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Practical Issues in Clinical Trials Part 1: PPIE and Community Involvement ​

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​​This is the first of six seminars that the LSHTM Trials Network is running in 2024 on practical issues in clinical trials.  In the first seminar, Professor Caroline Free, Co-Director of the LSHTM Clinical Trials Unit, Dr Armel Zemsi, Head of the Clinical Trials Unit at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and colleagues from the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit will present on the state of current evidence and practice around patient and community involvement in research, and share concrete examples from their respective regions in order to provide an overview on what works and the lessons learned.

​Upcoming seminars in the series:

  • ​9 April 2024, 13:00-14:00: Starting a trial/logistics
  • ​4 June 2024, 13:00-14:00: Running a trial- Part 1: Protocol compliance, monitoring
  • ​3 September 2024, 13:00-14:00: Running a trial- Part 2: Recruitment and follow up
  • ​5 November 2024, 13:00-14:00: Running a trial- Part 3: Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) options
  • ​28 January 2025, 13:00-14:00: Closing down a trial and dissemination: Publication, including PPI in dissemination, media. 

Speakers

  • ​​Professor Caroline Free, Co-Director of the LSHTM Clinical Trials Unit
  • ​Dr Armel Zemsi, Head of the Clinical Trials Unit at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
  • ​​Speaker from MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit ​ - TBC

Event notices

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  • Please note that the recording link will be listed on this page when available.
     

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