Setting up and running clinical research projects is a complex process that needs effective project management. The course includes an emphasis on the need to anticipate, understand, and implement detailed project management activities in a proactive manner. It is essential to manage clinical research projects within the set time frame, to budget and the right quality standard.
With ever-increasing pressures on clinical research professionals, the use of project management can provide essential tools and techniques and be a key factor in the successful completion of such projects including bringing a drug or medical device to market.
This interactive three-day course has been designed to provide participants with a thorough understanding of both technical and interpersonal project management skills in clinical research projects. Interactive exercises are used to aid the learner in the application of clinical project management concepts and principles so they can easily use the tools to improve the success of existing or future clinical research projects.
Benefits of Attending
- Acquire an in-depth understanding of technical project management methodologies and techniques to apply to clinical projects, including agile project management
- Learn how to incorporate these project management processes into everyday working practices and your currentcl projects
- Understand how to blend together both the technical aspects of project management and the essential interpersonal skills
- Discover how to build core competencies to become an even more effective project manager
- Discuss how to get the best results in a project team environment
Certification
- CPD: 18 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
Course Content
Day 1
Course Provider
Dr Laura Brown,
Pharmaceutical QA and Training Consultant ,
University of CardiffDr Laura Brown MBA, BSc,PhD, is a Pharmaceutical QA and Training Consultant, Course Director for the MSc in Clinical Research, School of Pharmacy at the University of Cardiff. She has more than 20 years’ experience of quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies, including GSKs Hoechst Marion Roussel, Farmitalia and Phoenix International. She has a particular expertise in quality assurance including risked based approaches to quality systems, data Integrity and project management in the pharmaceutical industry. She regularly writes on pharmaceutical regulatory issues including “The Planning of International Drug Development”, in the Clinical Research Manual, Euromed and the “Impact of Brexit”, RQA Journal 2017.
Who Should Attend
This course has been specifically designed to address the needs of clinical research professionals as well as those in the medical device and animal health industries.
The programme will benefit both newly appointed and established project team leaders/managers in clinical research wishing to refresh or update their skills.
The course will be of benefit to:
- Project managers looking to gain experience in clinical research project management
- Project leaders that are unfamiliar with project management tools and principles
- Clinical research professionals transitioning to project management roles/functions
- Clinical trial administrators
- Medical advisers
- Data managers
- Clinical scientists
- Academic and non-commercial clinical researchers
- Regulatory authority professionals
- Service providers including CROs and contractors
