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NIH Opportunity Network to Expand Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OppNet) November 18, 2009
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the launch of the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet).
NIH’s Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
NIH is well positioned to fund the best science in pursuit of improving the length and the quality of the lives of our citizens, while at the same time stimulating the economy.
May 3-8, 2009
OBSSR Holds First Institute on Systems Science and Health
OBSSR and CDC teamed up to produce the first Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) which was held May 3-8, 2009.
March 06, 2009
OBSSR Hosts Conference on Dissemination, Implementation
Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Jim Yong Kim
As a way to improve public health in a battered world, understanding poverty counts as much as knowing how proteins fold.
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November 20, 2009, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Research: The Case of Genetics and Demography
December 2, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m
SYMPOSIUM #2: EDUCATION
March 15 – 16, 2010
3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement
Registration now open until February 12, 2010
July 11-23, 2010
9th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Involving Behavioral Interventions,
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
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Web-based Learning Opportunities
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Interactive Textbook
Under an OBSSR-contract The New England Research Institutes (NERI) is in the final stages of developing an interactive, online course on research methods and tools for researchers engaging in BSS research on health-related topics. The project aims to (1) demonstrate the potential of BSS research to enhance biomedical research, (2) serve as a resource center for the most current and high quality BSS research methods; (3) reveal how to easily and efficiently obtain authoritative answers to methodological questions, and (4) identify consistent and rigorous quality standards for the research community. Recognized international experts in their fields are developing the 16 modules for this web-based learning site:
- Determining Appropriate Methods
John B. McKinlay, PhD
- The Concept of ‘Science’ in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Jeffrey Coulter, PhD
- Theory Development and Construction
Stephen Turner, PhD
- Concepts in Sample Surveys
Sarah M. Nusser, PhD and Michael D. Larsen, PhD
- Do’s and Don’ts of interviewing
Steve Woodland, PhD
- Administrative Data Systems in Behavioral and Social Science Research on Health and Aging
Vincent Mor, PhD
- A Reporting Checklist for Observational Studies
Richard Berk, PhD
- Using Qualitative Methods to Study Health and Illness
David Silverman, PhD
- Conversation Analysis as an Approach to the Medical Encounter
John Heritage, PhD
- Integrating Software and Qualitative Analysis
Eben Weitzman, PhD
- Clinical Trials
Duolao Wang, PhD and Ameet Bakhai, MD, MRCP
- Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
Allan Donner, PhD
- Multi-level Modeling: A Conceptual and Methodological Overview
S. V. Subramanian, PhD
- Operationalizing, Measuring and Defining Psychosocial Variables
Keith Widaman, PhD
- Ensuring Conceptual Cultural and Equivalence
Leo Morales, PhD
- From Quality of Life to Patient-Reported Outcomes
Donald L. Patrick, PhD and Gordon Guyatt, PhD
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Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice
Also under a contract with the OBSSR, the Interdisciplinary Council for Training in Evidence-based Behavioral Practice (EBBP) has established a website and training modules at http://www.ebbp.org. A goal of the EBBP project is to develop online learning tools to help behavioral practitioners and students integrate research and practice in real-world conditions. Three training modules are currently available: The EBBP Process, Searching for Evidence, and Introduction to Systematic Reviews.
The EBBP Process module aims to enhance the skills of behavioral interventionists from a variety of health care disciplines to find, appraise, and apply evidence to improve the health of individuals, communities, and other populations. In Searching for Evidence, behavioral health professionals will learn about available on-line resources and develop skills to more effectively search for health care evidence. In Systematic Reviews, evidence-users will learn to appraise the quality of systematic reviews, and evidence-creators will learn the basic steps in conducting a systematic review. Instructors who use the modules or other EBBP materials in their courses are also invited to share syllabi, conference presentations, and other resources in the new EBBP Teaching Resource Library at http://ebbp.org/syllabus.php.
EBBP.org training materials are based on an analysis of the professional competencies required to engage in the EBBP process. The EBBP Council white paper describing these competencies, available at http://www.ebbp.org/competencies.html, is a singular accomplishment. Council members representing the disciplines of medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, public health, and information sciences came together to delineate a harmonized approach to the evidence-based practice process across the major professions that deliver behavioral interventions.
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