The Clinical Trials Methods Course will take place December 6–10 at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) headquarters in Chicago, IL. The five-day intensive course, based on four successfully conducted and published clinical trials, consists of a combination of didactic lectures and hands-on sessions. A major portion of the course will occur in small group sessions mentored by leading surgeons and biostatisticians with expertise in clinical trials research. Participants will learn the design of a clinical trial based on concepts taught in the course.
Course faculty and didactic lectures, led by course chair Kamal M. F. Itani, MD, FACS, Veteran Affairs (VA) Boston Health Care System, MA, are shown in the table on this page.
Course registration is limited to 50 participants, and ACS members will receive preference. The course is offered only every other year. For additional information, visit the course website or contact Carla Manosalvas at CTMCourse@facs.org.
Clinical Trials Methods Course faculty and didactic lectures
| Faculty | Topic |
| Kamal M. F. Itani, MD, FACS Veteran Affairs Boston Health Care System, MA |
Review of Four Clinical TrialsEthical Issues in Clinical Trials |
| Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC |
Interventions |
| Robert J. Anderson, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, IL |
Experimental Design for a Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Joseph F. Collins, ScD VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Perry Point, MD |
Statistical Concepts in Clinical Trials |
| Dorothy D. Dunlop, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
Statistical Inference, Hypothesis Testing, and Sample Size |
| William G. Henderson, MPH, PhD University of Colorado Health Research Outcomes Program, Aurora |
Statistics IMistakes in Clinical Trials |
| Lawrence T. Kim, MD, FACS Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock |
Patient Selection |
| Eric L. Lazar, MD, FACS Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ |
Putting It All Together: How to Get a Clinical Trial Paid For |
| Peter R. Nelson, MD, FACS University of Florida School of Medicine, Tampa |
The Question and End Points |
| Domenic J. Reda, MS, PhD Edward R. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL |
Statistics IIClinical Trials Analysis Methods |
| Joshua S. Richman, MD, PhD Birmingham VA Medical Center, AL |
Trial Management and Planning Measurements |
| Layton F. Rikkers, MD, FACS, Editor, Surgery News University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Publication of Results |
| George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD, FACS VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL |
Overview of Design Options for Clinical Trials |
