Training in the implementation of sex and gender research policies: an evaluation of publicly available online courses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently implemented research policies requiring the inclusion of females and males have created an urgent need for effective training in how to account for sex, and in some cases gender, in biomedical studies.

Methods

Here, we evaluated three sets of publicly available online training materials on this topic: (1) Integrating Sex & Gender in Health Research from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); (2) Sex as a Biological Variable: A Primer from the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH); and (3) The Sex and Gender Dimension in Biomedical Research, developed as part of "Leading Innovative measures to reach gender Balance in Research Activities" (LIBRA) from the European Commission. We reviewed each course with respect to their coverage of

SUBMITTER: Gompers A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10988906 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature