Training

Webinars for CTN Members

The NIDA Clinical Coordinating Center provides online trainings throughout the year for CTN members.

You can also get updates on past and future webinars convened by the NIDA Clinical Coordinating Center as well as others coordinated by the CCTN, by following the What’s New blog or our Facebook page.

Newest webinar: Research 101: CTN Nodes – Leveraging Partners and Resources in Clinical Trials (February 2024)

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CTN tools

CTN Investigator Toolbox (2016)
A New Look at the Manual of Procedures (MOP) Development (2011)

Data/measurement

A Practical Guide to Using Brief Addiction Monitor Data in the VA (2017)
Demonstrating Practical Use of Data Share and Secondary Analyses (2016)
In the Weeds: Assessing Neurocognitive Brain Imaging and Substance Abuse Measures in Emerging Adults (2016)
Electronic Medical/Health Records – Common Data Elements for Substance Use Disorders (2015)
Quality Assurance and Risk Based/Strategic Monitoring (2013)
Practical Statistical Reasoning in Clinical Trials for Non-Statisticians (2012)
Biomeasures and Specimen Handling (2012)
Capturing Demographics in CTN Protocols (2011)
The Value of Common Data Elements (2010)
Identifying, Reporting and Resolving Adverse Events (2010)
TLFB Booster (2010)
ASI Booster (2010)
Timeline Followback (2008)

General

Human subjects/IRB

Recruitment/retention

Retention Strategies and Tools (3-part series)
Getting Started with Social Media (2012)
Social Media Overview & Strategy (2012)
Recruitment and Retention Success (2010)
The Internal Customer: Staff Retention and Communication (2010)
Recruitment and Retention (2009)
Recruitment and Retention (2008)

Research design

Site selection/management

Preparing for Close-Out of Studies and Sites (2015)
Getting Multi-Site Trials Up and Running On Time (2013)
Site Management and Performance (2013)
Site Closeout – An Overview (2013)
Site Selection Strategies (2012)
Quality Assurance & Site Monitoring Visits (2009)
Site Management Tools and Practice – A 3-Part Workshop Series: Project Management, Building Communication, Ensuring Good Study Performance (2009)
Site Management Overview (2008)

Specific populations

Treatment/care

CSAT/CTN Webinar Series

This 2016-2017 webinar series focused on a range of topics related to CTN collaborations with CSAT.

Part 4: Digital Therapeutics for Substance Use Disorders (October 2017)
Part 3: Research and Evaluation of Treatment and Treatment Systems for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder (December 2016)
Part 2: Adolescent/Youth Projects Updates (November 2016)
Part 1: NIDA CTN Initiatives & Primary Care Opioid Use Disorders Treatment Trial Briefing (October 2016)

Dissemination Workshops

These workshops, organized by members of the CTN Research Utilization Committee (RUC) highlight different methods CTPs have used to dissemination evidence-based treatment into their practice settings.

Methods for Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatments from the Frontlines of Community Treatment Programs (3rd edition).
September 21, 2010 pre-Steering Committee workshop, Bethesda, MD.
Cutting Edge Addiction Treatment Tools from NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network.
June 3-4, 2010, Baltimore, MD. Regional Dissemination Workshop sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Node.
Methods for Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatments from the Frontlines of Community Treatment Programs.
October 20, 2009 pre-Steering Committee workshop, Bethesda, MD, 2009.
Methods for Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatments from the Frontlines of Community Treatment Programs (2nd edition).
March 24, 2009 pre-Steering Committee workshop, Bethesda, MD.

Other Workshops/Trainings

All available workshops, webinars, and training s i n t h e C T N D i s s e m i n a t i o n L i b r a r y

The Northeast Node’s Science Series (webinars)

Upcoming meetings and national and international conferences (NIDA)

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network meetings and events