The Trusted Standard in Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is dedicated to serving the training needs of colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, technology and research organizations, and governmental agencies, as they foster integrity and professional advancement of their learners.

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Celebrating 23 Years of Serving Education and Science Communities
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Biotility: The Foundations of Lean Manufacturing
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This course covers lean manufacturing as a production process based on an ideology of maximizing productivity while simultaneously minimizing waste within a manufacturing operation.

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Title IX – Faculty and Staff
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An in depth look at the federal Title IX law and required compliance of faculty, staff, and administrators.

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Research Security Training
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Provides information on risks and threats to the global research ecosystem — and the knowledge and tools necessary to protect against these risks.

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Universal Design in Online Course Design
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Universal design principles and real-life examples are presented in this webinar.

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Design With the End in Mind
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The basics of backward instructional design are covered during this webinar.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Impact on Academic and Research Integrity
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AI is always evolving and this webinar will go over the (current) basics of artificial intelligence in relation to academic and research integrity.

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Safe Research Environments
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This course addresses ways to create and maintain healthy workplace environments in various research settings.

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Survey Research: Design, Planning, Implementation, and Ethics
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This course introduces survey research design, implementation, analysis, and ethical considerations.

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Essentials for IACUC Members
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This course offers in-depth training for IACUC members.

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Biomedical (Biomed) Foundations
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This foundational course provides a focused introduction to the essential human subjects research topics for biomedical researc...

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Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Basic
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This course covers the core norms, principles, regulations, and rules governing the practice of research.

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Ethics & Policy Issues in CRISPR Gene Editing
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Explore the ethical and policy issues that CRISPR gene editing presents in this engaging webinar.

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Informed Consent and Clinical Investigations: A Focus on the Process
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Explores current challenges and improvement strategies related to informed consent.

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Health Disparities: Promoting Equity and Diversity in Clinical Research
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Provides an overview of health disparities while raising awareness of this issue in research design and conduct.

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Healthcare Robot Ethics
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Explores robots in healthcare and their ethical issues.

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Bioethics
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This course provides learners with a review of contemporary bioethics issues.

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Healthcare Ethics Committee (HEC)
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This course focuses on developing the knowledge and skill base necessary for being a successful healthcare ethics committee member.

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Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Practices and Procedures
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The synergistic relationship between best practices, regulations, and professional experience forms the foundation for working in a BSL-3 facility.

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Export Compliance: An Overview for Staff, Students, and Faculty
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Provides faculty, staff, and students with an overview of U.S. export control regulations and their application to various activities within institutions of higher education.

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GDPR for Research and Higher Ed
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Overview of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
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This course provides training on the U.S. Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of C...

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Information Security
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This course provides information on basic techniques for data and device security, including email and mobile devices.

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COI – Public Health Service – Basic
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This course provides foundational training on the PHS regulations associated with financial conflicts of interests.

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Social Media and Research Recruiting
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Discusses social media use in research recruiting.

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FERPA: A Quick Review of the Law for Researchers and IRBs
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Learn about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) as it relates to and impacts research that uses student educa...

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Teaching and Training for Professionals
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Provides instruction on how to improve your teaching and training skills in a variety of settings.

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Conflict Management
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Provides an overview of conflict, types of conflict, conflict styles, communication styles, and intervention strategies.

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Essentials of Grant Proposal Development
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This course provides a step-by-step guide to help simplify the grant writing process.

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Essentials of Statistical Analysis: Complete (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
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Teaches learners the essentials of statistical analysis.

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CTrials by BRANY
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CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.

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Informed Consent Builder
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Informed Consent Builder is a cloud-based platform that streamlines the process of managing and generating informed consent forms.

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Protocol Builder
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Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.

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The Network of Networks (N2)
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N2 is a not-for-profit alliance of Canadian research networks and organizations working to enhance national clinical research capability and capacity.

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BIC Study Foundation
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BIC Study Foundation is a resource for those who want to take CITI Program courses in Korean. They are a certified training provider by the Korean FDA/MAFRA for HRPP and ACU Programs.

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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters

Our courses are built by over 150 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.

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Carson Reider, PhD

Ohio State University

Dr. Reider was a founding member of the National CTSA DSMB Working Group and has served as a contributing author for its DSMB Training Manual. He has also participated in the CTTI DSM Initiative and serves as a bioethics specialist reviewer for select U.S. Department of Defense CDMPR Review Panels.

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Alisha Oropallo, MD, FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA

Northwell Health

Alisha Oropallo, MD FACS, Director of the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center. She is an Associate Professor at Zucker Hofstra School of Medicine and Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research. She has been the lead investigator on clinical trials, published papers, and has been invited to lecture in wound healing globally.

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Theresa O’Lonergan, PhD, MA

Velocity Clinical Research

Theresa O’Lonergan received her undergraduate and masters degrees at University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in Clinical Science at the University of Colorado, Anschutz campus. She has helped multiple programs evolve and improve their operations and regulatory compliance. Currently, she is a site director for a large SMO.

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Kate Cohen, JD, CHC, CHRC

SIU Medicine

Kate is an experienced compliance professional who has held roles in general healthcare compliance and privacy as well as research compliance. Kate is a graduate of Florida International University College of Law and Colgate University. She also holds certifications in healthcare compliance and healthcare research compliance from the Healthcare Compliance Association.

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The course was very informative and detailed. I also appreciated the case studies to assist in understanding how these concepts are applicable.

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I liked the video case studies the best. They made the provided information more personable and helped course sections make more sense.

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Excellent course. I enjoyed it fully and increased my level of knowledge in specific scenarios.

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The course was short and well divided into sub-themes that were easy to understand and retain.

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Courses Approved by Top Continuing Education Accreditors

CITI Program courses are approved for CME credits through the Albert Einstein Montefiore Continuing Professional Development Center (CPDC). Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center (Einstein) is accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education to provide continuing education activities for healthcare professionals. Einstein is accredited to offer continuing education credit for the following professions: medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, social work, nutritional science, and athletic training.

CITI Program is also accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

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New Biotility Course – The Foundations of Lean Manufacturing
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What CITI Program is Reading – March 13, 2024
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What CITI Program is Reading – March 13, 2024

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Free Live Webinar – RCR and Grant Stewardship
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Free Live Webinar – RCR and Grant Stewardship

This webinar will review grant stewardship obligations and their role in the responsible conduct of research.

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