OCTRU Chief Investigator's Course: Successfully conducting and delivering your high quality clinical trial
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Thursday, 01 February 2024, 9am to 1pm
Botnar Research Centre, G54
Hosted by octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED
This half day course is an opportunity for potential and new Chief Investigators to learn from experts in the clinical trials field on key topics that are vital in running successful clinical trials.
course overview
- Sebastian Hearmon, Head of Internal Communications, HBK World - Communication and Culture
- Clare Calvert, Head of Pre-Trial Operations, OCTRU- So you have a funded trial - what are the next steps to opening?
- Dr. Vicki Barber, OCTRU Operations Director - Effective trial management – recruitment and retention
- Prof. Jonathan Cook, Professor of Clinical Trial Statistics, OCTRU - Key statistical issues in trial design, conduct, and analysis
- Dr. Joanna Black, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, OCTRU - Regulatory requirements - trial classifications, SOPs, documentation, inspections, audits and keeping compliant
- Prof. Duncan Richards, CLIMAX Professor of Clinical Therapeutics - Experience from the coal face
Refreshments will be provided.
For further details, please contact: octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
additional afternoon workshop
An additional workshop ran by Prof. Sally Hopewell, Applying the INCLUDE guidance to your trial: ensuring diversity and inclusion for all in trials, follows this session. See further details here. Attendance is optional but recommended. Lunch will be provided for those who stay for the afternoon session (pre-registration required).
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
Training in Research Integrity & Ethics
Research Governance, Ethics & Assurance Team (RGEA)
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 of Health Research (NIHR) including NIHR Learn
Integrated Research Application System (IRAS)
NIHR Research & Design Services (RDS South Central)
This team have regular emails with links to training opportunities offered by themselves and other – follow this LINK to register for these alerts.
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 of Health 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
LinkedIn Learning
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