By Maddie Clout and Hana Tabusa, University of Bristol

Register in advance for this webinar: https://www.tmn.ac.uk/events/register.aspx?id=1379914&itemid=7e5de3a5-9a84-4dc7-b511-c83a83294dad

Please note, you need to register for this event in order to receive an email invitation to join the session. Registrations are limited to 100 attendees and places will be offered on a first come first served basis. 

You will need access to web and sound facilities in order to view this webinar. 

A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please email uktmn@nottingham.ac.uk

Location: Birmingham

Further information: https://www.methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/workshops/ 

2020 Course dates: 27-29 July 2020, 16-18 November

There is a need to train existing and potential clinical researchers in the design, management, analysis and interpretation of randomised clinical trials. The Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit organises and runs a course in research methods for clinical trials, which is designed to help researchers apply the most effective practical methods to answer key problems in clinical and other health care research.

CPD approved (accredited with 18 CPD points).

The course is designed to appeal to a broad audience ranging from those who have little experience in clinical trials to those who wish to widen their knowledge of the conduct of such trials. Attendance would be appropriate for: Clinical researchers who are planning or running a clinical trial Medical staff involved in clinical trials who are interested in expanding their knowledge Trial coordinators, trial administrators, data managers, research nurses and others who wish to expand their knowledge of clinical trial methodology.

• More information, prices, provisional programme

The course consists of a series of talks and workshops that will concentrate on the practicalities of developing and running a randomised clinical trial. Subjects covered include:

•     Choosing the question: systematic reviews and meta-analysis
•     Trial design: large simple trials and other designs
•     Funding and research costs
•     Ethical and regulatory considerations
•     Protocol development
•     Practical procedures for running a trial
•     Research governance
•     Pharmacovigilance
•     Computerised trial management
•     Critical appraisal of published work
•     Statistical analysis for non-statisticians
•     Quality of life studies
•     Health economics
•     Data monitoring

Please note that the course focuses on phase III randomised trials, but many of the principles and considerations covered in the course apply equally to both phase I and II trials.

By Andrew McKay, University of Liverpool and Sharon Love, UCL

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You will need access to web and sound facilities in order to view this webinar. 

A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please email uktmn@nottingham.ac.uk

By Phillip Pallman, University of Cardiff and Munya Dimairo, University of Sheffield

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COMET VIII

The COMET Initiative will hold its eighth meeting in Liverpool on 8th to 9th October 2020. Planning is now underway and we are preparing an exciting programme. This will bring together individuals interested in the development and application of “core outcome sets” in many different areas of health care. There is no registration fee for the meeting, and lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge. The number of spaces is limited, which may mean that we have to close registration some time in advance of the meeting. We therefore encourage early registration to avoid disappointment. Delegates will be responsible for the costs of their own travel and accommodation.

Programme coming soon. http://www.comet-initiative.org/Meeting

To register click here.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Hywel Williams, Professor of Dermato-Epidemiology & Co-Director of the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham

Professor Hywel Williams became Director of the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme in 2016. Hywel chaired the HTA commissioning board from 2010 to 2015. He cares passionately about research that is directly relevant to the NHS and is a champion of public and patient involvement in research. His research interests include randomised clinical trials and systematic reviews of interventions to prevent and treat skin diseases. Hywel co-directs the Centre of Evidence-Based Dermatology at the University of Nottingham and is consultant paediatric dermatologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Hywel is an NIHR senior investigator and fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Eleanor Perfetto, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for the National Health Council (NHC)

Dr. Perfetto’s research and policy work primarily focuses on patient engagement in health care, including comparative effectiveness and patient centered-outcomes research (CER-PCOR); medical product development; patient-reported outcome selection and development; value assessment; and health care quality.

Junhua Zhang, director of Evidence-Based Medicine Center at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TUTCM)

The Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center and Cochrane China and TUTCM jointly established the Chinese Research Center for Clinical Trial Core Outcome Sets (ChiCOS). The center has been set up to promote COS and provide methodological support to core outcome set developers in China, with a particular focus on COS for Traditional Chinese Medicine. ChiCOS is in collaboration with COMET.

By Elizabeth Allen, University of Cape Town

Register in advance for this webinar: https://www.tmn.ac.uk/events/register.aspx?id=1379919&itemid=3e8170a2-9d6b-44cc-9de9-49ccf416be2a

Please note, you need to register for this event in order to receive an email invitation to join the session. Registrations are limited to 100 attendees and places will be offered on a first come first served basis. 

You will need access to web and sound facilities in order to view this webinar. 

A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please email uktmn@nottingham.ac.uk

Location: Birmingham

Further information: https://www.methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/workshops/ 

2020 Course dates: 27-29 July 2020, 16-18 November

There is a need to train existing and potential clinical researchers in the design, management, analysis and interpretation of randomised clinical trials. The Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit organises and runs a course in research methods for clinical trials, which is designed to help researchers apply the most effective practical methods to answer key problems in clinical and other health care research.

CPD approved (accredited with 18 CPD points).

The course is designed to appeal to a broad audience ranging from those who have little experience in clinical trials to those who wish to widen their knowledge of the conduct of such trials. Attendance would be appropriate for: Clinical researchers who are planning or running a clinical trial Medical staff involved in clinical trials who are interested in expanding their knowledge Trial coordinators, trial administrators, data managers, research nurses and others who wish to expand their knowledge of clinical trial methodology.

• More information, prices, provisional programme

The course consists of a series of talks and workshops that will concentrate on the practicalities of developing and running a randomised clinical trial. Subjects covered include:

•     Choosing the question: systematic reviews and meta-analysis
•     Trial design: large simple trials and other designs
•     Funding and research costs
•     Ethical and regulatory considerations
•     Protocol development
•     Practical procedures for running a trial
•     Research governance
•     Pharmacovigilance
•     Computerised trial management
•     Critical appraisal of published work
•     Statistical analysis for non-statisticians
•     Quality of life studies
•     Health economics
•     Data monitoring

Please note that the course focuses on phase III randomised trials, but many of the principles and considerations covered in the course apply equally to both phase I and II trials.

FREE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN CLICK HERE

FULL PROGRAMME HERE