Professional Development Opportunities

Please note: The content that appears in red has been recently submitted within the past week. Please also see “external webinars” under the Webinar section, as some webinars have cross-over to professional development.

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Global Academy of Holistic Nursing Dialogues and Membership

Now it is time to talk about the implications of GAHN scholarship as leaders in healthcare transformation. Barring life events, GAHN Honorary Member, Dr. Christopher Johns will lead our next series of Dialogues on Monday, May 15, 2023.

We anticipate these leaders will produce wonderful discussions, and want you and your colleagues to join in. While the Dialogues are offered specifically for GAHN Members, it is also a wonderful way to learn more, if you are considering applying https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81893443275?pwd=TSt1am8rY094L2JBckdKWkp6MWhIZz09.

AACN Launches New Leadership Education Modules: Lead with Ethics, Intention and Purpose

This resource was developed for nursing professionals at all levels, including those aspiring to leadership roles.

This on-demand modules series offers guidance and practical strategies on how to navigate real-world challenges and amplify your effectiveness. Content is designed to stimulate fresh thinking and provide solutions to some of your most pressing challenges. Modules will enrich your understanding of key principles and practices needed for leaders to succeed in the academic arena. Those that complete all 4 modules are eligible to receive 11.5 credit hours.

Submitted by Melissa Kalarchian

SHARP Training: Skills for Health And Research Professionals

In 2023, SHARP trainings will be offered in-person, livestream virtual, or hybrid (in-person and livestream virtual). In-person and hybrid trainings will take place in New York City. Each training is different and specific workshop location details can be found on each respective training page. All trainings regardless of location are live, and are not self-paced, pre-recorded courses.

In-person trainings take place on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) campus, located approximately 20-25 minutes by subway north of Columbia University’s main Morningside campus.
Hybrid trainings take place on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) campus, located approximately 20-25 minutes by subway north of Columbia University’s main Morningside campus, AND livestream virtually for remote attendees to participate from another location.
Virtual livestream trainings take place on Zoom over live, online video during specific workshop dates and times.

Single Cell Analysis Boot Camp: 2 days to launch students on a path towards mastery of scRNASeq data analysis methods used in health studies.
May 12 and 22, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Multi-Omics Boot Camp: 3 days of concepts and methods used to analyze omics data in observational studies.
June 7-9, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

SQL Boot Camp: 3 days on the design of relational databases and querying data from existing data sources using the SQL programming language.
June 7-9, 2023 | Hybrid (Choose in-person or livestream, virtual)

Google Earth Engine Boot Camp: 2 days to provide an overview of concepts, techniques, applications and data analysis methods for using the Google Earth Engine to estimate environmental exposures.
June 12-13, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Principal Investigator (PI) Crash Course: 2 days of exposure to fundamental leadership and management skills and tools needed for success in your lab.
June 12-13, 2023 | In-person

Quantitative Genomics Training: 2 days of concepts, methods, and tools for whole-genome and transcriptome analyses in human health studies.
June 14-15, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

GIS Workshop: 2 days of fundamental concepts and hands-on techniques of health data visualization and analysis using publicly available open source GIS programs.
June 20-21, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Statistical Analysis with Missing Data Workshop: 2 days of concepts, methods, and applications for statistical analysis of health studies with missing data.
June 20-21, 2023 | In-person

Machine Learning Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts, techniques, and R data analysis methods with Machine Learning applications in biomedical research.
June 22-23, 2023 | Hybrid (Choose in-person or livestream, virtual)

Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp: 2 days to provide an overview of 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys including planning, generating and analyzing sequencing datasets.
June 22-23, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Climate Change and Health Boot Camp: 3 days to prepare health professionals for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives.
June 28-30, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Epigenetics Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods utilized in human epigenetics studies.
June 29-30, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Shiny Boot Camp: 2 days of seminars and hands-on coding sessions that teach attendees to build interactive web applications in R.
July 6-7, 2023 | In-person

NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp: 2 days to help demystify the NIH application process by preparing you to submit a grant proposal that turns reviewers into advocates, positioning you for success.
July 10-11, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Creating Compelling Research Narrative Workshop: 1 day of learning to craft an effective research story so you can write more effective grant proposals, manuscripts, and more.
July 13, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Indigenous Environmental Health Research Workshop: 2 days providing an overview of Indigenous ways of knowing and community-driven methods in Indigenous Environmental Health Research.
July 13-14, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

The PI’s Business of Research Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts and strategies in personnel, project, time, and budget management for effective research programs.
July 17-18, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

The Exposome Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in untargeted exposomics studies.
July 20-21, 2023 | In-person

Radiation Safety Officer Training: 40hr training requirement for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) type C license to become an RSO and successfully implement a radiation protection program.
July 21-23 and July 28-30, 2023 | In-person

Python Data Wrangling Boot Camp: 2 days of Python concepts, datasets, and methods used to analyze biomedical data.
July 24-25, 2023 | In-person

Environmental Mixtures Workshop: 2 days of environmental mixtures concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in health studies.
July 26-27, 2023 | In-person

Code Rigor and Reproducibility with R Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts and techniques focused on diving into strategies to improve research code.
July 31-August 1, 2023 | In-person

Exposure Modeling Boot Camp: 2 days of practical skills development in modeling environmental exposures using both traditional and machine learning methods.
August 3-4, 2023 | In-person

Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts, techniques, packages, data sources, and data analysis methods needed to conduct MR studies.
August 7-8, 2023 | Hybrid (Choose in-person or livestream, virtual)

Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop: 2 days of concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in Bayesian modeling with applications in Environmental Health.
August 14-15, 2023 | In-person

Environmental Justice Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts, exposure assessment techniques, community engagement and health policy applications, and statistical approaches for EJ research.
August 17-18, 2023 | In-person

Electronic Medical Records Boot Camp: 2 days of concepts and data analysis methods to use EMR in your research.
August 21-22, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp: 4 days of concepts and analytic methods required to complete their own life cycle assessment (LCA) with their team.
August 24-25 and October 5-6, 2023 | Livestream, virtual

Causal Mediation Analysis Training: 3 days of concepts and data analysis methods used to investigate mediating mechanisms.
August 28-30, 2023 | Livestream, virtual