V-CTEC will see the establishment of a not-for-profit, Victoria wide, member-based education centre, with a dedicated Learning Management System (LMS) hosting a suite of evidence- based, interactive clinical trials education opportunities suitable for a range of learning needs.
IIT resources on the VCCC website provide the Victorian clinical trials sector with a one-stop-shop to understanding and implementing an investigator-initiated trial.
The University of Melbourne Department of General Practice undertook a national review of practice-based research networks (PBRN) to determine the research capacity of PBRNs which exist in Australia in the primary care setting.
The National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (Governance Framework) was developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and is based on the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards), in particular, Standard 1: Clinical Governance and Standard 2: Partnering with Consumers.
Biostatistical consultation is critical in the proposal design, especially if an adaptive or complex methodology is being considered. The MACH Clinical Trials Committee identified a need for the provision of FREE biostatistical clinics
The design and statistical analysis of clinical trials is progressing to include more complex designs to reduce the cost and time of running clinical trials. There are few experts in complex designs and importantly clinical researchers are not also aware of or familiar with new more complex designs. ally taken an observational role with minimal active participation and experiential learning.