Workshop Training

We are in the process of implementing a training curriculum via a series of workshops designed to meet critical needs of clinical researchers. The curriculum will feature new workshops, as well as leverage existing training materials that have been updated and improved to address key aspects of clinical research data.

1. Best Practices in Research Data Management and Data Sharing
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
2. Clinical Research Data: Tools, Tips, and Policies
   • In development
3. Making Your Data FAIR
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
4. Sharing and Preserving Biomedical Data
   • Part 1
     • Getting to Know the NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing
     • Supplemental guidance for creating an NIH data management and sharing plan
     • Ten simple rules for maximizing the recommendations of the NIH data management and sharing plan
   • Part 2
     • Introduces participants to best practices for enhancing reproducibility and preservation of research output.
     • Prism: Collect, Share, and Preserve the Full Spectrum of Your Work
       • Prism is the institutional repository for the research and scholarly output of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM).
       • Prism is based on the next-generation research data management platform, InvenioRDM.
5. An Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) for Clinical Researchers
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
6. Querying Clinical Databases with SQL
   • Accessing and querying the MIMIC critical care database
   • How to use the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus
   • Course materials [Private]
   • Available by request
7. Principles of Effective Data Visualization
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials

Non-coding Track

1. Cleaning Spreadsheet Data with OpenRefine
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
2. Essential Spreadsheet Data Cleaning with OpenRefine
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
3. Data Projects: Setup and Key Tips for Excel
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials

Coding Track

1. Introduction to R Studio
   • Course materials
   • Available by request
2. R Refresher
   • Course materials
   • Available by request
3. Data Cleaning and Organization with R
   • Course materials
   • Available by request
4. Data Exploration with R and SQL
   • Course materials [Private]
   • Available Winter 2022

Simple Rules Series

1. 10 Simple Rules for Conducting a Data Inventory
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
2. 10 Simple Rules for File Organization
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials
3. 10 Simple Rules for Data Cleaning with Excel
   • View class on Galter Library’s website
   • Course materials

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