University of Southampton
- Start Date: 31 Jan, 2022
- 4 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Discover how digital tools can be used for the recruitment and retention of participants within clinical trials.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Learn how digital tools can be used throughout clinical trials
This four-week clinical trials course is designed to create awareness about the availability and use of digital tools for the recruitment and retention of participants within clinical trials.
You’ll explore the key tools for recruitment and retention, how they are used and their overall advantages and limitations.
Develop an understanding of what digital tools are
You’ll firstly develop an understanding of what digital tools are and how they are used within the context of clinical trials.
You’ll then evaluate examples of digital tools that have been used for recruitment and retention of participants within clinical trials.
Identify ways in which digital tools could be used to support clinical trials
You’ll then identify the ways in which digital tools can be used to support clinical trials, and will explore the evidence for the effectiveness of digital tools.
You’ll then discuss the aspects that a researcher would need to consider if they intend to use one of these tools, and identify useful further information to discover further.
Learn with clinical trial experts from the University of Southampton
Throughout the duration of the course, you’ll be under the guidance of Jacqui Nuttall, Head of Trial Management in the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, and Giorgos Dritsakis, a trial manager and lead researcher in the same unit.
The course will draw heavily on research findings from an NIHR-funded (National Institute for Health Research) project on research using technology in clinical trials. The team has an internationally-recognised reputation in understanding the development of successful clinical trials, and you’ll be able to engage with stakeholders throughout the process.
This course is primarily intended for staff in clinical trial units (CTUs), Research Design Services (RDSs), monitoring staff in the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NTSCC), National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) grant applicants, funding board members, referees and other professionals involved in clinical trials.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
University of Southampton
Southampton is a place for ambitious people keen to stretch their intellectual abilities and help change the world.
From the birthplace of the technologies which drive the Internet to ground-breaking medical breakthroughs in conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and asthma, the University of Southampton has spent the last 60 years changing the world.
Ranked among the top 100 in the world, Southampton is a forward-thinking university that works at the cutting-edge of research, bringing a positive impact to global societies in a wide range of areas such as computer science, oceanography, sustainable energy, engineering and medicine.
The University has thousands of academics and staff working to unlock the potential and support the ambition of more than 22,000 students and an exciting new community of learners from around the world studying its sector-leading MOOCs.
The students themselves are also working to change the world from projects in Africa, which are raising living standards through micro finance, to providing donated ambulances for emergency services in Mongolia, helping to save countless lives.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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