With apologies for cross-posting.

Dear List Members
6th EDINBURGH CLINICAL TRIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE
7th- 9th February 2001

There are just a few places left on this course and if you are
interested in attending please get in touch for more details and a
booking form.
Regards
Anne Leigh Brown

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The course will chiefly focus on the efficient
management of randomised controlled clinical trials,
but will also cover some aspects of their design. The
course is a mixture of lectures and workshops and its
practical approach will take you step by step from
getting started through all the stages of a well-run
trial. You will learn how to get from idea to trial,
how to navigate the UK ethical review system and how
to build a multi-disciplinary team. You will hear
about methods of randomisation, computer programming
for clinical trials and how to design trial materials
that work. The course will also cover funding issues
and Data Monitoring. Workshops will help you to get
started, explore randomisation methods, establish and
maintain good data management procedures and keep the
trial going. There will also be an opportunity for
you to arrange individual consultations with members
of the course faculty if there is a particular topic
you would like to discuss in more detail. The course
is recognised by the UK Medical Research Council and carries 13
CME points.

The course organising committee includes members of
the Neurosciences Trials Unit, University of
Edinburgh, and the trial managers of the Magpie and
ORACLE Trials. The Neurosciences Trials Unit has co-
ordinated a number of large, randomised, multi-centre
clinical trials, and together with invited outside
speakers, members of the unit will contribute to the
programme of lectures and workshops.

Who should attend?
* Those who have taken part in clinical trials before
and now wish to broaden and consolidate their
knowledge.
* Those who have no experience as yet but intend to
play a part in running randomised controlled clinical
trials in the future.
* Those who have taken part in others' trials and now
wish to run their own.

The cost of the course is £450 for registration after 1st December
2000. This includes registration, course materials, teas, coffees
and lunches, plus a welcome reception and course dinner. To get
more information and a booking form please register your contact
details on-line at our website:
(http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/ectmc/),
or you send us your details by email:
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Anne Leigh Brown
Neurosciences Trials Unit
University of Edinburgh
Bramwell Dot Building
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road
Edinburgh EH4 2XU
UK
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Telephone: 0131-537-2930
Fax: 0131-332-5150
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