The Science of Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) in Medical Product Development—An Intensive Online Educational Series
Clinical outcome assessments (COAs) are the tools used to assess clinical outcomes (i.e., how a patient feels, functions in day-to-day life, or survives) and are fundamental in establishing evidence of clinical benefit in medical-product development. Training in the science of clinical outcome assessments has been largely limited to academic degree programs hosted by universities.
The objective of this online COA continuing education (CE) series is to introduce COA fundamentals to working professionals in the area of medical-product development. The accessible format supports those seeking greater knowledge and skills in the emerging science of COA. Learners will include staff from government agencies (e.g., FDA and CMS), the biopharmaceutical industry, consulting companies, (e.g., clinical research organizations), and academia (faculty and graduate students).
Professionals can earn CEUs or take as a non-credit course. To register in the credit course, click here.
Registration in the non-CE classroom is open to federal employees only. To register for the non-CE rate, learners must use their federal government email during the registration process. Registrations submitted without a federal government email address may be subject to cancellation without a refund to the learner. To receive CE credits, register here.
Nurses employed by the FDA should register for the non-CE classroom. Information regarding applying for ANCC credits will be provided on request.
Registration Fees
Contact Hours: 6.0 Hours
Course Number: COAS01
Target Audience: Pharmacists, Physicians, and Researchers
Instructors:
- Katy Benjamin, MSW, SM, PhD, Director, Clinical Outcomes Assessment, AbbVie
- Laurie Burke, MPH, Affiliate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Founder/Principal, LORA Group
- Elisabeth Oehrlein, BA, MS, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Research & Programs, National Health Council
- Elektra Papadopoulos, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Clinical Outcome Assessment, Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration
- John H. Powers, III, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Professor of Clinical Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine
- Ashley Slagle, MS, PhD, Principal, Aspen Consulting
This project was made possible by Grant Number U01FD005946 from the FDA, which supports the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the HHS or FDA.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this practice-based activity, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize and define terms used in Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) in medical product development, including measurement types and instrument properties;
- Apply the principles of the FDA Roadmap to Patient-Focused Outcome Measurement and COA Framework in the assessment of one or more COA measurement strategies in medical product development; and
- Differentiate from among clinician-reported outcomes, observer-reported outcomes, performance outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes and the appropriate uses for each.
Instructors
Katy Benjamin, MSW, SM, PhD
Director, Clinical Outcomes Assessment
AbbVie
Laurie Burke, MPH
Affiliate Faculty of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Founder/Principal, LORA Group
Elisabeth Oehrlein, BA, MS, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Research & Programs
National Health Council
Elektra Papadopoulos, MD, MPH
Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Clinical Outcome Assessment, Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
US Food and Drug Administration
John H. Powers, III, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Professor of Clinical Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Ashley Slagle, MS, PhD
Principal
Aspen Consulting
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, all persons in a position to control activity content of continuing pharmacy education activities must disclose their relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations relevant to the content of the CPE activity. Any conflicts of interest identified are resolved prior to presentation of the educational activity. Any off-label use of drugs or devices are disclosed during the activity. The instructors and contributors/advisors for this activity report no relevant financial relationships.
Contributors/Advisors
- Wen-Hung Chen, PhD, GlaxoSmithKline
- Selena Daniels, PharmD, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration
- Kathleen Dury, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- Rosie Love, MPH, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- Elektra Papadopoulos, MD, MPH, US Food and Drug Administration
- Eleanor Perfetto, BS, PhD, MS, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- Ester Villalonga Olives, PhD, MsC, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- Roxanne Zaghab, BA, MSW, DM, Principal and Senior e-Learning Advisor, Manage4Knowledge LLC
Technology Requirements
To access the course materials, you must use a computer with an internet connection and an online browser that supports the Adobe® Flash® Player version 10. Mozilla® Firefox, Windows Internet Explorer 9 or higher, or Apple® Safari® for desktop are acceptable browsers.
Successful Completion: The participant must complete all activity components including the audiovisual presentations, tests, and an activity evaluation. Participants must receive a score of at least 70% on each of the tests in order to receive CE credit. The tests may be taken up to three (3) times each. A link to the activity evaluation will be available once a learner has successfully completed all other course segments.
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The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Refund Policy
- A refund, less a $75 administration fee, will be made if cancellations are requested within 15 days. Other restrictions may apply.
- Refund requests must be submitted in writing to CEHelp@rx.umaryland.edu.
- Refunds are not available in the following circumstances:
- A learner has logged into a course or series;
- Has launched course materials;
- Course materials have been shipped; or
- Request is made after 15 days of the ordering date.
- Registration in the Non-CE classroom is restricted to FDA employees only. Learners must use their FDA email during the registration process. Registrations submitted without an FDA email address will be cancelled without a refund to the learner.
- Course registrations are non-transferrable.
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