properly conduct a clinical trial, including formulating questions, identifying participants, acquiring the necessary funding and publishing and publicizing the results.

The program format features:

  • CD PowerPoint Presentations
  • A comprehensive facilitator's guide
  • A list of  key references

Participants are tested before and after the course to assess their knowledge and learning gains. The 22 modules include:

  1. The Research Question
  2. Study Designs
  3. Introduction to Controlled Trials
  4. Bias
  5. Enrolling Subjects
  6. Randomization
  7. The Intervention
  8. Trial Outcomes
  9. Binding
  10. Managing Data
  11. Statistics I - Theoretical Considerations
  12. Statistics 2 - Practical Applications
  13. Data Safety Monitoring
  14. Stopping Rules
  15. Research Ethics
  16. Funding
  17. Multicenter Trials
  18. Trial Investigators
  19. Advanced Trial Designs
  20. Placebo Trials
  21. Special Issues & Challenges in Surgical Trials
  22. Disseminating Results

Cost includes free shipping via FedEx Ground.
Please allow two weeks for shipment after receipt of payment.

$1,000 - for AOA members
$1,500 - for non-AOA members