global health trials overview
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www.theglobalhealthnetwork.org
The Global Health Network
18th September 2014
Tamzin FurtadoProject Manager
The Global Health Network
Health Research often occurs in isolated siloes…..
Researchers have to fight for funding, and don’t share their ideas, methods, or results until publication.
The internet is changing the world in other fields.
People share their experiences and knowledge with one another, creating an evolving body of knowledge.
This is a ‘Community of Practice’.
Health Research needs this!
Clinical research involves many steps…
A mechanism for sharing methods and resources between groups,
disease areas and regions
would bring….
StandardisationBetter research practices
Immediate access to knowledge & information
Enable data sharingUse of same terminologyIncreased collaboration
Peer support & networking
…& WOULD SPEED UP RESEARCH !
Samples & laboratories
Regulations & guidelines
Ethics / informed consent
Data capture and
management
Protocols
Operating procedures
Process Mapping….
• Fully interactive and flexible layout
• Serves as a structural way of organising information across the Global Health Network
• Powerful search
Each item links to:
• Formal written information from trialists
• Other links and resources
• Relevant eLearning courses
• Discussions and blogs
Peer Support:Regional Faculties & Workshops
South African Faculty: Study and workshop
West/Central African Group
EDCTPNoEsWorkshops:
Ghana
Workshop: Research Ethics -
Honduras
Workshop: Tunisia
Workshop and study:
Zambia
Workshop: Instituto de
CienciasNeurologicas
Lima
Khyber University: webinars
Discussion boards overseen by
experts; featured discussions such as
‘ask the expert’
Up to date news and events
Guidance articles e.g. • how to do a back
translation review for ICFs
• Monitoring• introduction to
data management,• how to manage a
trial…..
Opportunities for research sites
Everyone can get involved, whatever your location and role in research
Hundreds of resources, tools,
downloadable SOPs and templates, etc
Free and open access eLearning
Track your continued
professional development
…..free access to high quality guidance
Therapeutic & Disease Specific Portals
Respiratory InfectionsDengue Enterics
Neglected Tropical DiseasesCancer
Non-Communicable Diseases…..etc.etc.
Online learning opportunities -free
• Most steps, processes and issues are the same
• Cross cutting ‘how-to’ skills training for all roles of staff, all disease areas and all regions
• Simple concept of taking good face to face courses and adapting them into e-learning material
• Sharing training material
Our philosophy is quite simple….
- Take these great training resources you have all developed and share them by
creating e-learning courses!
e-Learning Courses
Short Courses:
1. Introduction to Clinical Research
2. ICH Good Clinical Practice Course
3. Setting the Research Question
4. The Research Protocol: Part one
5. The Research Protocol: Part two
6. Data Safety Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials
7. Introduction to Consent
8. Introduction to Data Management For Clinical
Research Studies
9. Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse
Events in Clinical Research
10. Introduction to reviewing Genomic Research
11. The Retrospective Treatment Outcome Study
12. How to Conduct GCP Inspections/Audits…
Modular Courses:
1. Basic Malaria Microscopy (5 modules)
2. Research Ethics Online Training (14 modules)
Professional Membership Scheme
• Bill & Melinda Gates funded partnership between GHT & WHOTDR
• Professional membership for all levels of clinical research staff.
• This scheme increases professional recognition and tracks development
• It is free, comprehensive, validated and high quality
• Good for sites – provides a mechanism for staff review
• Good for individuals –provides own record and highly motivational
Principal Investigator
Data Managers
Research Nurses
Clinical Officers
Laboratory Technicians
Research Coordinators
StatisticiansField
Workers
Statistics
• Over 24,700 visits since May 2010
• Double what it was a year ago
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