The Association for Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria announces her Forthcoming Trainings on:

 

1) The introduction to Medical Research October 19th - 21st 2015 and 

2) A course on clinical Trial october 21st - 23rd 2015

VENUE: Charity House, Opposite law faculty (coscharis) university of Nigeria enugu campus

 

The courses attract 10 CME Units from the Nigerian Medical Association

 

THE COURSE CONTENTS

Introduction to Medical Research:

Definition and purpose of research, Classification of Research, Differentiating qualitative and quantitative research, Definition of Epidemiology and Epidemiological Research, Clinical Research, Translational Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Definition of research terminology, Distinguishing between clinical trials and clinical research; How to choose a research question, principles of validity, principles of associations, Assessing the Quality of evidence

 

Clinical Trial:

Overview of study designs; Defining clinical trial and its importance; Components of a clinical trial, Types of a clinical trial, Phases of a Study; Sample size considerations, Discussions on placebo and control group, Randomisation and blinding in clinical trials, Multi-centre and single centre trials; concepts of Bias, Confounding and Interaction, measuring outcomes and adverse effects; follow-up, compliance and post-randomization problems; ethical issues

 

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS

Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, Chairperson AGCPN and a professor of Radiology in the Radiation medicine department at the college of medicine, university of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

 

Dr Chidi Nweneka, Main Faculty Association for good clinical practice in Nigeria (AGCPN), a paediatrician, epidemiologist and clinical scientist

 

TARGET AUDIENCES

Biomedical researchers, principal investigators/ physicians, regulaty authorities, other healthcare providers, clinical trial advocates, academia, ethics committee representatives

 

ORGANIZATION

The workshop starts from 9am to 5pm daily, all course materials would be given in CD-ROMs, breakfast, lunch and workshop materials are inclusive

 

NOTE: Maximum number of 20 participants are required for each course, the courses are highly interactive and practice based

 

COURSE FEE: N50,000

BANK DETAILS: AGCPN Special project, fidelity bank plc, 

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5060011734 OR

Association for Good clinical practice in Nigeria, Bank: Diamond Bank PLC, Account Number 0023443641

 

For more information about the workshop

website www.agcpng.com

contact: [email protected]

Telephone number: 08038093464

07085194210