Health Care Research Wales Training
The Health and Care Research Wales Support Centre provides a high-quality Wales-wide training programme to support excellence in health and social care research studies.
The full programme of training available is available at:
https://www.healthandcareresearch.gov.wales/training/
Forthcoming Schedule
Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
15/01/18 - Cardiff
05/02/19 - Cardiff
12/03/19 - Cardiff
Good Clinical Practice Refresher (half day)
05/12/18 - Cardiff
11/12/18 - Bangor
12/12/18 - Swansea
13/12/18 - St Woolos
Valid Informed Consent in Research
05/02/19 - Cardiff
08/11/18 - University Hospital of Wales
First Steps: members of the public and researcher working together
14/06/18 - Conwy
Managing Essential Documents in Research
12/02/19 - Cardiff
05/03/19 - Swansea
07/03/19 - Cardiff
Communication Skills in Research 1 – Creating and Maintaining Effective Working Relationships
09/11/18 - Cardiff
Communication Skills in Research 2 – Managing challenges and difficult behaviour
31/01/19 - Cardiff
Communicating with Research Participants: Be competent and confident
08/11/18 - Cardiff
19/06/18 - Swansea
An Introduction to Research Methods
04/12/18 - Cardiff
Foundation in Research Practice - 2 day course
02/10/18 - Cardiff
Medical Devices: Research practice and the new regulation (MDR)
20/03/19 - Cardiff
04/12/18 - Cardiff
Valid Informed Consent in Research Involving Adults Lacking Capacity
TBC
Involving the public in the design and conduct of research Building Research Partnerships
TBC
Involving children and young people in the design and conduct of research
TBC
Communicating about Phase 1 and 2 Trials
TBC
Cancer Researchers’ Introductory Course
TBC
Cancer biology and targeted treatments: de-mystifying the science
TBC
Acing your abstracts
Date: 16 November 2018
Time: 09:00 - 13:00
Venue: Health and Care Research Wales Support and Delivery Centre, Cardiff
Our half day workshop will provide you with the tips and tricks to produce an abstract which will have a greater chance of being accepted by the judges.
The workshop will also provide you with lots of ideas on how to produce a winning poster, which will appeal to judges and delegates alike. Read more and register.
Health Economics for Public Health Practice & Research
Date: 8-10 April 2019
Venue: Bangor University
Cost: Various
Building on 20 years of our experience in teaching health economics to public health practitioners and those undertaking research in public health. At the end of this short course delegates will have gained an appreciation of the concepts, methods and application of health economics to public health, be able to critically appraise a published economic evaluation of a public health intervention and feel confident in speaking about potential return on investment from public health programmes in the NHS and other settings such as schools and work places.
Who is this course for?
Public Health Practitioners, Health Economists, Nurses, Other Health Care Professionals, Local Authority and Third Sector Staff Interested in Public Health, and Health and Social Care Researchers.
We will cover:
- Public Health Preventative Strategies
- An Overview of Health Economics and Economic Evaluation
- Challenges of Applying Health Economics to the Public Health
- How we can use RCTs in the Economic Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
- Decision Modelling in Public Health
- Decision Modelling in Public Health (introductory session and advanced session)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis in Public Health
- Social Return on Investment (SROI)
- Programme Budgeting Marginal Analysis (PBMA)
- Valuing Nature in Public Health and the Circular Economy
JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review training
Dates: 27 April - 1 May 2019 (participants can attend 3 or 5 days)
Venue: Cardiff University
Price: £900.00
JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review (CSR) Training Program is designed to prepare researchers and clinicians to develop, conduct and report comprehensive systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence, following the Joanna Briggs Institute approach and using the Joanna Briggs Institute SUMARI software.
Enquiries: To book a place on the CSR training programme please e-mail HCAREcpd@cardiff.ac.uk
For enquiries about our consultancy services and training opportunities, please contact Dr Judith Carrier.
Further information: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/research-units/wales-centre-for-evidence-based-care
Health Research Authority
e-learning modules
The Health Research Authority has developed a number of e-learning modules as an aid for researchers, R&D staff, study sponsors, research ethics committee members and the wider research community. Read more
Social Research Association Training
Please see the Social Research Association website for details regarding upcoming training courses: http://the-sra.org.uk/training/
FutureLearn
FutureLearn offers a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions around the world, most of which are free to complete.
For more information and to browse their list of courses, visit the FutureLearn website
