OCTRU Training Bite: SIMS Overview - Setup and Initial Basic Configuration *online*
Simon Mulwa
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 11am to 12pm
Online
Hosted by octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
this session covers:
- App Configuration (Redcap APIs and report mapping)
- Redcap Report Views
- Basic schedule Configuration
- Instruments Configuration (consent forms & excluded forms)
- Feature Management
- App Management
- Look Up Management
Places must be booked for this course.
Please email octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk to reserve your space. A University/NHS email address should be used when making your booking.
External Training
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
Research Governance, Ethics & Assurance Team (RGEA) (Oxford SSO required)
UKCRC Registered Clinical Trial Units
Monitoring of clinical trials - Online Training Modules
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 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
E-Learning
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
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
Conferences
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