This training was designed for NHS professionals working within Clinical Research. It provided attendees with a clear understanding of the fundamentals of feasibility, what happens when it goes wrong, and how to achieve successful trials and studies. Participants discovered tools and strategies to mitigate risks and adopt a ‘get it right first time’ approach to assessing the viability of their trials.
5 hours Continuing Professional Development
In this immersive study day, attendees returned to their teams confident in their approach to the feasibility of their research. Participants joined their Clinical Research peers and learned 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 their research
- Establishing the right teamwork to make trials successful and viable
Attendees participated in this online NHS workshop from the comfort of their own homes
With an enhanced emphasis on networking, interactive discussion, and idea sharing, this forum provided attendees with all the elements needed to deliver change through:
- Evidence-based examples and knowledge implementation: mitigating mistakes when assessing feasibility in research
- Interactive presentations: attendees asked critical questions and learned from leading experts
- Closed room discussions: participants benefited from hearing fellow attendees’ struggles and successes with feasibility
- Agreed action plan: participants left the workshop confident in making the right changes to their process for assessing the feasibility of trials and studies
| 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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With thanks to the speaker
The study day leader, Karl, is known for his informative and knowledgeable clinical research study days. Attendees joined him in this feasibility-focused training and returned to their teams confident in their assessment of the feasibility of their 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
Who came?
NHS Clinical Research professionals from across the country joined this in-depth study day on feasibility in clinical trials. On the day we were joined by the likes of:
- 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:
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