BRIDGE: Patient to Investigator Training

Welcome to the COPD Foundation’s BRIDGE Patient to Investigator Training webpage. The BRIDGE Patient to Investigator Training is meant to support people with COPD and caregivers who want to work with researchers and become part of study teams. The COPD Foundation believes it is important to have people with COPD and caregivers become working members of study teams and offer their perspective and unique firsthand knowledge of their disease.

What does it mean to be part of a study team?

Being part of a study team means you work directly with researchers, join study team meetings, help design the study and support the study as it is taking place. Members of a research study team are often called "investigators" — hence the title to this training is BRIDGE Patient to Investigator Training. We hope this training will provide you with the confidence and information needed to become a patient investigator on a research team — if you are interested in doing so.

Who created the training?

The training was designed by staff of the COPD Foundation in collaboration with patient and caregiver partners, researchers, and other key stakeholders.

What is the training like and who can do the training?

The training is broken up into several training modules, at the end of this webpage, that can be done from the comfort of one’s home. The training is open to everyone to view, but if you want to ultimately become a "patient investigator" and part of the official COPD Foundation BRIDGE Research Partners Group and be offered opportunities to work on study teams, you will be asked to complete a registration form.

Once you complete the form, we will reach out to you and be available to help you as you go through the different training modules. If you are unsure if you want to complete this training, please feel free to view any of the different modules below before making a decision.

If you want to become part of the COPD Foundation BRIDGE Research Partners Group:

  • Complete the registration form and pre-training survey by clicking on the registration link below
  • Go through each of the trainings in order – please remember to complete the Module Confirmation Survey after each module, you will be asked to sign into your account each time to complete those surveys
  • Complete the final review questions
  • Complete the post training survey to confirm interest in joining the COPD Foundation BRIDGE Research Partners Group
  • Email bridge@copdfoundation.org if you have any questions
Registration

Registration and Pre-Training Survey

If you are interested in joining the BRIDGE Research Partners Group please click on the registration button to create an account.

You will be asked to create a username and password so you can continue to come back to the site to acknowledge which trainings you have completed below.

If you are unsure, please feel free to review some of the trainings first - you can always come back and register.

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BRIDGE Training | Intro Video

Introduction Module

Introduction Module:

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Introduction Module Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 1 - What it Means to be a Patient Investigator

Module 1 - What it Means to be a Patient Investigator

Module 1:

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 1 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 2 - Building Confidence

Module 2 - Building Confidence

Module 2:

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 2 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 3 - Types of Research Studies

Module 3 - Types of Research Studies

Module 3:

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 3 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 4 - Designing, Doing and Sharing a Research Study

Module 4 - Designing, Doing and Sharing a Research Study

Module 4:

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 4 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Optional Module - Overview of Statistical Analysis

Optional Module - Overview of Statistical Analysis

Optional Module

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Khan Academy Videos:

Optional Module Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 5 - Specific COPD-Related Research Information

Module 5 - Specific COPD-Related Research Information

Module 5

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 5 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 6 - Study Documents

Module 6 - Study Documents

Module 6

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 6 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 7 - Protections for Research Participants

Module 7 - Protections for Research Participants

Module 7

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 7 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 8 - Overall Assessment

Module 8 - Overall Assessment

Module 8

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 8 Confirmation Survey  >
BRIDGE Training | Module 9 - Conclusion

Module 9 - Conclusion

Module 9

Resources & Takeaway Documents:

Module 9 Confirmation Survey  >
Congratulations

Post-Training Survey Module

Congratulations on completing the BRIDGE Patient to Investigator Training!

Once you have completed the survey a certificate of completion will be emailed to you and you will receive an email with next steps.

Congratulations again!

Post-Training Confirmation Survey  >