Oxford Surgical Trials Training Day 2024
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9.30am to 4.40pm
Lecture Theatre, The Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LF
Oxford Surgical Trials Training Day Course is the launch of new and exciting Surgical Trials Training Day that will provide valuable insights into the pathway from trial idea all the way through to the running of a surgical trial.
Current & potential PIs, consultants, trainees and trial management staff and all others interested in the process of carrying out clinical trial research are all welcome and encouraged to attend.
The course is hosted by the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU). SITU NDS is led by Professor Sheraz Markar, who is supported by a multidisciplinary team with expert experience in developing and running surgical trials.
Programme
|
Time |
Session |
Lead |
| 09:30 - 09:55 | Refreshments | |
| 09:55 - 10:00 | Welcome and introductions | Michael Douek |
Session 1 - Designing Surgical Trials
| 10:00 - 10:25 | Developing the Idea & Feasability Studies | Peter McCulloch |
| 10:25 - 10:50 | Options for Surgical Trial Design | Jonathan Cook |
| 10:50 - 11:15 | Identifying an Optimal Funding Stream & Preparing a Good Grant Application | Jessica Scaife |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
Session 2 - Health Economics, PPI and Recruitment & Regulation
| 11:30 - 11:55 | Health Economics | Filipa Landeiro |
| 11:55 - 12:20 | Patient Involvement - What Can We Offer? | Marcelle Bernstein |
| 12:20 - 12:45 | Quintet Recruitment Intervention | Nicola Farrar |
| 12:45 - 13:00 |
Introduction to Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) & Surgical Innovation, Technology and Evaluation Theme (SITE) |
Simon Buczacki |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
Session 3 - Trial Development Pathway
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Device Trials - Regulations & Pitfalls | Ferdousi Chowdhury |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Costing a Trial | Amy Taylor |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Trial Management - What is Involved? | Charles Malyon |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
Session 4 - The four best trial ideas for presentations
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel: Vicki Barber, Richard Bryant, Seonaidh Cotton, Michael Douek, Alex Green, Duncan Richards | |
| 16:30 - 16:40 | Closing remarks |
No charge. Lunch and refreshments provided.
In person places are limited; early registration encouraged to avoid disappointment.
View the poster.
For any queries, email zoe.uttley@nds.ox.ac.uk