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A Comparison of Online versus On-site Training in Health Research Methodology: A Randomized Study

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/11/37

An interesting study comparing online training versus face to face training in an randomized study in India.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 15 Nov 2011
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Strengthening the Informed Consent Process in International Health Research...

http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pme...

Link to online article about improving the informed consent through Community Engagement: The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme Experience.
Samson Muchina Kinyanjui and colleagues from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme discuss how they modified their informed consent processes by taking into account local social, cultural, and economic contexts in the design and administration of consent forms.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 9 Nov 2011
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TB Partnership looking for Trial Sites - The Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens (CPTR)

http://www.c-path.org/CPTR.cfm.

An international partnership is looking for potential collaborators for planned phase II and III clinical trials. If you would like to register the possible interest of your clinical trial site then please let them know

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 25 Oct 2011
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By Nov. 18--Call for Case Studies: Highlighting Delivery of Quality Care in the Developing World

http://www.astmh.org/Global_Health_Case_Studies.htm?utm_source=ASTMH%2...

The Alliance for Case Studies for Global Health is seeking case studies for the second edition of Case Studies for Global Health (2009), a publication that highlights a range of situations in which governments, public and private sector organizations and individuals work together to address global health challenges. Also included are steps for developing programs that fight worldwide diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria and dengue fever.
Submit your case study by Nov. 18, 2011. The second edition, scheduled for release in 2012, will include updates on approximately 20 studies published in the first edition.

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Bookmarked by Tamzin Furtado on 25 Oct 2011
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A Peer Review Intervention for Monitoring and Evaluating sites (Prime) Lane A. et al

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21239142

This is an interesting article about a peer review intervention which was embedded within a multi-site RCT of the effectivenesss of treatments for prostate cancer. The intervention involved trial staff from one site conducting on site monitoring at other sites involed in the RCT. The intervention complemented other quality control measures such as independant data monitoring and trial steering committtees. Hence there was not an immediate cost benefit howevev the focus on training and mentoring enhanced study cohesion (i.e. sites collaborating more closely with one another) and experienced trial staff were ablt to help colleagues at other sites resolve site problems and reduce errors.

I think this article will be of great interest to those of you working on reciprocal monitoring schemes.

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Bookmarked by Tracey Chantler on 19 Oct 2011
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