Guide to CITI Program For MU Staff & Students

By

MU Center of Ethical Reinforcement for Human Research

https://www.citiprogram.org/index.cfm?pageID=30

Guide to CITI Program 2016 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) Collaborative

Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is an online training program developed in the year 2 0 0 0 from collaboration between 1 0 research institutes/universities in the USA in order to provide a self- study tool for researchers in human subject protection. At the beginning, the content covered only biomedical research but in 2004 the program was developed to cover social and behavioral research. (Human Subjects Research Social and Behavioral Researchers: HSR-SBR course)

At present, the content was developed for another field of research beyond human research such as:-

Animal Care and Use (ACU), Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS), Export Control (EC), Good Clinical Practice (GCP),

Information Privacy and Security (IPS), Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Conflicts of Interest (COI)

Mahidol, as a national research university, recognized the important of education and training for its researchers in ethical guidelines for responsible research conduct to safeguard human subjects, experimental animal welfare and safety for the environment. To reach this

goal, Center of Ethical Reinforcement for Human Research is responsible on behalf of Mahidol University in providing various kinds of education & training for researchers not only hands-on workshop but also online training by subscribing the CITI Training program for foreign faculties and students or as an alternative for ones who prefer self-study.

https://www.citiprogram.org/index.cfm?pageID=30

Modules available are

1. Human Subject Research (HSR) Series available separately for biomedical research and social-behavioral research. This series were tailored into 9 modules for various kinds of users such as

Group 1 Biomedical researchers

Group 2 Social-Behavioral& Humanities researchers

Group 3 Clinical Research Center Staff/ Contract research Assistants

Group 4 IRB Staff: Biomedical panel

Group 5 IRB Staff: Social-Behavioral panel

Group 6 Students who conduct biomedical research

Group 7 Students who conduct social-Behavioral & Humanities research

Group 8 IRB Members: Biomedical panel

Group 9 IRB Members: Social-Behavioral& Humanities panel

2. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for biomedical researcher who conduct new drug or new medical device development.

3. Animal Care and Use (ACU) for animal experimentation.

4. Information Privacy and Security (IPS) for using health-related data and digital data

5. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): data management, authorship, research misconduct, plagiarism

6. Conflicts of Interest (COI)

In each course contains 3 types of modules:

R = Required E = Elective S = Supplement

To earn a completion report (Certificate of Completion), learners must

- study all R modules,

- select some of E module to study as indicate, for example 3 out of 9 modules

For S modules are optional and becomes available to learners after R and E modules are completed, to be reviewed on a voluntary basis.

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Contents Subjects Page

1. How to Register to use the CITI Program 1-4

2. How to log in 5

3. Receiving User Name & Password through your E-Mail 5

4. How to create new Password 6

5. Enter the training 6-8

6. Print the Certificate 8-9

7. Log Out 10

8. Add another institution 10

9. Add another module 11

The one who got previous user account from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital must

register to get a new user account otherwise the Certificate of Completion cannot be printed.

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How to Register to use the CITI Program

1. Use Web Browser such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Type https://www.citiprogram.org/ at URL and Enter. You will see this page, then select “Register”

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2. The CITI - Learner Registration has 7 steps.

2.1. Select Your Organization Affiliation type “Mahidol University” in textbox Continue to Step 2

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2.2. Personal Information Fill in the textbox as required. First Name Last Name E-Mail Address

Verify E-Mail Address Secondary E-Mail Address Verify Secondary E-Mail Address)

Please be advised that secondary email should not be the same as the first one. If the information cannot be sent through the first email, the second one can be used instead. Continue to Step 3

2.3. Create your Username and Password by filling in the textbox User Name

Password

Verify Password

Security Question in case of forget pass word

Security Answer in case of forget pass word

Verify Password

Please be informed that password should consist of 8 to 50 characters (English alphabet and number)

Continue to Step 4

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2.4. Country of Residence- type “Thailand” Continue to Step 5

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2.5. Are you interested in the option of receiving Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit for completed CITI Program courses? Choose “No.”

Figure 5 2.6. Can CITI Program contact you at a later date regarding participation in research surveys? Choose

“Not sure. Ask me later” Continue to Step 6

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2.7. Please provide the following information requested by Mahidol University

Language Preference: English

Institutional email address: ………………..@mahidol.ac.th Gender : Female or Male Highest degree Employee Number: no need to fill Department Role in research Address Field 1: your affiliation such as department, faculty Address Field 2: the department office building

Address Field 3: Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, City : Nakhon Pathom State : no need to fill Zip/Postal Code : 73170 Country : Thailand Phone: +662 XXX-XXXX หรือ +6681 XXX-XXXX

2.8. Click link: Finalize registration

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How to Log In 1. Use Web Browser such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Type

https://www.citiprogram.org/ at URL and Enter. You will see this page, then select “Register”

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Receiving User Name & Password through your E-Mail

1. Click link: Forgot Username or Password? 2. For forget User Name และ Password choose “Retrieve your CITI Username”. Fill in E-Mail as you

have put in registration process then click “Send My Username”. Your username will be sent to this email address.

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How to create new Password 1. If you have forgotten your password. Enter the username and an email address you used for

registration of that account. You will receive an email at this address that contains instructions on how to reset your password.

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2. Your password should consist of 8 to 50 characters. Your password is case sensitive: “A12834CD”

is not the same as “a12b34cd”

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Enter the training 1. Select Mahidol University Courses, you will see the previously selected course at the registration process

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2. In this page you will see the instruction for learning. The learning modules in the course composed of 3 types: R= required, E= elective, S= supplement. To earn the certificate of completion, you must complete all R and a number of E modules as indicated (select some of E modules). For S modules you can choose as you like it. S modules will give you a wider perspective but not require to earn any credit.

Then click: Complete The Integrity Assurance Statement before beginning the course

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This is the example for IRB Staff Biomedical Panel, to earn the credit, you must complete all 7 required modules and choose 1 of 5 module, the minimum passing level is 75%.

3. To begin the learning click “I AGREE to the above and the other Terms of Service for accessing CITI Program materials” and “Submit”

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4. After completed each module, the system will show the date of completion and your score.

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5. In each module, you should read the story and then take the quiz.

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6. When you complete the quiz, click “Submit”. The system will show you the correct answer and your score.

If your score is below the passing level, then “View this module again and re-take the quiz” After passing each module, “Take the next required module….” or you can choose any choice in

the Figure below “Return to the module list for this course” “Submit a comment about this exam” “Go to the Main Menu”

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Print the Certificate

1. After complete you learning, click “My Report” on Top Menu, the system will show your score.

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2. You can see you score by choosing “View” at “Completed Modules”.

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3. Print the certificate by choosing “View” at “Completion Report”.

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4. The certificate has 2 pages. The first page shows personal data, score and the date of completion. The second page shows supplemental modules that you have learnt.

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Log Out 1. Click Log Out

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Add another institution

1. Log In to CITI PROGRAM

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2. Click here to affiliate with another institution

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3. Type Mahidol University and click Next

Figure 24 4. Please provide the following information requested and click Next

5. Choose your course and click Submit

6. Back to home page and choose Enter the training inside Mahidol University

Add another module

1. Log In to CITI PROGRAM

Figure 25 2. Click Mahidol University Courses

3. My Learner Tools for Mahidol University :

Add a Course or Update Learner Groups View Previously Completed Coursework Update Institution Profile Remove Affiliation

Figure 26 4. Click Add a Course or Update Learner Groups