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, April 25, 2022
Time: 9-10am Pacific / 12-1pm Eastern
Presenter: Andrew Humbert, PhD – University of Washington
Title: “The p-value: Is it still significant?”
Date: Monday, May 23, 2022
Time: 1-2pm Pacific / 4-5pm Eastern
Presenter: Ken Cohen MD, FACP – Optum
Title: “Optimizing the Use of Evidence Based Therapies in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain”
Date: Monday, June 6, 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. Andrew Humbert
Andrew Humbert, PhD is a biostatistician and Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine with 8 years of experience in study design and data analysis in various medical settings. He has conducted analyses from a wide variety of data sources including clinical trials, medical records, survey data, and large data registries and has extensive experience using regression techniques for a wide range of data types including longitudinal, clustered, and survival data. He also provides statistical consulting and collaborates on research conducted by faculty, residents, and graduate level students within the department.
Dr. Kenneth Cohen
Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP serves two roles within Optum; the Executive Director of Translational Research at Optum Labs and the National Senior Medical Director at Optum Care. In his role at Optum Labs, he leads multiple initiatives around the use of evidence based medicine for healthcare transformation, and has published Covid-19 related research on male hypercoagulability, PASC in commercial and senior populations, the use of pharmacotherapy in early Covid-19, and comparative efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. Dr. Cohen is an experienced physician leader, practicing internist, and researcher who has attained national recognition for health care quality improvement, advancing evidence based medicine and delivering value based care. He served as Chief Medical Officer at New West Physicians for 25 years before transitioning to his new roles at Optum. Dr. Cohen has received awards of recognition and distinction for teaching, including the Skaggs School of Pharmacy at Colorado University in 2016, and the Lutheran Medical Center Physician of the Year award in 2011. Under his stewardship New West Physicians was awarded the AMGA Acclaim award in 2015 and the CDC Million Hearts Hypertension Champion Award in 2017. He sits on the board of directors of America’s Physician Groups. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Cohen holds degrees from Dickinson College and Hahnemann University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies.
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.