Upcoming Events

QUESTS and the HRB-TMRN are delighted to bring “Working Qualitatively in Trial and Healthcare Methodology Research” to NUI Galway on 30-31 May 2019.

Over two days (08.30-17:00 30 May & 8:30-14:00 31st May), workshops will be facilitated by local and internationally-known experts with workshops focusing on:

• Rigour in qualitative research in trials
• Qualitative data analysis
• Mixed methods research
• Grant writing and publishing for impact
• How to be more effective, successful, and happy as a student, academic, or researcher

Featuring international workshop presenters: Alex Clark, Professor & Associate Vice-President (Research), and Bailey Sousa, Director, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM), University of Alberta – Co-authors of “How to be a Happy Academic” (SAGE Publishing, London: 2018)

More information and registration can be found at https://effectiveacademic.regfox.com/galway2019.

Human clinical trials require a unique level of reporting that not only adheres to best practices, but also to legal guidelines. During this workshop you will learn about clinical trial registration and results reporting on the EU clinical trials register (EudraCT) and the USA register (Clinicaltrials.gov). You will also learn about pre-registration of clinical trial protocols in scientific literature and on how to write a succinct clinical trial results manuscript. Finally, we will discuss reporting methods to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of clinical trials.

An Introduction to N-of-1 Trial Design and Conduct in Health Research

Delivered by: Dr. Suzanne McDonald

Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK

Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, AUS

@suzannem5

Dr. Suzanne McDonald is a Research Methodologist and is interested in the development and application of N-of-1 methods (also known as ‘single-case methods’) in psychology and medicine. Suzanne is co-chair of the International Collaborative Network for N-of-1 Clinical Trials and Single-Case Experimental Designs and co-chair of the UK Network for N-of-1 Methods. Suzanne is also a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC).

Venue: School of Psychology, Arts Millennium Building Extension, National University of Ireland Galway, Eircode: H91 TK33

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