Table 2 Respondents’ attitudes regarding the importance of an ICT research training course by current ICT using status

a. An overview of ways that ICT can support/enhance the entire research process

b. Learning what researchers need to know about ICT to be efficient and effective researchers

c. Overview of types of ICT research methods/resources for researchers

d. Most useful ICT research methods/resources across the research process and where/how to access them

e. What is new/important in ICT research methods/resources that will help researchers make significant advances in their research

f. Developing an overall plan for learning about and using ICT research methods/resources in your research projects

g. Best ways to set up an experiment using ICT research methods/resources before generating data

h. Fundamentals of how databases are structured, attributes of data, ways data can be stored/retrieved and how pieces of data relate to each other

i. Principles, best practices and challenges of accessing/using existing data in clinical and population health research

j. What kinds of databases exist, how to access them and possible new uses of these data in research

k. Creating new databases, determining what data to collect, how to represent the data, how pieces of data need to relate to each other (i.e. data modeling)

l. Principles and challenges when integrating or using multiple datasets

m. Using data from electronic health records in research

n. Informatics principles and electronic methods to collect/capture data in clinical settings, including use of specific devices like Smart phones

o. Assuring data quality and fidelity when using electronic methods to acquire/ capture data

P. The concept and importance of data standards

q. Issues of security, ethical, legal, regulatory and confidentiality considerations in accessing/ using data

r. Best practices for managing data, including storage, security and retrieval

s. Using informatics methods to manipulate and analyze data, including understanding what you can and cannot do with data

t. Choosing the best ways to analyze specific data and address specific research questions

u. Tools and approaches for interpreting results, such as software to help visualize data

v. Conducting systematic data searches (e.g., literature reviews, vetted sources of information)

w. Using informatics search methods to help develop research protocols

x. Using information technology-based methods to recruit human subjects

y. Using information technology-based methods to develop and implement clinical decision support tools

z. Seeking help - kinds of informatics help you can get, knowing when to ask for help, kinds of people to approach for help with various types of issues/questions

aa. Using ICT to deliver clinical and population health interventions

bb. Collaborating effectively with informatics/ IT consultants and experts (i.e. knowing how to ask for what you want)

cc. Performing personal “computer hygiene” (backing up files, organizing files, archiving email)