Monash University
4 weeks
This flexible course provides core knowledge around guidelines and frameworks underpinning clinical trial management, and the practical knowledge needed by clinical trialists to execute their duties.
This course is targeted at those wishing to enter the clinical research workforce as a clinical trialist, and is suitable for clinicians, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals; biomedical and public health researchers; clinical trial coordinators; and those working in the health industry who are interested in developing their skills and knowledge of clinical trials.
Topics introduced in the online module and expanded on in the masterclass include: research design, how to interpret published research, scientific concepts enabling the construction of research protocols and the formulation of research questions, clinical trial governance, research ethics and good clinical practice, core competencies such as study feasibility, study initiation, trial registration, staff training and supervision, monitoring and study retention, legal responsibilities of clinical trials, clinical trial budgets, including their design and review, the fundamentals of good data management, participant safety in trials, the set-up and management of biobanks, and end of study activities, including final study reporting and data locks.
Monash University is a leading provider of public health and clinical research education, with the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) offering a range of postgraduate programs and short courses. This course is taught by experienced clinical trialists who have deep expertise in research governance and ethics.
Completion of this micro-credential can accelerate your qualification by providing 6 credit points of unspecified credit towards Masters degrees in Public Health, Clinical Research, Health Management, Biostatistics or Occupational and Environmental Health at Monash University. It is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to contribute to clinical trials as a clinical trialist.
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