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. Eunjoo Pacifici, Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences, Associate Director of DK Kim International Center for Regulatory Science at USC, provides the next generation of regulatory scientists with knowledge, tools, and skills to expedite the development of innovative, safe, and effective biomedical products.
Dr. Gaskill received her PhD in Animal Behavior and Well-Being from Purdue University and completed a postdoctoral position at Charles River. She joined the Purdue faculty in 2014 and was awarded tenure in 2020. She is currently employed at Novartis as their 3Rs scientist.
Julie D'Orso has nineteen years of healthcare industry experience with a background in electronic health record software implementation and support, operations, and compliance.
Liza serves as Regulatory Affairs Project Manager at KLS Martin Group. Currently, she authors 510(k) submissions for medical devices undergoing the design and development process. Liza has a BS in Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University and MS in Industrial Engineering at the University of Miami.
In Our Learners' Words
Taiwo O.
Visiting Scholar
I like the option to use an interactive audio-visual format, the comprehensiveness of the course and its modules, and the simple explanations of the legal requirements. Completing CITI Program’s course on social and behavioral research was an important and enriching component of my research endeavors and scholarship in the United States.
Armando T.
Adjunct Faculty
The methodology, presentation of the topics, and language used were very pleasant. You do not get bored or annoyed, because the development is very dynamic and understandable.
Althea S.
PhD Student
The modules about the laws that explain protected populations were very informative. I also appreciated the section on safeguards put in place to protect subjects participating in studies.
Julie S.
Assistant Professor & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
These courses were easy to access and succinct, which made a review of the Belmont Report key tenets, as well as the review of differences between practice and research, a focused and time efficient endeavor.
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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