The Clinical Research Methods Webinars are hosted by the UW CLEAR Center and the PM&R Journal. The webinar series focuses on key topics that research investigators, journal editors, and clinicians encounter as they develop and conduct research studies, review research manuscripts, and stay up-to-date on the latest research in their field. All CLEAR Center methods webinars are recorded and archived on the CLEAR Center website.
Upcoming Webinars
***Note: Webinar Registration form linked below***
Date: Monday, July 18, 2022
Time: 9-10am Pacific / 12-1pm Eastern
Presenter: Roger Chou, MD – Oregon Health Sciences University
Title: “Evaluating Comparative Effectiveness of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Low Back Pain”
Date: Monday, October 17, 2022
Time: 9-10am Pacific / 12-1pm Eastern
Presenter: Kristin Sainani, PhD – Stanford University
Title: “How to Analyze Research Data”
About the Speakers
Dr. Roger Chou
Roger Chou, M.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, and Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, and Staff Physician in the Internal Medicine Clinic at Oregon Health Sciences University. He has served as Director of the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center since 2012. He has conducted and led systematic reviews in a number of areas, including chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions, screening and prevention, diagnostic testing, and prognosis. Many of his reviews have been used to develop clinical practice guidelines by the American College of Physicians, the US Preventive Services Task Force, the American Pain Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others. He has also conducted methodological research in the conduct of systematic reviews and has led or participated in a number of groups that developed standards for conducting research and systematic reviews. He has served as Director of the American Pain Society clinical guidelines program, a GRADE methodologist for several World Health Organization guidelines, is a member of the Cochrane Back Review Editorial Board, and co-chair of the National Quality Forum Musculoskeletal Standing Committee.
Dr. Kristin Sainani
Kristin Sainani, PhD (née Cobb) is an associate professor at Stanford University. She teaches statistics and writing; works on statistical projects in sports medicine; and writes about health, science and statistics for a range of audiences. She authored the health column Body News for Allure magazine for a decade. She is also the statistical editor for the journal Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; and she authors a statistics column, Statistically Speaking, for this journal. She teaches the popular Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Writing in the Sciences on Coursera, and also offers an online medical statistics certificate program through the Stanford Center for Professional Development. She was the recipient of the 2018 Biosciences Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching at Stanford University.