Come together with your clinical research team to ensure you are equipped to meet the legal requirements of Good Clinical Practice and are prepared for all inspections and audits in your clinical research service. You will leave this online course armed with all the knowledge you need to ensure you are always inspection and audit ready by embedding a culture of quality assurance into everyday practice.
What will you put into practice?
Plan and prepare for inspections and audits so that you are always ready
By offering practical advice to you and your NHS clinical research team, this interactive training will support you in improving Quality Assurance (QA) and preparing for a regulatory inspection/audit in your clinical research team. Book your place to:
- Recap on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and understand related regulations, legislation and policy
- Navigate the different inspection and audit processes
- Learn how you can effectively prepare for inspections/audits
- Be guided through common challenges, problems and how to overcome them
- Build an action plan to improve QA in your team
Join this NHS online course remotely
Take away useful techniques and new skills to use in your day-to-day role:
- Evidenced based examples and referrals: providing appropriate, relevant support and sign-posting
- Interactive presentations: your concerns addressed with sensitivity and care
- Closed room discussions: benchmark and engage with your fellow attendees
- Agreed action plan: leave the course with the confidence to make changes
In-house training
Available as bespoke training to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured as part of the ACCEND Framework
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the ACCEND ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND tab.
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Join, technical support and instructions
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Introductions and opening remarks
Karl Ward, Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lead for the LTHT Research Academy, NIHR GCP Facilitator and Fellow, Higher Education Academy
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| Introduction: Exploring the Basics | |
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Recap on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and related legislation
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Questions, answers and discussion
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Interactive discussion: Navigating where and why problems can occur in clinical research
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Screen break
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| What does good look like? | |
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Overview of Quality Assurance (QA) in clinical research
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Preparing for regulatory inspection and/or sponsor audits
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Questions, answers and discussion
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| 12:30 |
Lunch time screen break
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| Getting ready for an inspection/audit | |
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Interactive discussion: where do you think problems can arise?
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How to effectively prepare for an inspection or audit
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Questions, answers and discussion
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Interactive discussion: How to overcome the challenges
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Screen break
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Common question and answers, problems and findings from clinical research practice
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Preparing for an interview with an inspector/auditor
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Always being Inspection and Audit Ready
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Building an action plan: Planning and preparing for the inspection/audit: future planning
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Closing remarks and close of day
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Bringing a wealth of expertise and knowledge
Karl has been described as having “a versatile knowledge on research” with an established reputation for providing online courses which are “efficient and accessible, with an intuitive format”. Karl will share his top tips and first-hand experiences, so that by the end of the course you will be on top of your audit and inspection game.
Karl Ward
Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lead for the LTHT Research Academy, NIHR GCP Facilitator and Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Expected attendees
Developed to advance your team’s quality assurance ahead of inspections and audits, this online course will be attended by Network and Academic Clinical Research Teams including:
- Principle Investigators
- Heads and Directors of Research
- RM&G and Research and Development Managers
- Trial Co-ordinators, Facilitators and Managers
- Clinical Research Nurses, Midwives and Practitioners
If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke workshop delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
Past attendee feedback
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About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map your learning
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy’s ACCEND ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the ePortfolio
Sponsorship engagement
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Your event, managed by us
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Vanessa Pearce
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: vanessa.pearce@sbk-healthcare.co.uk