2025 Short Course on Multilingual Approaches to Research Studies (MARS)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - Friday, May 23, 2025, 5:05 PM, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, Room 1120A/B (1st Floor), Philadelphia, PA


Now in its fourth year, this hands-on, interactive training provides researchers with the sensitivity, skills, and knowledge to better recruit and engage children, youth or families who prefer a language other than English in health research. Hosted by PolicyLab faculty and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) team members, the Short Course on MARS features in-person sessions comprising of lectures, case studies, small group work, and consultations. Course topics include: - Best practices and advanced skills for working with interpreters for research - Written translation protocols for all types of study documents - Language-related requirements for all phases of a research project - Design and management of a multilingual study This course is tailored to graduate, postdoctoral, early career, and senior investigators. It will also support career development for multilingual investigators from underrepresented backgrounds by providing training to leverage language skills for multilingual research and grant-seeking. The course is geared toward disciplines including but not limited to public health, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, pediatrics, medicine, and the social sciences. Bilingual/bicultural applicants are strongly encouraged to apply; however, proficiency in languages other than English is not a course requirement.

1. Apply best practices and advanced skills for working with interpreters for research
2. Articulate ethical and scientific justifications for inclusion of participants who speak languages other than English
3. Identify language-related requirements for all phases of a research project
4. Manage a multilingual study
5. Manage language-related aspects of a multilingual study
6. Select and manage translation protocols for all types of study documents
7. Select and manage written translation protocols for all types of study documents

$900

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (20.00 hours), ANCC NCPD Contact Hours (20.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS) (20.00 hours)

A block of rooms has been reserved at The Study at University City, 20 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, Pa 19104. The Group rates are $269 single and double occupancy, plus a 16.25% room tax. Participants are required to make their own reservations by calling The Study directly at 215-387-1400. Please mention the name of the conference when you make reservations.  The special rate will be available until April 25, 2025. After that date, reservations will be accepted on a space and rate availability.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.