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VCCC Alliance Clinical Research Online Workshop

Learn the basics for designing a research project

A practical and interactive workshop to introduce the steps involved from progressing a clinical research idea to execution.

Led by the Master of Clinical Research team from the Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, this event is suitable for emerging researchers with a keen interest to upskill in clinical study design.

Program:

TIME

ITEM

MODERATOR

9.00am

Welcome

Dr Anita Horvath

9.10am

Introduction to study designs

Dr Monira Hussain

9.20am

Group activity 1: Scenario analysis and selecting research topic

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

9.30am

Constructing a research question

Dr Anita Horvath

10.00am

Group activity 2: Constructing research question based on a research topic developed as group activity 1

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

10.30am

BREAK

 

11.00pm

Study design

Dr Monira Hussain

12.15pm

Group activity 3:  Study design

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

12.30pm

Sample size: How many samples/ participants do we need?

Dr Monira Hussain

1.00pm

LUNCH

 

2.00pm

Developing your study protocol

Dr Anita Horvath

2.30pm

Group activity 4: Design a study from scenarios

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

3.30pm

TIME TO STRETCH THOSE MUSCLES

 

3.45pm

Group activity 5: Peer-review proposal

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

4.15pm

Questions and discussion time with facilitators

Dr Anita Horvath and Dr Monira Hussain

4.30pm

END

 

 

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