OCTRU Training Bite: Patient Information Sheets (PIS): Development of good PIS *online*

These links lead to a variety of clinical research related resources, training opportunities and conferences offered by external organisations – OCTRU does not necessarily endorse the links – this is offered only as a resource for individuals to use when looking for wider opportunities.

Note: We endeavour to keep this page up to date, however if a link is broken please can you let the admin team know on octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

Training Opportunities

Training provided in Clinical Trials by the University of Oxford (Oxford SSO required)

Research Integrity: Core introductory course

Research Integrity: Refresher course for more experienced researchers

Research Integrity: Trusted Research & Export Controls

UK Trial Manager's Network

Research Governance, Ethics & Assurance Team (RGEA) (Oxford SSO required)

UKCRC Registered Clinical Trial Units

Monitoring of clinical trials - Online Training Modules

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Resources about Human Tissue Act 

Resources about Public Engagement

Health Research Authority (HRA)

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) including NIHR Learn

Integrated Research Application System (IRAS)

NIHR Research Delivery Network

This team have regular emails with links to training opportunities offered by themselves and other – follow this LINK for more information.

NIHR Involve for PPI

NIHR Learning for Involvement - training and resources dedicated to learning and development for public involvement in health and social care research

NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme Resources Site

PharmaSchool

E-Learning

    Medical Research Council (MRC)

Training offered on Good Research Practice, including GDPR, Human Tissue legislation, IRAS - follow this LINK 

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR Learn)

Online training courses for those working on trials, including those with an ac.uk email address. Courses include Introduction to GCP and refresher GCP training, diversity and inclusion training, and more - follow this LINK

Future Learn

NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

The video library on the NIHR Oxford BRC website includes a variety of talks, including those from the series of lunchtime seminars carrried out by the Statistics Hub - watch them here

The Global Health Network

Global Health Training Centre

Conferences

ICTMC

Biannual conference for researchers and practitioners to present the very latest in trials methodology research

Society for Clinical Trials (US organisation)

Annual conference in the US for those working in trials