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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A review of HIPAA’s HITECH Act of 2009 geared toward business associates, vendors, and others subject to HIPAA.
Provides learners with emerging concepts and practices for creating research facilities.
Details the operational requirements for clinical research laboratories.
Offers a comprehensive overview of telehealth, covering technical, professional, regulatory, and financial aspects for clinicians, healthcare teams, technologists, administrators, and policymakers.
Introduces you to key information about, and tools to use, the 3Rs of animal research.
This course provides essential techniques to effectively gather valuable insights through focus group interviews.
Take a deep dive into social media research, including ethical issues to consider during the research lifecycle.
Provides learners with practical tools for retaining research participants.
These courses explore key topics related to research security and international engagement.
Foundational overview of clinical research meant to prepare medical residents and fellows to conduct their own research and work on research teams.
Learn how to review nonexempt human subjects research protocols for regulatory compliance with the Common Rule.
This course covers controlled substance use in analytical and animal research, offering an overview of relevant federal regulations for research personnel.
Provides an introduction to the EU AI Act, including risk-based approaches, compliance obligations, enforcement, interplays with other European digital policy, and perspectives
An introduction for students to the meaning of academic integrity and plagiarism.
Explores common motives behind fraudulent survey research participation, how to address and mitigate the impact of identified fraudulent data, and how to minimize opportunities for malicious intent.
Explores strategies for remaining diligent about securing online survey research.
Examines ethical and policy issues about xenotransplantation.
Explores the challenges and opportunities emerging technologies present to homeland security, covering topics such as cyber threats, ransomware, drone misuse, IoT vulnerabilities, AI threats, disinformation, and deepfakes.
Provides fundamental knowledge on how to conduct efficient and effective clinical research.
Learn about the FCPA and its impact to healthcare operations.
Learn about fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) and ways to prevent and report FWA.
Describes the role of drug safety and pharmacovigilance in the development of new drugs, biologics, and devices.
Understand CUI and the obligations it creates for universities and researchers.
The webinar details the functions of clinical data managers in the production of clinical trial results.
Learn the operational considerations of implementing a telehealth service at your healthcare organization.
This role-based course provides the practical know-how to monitor clinical research sites effectively.
This advanced, role-based course provides second-level training tackling topics of importance for experienced IRB administrators and HRPP directors.
Provides the fundamentals of ergonomics across different settings.
Practical advice for students in the early stages of their research.
This webinar offers practical solutions for optimizing corporate board roles to foster a culture of ethics and compliance.
N2 is a not-for-profit alliance of Canadian research networks and organizations working to enhance national clinical research capability and capacity.
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.
A complete research compliance suite that supports IRB, IACUC Conflict of interest, Bio Safety Export Control, and more.
HRP Consulting provides customized services for your research program, including temporary staffing, IRB/IACUC assistance, accreditation support, program evaluations, training/education and more.
CTrials helps grow sponsored research programs by taking on the many administrative challenges inherent in managing clinical trials.
Informed Consent Builder is a cloud-based platform that streamlines the process of managing and generating informed consent forms.
Protocol Builder is an online protocol writing and collaboration platform that also speed up your pre-review turnaround times.
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Meet A Few Of Our Expert Authors and Presenters
Our courses are built by over 350 highly qualified experts and rigorously peer reviewed to incorporate various perspectives and ensure accuracy, completeness, and overall quality.
Dr. Michele Andrasik is a clinical health psychologist who builds and enhances partnerships with priority communities in clinical research. She is the Director of Social Behavioral Sciences and Community Engagement for the Fred Hutchinson-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and Principal Staff Scientist in the Hutch Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division.
Jacob Kolman is a senior scientific writer at Houston Methodist and Texas A&M University, with an MA in Philosophy and BA in English and Philosophy. His background includes research ethics and epistemology, literature reviews, and qualitative analyses. Mr. Kolman helps interdisciplinary faculty and trainees prepare publications, grants, and IRB protocols.
Kelli Christman works at the University of Michigan as the Research Controlled Substance Monitoring Program Manager. Using more than 16 years of experience in healthcare and research compliance, she works with more than 200 individual researcher registrants to maintain their controlled substance compliance.
Clinton Schmidt oversees the Conflict of Interest and Commitment program at Penn State University, which is responsible for research-related COI, Institutional COI, and Conflicts of Commitment. Clint is also responsible for the institution’s Research Security Program, which helps researchers collaborate successfully while protecting against foreign influence.
In Our Learners' Words
Evelyn R.
PhD Candidate
I liked the option to have it on the standard reading mode or the video presentation.
Xianjie Q.
Biostatistics Graduate Student
I like how there are two different view modes for the modules, there are explanations after every quiz question, and I can retake the quiz.
Tonya W.
Middle School Related Arts Teacher
I liked the video case studies the best. They made the provided information more personable and helped course sections make more sense.
Muthoni K.
Graduate Student
The modules were very thorough, easy to follow, and understand.
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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