Good Clinical Practice Refresher

This full day course is aimed at healthcare professionals involved in the recruitment of patients into Phase 1 and 2 trials for example, research nurses, clinical studies officers, medics, clinical nurse specialists. This course is structured around filmed consultations with clinicians and patients (actors role-playing patients and relatives). The consultations include end-of treatment, dose escalation and novel agent consultations. The course explores information needs of research participants in early phase studies, giving complex information to potential participants and provides resources for skills development.

The course is designed to meet the needs of people who are recruiting participants and gathering study data in local research sites in order to apply GCP and the EU Directives, UK Regulations and Research Governance Framework into daily practice. This includes clinical trials and other research conducted within health and social care settings in Wales. The day is built around group activities and work-based scenarios with the aim of preparing participants to improve their implementation of GCP when they return to their workplace.

This half day course is aimed at research staff working in the NHS and social care settings who are involved in the recruitment of people to research studies. Topics covered within the course include an awareness of the law and consent, the consent process, the skills and knowledge necessary and ethical issues in consent. Delegates will be expected to participate in group work exploring legal and ethical issues in consent within research scenarios.