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ORRCA is a free, online, searchable database of research around recruitment to Clinical Trials. It aims to help users identify promising recruitment interventions and inform the matching or tailoring of these interventions to specific recruitment challenges faced by different types of trial.
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TDR and The Global Health Network are pleased to announce the launch of their Global Competency Framework for Clinical Research. This is a flexible framework which lists the competencies that should be demonstrated by the research team as a whole to carry out a successful clinical study. Importantly, the framework can be applied to any clinical research study, regardless of the size of the team, place, disease focus and type of research. Visit this page for an interactive version of the framework and all its component parts.
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Do you have experience in community engagement with health research? Take part in consultation on UNICEF’s proposal for minimum standards and indicators for community engagement
UNICEF Communication for Development is seeking comment on draft documents outlining proposed minimum standards for community engagement and indicators for measurement for development and humanitarian practice. Read more
Call for Applications: TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowships
Deadline for submission: 7 March 2019, 16:00 (GMT) The Clinical Research and Development Fellowship (CRDF) scheme is jointly implemented by EDCTP (the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership) and TDR, the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training ... Read more
Conference: The One Health Triad as a Foundation for Prevention and Control of Tropical Diseases - St Kitts, 2019
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine at St Kitts in the West Indies are pleased to announce the upcoming meeting: The One Health Triad as a Foundation for Prevention and Control of Tropical Diseases This meeting will take place between ... Read more
Workshop report: Skills Sharing for Research Nurses
The Global Research Nurses Nigerian faculty ran an exciting two-day workshop in Enugu, Nigeria, for research nurses across Nigeria. The workshop was well attended and here we share the resources and presentations from the day. Read more
Annual International Bioethics Forum, 12-13 Dec 2018, Lagos, Nigeria
The Nigeria-based New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society in collaboration with the Bioethics Society of Nigeria will be holding a two-day forum on bioethics, vulnerability and protection from exploitation in research. The forum will take place in Lagos, Nigeria ... Read more
Summary of two-day international workshop on new challenges in research ethics in Lima, Peru, August 2018
The International Workshop on Research Ethics: New Challenges was held in Lima, Peru from 28 to 29 August 2018. This event was jointly organized by the Latin American Forum for Research Ethics Committees (FLACEIS per initials in Spanish), the Peruvian ... Read more
Free training materials on the prevention, detection and treatment of Zika and other arboviruses
As part of the Knowledge Gap Analysis REDe - the Research Capacity Network, has put together a comprehensive list of all training materials related to the prevention, detection and treatment of Zika and other arboviruses available in English. Check here... Read more
FREE Guide to Efficient Trial Management
This free guide from the UK Trial Managers' Network (UK TMN) contains detailed, pragmatic information written by trial managers, for trial managers. Read more
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Development of an online resource for recruitment research in clinical trials to organise and map current literature
Transparency in the conduct and reporting of clinical trials is supported by the guidance produced on the content of clinical trial protocols and reporting standards for clinical trials. While the ...
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Global Health Bioethics, Research Ethics & Review
Grant writing in Ethics and Social Sciences: Lessons, Pitfalls and Advice
This helpful presentation is the result of a workshop held in Durban by The Global Health Bioethics Network (course facilitators: Maureen Kelley, Patricia Kingori, Dorcas Kamuya, Mike Parker). You ...
Applications open for course on epidemiological evaluation of vaccines: efficacy, safety and policy (1-12 July 2019)
The London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine have opened applications for the shortcourse: Epidemiological evaluation of vaccines: efficacy, safety and policy Course dates: 1-12 July 2019 The Epidemiology of ...
How to Implement Blended Learning: Experiences of the Nigerian faculty
Several of Global Health Trials' Regional Faculties have implemented exceptional, cost-effective blended learning schemes, using a computer room and the Global Health Network's free eLearning courses to create ...
The value of an embedded qualitative study in a trial of a second antidepressant for people who had not responded to one antidepressant: understanding the perspectives of patients and practititioners
Background Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. The number of prescriptions for antidepressants has risen ...
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ICH GCP guidelines: Are they good for all?
I am an active reader, follower, trainer and implementer of GCP. The question i have is: are these guidelines good enough for the developing world ...
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Job Alert! Research Assistant at the MRC Unit, the Gambia
A position in rural Gambia with the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM is available to coordinate a large cluster-randomised trial of an alternative versus ...
Introduce yourself here!
Hi everyone, this new group is a place for new members to introduce themselves in the community. Please post to introduce yourself and let others ...
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ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)
NEW! Children and Clinical Research is a new free, online training course tackling the issue of: how can we ethically undertake the research involving children and young people that is needed to ensure their healthcare services are safe and effective, given that research often involves burdens and risks? Moreover, what role should children, young people and parents themselves play in influencing how research studies are carried out, and how can their voices help influence the wider research agenda?
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Ethics and best practices in sharing individual-level research data
This peer reviewed course outlines ethical aspects of sharing individual level research data and proposed best practices. It aims to be of value to those designing and reviewing individual research protocols where data sharing is anticipated, and to those developing institutional policies and processes for governing data sharing.
