Current List of Online Training Courses
SWOG-provided training courses listed below are accessible via the CTSU CLASS learning management system or the SWOG ExpertusOne Learning Management System. Training courses in the CTSU CLASS system are accessible NCTN-wide. For licensing reasons, many of the training courses in the SWOG ExpertusOne system are accessible to SWOG members only.
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Login is required to access both systems.
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Login with the credentials necessary to access NCI/CTSU IT systems (ID.me credentials that are linked to a CTEP IAM account).
For NCI/NIH-provided training courses: Follow the instructions on the webpage to register for the course.
| Topic area | Audience | NCI or NIH provided Training |
Biospecimen Submission and Correlative Science Proposals:
- SWOG: Biospecimen Tracking and Submission Training course in CLASS (login required). (30 mins) - Provides an introduction to the SWOG Specimen Tracking System (STS) and important considerations for accurate submissions to the SWOG Biospecimen Bank.
- Improving Specimen Submissions to the SWOG Biospecimen Bank (11 mins)
- Biospecimen Quality, Compliance, Tips and Tricks (25 mins)
- NCTN Navigator Overview, Lessons Learned and Correlative Research - Challenges and Opportunities (30 mins)
- SWOG Data Requests and TM Proposal Training Course for SWOG Members (20 mins)
- Data Request Process Training for SWOG Members
- Data Request Process Flowchart (for download)
- Also refer to the Specimen Tracking System and Tips for Specimen Submission presentations included in the Clinical Trials Training Course. (12 mins)
Quality Assurance
- SWOG Quality Assurance Live Webinar Series
- Upcoming webinar announcements and direct links to previous webinar recordings and supporting documents accessible via the webpage above.
- SWOG QA Audits - Top 10 Deficiencies (11 mins)
- Participant Follow-up: Quality Assurance Perspective (8 minutes)
- SWOG Quality Assurance Updates (5 mins)
- SWOG Quality Assurance Updates - CTMB Audit Guidelines (13 mins)
- Audits and Quality Assurance (18 mins)
SWOG Members
- An Introduction and Overview of SWOG Dashboards (for SWOG Members) (13 mins)
- Best of SWOG: Enroll to review the entire Best of SWOG collection, or the individual 1-hour presentation sessions via the links below:
- Fall 2025 SWOG NCORP Research Base Clinical Trials Workshop Enroll to review the entire workshop (1 hr 15 mins), or the individual presentation sessions via the links below.
The individual presentations are also accessible via the individual course links below.- NCI Cancer Care Delivery Research Updates (11 minutes)
- The Role of Federal Sponsorship in Cancer Clinical Research (15 minutes)
- Clinical Trial Perspectives: Participant Follow-up panel presentations:
- Participant Follow-up: Statistical Perspective (15 minutes)
- Participant Perspective: Recruitment and Retention (12 minutes)
- Participant Follow-up: A Site Perspective (10 minutes)
- Participant Follow-up: Quality Assurance Perspective (8 minutes)
- Fall 2025 Take Action Symposium: Enroll to review the entire 114 min symposium, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below.
- Spring 2025 Take Action Symposium: Enroll to review the entire 102 min symposium, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below.
- Fall 2024 SWOG NCORP Research Base Clinical Trials Workshop: Enroll to review the entire 2-hour workshop, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below.
- Overview of SWOG NCORP Trials (16 mins)
- Patient Enrollment to Industry-Sponsored versus Federally Sponsored Cancer Clinical Trials (9 mins)
- Outreach to Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) Communities: A Pilot Project (13 mins)
- Plain Talk: Communicating with Participants About Clinical Trials (20 mins)
- QA Perspective on Informed Consent: A Process, Not a Document (12 mins)
- SWOG Plain Language Tools: Patient-friendly Trial Summaries (9 mins)
- Tips for the Real World (9 mins)
- So Much Consenting, So Little Time (18 mins)
- The Art of Patient Enrollment in Genitourinary Oncology Clinical Trials (1hr 45 mins)
- Building Patient Partnerships-A Roadmap for Meaningful Collaboration (25 mins)
- SWOG Fall 2024 Take Action Symposium: Enroll to review the entire 80 min symposium, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below.
- TeamScience for SWOG members: Enroll to the entire TeamScience workshop, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below:
- Module 1: Enabling, Reinforcing, and Rewarding Patient Advocate Engagement
- Module 2: Engaging Patient Advocates
- Module 3: Engaging Patient Advocates in Define, Review, Design
- Module 4: Engaging Patient Advocates in the Implement Stage
- Module 5: Engaging Patient Advocates During the Share Stage
- Module 6: Representativeness of Clinical Trial Participants
Investigators
- Site Principal Investigator Workshop: Enroll to the entire Site PI Workshop (required for all new Site Principal Investigators), or the individual presentation sessions via links below.
- Site Principal Investigator Workshop Introduction (4 mins)
- Site Principal Investigator Role and Expectations (24 mins)
- Best Practices of a Site Principal Investigator (26 mins)
- Site PI Collaboration with Lead ORPs (16 mins)
- NCTN and NCORP Participating Site Funding Mechanisms Training for Site PIs (16 mins)
- SWOG and NCI Systems Overview Training (14 mins)
- SWOG Institutional Membership Programs for Site PIs (13 mins)
- SWOG Committee Participation for Site PIs (5 mins)
- Data Management and Submission Overview for Site PIs (14 mins)
- Serious Adverse Event Reporting Overview for Site PIs
- Patient Follow-up, Unusual Patient Situations, and Statistical Implications Training for Site PIs (18 mins)
- Institution Performance Reports and Tools to Support Data Quality - Training for Site PIs (21 mins)
- Quality Assurance Audits and Corrective Action Plans - Training for Site PIs (14 mins)
- Study Closure Training for Site PIs (4 mins)
- Study Chair Workshop: Enroll to the entire (95 min) SWOG Study Chair Workshop (required for SWOG study chairs prior to submission of a proposal for SWOG Executive Committee Review and Approval), or to the individual presentation sessions via links below:
- The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) and NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP): An Introduction (8 mins)
- Ethical Principles, Guidelines for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, and Professional Integrity (19 mins)
- Protocol Development and Management for SWOG Study Chairs (28 mins)
- Study Chair Evaluations (9 mins)
- Habits of Effective Study Chairs (11 mins)
- Statistical Considerations for Clinical Trials (19 mins)
SWOG Oncology Research Professional (ORP) Training Materials:
(See below for a list of individual courses in Spanish):
- Fall 2025 Site Operations Meeting Presentations: Click here to review the Site Operations Meeting in its entirety or view the individual presentations below.
- SWOG Administration and Funding Updates (6 mins)
- SWOG Quality Assurance Updates (5 mins)
- SWOG Training and Resource Updates (12 mins)
- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center Updates (7 mins)
- NCI CTEP Updates (13 mins)
- NCI Pharmaceutical Management Branch (PMB) Updates (13 mins)
- NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Updates (9 mins)
- Fall 2025 Jeri & Noburu Oishi Symposium: Click here to review the Oishi Symposium in its entirety (2 hrs 15 mins) or view the individual presentations below.
- CTSU Updates (17 mins)
- SWOG Quality Assurance Updates - CTMB Audit Guidelines (13 mins)
- Putting it Plainly: Tips and tools for helping patients understand clinical trials (26 mins)
- Implementing Equitable Access to Clinical Trials and Equitable Access to Clinical Trials Community Engagement at Sites Panel Discussion (1 hr)
- Spring 2025 Site Operations Meeting Recording of all Presentations (42 mins)
- Spring 2025 Jeri & Noburu Oishi Symposium: Click here to review the Oishi Symposium in its entirety (2 hrs 15 mins) or view the individual presentations below.
- CTSU Updates (28 mins)
- Cytogenetics (36 mins)
- Deciphering Chromosomes: Cracking the Code (34 mins)
- SWOG Quality Assurance Updates (11 mins)
- Cytogenetics Q&A- Lightning Round (18 mins)
- Fall 2024 Site Operations Meeting Presentations: Click here to review the Site Operations Meeting in its entirety or view the individual presentations below.
- NCI Updates (10 mins)
- CTSU Updates (4 mins)
- CIRB Updates (17 mins)
- SWOG Updates (48 mins)
- Fall 2024 Jeri & Noboru Oishi Symposium: Click here to review the Oishi Symposium in its entirety or view the individual presentations below.
- Spring 2024 Site Operations Meeting Recording (1hr 53 mins):
- (Re)Igniting Leadership (29 mins)
- Jeri & Noboru Oishi Symposium: Click here to review the Oishi Symposium in its entirety or view the individual presentations below.
- Fall 2023 Jeri & Noboru Oishi Symposium: Click here to review the Oishi Symposium in its entirety or view the individual presentations below.
- Site Successes in the Post-Pandemic Era (32 mins)
- Lugano Disease Assessment Training (22 mins)
- Digital Engagement & SWOG (36 mins)
- National Coverage Analysis - Considerations for Participating VA Sites (24 mins)
List of individual 5-30 minute courses within each APP/ORP Training Plan:
- SWOG Clinical Trials Training Course (CTTC): The CTTC, in entirety, has been migrated to the CTSU CLASS system (login required). SWOGG members can also review the individual course components via the links below. To obtain a certificate of completion for the CTTC, learners must review all course components in CLASS.
- Ethics in the Conduct of Clinical Trials (6 mins)
- Introduction to SWOG Protocols (23 mins)
- Clinical Trials and Protocol Development (30 mins)
- Data Submission (24 mins)
- Patient-Reported Outcomes (13 mins)
- Reports and Tools to Support Quality Data (21 mins)
- Long-Term Follow-up (18 mins)
- Adverse Event Reporting (14 mins)
- Serious Adverse Event Reporting (23 mins)
- Audits and Quality Assurance (18 mins)
- Specimen Tracking System (16 mins)
- Tips for Specimen Submission to the SWOG Biospecimen Bank (11 mins)
- Lessons of an Audit (12 mins)
- Scientific Impact of Clinical Research Associates (20 mins)
- Clinical Trials Practicum
- SWOG Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Clinical Research Workshop: Enroll to the entire APP Workshop, or the individual presentation sessions via the links below (login required).
- Module 1: Overview of NCI-Sponsored Research: NCTN and NCORP (19 mins)
- Module 2: How do I become an NPIVR? (8 mins)
- Module 3: Different Types of Protocols for APP Participation (13 mins)
- Module 4: Cancer Control and Cancer Care Delivery Research Protocols: Roles of APPs (17 mins)
- Module 5: Overcoming Barriers and Exploring Facilitators of APPs in Research (15 mins)
- Module 6: Opportunities for Increasing Involvement of APPs in Research Bases (29 mins)
- Module 7: Protocol Implementation: The Details (69 mins)
- SWOG Oncology Research Professionals Regulatory Workshop: Enroll to the entire Regulatory Workshop, or the individual presentation sessions via links below (login required).
- Session 1: Introduction (7 mins)
- Session 2: Regulatory 101 Panel Discussion (32 mins)
- Session 3: Understanding the PMB (14 mins)
- Session 4: Know Your IRBs Panel Discussion (36 mins)
- Session 5: SWOG Perspectives and Common Challenges Panel Discussion (44 mins)
- Session 6: Past Accomplishments & Hope for the Future (23 mins)
- SWOG Lead Oncology Research Professional (Lead ORP) Training Materials: Enroll to the entire SWOG Lead ORP Workshop, or the individual course components via the links below (login required).
- Introductory Modules
- Leadership and Site Operations Modules
- Leadership Perspective (17 mins)
- NCI Trials - Site Operations Perspective (forthcoming module)
- SWOG and NCI Systems Module
- SWOG and NCI Systems Overview Training (14 mins)
- Data Management and Resource Access Modules
- Data Management and Access Module Introduction for Lead ORPs (1 min)
- CTSU Website Overview (9 mins)
- SWOG Website Overview (4 mins)
- SWOG ORP (CRA) Workbench Overview (4 mins)
- iMedidata RAVE Access for Lead ORPs (6 mins)
- SWOG Specimen Tracking System for Lead ORPs (8 mins)
- Central Monitoring (5 mins)
- Funding and Site Payments Modules
- NCTN and NCORP Study Funding and Payment Distribution (20 mins)
- Open Funding (10 mins)
- National Coverage Analysis Overview (4 mins)
- Study Activation and Management Modules
- Delegation of Tasks Log (2 mins)
- Adverse Events Training for Lead ORPs (8 mins)
- Dose Modifications Training for Lead ORPs (1 min)
- Serious Adverse Event Reporting Training for Lead ORPs (30 mins)
- SAE Reporting - Specific Exceptions to Expedited Reporting for Lead ORPs (4 mins)
- Data Entry in Difficult Situations Training for Lead ORPs (2 mins)
- Record Retention Training for Lead ORPs (3 mins)
- Reports and Tools for Data Quality Modules
- Expectations and Expectation Reports for Lead ORPs (10 mins)
- Vital Status Expectations Training for Lead ORPs (5 mins)
- Specimen Expectations for Lead ORPs (8 mins)
- Institution Performance Review (IPR) for Lead ORPs (10 mins)
- Query Reports Training for Lead ORPs (4 mins)
- CTSU reports - Data Quality Portal (DQP) Training for Lead ORPs (7 mins)
- Regulatory Module
- Quality Assurance Modules
Materials in Spanish / Presentaciones en español:
- Para acceder a los enlaces, es necesario iniciar sesión con ID.me o sus credenciales de ID.me.
- Introducción a los ensayos clínicos SWOG y el ORP (CRA) Workbench (62 mins)
- Introducción a CTSU (87 mins)
- Bitácora de delegación de responsabilidades (DTL) (26 mins)
- Introducción de protocolos de SWOG (84 mins)
- El Consentimiento Informado en la Investigación Clínica (65 mins)
- Ingreso de datos para SWOG: Pre-Rave & Rave (103 mins)
- Eventos Adversos Graves en Ensayos Clinicos de SWOG (59 mins)
- Sistema de seguimiento de muestras (SWOG) (56 mins)
- Reportes y Herramientas para Asegurar la Calidad de los Datos (86 mins)
- Auditorías: preparación y experiencias (49 mins)
- Una introducción a IROC (48 mins)
- Mecanismos de Financiamiento: Financiamiento para Sitios Participantes NCTN y NCORP (56 mins)
- Registro en CITI (4 mins)
- Materiales adicionales:
- Acceso a Reportes de Calidad de Datos para Estudios SWOG
Esta guía explica cómo los sitios clínicos pueden acceder a los reportes de calidad de datos de sus estudios SWOG a través del ORP (CRA) Workbench. (This guide explains how clinical sites can access data quality reports for SWOG studies via the ORP (CRA) Workbench.)
- Acceso a Reportes de Calidad de Datos para Estudios SWOG
SWOG Investigational Agent Handling Training
- Investigational Agent Handling (full workshop)
- Investigational Agent Procurement (5 mins)
- Drug Accountability and Dispensing (2 mins)
- Audit Preparation (10 mins)
- Transportation, Transfers, and Disposition (4 mins)
NCI CTEP Pharmaceutical Management Branch (PMB) Agent Management and AURORA
- NCI Pharmaceutical Management Branch (PMB), CTEP Inventory Management System: AURORA Training: AURORA is the NCI's innovative and centralized agent inventory management system for CTEP-sponsored clinical trials using PMB-supplied agents. The above NCI PMB AURORA training and resources page includes AURORA system training, NCI investigational agent training, and includes a frequently asked questions webpage as well as an implementation plan for forthcoming AURORA components.
- NCI CTEP AURORA Document Access Training Course
- NCI CTEP 2016 Training Videos and Handouts
NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR)
- The Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course trains registrants on how to effectively and safely conduct clinical research. The course focuses on the spectrum of clinical research and the research process by highlighting biostatistical and epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, ethical and legal issues, and much more. Note: Registration is temporarily closed and will re-open in September 2025.
Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
- The Principles of Clinical Pharmacology online lecture series covers the fundamentals of clinical pharmacology as a translational scientific discipline focused on rational drug development and utilization in therapeutics. The course focuses on the following core principles of pharmacology: pharmacokinetics; drug metabolism and transport; drug therapy in special populations; assessment of drug effects; drug discovery and development; pharmacogenomics and pharmacotherapy.