[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21935-21936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed; 60-Day Comment Request; Evaluations of the Clinical
Courses Developed by the National Institutes of Health Centers of
Excellence in Pain Education
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
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Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project contact: Dr. David
Thomas, Director of the NIH Centers of Excellence in Pain Education
Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room
3165, Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-toll free number (301) 435-1313,
or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
DATES: Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received
within 60-days of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: Evaluations of the Clinical Courses Developed
at the National Institutes of Health Centers of Excellence in Pain
Education, 0925-New, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH Centers on Pain
Education were funded to develop clinical training courses for pain
management curricula that will advance the assessment, diagnosis, and
safe treatment of a wide variety of pain conditions while minimizing
the abuse of opioid pain relievers. These courses have been developed
and assessed for feasibility, reliability, content validity, at their
respective Centers. They need to be assessed for effectiveness in
teaching and learning, to make improvements to them, before they are
made available for the public. Course development was conducted
independently by each Center, and followed the policies and practices
of the teaching institutions, and the emphases that each institution
may place on training. Each Center will need information collection
instruments tailored to its specific courses, therefore a generic
clearance is requested. Different methods of assessment will be used.
Data collection methods to be used in these studies include
multiple choice questions pre- and post-training for each learner
group; Information collected from patient charts (of patients treated
by learners after training); Reflective essays from students on effect
of training on their knowledge; Post Test questionnaires and interviews
of learners, and or instructors, to examine satisfaction with quality
of content, quality of instructional methods, usability; Invited expert
review, formal peer review; Questionnaires at workshops on quality of
content, quality of educational methods, usability of technology;
Telephone and in-person surveys; Focus groups and individual in-depth
unstructured interviews. The results from the evaluations will be used
to (1) improve the courses; (2) identify the best courses and platforms
for teaching pain management to various care providers; and for the
subsequent evaluation of the overall Program that the NIH will conduct
to assess its impact.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 2200.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Form name (data collection Type of Number of responses per per response Total annual
activity) respondent respondents respondent (in hours) burden hour
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In-person and electronic Adults trained 2400 1 15/60 600
surveys pre-test. in the courses.
In-person and electronic Adults trained 2400 1 15/60 600
surveys post-test. in the courses.
Reflective essays............. Adults trained 200 1 1 200
in the courses.
Electronic surveys--second Adults trained 1200 1 15/60 300
post-test. in the courses.
Focus Groups and Individual in- Adults.......... 200 1 2 400
depth interviews.
Telephone surveys Adults.......... 200 1 30/60 100
Practitioners using the e-
curricula resources.
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Dated: April 11, 2014.
Glenda J. Conroy,
Executive Officer (OM Director), NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-08907 Filed 4-17-14; 8:45 am]
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