Conducting Clinical Research - Essential GCP training for New Coordinators and Researchers

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Start Date
26 June 2024
End Date
27 June 2024
Start Time
09:00
End Time
17:00
Venue
ARCS Virtual Classroom
Who Can Register?
Anyone

The workshop is full of practical coordination tips from people who have been setting up research for years. The workshop is structured so that you will walk away with useful techniques, tools and tips to apply at your centre.


Course overview

This course for study coordinators has been developed by an Australian advisory board made up of individuals with over 100 years of combined experience in coordinating clinical research at hospital sites. The workshop is full of practical coordination tips from people who have been setting up research for years. The course is structured so that you will walk away with useful techniques, tools and tips to apply at your centre.

This ICH E6 GCP Investigator Site Training meets the Minimum Criteria for ICH GCP Investigator Site Personnel Training identified by TransCelerate BioPharma as necessary to enable mutual recognition of GCP training among trial sponsors.

Who should attend

  • New coordinators looking for more information

  • Individuals in an academic research capacity (including PhD students, staff in pharmacy, laboratories staff etc.) interested in how clinical research is coordinated

  • Individuals looking for a toolkit to assist with coordinating research at their hospital/clinic

  • Individuals looking to share experience and learn from others

  • Those who do not have a clinical trial background and seek to broaden their understanding of the coordinator role.

N.B: This workshop forms part of the certification pathway.

Course highlights

Day 1 - Topics include:

  • Research Foundations

  • Coordination roadmap

  • Types of human research, drug development and study design

  • Research standards

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Protocols, proposals, descriptions

  • Submitting your project to HREC

  • HREA orientation and tips

  • Establishing your regulatory binder

  • Participant recruitment planning

Day 2 - Topics include:

  • Informed consent

  • Participant safety

  • Definitions and the safety cycle

  • Source documents

  • Definitions and the data cycle

  • An auditor’s perspective

  • Laboratory data

  • Drug handling, compliance and accountability

  • Delegation of responsibility

  • QC & QA in clinical trials

  • Demystifying audits


Speaker Bio

Anna Megalakakis

Anna is the Senior Training Manager at ARCS Australia. 


Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will receive 14 CPD points.

ARCS CPD points meet the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

Entry criteria

This is an entry level/introductory workshop. There are no entry criteria for this course. If you have any questions on your suitability for this workshop, please contact the ARCS office on (02) 8905 0829.

Registration fees

Course fees (inc. GST):

Early bird - until 29 May
ARCS member - $1,005
Non-member - $1,660.00
Government/Institutional - (Please contact the ARCS office on (02) 8905 0829)

Standard - from 30 May

ARCS Member - $1,330.00
Non Member - $2,145.00
Government/Institutional - (Please contact the ARCS office on (02) 8905 0829)

Registration terms and conditions

 

Virtual classroom

This course runs for two full days from 09:00-17:00

Attendee requirements:

  • Computer/laptop connected to power

  • Good internet access (1Mbps or better – broadband recommended)

  • A charged mobile phone and headphones (if using your phone for audio)

  • Phone charger – given the event goes all day, you will need a way of charging your phone

  • Headphones for computer audio (if using computer audio)

  • A quiet room/space