Alireza Salehi-Nejad

I have obtained over 200 certifications issued by prestigious institutions.

Many of these certifications are related to research ethics and academic publishing, covering topics such as research integrity, peer review, open science, and science communication. These certifications are chiefly issued by Clarivate, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Creative Commons, Elsevier, European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI), Global Health Training Centre, Hindawi, Nature Masterclasses, Panel on Research Ethics, SAGE, Springer, Taylor & Francis, and UNESCO.

In addition, there are certifications of competence in information technology, particularly in data science, informatics, and digital literacy issued by the European Commission, GovLoop, ICANN, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UNESCO, BrightTALK, KQED, and Poynter Institute.

Finally, as an active patient advocate and a researcher in medical sociology, I have attended numerous courses to acquire and keep my knowledge on the subject up-to-date. In line with the AMA credit system, these certifications are issued by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European School of Oncology, European Society for Medical Oncology, Institute for Wellness Education, Stanford & Stanford Medicine, Texas A&M University, University at Albany, University at Minnesota, University of Washington, Western Region Public Health Training Center, and World Health Organization.

Certifications:

Alison

• Caring in the Health Professions - 2016

American Academy on Communication in Healthcare

• Partnership between the social and clinical sciences: Preparing for collaboration across the disciplines - 2016

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

• Patient Advocate Forum: The Promise of Immuno-Oncology - 2021

• Patient Advocate Forum: The Very Early Detection of Cancer Signals - 2022

American College of Radiology

• Talking to Your Patients about Breast Screening (CPE: 1) - 2019

American Medical Association & AMA Journal of Ethics– AMA

• Panel Management: Provide Preventative Care and Improve Patient Health (CPE: 0.5) - 2019
• The Aging Population: Health Care Trends (CPE: 0.25) - 2019
• How Should Clinicians Respond When Patients are Influenced by Celebrities’ Cancer Stories? (CPE: 1) - 2019
• Data Analysis & Security: Health Care Trends (AMA RPA: 0.75) - 2020
• Ethics Talk: Public Health Management Messaging Design and Epidemic Management (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• Ethics Talk: Vaccine Ethics and the Novel Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2 (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• Scholars of Wellness: Train Physicians to Advance Well-being with Effective Pilot Interventions (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• Prioritizing Equity: Mental Health & COVID-19 (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• Prioritizing Equity: The Root Cause (AMA RPA: 1) - 2021
• Historical Foundations of Racism in Medicine: An Introduction (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• Mental Health and COVID-19 (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2022
• Prioritizing Equity: Narratives and Language (AMA PRA: 0.75) - 2022

American Society of Addiction Medicine – ASAM

• Talking to Patients about Health Risk Behaviors (AMA RPA: 1.5) - 2021

American Society of Clinical Oncology – ASCO

• The Price of Success: Management of Toxicity From Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Before It's Too Late: A Multistakeholder Perspective on Compassionate Access Therapy (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• You've Got the Job: How to Get What You Need (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Cancer Center Advertising: Informing Patients or Creating Unrealistic Expectations? (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Taboo Topics in AYA Cancer Care (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Ethical Issues in Oncology Raised during the COVID-19 Pandemic (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• The Use of Health-Related Technology to Reduce the Gap Between Developed and Undeveloped Regions Around the Globe (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Cardio-Oncology: Cure Cancer, Save Hearts (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Successful Strategies to Address Disparities: Provider,Insurer, and Employer Perspectives (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Breast Cancer—Metastatic (AMA PRA: 3) - 2020
• Professional Development and Education Advances (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Symptoms and Survivorship (AMA PRA: 1) - 2020
• Symptoms and Survivorship Highlights (AMA PRA: 0.5) - 2020
• Contrasting Cases in Oncology Education (AMA RPA: 0.25) - 2021
• Reducing Cancer Disparities through Engaging Diverse Communities (Capture) - 2021
• The Patient Voice: “Metavivors” and Long-Term Survivorship Care (AMA PRA: 1.5) - 2021
• Cost, Policy, and Supportive Care (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• Pushing the Boundaries: Hospital-at-Home Models (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• Eliminating Barriers to Clinical Trial Access (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Care (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2021
• Disparities and Social Determinants of Health (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• Tools to Facilitate Care for Older Patients with Cancer (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• Implementing PROs in Oncology Practice (AMA PRA: 1) - 2021
• A Double-Edged Sword: Digital Literacy and Health Technology (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Artificial Intelligence in Oncology: The Current Field and Where It Is Headed (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Aspirations of Equity in Oncology (AMA PRA: 1.5) - 2022
• Barriers to Access: Global Variability in Implementing Treatment Advances in Lung Cancer (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant (AMA PRA: 3) - 2022
• Breast Cancer—Metastatic (AMA PRA: 3+1.5) - 2022
• Burnout and Mental Health in Oncology Providers: You Are Not Alone (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Can We Afford the Cost of Newly Approved Targeted Therapeutics in the Management of Breast Cancer Globally? (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Cancer Groundshot: Addressing the Global and National Inequities in Cancer Care (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Care Delivery and Regulatory Policy (AMA PRA: 3+1.5) - 2022
• Depersonalized Medicine: Who Is Missing in Big Data? (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Developing Clinical Research Networks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Ethical Dilemmas Among Genetic Testing (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Geography Should Not Be an “Oncologic Destiny” for Urothelial Cancer: Improving Access to Care by Removing Local, Regional, and International Barriers (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Health Services Research and Quality Improvement (AMA PRA: 3) - 2022
• High-Quality Survivorship Care: Best Practices and How to Make It Happen (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Integrating Immunotherapy in the Treatment Landscape of Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Knowing What We Don’t Know: The Importance of Cultural Humility in Delivering High-Quality Care (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Less Is More: Practical De-Implementation Science Strategies to Improve Quality (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Loneliness: A Forgotten Challenge in Cancer Care (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Microaggressions, Bias, and Equity in the Workplace (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Personalizing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Practical Ways to Teach Effectively in a Virtual World (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Hereditary Cancer (AMA PRA: 3+1.5) - 2022
• Professional Development and Education Advances (AMA PRA: 1.5) - 2022
• Social Justice and Equity: Why Older Adults with Cancer Belong (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Strategies to Advance Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Symptoms and Survivorship (AMA PRA: 3+1.5) - 2022
• The Business of Clinical Trials: The Impact of Funds Flow and the Shrinking Workforce on Trial Development (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• The Spectrum of Clinical Evidence: Real-World Data to Clinical Trials (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• Equitable Cancer Care: Interventions to Overcome Structural Barriers (AMA PRA: 1.25) - 2022
• A Roundtable Discussion on Advance Care Planning: Is It Time For a Change? (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Multilayered Approach to Financial Toxicity Solutions (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Successful Integration of Health Services Research Interventions in Oncology (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Learning Health Systems Improve Cancer Care: From Concept to Reality (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022

Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School

• Advancing Relational Learning Worldwide Disclosure and Apology (CPE: 6) - 2018
• Cerebral Palsy in 2021: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Decade (CPE: 6) - 2021

BrightTALK

• Beyond citations: PlumX Metrics integrates with Digital Commons dashboards - 2021
• Cyber Resilience and the Importance of Recovery - 2021
• How to Operationalize Threat Intelligence at Scale to Reduce Cyber Risk - 2021
• How to Populate Your IR in Less Time: Harvesting Scopus Data in Digital Commons - 2021
• Open science tools for discovering, promoting and sharing research - 2021
• Transforming Model Accuracy and Operational Effectiveness Through Context - 2021

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC

• Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (AMA PRA: 1) - 2019
• Effective Communication for Healthcare Professionals Course - 2021
• Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals (AMA PRA: 1.5) - 2022

Clarivate – Web of Science

• Good Citation Behavior - 2021
• An Introduction to Peer Review - 2021
• Step-by-step guide to reviewing - 2021
• Co-reviewing with a Mentor - 2021
• Mentoring in peer review - 2021
• Reviewing in the Sciences - 2021
• An Introduction to Ethical Publishing Behavior - 2022

Clinical Problem Solvers

• Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022
• Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician and Community Perspectives (AMA PRA: 1) - 2022

Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE

• Introduction to Publication Ethics - 2016
• Conflict of Interests - 2019
• Reviewer Misconduct - 2019
• Selective Reporting - 2020
• Falsification - 2020
• Fabrication - 2020
• Plagiarism - 2021
• Corrections, retractions and expressions of concern - 2021
• Redundant Publication - 2021
• Practical Steps for Managing Papermills - 2022

Creative Commons

• Creative Commons Licenses, Resources, and Current Issues in Open Access Publishing - 2015

ECDL Foundation

• ICDL - International Computer Driving Licence - 2007

Elsevier

• Structuring your article - 2015
• How to review a manuscript - 2015
• How to write a peer review - 2015
• Step-by-step guide to reviewing - 2015
• Content ownership - 2015
• Authorship and responsibilities - 2015
• Plagiarism - 2015
• Publishers: origins, roles, and contributions - 2016
• Getting your paper noticed - 2016
• How to promote your research for maximum impact - 2016
• How to write a lay summary: Improving research impact - 2016
• The origins of scientific publishing - 2016
• The journal publishing cycle - 2016 & 2019
• How to write an abstract and improve your article - 2019
• Structuring your article correctly - 2019
• How to create impact with patient and public involvement - 2019
• Making sense of science stories - 2019
• The origins of scientific publishing - 2019
• Systematic reviews 101 - 2022
• An editor’s guide to writing a review article - 2022

European Commission

• Digital-ready policymaking - 2022

European Consortium for Political Research – ECPR

• ECPR Summer School of the Standing Group on International Relations – International Relations Upside Down: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-pandemic World, University Ramon Llull - 2022

European Network for Academic Integrity – ENAI

• ENAI Summer School 2021 (CH: 30) - 2021

European School of Oncology – ESO

• MR guided radiotherapy: a new paradigm for cancer treatment - 2019
• Holistic needs assessment (CME: 1) - 2020
• The impact of coronavirus on oncological care - 2021
• BCY5 Workshop for Patients and Patient Advocates: What you should know about breast cancer in young women - 2021
• Breast Cancer in Young Women: Fifth ESO-ESMO International Symposium (CME: 12) - 2021   

European Society for Medical Oncology – ESMO

• ESMO Guidelines: Real World Cases Webinar – Metastatic Breast Cancer (ESMO-MORA: 1) - 2022

Global Health Training Centre

• Research Ethics - 2016
• Ethics & Best Practices in Sharing Individual Level Research Data - 2018
• Introduction to Informed Consent - 2019
• Introduction to Clinical Research - 2019

GovLoop

• How to Drive Change in Government - 2016
• What Does the Future of the Federal Data Center Look Like? - 2016
• Delivering on the Promise of Predictive Analytics: Batch & Real Time Analysis - 2016
• How to Use Data to Increase Citizen Engagement - 2016
• Flash Forward: The Next Generation Data Center for Public Sector Organizations - 2016
• Keeping Pace with the Trends in Health and Human Service - 2016
• How to Give Effective Feedback - 2019
• Customer Service Playbook for Government - 2019
• Open Data Fundamentals - 2019
• Gov IT Optimization Made Easy - 2020
• Bringing Your Datasets Together - Gov Embraces Agile Integration - 2020
• Gov's Need for Hybrid Cloud - 2020
• How Automation Creates Full-Organization Effectiveness - 2020
• How Gov Can Embrace Innovation With Cloud Native Development - 2020

Hindawi

• Foundation of Peer Review - 2022

Holy Family Hospital & Massachusetts Medical Society

• Pediatric Healthcare Summit 2021 (AMA PRA: 4) - 2021

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – ICANN

• Introduction to ICANN - 2019
• Domain Names Demystified - 2019
• Cybersecurity Basics - 2019

Institute for Wellness Education

• Wellness Coaching: Powerful Skills for Everyday People - 2017

Institution of Engineering and Technology – IET

• Storytelling with Data: How to engage audience with data and drive meaningful actions - 2022
• An introduction to IoT - 2022

KQED

• Making Media in the Age of Misinformation: A classroom code of conduct for making and sharing media (CH: 6) - 2019
• Understanding Copyright & Fair Use (CH: 6) - 2020
• Safety and Privacy in Participatory Culture (CH: 6) - 2020

LinkedIn

• SQL Code Challenges - 2020

MFLN Military Caregiving

• Rethinking! Creating New Strategies to Build Trust & Credibility - 2016
• Relating! Caring and Culture - 2016
• The Value of Respite for Family Caregivers - 2016

MIT Professional Education

• Introduction to Copyright Law in America - 2016

Nature Masterclasses

• Focus on Peer Review - 2022

Nature Communications, Publons, ScienceOpen, PaperHive

• Recognising Review - New and Future Approaches for Acknowledging the Peer Review Process - 2016

OPENPediatrics

• Hand Hygiene - 2019
• Preparation for Disclosure and Apology - 2019

Panel on Research Ethics

• Tri-Council Policy Statement 2: Course on Research Ethics - 2016

Poynter Institute

• Reporting on the COVID-19 Vaccines - 2021
• Navigating Legal Challenges in Journalism - 2021

Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services - du ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux

• Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Trials - 2016

R Upskill

• Statistical Analysis Explained - 2022

Region 2 Public Health Training Center

• Health Literacy: What is it? Why does it matter to health disparities? What can you do about it to advance health equity? (CME: 1) - 2022

SAGE

• Navigating Peer Review - 2022
• Open Access and Author Rights - 2022

Springer

• Peer Review Academy - 2014
• Springer English Academy - 2014
• Book Author Academy - 2015
• Open Access - Background and Benefits - 2016
• Open Access Academy - 2016

Stanford & Stanford Medicine

• Performance Assessment in the NGSS Classroom: Implications for Practice (CH: 15) - 2020
• Developing Instructionally-Embedded Performance Assessments for the NGSS Classroom (CH: 30) - 2020
• Introduction to Food and Health (AMA RPA: 2.5) - 2021
• COVID-19 Mini-Series – Vaccines and Immunities (AMA RPA: 0.5) - 2021
• COVID-19 Mini-Series – Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination (AMA RPA: 0.25) - 2021
• Health after Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care (AMA RPA: 2) - 2021
• Building a Culture of Health Equity Summit (AMA RPA: 5) - 2022
• Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care (AMA RPA: 2) - 2022
• Health Equity Webinar Series: Operationalizing Racial Justice (AMA RPA: 0.25) - 2022
• The Afterword – Operationalizing Racial Justice Care (AMA RPA: 0.25) - 2022

Taylor & Francis

• The complete guide to getting your research published & establishing your research profile (the 12-week early career learning program) - 2020
• The go-to guide for managing mid-career challenges, boosting the impact of your published work, & enhancing your research profile (the 12-week mid-career learning program) - 2020
• Open, transparent publishing and research integrity - 2022

Texas A&M University

• Effective Classroom and Behavior Management: Best Practices in CTE Settings (CPE: 2) - 2015
• People-First Language (CPE: 1) - 2016
• Disabilities A to Z (CPE: 2) - 2016
• Master Wellness Volunteers (CPE: 19) - 2019

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO       

• Open Access for Researchers - 2018

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – UNCTAD

• UNCTAD YSI Summer School 2022 on Globalization and Development Strategies - 2022

United States Department of Defense        

• Overview of Suicide Risk Assessment & Prevention - 2015

United States Department of Health and Human Service

• Ethical Issues in Research - 2016

University at Albany

• Risk Communication for Community Health Centers - 2018

University at Minnesota

• Understanding and Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Workplace (CH: 1.8) - 2022
• The Constitutional & Legal Basis for Public Health Actions (CH:1) - 2022

University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

• CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults - 2010

University of Tehran

• Mendeley - 2019

University of Texas at Austin

• Copyright - 2016

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

• Basic Science Workshop (CH: 1.75) - 2022
• Clinical Research Workshop (CH: 1.75) - 2022
• Clinical Controversies (CH: 1) - 2022
• Challenging Types of Breast Cancer (CH: 2) - 2022
• Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (CH: 2) - 2022
• Local Therapy - Best Breast Practice (CH: 2) - 2022
• Predictive Value of Treatment Response and Residual Disease after Neoadjuvant Therapy (CH: 2) - 2022
• Tumor Immunology and Novel Immune Therapy Strategies (CH: 1.25) - 2022
• Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Toxicity: What an Oncologist Needs to Know (CH: 2) - 2022
• Obesity and Breast Cancer (CH: 1.25) - 2022
• Advances in Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer - (People's Choice) (CH: 2) - 2022
• Racial Outcomes and Disparities (CH: 1.25) - 2022
• Digital Health and PROs in Breast Cancer Research and Care (CH: 2) - 2022
• Big Data and Health Equity (CH: 2) - 2022

University of Washington

• COVID-19 Information Navigator (CH: 1.5) - 2022
• Emergency Risk Communication (CH: 2.5) - 2022

Western Region Public Health Training Center

• Introduction to Science and Health Communication - 2022
• Communication Skills for Successful Healthcare Team Relationships - 2022
• Leadership Training: Communication and Negotiation Strategies - 2022
• Health Literacy and Cultural Competency in Behavioral and Medical Health - 2022

World Health Organization – WHO

• Competency-Based Learning: Introduction - 2020
• COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response - 2020
• Key considerations for SARS-CoV-2 antigen RDT implementation - 2022
• Social prescribing - 2022