Health research must positively impact the lives of the general population, so the public must receive and interpret research findings in a meaningful way. That is why translating research discoveries into practice is an important phase of the translational research spectrum.
Translating Research to Communities
Translating Research to Communities
This course is part of Translational Science Specialization
Instructor: Vicki Ellingrod
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7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Understand concepts of population health research and the ethical use of data science to drive advances in human health.
Understand the importance of involving communities in research.
Explore models of community inclusion in conducting research and in sharing research findings, including contemporary public health examples.
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There are 3 modules in this course
Welcome to the course Translating Research to Communities. The process of moving evidence-based clinical discoveries into widespread health practice is a critical part of the translational research spectrum. This week you will learn how to 1) define the concept of a learning health system, and 2) define community engaged research including how the terms 'community' and 'stakeholder' are defined.
What's included
1 video9 readings2 assignments
Welcome to Week 2 of the course Translating Research to Communities. This week you will learn to 1) discuss the importance of the involvement of communities in research, 2) describe examples of research into practice (implementation science), and 3) identify common research techniques used in community engaged translational research.
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3 videos6 readings2 assignments
Welcome to Week 3 of the course Translating Research to Communities. This week you will 1) discuss the role of the federal government in supporting and regulating community engaged translational research, and 2) discuss the role of culture on research/ pragmatic clinical studies.
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5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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