Clinical Trial Protocol Design: Non-Assessed
Gain the practical skills to design a trial protocol and learn from world-leading oncological experts. This is an online self-paced course you can start at any time.
$295 (inc GST)
What you will learn
Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
Clinical trials can be life-changing for current cancer patients and help drive breakthroughs for future generations.
This short course is ideal for health professionals, researchers and other professionals in the oncology sector seeking the practical knowledge needed to develop and implement clinical trials.
Delivered in partnership with the VCCC Alliance, the course gives you access to leading oncological experts who'll provide evidence-based insights and indispensable guidance on the practicalities of clinical trial protocol design.
Explore key components of trial design
Gain a solid understanding of the various components of trial protocol design. Explore how to define trial objectives, methodology, statistical considerations, and how to conduct trials safely.
Understand regulation, reporting and ethical requirements
Examine the principles of practice and regulation of clinical trials. Interrogate concepts of ethics, data collection and participant consent forms, as well as selection and exclusion of subjects, and patient safety.
Examine real-life case studies and trial challenges
Explore useful drug clinical trial case studies to deepen your understanding of the process. Assess the causes of delays and clinical trial failure.
Access provided to case study examples of protocol outlines
The knowledge you gain will be applicable to any type of clinical trial, but this course has a particular focus on anti-cancer drug examples within the cancer sphere, meaning learning is immediately applicable to your professional context.
Who you will learn from
Learn from skilled academics and professional experts who will share invaluable knowledge you can use in your job.
Associate Professor Kathryn Field
Subject Coordinator, Clinical Trial Protocol Design
A Harvard University graduate and medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Kathryn has been involved in patient care, and cancer research in brain tumours, bowel cancer and clinical trials. Kathryn also works as a Medical Monitor for a contract research organisation. Kathryn and the VCCC Alliance acknowledge and thank content-area experts Prof Linda Mileshkin, Prof Mark Rosenthal and Ms Helen Stevens for their contribution to this Melbourne MicroCert.
Fees
For individuals
To take Clinical Trial Protocol Design: Non-Assessed as a stand-alone short course, you'll pay the normal course price.
$295 (inc GST)
Please contact Student Support to discuss discounts and payment options for University of Melbourne staff or alumni, or to pay by invoice.
Course details
This short course is designed for health professionals, industry professionals, researchers and other professionals in the oncology sector seeking to advance or refresh skills and knowledge in high-demand areas.
This includes oncology physician specialists (medical, radiation, surgical), cancer nurses, cancer allied health professionals, clinical trial assistants, study coordinators, investigators, researchers, biomedical and pharmaceutical scientists, and general practitioners.
This course has been co-designed with the VCCC Alliance, an alliance of 12 leading research, clinical and academic institutions with a shared commitment to saving lives through the integration of cancer research, education and patient care.
The scale and depth of the Centre's expertise, knowledge, practice and patient numbers provide unprecedented access to learn from the pioneers driving the next generation of improvements in prevention, detection and cancer treatment.
Learning in this short course is aligned to the following industry standards and guidelines:
- ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines
- National Clinical Trials Governance Framework
- Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth)
- PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products PE 009-13, Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme 2017.
The course is designed to rapidly build your knowledge and confidence in a sought-after skill area, and provide you with the guidance to apply this within your own practice.
Throughout this fully online course, you'll undertake both guided and self-directed learning, enabling you to implement your new knowledge within your practice.
Our facilitators and content experts have been drawn from the VCCC Alliance extensive networks, meaning you will hear from world-leading oncological voices.