Introduction to Clinical Research

Offered byThe Global Health Network

Introduction to Clinical Research
at
The Global Health Network
Overview

The Global Health Training Centre is built through the support and partnership of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World-Wide Antimalarial Resistance Network and the East African Consortium for Clinical Research

Duration	1 hour
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
Official Website	Go to Website
Credential	Certificate

Introduction to Clinical Research
at
The Global Health Network
Highlights

A certificate is issued once a minimum of 80% is achieved in the final quiz section
This course has been funded by the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN)

Introduction to Clinical Research
at
The Global Health Network
Course details

What are the course deliverables?

The basic concepts of clinical research e.g. what it is, how it differs from standard care and why it is undertaken
The purpose of ethics in research, what informed consent is and why it is necessary
Five of the most commonly used study designs
How high ethical standards, data quality and uniformity are maintained in a study

More about this course

Introduction to Clinical Research is a peer-reviewed and certified short course covering the basic concepts of clinical research
The course provides an introductory overview aimed at everyone involved in clinical research and focuses on the main areas of why and how clinical research is carried out, the importance of ethics in research, and an outline of the five main clinical study designs

Introduction to Clinical Research
at
The Global Health Network
Curriculum

1 module

An overview of the basic concepts of clinical research, focusing on the main areas of why and how clinical research is carried out, the importance of ethics in research, and an outline of the five main clinical study designs.

The course content has been partly sourced from material provided by the East African Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR)