> This is your last chance to register for the following RSS PDC courses. To
> confirm your place please go to www.rss.org.uk/courses
> <www.rss.org.uk/courses> for a registration form and return to fax number
> +44 (0)1625 267 879 or email [log in to unmask]
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> Effective Mentoring and Coaching - Peter English - 6 November - London
> Mentoring and Coaching can be powerful and cost-effective ways of
> developing people within the workplace. There is a wealth of evidence to
> show that the usefulness of mentoring and coaching relationships is
> significantly enhanced if the mentor/coach has been trained in how to
> undertake the role.
> Experienced statisticians or senior managers who are willing to act as
> mentors or coaches to less experienced colleagues.
>
> Introduction to Pharmacokinetics - Alwyn Pidgen - 13 November - London
> This is an introductory course on Pharmacokinetics & Clinical
> Pharmacology. The main focus is placed upon understanding the key
> pharmacokinetics concepts & principles and their application within
> Pharmaceutical Research. Following a short introduction, the areas of
> Absorption, Distribution & Elimination are explained in detail. Key
> pharmacokinetic parameters relating to these areas are then explained &
> derived. Both the model dependent & model independent approaches to
> parameter estimation are discussed. Examples are presented. The course
> finishes with a practical look at the application of pharmacokinetics
> within a clinical context.
> Anyone who either directly or indirectly works in Drug Research &
> Development.
>
> The Statistical Evaluation of Surrogate Endpoints - Geert Molenberghs - 16
> November - London
> The course will present an overview of the developments in surrogate
> market evaluation, with illustrations predominantly from the fields of
> ophthalmology, oncology, and mental health. It combines applied and
> methodological aspects, but it is not deeply theoretical.
> Biostatisticians and related professionals with an interest in clinical
> trial methodology, workling in academe, industry, and the regulatory
> authorities.
>
> SPC for NHS Consultants and Clinical Directors - Dr. Shirley Coleman & Dr.
> Peter Worthington - 29 November - London
> Consultants and Clinical Directors are being asked to continuously improve
> the quality, timeless and cost of services to patients. Data are available
> but the main difficulty clinicians report is accessing data in the correct
> format to statistically demonstrate improvement or worsening of services.
> Clinicians are trained in comparative statistical methods with which, for
> example, to compare populations in clinical trials. However, comparative
> methods are not helpful when monitoring the performance of a clinical
> process or service over time. Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a
> widely applicable methodology for improving the quality of processes in
> industry and is being applied to healthcare. This course provides a
> practical introduction to using SPC for people with access to valuable
> data and an interest in research into service improvement, as well as
> responding to the requirements of the NHS Intelligent Board Report.
> The primary audience for this course is NHS Consultants and Clinical
> Directors. These groups of people have background training in comparative
> statistics and are now coming across SPC which requires a different way of
> dealing with information. Secondary markets include others in the NHS who
> are working with SPC.
>
> We look forward to receiving your registrations.
>
> Cinthya Almeida
> RSS Training Administrator
>
> RSS Professional Development Centre
> Tel: +44 (0)1625 504067 Fax: +44 (0)1625 267879
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