Designed for NHS professionals working within Clinical Research. If you want to understand the fundamentals of feasibility and what happens when it goes wrong and how to achieve successful trials and studies, then this training is for you. Discover the tools and strategies to mitigate risks and achieve a ‘get it right first time’ approach to assessing the viability of your trials.
5 hours Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn
In this immersive study day, you will return to your team confident in your approach to the feasibility of your research. Join your Clinical Research peers and learn about:
- The importance of feasibility and expression of interest and how to implement a ‘get it right first-time’ approach
- Managing the challenges of making a trial feasible
- How to create a balanced portfolio
- Strategies for managing the financial projections of your research
- Establishing the right teamwork to make your trials successful and viable
Attend this online NHS workshop from the comfort of your own home
With an enhanced emphasis on networking, interactive discussion and idea sharing, this forum will provide you with all the elements you need to deliver change through:
- Evidenced based examples and knowledge implementation: mitigating the mistakes when assessing feasibility in your research
- Interactive presentations: ask critical questions and learn from your leading expert
- Closed room discussions: benefit from hearing from your fellow attendees about their struggles and successes with feasibility
- Agreed action plan: leave the workshop with confidence to make the right changes to your process for assessing the feasibility of your trials/studies
Invitation to sponsor
Available as bespoke training to teams. 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.
| 9:30 |
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in breakout rooms
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| 10:00 |
Introduction, instructions and leader’s opening remarks
Karl Ward, Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lead for the Leeds Research and Innovation Academy, NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Senior Research Leader and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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| The role of expression of interest and feasibility | |
| 10:10 |
Understanding the importance of feasibility processes in your clinical trials
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| 10:45 |
Questions and answers with Karl Ward
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| 10:55 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing your challenges: Navigating the different aspects of feasibility
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| 11:10 |
Screen break
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| Establishing a balanced portfolio | |
| 11:20 |
Guidance on how to create a balanced portfolio in your trials to reduce risks and optimise your resources
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| 11:55 |
Questions and answers with Karl Ward
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| 12:05 |
Interactive discussion: Assessing your balanced portfolio
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| 12:20 |
Lunch break
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| Managing financial projections | |
| 1:00 |
Navigating the expectations and reality of the financial projections of your trials
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| 1:35 |
Questions and answers with Karl Ward
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| 2:45 |
Interactive discussion: Investigating your expectations for financial projections
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| 2:00 |
Screen break
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| Implementing effective teamwork | |
| 2:10 |
Collaborating and utilising effective teamwork to create a successful trial
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| 2:45 |
Questions and answers with Karl Ward
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| 2:55 |
Interactive discussion: Inspiration and action points: your next steps to assessing your research feasibility
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| 3:20 |
Leader’s closing remarks
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| 3:30 |
Close of day
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Share in first-hand experience
Your study day leader, Karl is known for his informative and knowledgeable clinical research study days. Join him in this feasibility focused training and return to your team confident in your assessment of feasibility of your trials.
Karl Ward
Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation (Education), Lead and NIHR GCP Facilitator and Fellow
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, LTHT Research Academy and Higher Education Academy
Pricing structure
- £399 + VAT for one NHS or public sector place
- £299+VAT (each) for two or more NHS/Public sector place
Interested in more than one event?
You can benefit from NHS group discounts when booking across two or more courses. This can be for a single person, or for a group booking. Click here to get in touch via email.
Associations and networks
If you belong to an alliance, association or network please email Nichola Cadwallader to see how we can work together on a mutually beneficial basis.
This course is available for in-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training 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.
Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details.
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Expected attendees
Join with NHS Clinical Research professionals from across the country at this in-depth study day on feasibility in clinical trials. This training has been designed for, but is not limited to
- Heads and Directors of Research
- RM&G and Research and Development Managers
- Trail Co-ordinators, Facilitators and Managers
- Lead and Senior Research Nurses
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
This online study day follows on from a history of successful clinical research study days led by Karl Ward. Don’t take our word for it, check out some of the feedback:
An online forum like no other…
A live event that will feature leading presentations, interactive breakout rooms, and compelling Q&A discussions
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