CIRTification Refresher Course

There is now a “refresher” version of CIRTification Online!

This course is for users who have completed CIRTification: Community Involvement in Research Training and are required to take continuing education in human research protections per their institution’s requirements.

If you have not completed CIRTification: Community Involvement in Research Training, please complete that course first before taking this refresher.

In this course, we will review key concepts and cover some new ideas:

  • Overview of Key Concepts: Review of the research process, the people involved and the tasks.
  • Doing Trustworthy Research: Review the importance of following the IRB-approved research protocol, keeping data safe, and protecting privacy and confidentiality. You will also learn how to handle some tricky situations that may arise in the field.
  • Overview of Informed Consent: Review key components of informed consent and good practices for responding to participants’ questions about enrollment, withdrawal other issues.
  • Research in Different Communities: Review considerations for doing research with people from different communities, including people who do not speak English, adults who cannot legally make decisions for themselves, and people who may have trouble saying “no” to an invitation to research.

Accessing the Refresher Course

  1. Visit https://training.ccts.uic.edu/
  2. Log-in to existing account by clicking “Log in” (top right corner). Select “forgot your password” if you don’t remember your password.
  3. Under “Course Catalog” find “CIRTification Refresher: Continuing Education”
  4. Select “Learn More” and “Enroll”
  5. Complete the pre-enrollment questions and then select “Launch”