FIRsT Course (Fellows Introduction to Research Training)
Course Information
Learning objectives - At the completion of FIRsT, fellows will be able to:
- Apply the principles of biostatistics including the types of variables, data distribution, hypothesis testing, statistical tests, measures of association, regression, diagnostic tests, systematic review, and data analysis to their research projects
- Apply the principles of epidemiology and clinical research design including study types, bias and confounding, causation, incidence and prevalence, and screening to the review of research studies and to formulate their own projects
- Learn the principles of hypothesis formulation and crafting research specific aims
- Incorporate concepts related to the management of research data including principles of data security in study design into implementation
- Apply concepts related to developing a Biosketch and a curriculum vitae (CV), finding funding, and building your academic portfolio
- Develop an understanding and awareness of the system’s research strengths, including the available mentorship and career development resources available to bolster your research career
- Develop an understanding of the system and administrative infrastructure necessary and helpful to conducting successful research
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Day 1 – Monday, Oct. 23 / HSRB Auditorium |
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10:00 AM– 10:10 AM |
Introduction & Overview |
Thomas Fox, MD Stacy Heilman, PhD |
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10:10 AM – 10:50 AM |
Working and Collaborating in the Pediatric Research Environment at Emory and Children’s |
Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH |
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10:50 AM – 11:00 AM |
Break |
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11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
PANELISTS: Jocelyn Grunwell, MD, PhD Satoshi Kamidani, MD Wayne Liang, MD, MS Pratik Patel, MD |
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11:45 AM – 12:20 PM |
Lunch |
HSRB I Café |
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12:20 PM – 1:10 PM |
W. Matthew Linam, MD, MS |
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1:10 PM – 2:00 PM |
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Julie Hawk, PhD Stacy Heilman, PhD |
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Day 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 24 / HSRB Auditorium |
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10:00 AM - 10:45AM |
Epi I-Study Types, Bias and Confounding, Causation, Incidence and Prevalence |
Beau Bruce, MD, PhD |
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10:45 AM - 11:00AM |
Break |
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Epi II-Diagnostic Tests and Screening |
Beau Bruce, MD, PhD |
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11:45 AM - 12: 30 PM |
Lunch |
HSRB I Café |
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12:30 PM - 1:10 PM |
Ask Beau Anything |
Beau Bruce, MD, PhD |
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM |
Break |
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1:15 PM – 2:00 PM |
Building Statistical Intuition |
Beau Bruce, MD, PhD |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, Oct. 25 / HSRB Auditorium |
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10:00 AM - 11: 05 AM |
Evan Orenstein, MD Tal Senior, RN, BSN |
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11:05 AM - 11: 20 AM |
Break |
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11:20 AM – 11:40 AM |
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Carol Price, MBA |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, Oct. 25 / HSRB Auditorium (continued) |
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11:40 AM – 12:20 PM |
Lunch |
HSRB I Café |
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12:20 PM – 1:00 PM |
Stoddard Manikin, MBA, CISM, CISSP
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1:00 PM – 1:10 PM |
Break |
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1:10 PM – 2:00 PM |
Jennifer McGaughey, RN, CIP |
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Day 4 –Thursday, Oct. 26 / HSRB Auditorium |
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10:00 AM – 10:40 AM |
Consultation with a Biostatistician and an Overview of the Emory Pediatric Biostats Core |
Scott Gillespie, MS, MSPH |
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10:40 AM – 10:45 AM |
Break |
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10:45 AM – 11:25 AM |
Leveraging Biostatistics Expertise for Success in Grant Development |
Shasha Bai, PhD |
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11:25 AM – 11:35 AM |
Break |
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11:35 AM – 12:15 PM |
Harnessing Biostatistics Expertise for Success in Publications |
Adrianna Westbrook, MPH |
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12:15 PM – 1:10 PM |
Lunch with a Biostatistician: Topical & General Q&A breakouts
Biostatistics Breakout Sessions Meet with Biostatisticians Representing Each Pediatric Division
See Table Diagram for Map |
HSRB Auditorium / Café Breakout Tables
Shasha Bai, PhD Valerie Dutreuil, MPH Scott Gillespie, MS, MSPH Zhulin He, PhD Andrew Jergel, MPH Laura Johnson, PhD Katie Liu, MSPH Cynthia Sinha, PhD Adrianna Westbrook, MPH
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1:10 PM – 2:00 PM |
Effective Use of Social Media and Other Online Resources to Bolster your Research |
Ravi Patel, MD, MSc |
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Day 5 –Friday, Oct. 27 / HSRB Auditorium |
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10:00 AM – 10:45 AM |
Matthew Oster, MD, MPH |
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10:45 AM – 11:00 AM |
Break |
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11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
Matthew Oster, MD, MPH |
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11:45 AM – 11:50 AM |
Halloween Costume Contest |
HSRB Auditorium |
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11:50 AM – 11:55 AM |
Different Types of Research Representative Introductions |
Shan Chandrakasan, MD Samantha Hill, MD, MPH Brittany Murray, MD, MPhil Muna Qayed, MD, MsCR Taryn Taylor, MD
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11:55 AM – 12:25 PM |
Lunch |
HSRB I Café |
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Day 5 –Friday, Oct. 27 / HSRB Auditorium (continued) |
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12:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Different Types of Research |
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12:30 PM – 1:00 PM (Session 1)
Transition Bell
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Session 2)
Transition Bell
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM (Session 3) |
Topic Breakout Sessions:
· Basic Science Research · Community Engaged and Behavioral Science Research · Global Health Research · Clinical Research · Education / Teaching Research
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RESEARCH AREA REPRESENTATIVES
Shan Chandrakasan, MD – Basic Science Research Samantha Hill, MD, MPH – Community Engaged and Behavioral Science Research Brittany Murray, MD, MPhil Global Health Research Muna Qayed, MD, MsCR – Clinical Research Taryn Taylor, MD - Education / Teaching Research
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END OF COURSE |
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FIRsT Faculty
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Shasha Bai, PhD Associate Professor Director, Pediatric Biostatistics Core Role Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: shasha.bai@emory.edu |
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Beau Bruce, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Deputy Chief Enteric Disease Epidemiology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Epidemiology Emory University |
Email: bbbruce@emory.edu |
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Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan, MD Associate Professor Medical Director of Immune Dysregulation/ Immunohematology and Immune Defect Transplant Programs Hematologist/Oncologist Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center |
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Valerie Dutreuil, MPH Biostatistician Pediatric Biostatistics Core Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: Valerie.l.dutreuil@emory.edu |
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Thomas G. Fox, MD Assistant Professor Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Director of ID Student and Resident Education Medical Director of ID Outpatient Services at the Center for Advanced Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: thomas.gordon.fox@emory.edu |
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Scott Gillespie, MS, MSPH Associate Director Department of Pediatrics, Biostatistics Core Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: scott.gillespie@emory.edu |
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Jocelyn Grunwell, MD, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Emory University |
Email: jgrunwe@emory.edu |
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Julie Hawk, PhD Proposal Development Associate Emory University |
Email: jhawk4@emory.edu |
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Zhulin He, PhD Sr. Biostatistician Pediatric Biostatistics Core Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: Zhulin.he@emory.edu
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Stacy Heilman, PhD Associate Professor Associate Vice Chair for Research, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: stacy.heilman@emory.edu |
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Samantha Hill, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Emory University |
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Andrew Jergel, MPH Biostatistician Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: andrew.jergel@emory.edu |
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Laura Johnson, MPH Biostatistician Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: laura.johnson@emory.edu |
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Satoshi Kamidani, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: Satoshi.kamidani@emory.edu |
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Wayne H. Liang, MD, MS Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics Director, Informatics Education and Outreach Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: wayne.liang@choa.org |
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W. Matthew Linam, MD, MS Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
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Katie (Kang-Ting) Liu, MSPH Biostatistician Pediatric Biostatistics Core Emory University |
Email: katie.liu@emory.edu |
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Stoddard Manikin, MBA, CISM, CISSP, HCISPP Chief Information Security Officer Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
Email: stoddard.manikin@choa.org |
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Jennifer McGaughey, RN, CIP Human Protections Analyst IRB Vice Chairman Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Institutional Review Board |
Email: Jennifer.mcgaughey@choa.org |
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Brittany L. Murray, MD, MPhil Associate Professor Director, Global Health Office of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: brittany.murray@emory.edu |
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Evan Orenstein, MD Assistant Professor Chief Medical Information Officer Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: evan.orenstein@choa.org |
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Matt Oster, MD, MPH Associate Professor Director, Children’s PEACH (Program to Evaluate and Advance Cardiovascular Health) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology Emory University |
Email: osterM@kidsheart.com |
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Pratik Patel, MD Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, Transplant and Oncology Infections Disease Director, Infection Defense Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: Pratik.patel@emory.edu |
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Ravi Patel, MD, MSc Associate Professor Division of Neonatology Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: rmpatel@emory.edu |
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Carol Price, MBA Manager, of Research IT & Analytics – Health Informatics Core REDCap / Pediatric Informatics Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
Email: carol.price@choa.org |
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Muna Qayed, MD, MsCR Associate Professor Medical Director, Cell Therapy Hematologist / Oncologist Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: mqayed@emory.edu |
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Tal Senior, RN, BSN Manager Advanced Analytics & Reporting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
Email: tal.senior@choa.org |
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Cynthia Sinha, PhD Associate Scientist Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: Cynthia.sinha@emory.edu |
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Taryn Taylor, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: taryn.taylor@emory.edu |
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Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH Professor of Pediatrics Co-Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research Department of Pediatrics Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University |
Email: mvos@emory.edu |
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Adrianna Westbrook, MPH Sr. Biostatistician Pediatric Biostatistics Core Department of Pediatrics Emory University |
Email: alwestb@emory.edu |