Online Skills Training for PCPs on Substance Abuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse #HHSN271200800038C
We are happy to invite you to participate in a study evaluating the above training program, if you meet eligibility requirements. Training is in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) skills related to substance abuse. Eligibility requirements are that you must be a primary care physician, currently practicing or in a residency, and a resident of the U.S. who has not completed a research study with Clinical Tools in the past 6 months.
WHAT: Assessments of knowledge, interpersonal skills, attitude, and clinical skills before and after completing an online training program to develop SBIRT skills. The clinical skills assessment is based on a practice session in which you would choose either to interview a standardized patient actor via online chat or to review the transcript of a patient-doctor dialogue and answer multiple choice questions. The training program consists of 4 required online modules. The entire study is completed online at your convenience and ends on Sunday, September 11, 2011. (write this down!)
STUDY DESIGN: You may be randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group. The groups will receive the same training and number of assessments.
TIME: The study period is 6 to 8-weeks and total time involvement is between 5 and 7 hours.
Benefits: The primary benefit is receipt of interactive training in SBIRT for primary care providers. All enrolled participants can choose to receive an honorarium of $50 per assessment [$50 upon completion of the first assessment, $50 for the second assessment following completion of the training (or 3 wk control wait period), and $50 for completion of the 3 wk follow-up assessment (or completion of the post assessment for control group)]. Hence, all participants have the opportunity to receive a total honorarium of $150. Intervention group participants receive honoarium for the first assessment only after completion of the second assessment. Control group participants receive all honorarium after completion of the final assessment. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ are also available for completing the program.
Risks: There are no known risks to participation in this study. Participants can elect to stop participation at any time without prejudice.
We appreciate your willingness to help with this project and look forward to your participation. Please let us know if you have any questions. To enroll, please read and [digitally] sign the statement below.
Sincerely
Margaret Froneberger, Evaluation Coordinator, Clinical Tools, Inc.
T. Bradley Tanner, Principal Investigator
Online Skills Training for PCPs on Substance Abuse is funded by a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse #HHSN271200800038C. This research was reviewed by the Clinical Tools IRB (FWA00002873) and determined to be exempt from IRB oversight. Clinical Tools, Inc. is a physician-owned, multimedia company headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Clinical Tools combines expertise in healthcare content and computer application development to provide Internet-based education and information for professionals and consumers.
