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Volume 25, Number 11—November 2019
Dispatch

Clinical REsearch During Outbreaks (CREDO) Training for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nzelle Delphine KayemComments to Author , Amanda Rojek, Emmanuelle Denis, Alex Salam, Andreas Reis, Piero Olliaro, and Peter Horby
Author affiliations: University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (N.D. Kayem, A. Rojek, E. Denis, A. Salam, P. Olliaro, P. Horby); United Kingdom Public Health Rapid Support Team, Oxford (A. Salam); World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (A. Reis)

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Table 1

Learning objectives for the Clinical REsearch During Outbreaks (CREDO) training course

No.
 Objective
1.
 Define what emerging and epidemic infections are and discuss their importance
2.
 Critique the clinical research response to emerging infections
3.
 Understand the key elements in a rapid systematic review
4.
 Critically appraise literature and identify gaps in the literature
5.
 Select an appropriate study design
6.
 Outline the ethical implications of the selection of study design
7.
 Describe the ethical considerations required to ensure that informed consent is obtained, particularly in traditional communities or low-resource settings
8.
 Describe ethical principles of incorporating special groups (pregnant women, children, etc.) in research during epidemics
9.
 Describe ways of minimizing participant loss to follow-up
10.
 Identify logistical and operational factors affecting the implementation of clinical research during an outbreak
11.
 Formulate project management timelines for a research project
12.
 Plan efficient data collection methods
13.
 Describe special considerations for community engagement in outbreak research
14.
 Assemble a communications team and develop a crisis communications plan
15.
 Identify potential sources of study funding and prepare grant applications
16.
 Identify a study sponsor and describe the role and responsibilities of the sponsor
17.
 Describe the basic elements of the different kinds of contracts used in clinical research
18.
 Explain the benefits of streamlined data collection
19. Explain the important role of data sharing, harmonization, and collaboration in outbreak research

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