[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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