PALC 616 RESEARCH AND OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
In this introductory course, participants learn about the development and review of study protocols and institutional review board (IRB) applications in palliative care research. Participants also learn how to develop and assess research questions, hypotheses, study design options, data collection procedures, data management and human subjects protections, and presentation of study results. At the end of the course, participants will be expected to write a research study protocol acceptable for submission to an IRB.