Please note that a few places (free of charge) are still available for this event
MRC North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research Launch Day
Tuesday 29th September 2009
The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool
The MRC North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research (NWHTMR) is a collaboration between the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Bangor, involving experts in medical statistics, clinical trial methodology, pharmacoeconomics, sociology and clinical psychology. The Hub will focus on three methodological research themes (early phase trial design and analysis, later phase trial design and analysis and patients' perspectives), developing and translating methods for application across key clinical areas (Drug Safety, Medicines for Children, Epilepsy and Cancer).
The official launch of the NWHTMR will take place on Tuesday 29th September from 10am at The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool and offers colleagues an opportunity to engage with the wider trials methodology community. The day will include a series of presentations, a poster session held over lunch and concluding open discussion chaired by Professor Adrian Grant (Director, NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research).
Programme:
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Welcome: Professor Jon Saunders
10:35 Director's Welcome: Professor Paula Williamson
MRC HTMR Network, first year of the NWHTMR
10:50 Professor Peter Sandercock
Sensible guidelines for clinical trials
11:20 Professor Tony Marson
Improving trial methodology: Examples from epilepsy
11:50 Professor John Whitehead
Adaptive designs for early phase clinical trials
12:20 Lunch and poster viewing
1:30 Professor Ann Jacoby/Dr Bridget Young
Taking account of the patient's perspective
2:00 Future plans for the NWHTMR
Training, studentships, advisory service and more
2:30 Discussion: Chaired by Professor Adrian Grant
3:00 Close and refreshments
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