Biomedical researchers often want to answer causal questions, but they often have access to observational data, not clinical trials. In this session of the TraCS Biostatistics Seminar series, you’ll learn why causal inference is difficult with observational data and what can be done to allow for valid causal inferences if you have observational data.

Presenter: Michael Hudgens, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Biostatistics
Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

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This is a two-part course in phlebotomy for research brought to you by the NC TraCS RCMU and CTRC. The goal of the course is to provide the necessary education and experience clinical research staff may need to complete blood draws for clinical research protocols. The course will consist of lecture, an exam, and hands-on learning. To successfully complete the course you must attend both sessions, pass the exam, and successfully complete three supervised blood draws.

Please note that practice blood draws will be performed on members of the class and all attendees should be prepared and willing to have practice draws performed on themselves. Completion of this course does not result in phlebotomy certification.  Attendees who successfully complete the course will be provided with a certificate of completion to document research phlebotomy training.

Cost:  $115  - Payment method accepted: UNC account funds only (chartfield string)

Sessions: 
Session 1- Friday, October 29th, 09:00am - 2:30pm
Session 2- Friday, November 5th, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location for both sessions:  NC TraCS, 2nd Floor Brinkhous-Bullitt, Conference Room 219 (note: hands on training will be completed in the afternoon of Day 2 in the CTRC, 1st Floor Burnett-Womack)

Late arrival and No-show Policy - due to the condensed nature of the class we cannot make up missed material resulting from arriving late for class. Therefore, once the class begins there will be a strict no-admittance policy.

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Please contact Catherine Barnes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions regarding this training. 

Registration is open for the 2021-2022 TraCS Professional Development Seminar series. This seminar series is aimed at research professionals, graduate students, postdocs and early stage faculty researchers. In this series, we cover foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research.

The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series is split into 4 modules: Finding Funding, Communication Skills, Mentor-Mentee Training, and Rigor and Reproducibility.

Communication Skills

Through the UNC Event Registration system, you will be able to select which sessions you would like to attend. Please note: the Zoom link that you receive upon registration will work for all sessions within the Communication Skills module. Each session will be held in-person and/or via Zoom on Fridays.

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Benefits of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using a Mobile Stroke Unit Compared to Standard Management by Emergency Medical Services: The BEST-MSU Study

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features: James C Grotta, MD, Director Stroke Research and Mobile Stroke Unit, Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas

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