Workshop series: Clinical Research in Rural SettingsEnhancing rural health through research and innovation

The Clinical Research in Rural Settings workshops offer an introductory training and collaboration opportunity for clinicians and health professionals interested in developing their research skills.

The series features experienced researchers from the University of Melbourne’s Master of Clinical Research program alongside local researchers working in the rural context. We will explore fundamental research concepts such as:

• Basics of research methods• Undertaking literature reviews• Selecting an appropriate study design• Understanding your ethical responsibilities• Data analysis.Participants can select to attend any number ofworkshops. Or complete the full series with additionalassessment and use this as credit towards a subjectwithin the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma orMaster of Clinical Research. For course information visitour website here: go.unimelb.edu.au/yj76.

Fees $350 (GST inc) per workshop$280 (GST inc) UoM staff per workshop$1250 (GST inc) workshop series$1000 (GST inc) workshop series – UoM staffVenueThe Chalet, the University of Melbourne, Docker St, WangarattaBook your place atgo.unimelb.edu.au/5f8r

Workshop 1: Friday 30 August 2019Clinical research: Formulating a research question• Understanding the clinical research• Identify and refine a research question• Critical appraisal of literature

Workshop 2: Friday 20 September 2019 Study design• Elements to consider before choosing a design• Selecting an appropriate study design

Workshop 3: Friday 25 October 2019 Research ethics and governance – Fundamentals of human research• Principles of human research• Good clinical practice (GCP)

Workshop 4: Friday 22 November 2019Biostatistics and qualitative analysis• Introduction to biostatistics• Introduction to qualitative data analysis

Book your place now go.unimelb.edu.au/5f8r

Department of Medical EducationMelbourne Medical School

Facilitators

Dr Anna MoranAnna works as a Rural Health Academic Network research coordinator for Albury-Wodonga Health as part of the Melbourne Medical School, Department of Rural Health. Since 2004, Anna has been involved in generating over $2.4 million in research funding exploring the health workforce in metropolitan and regional/rural settings internationally and in Australia. She completed her PhD in Health Services Research in 2009 titled ‘An evaluation of the contribution of support workers to the delivery and outcomes of community rehabilitation and intermediate care services in England’. She has also worked in academic positions teaching Research Methods to medical and allied health students and implementing, coordinating and supervising higher degree research programs.

Dr Anita HorvathAnita is Director, Clinical Research in the Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, at The University of Melbourne. Anita has extensive experience in training early career researchers and post-graduate students performing literature reviews. She’s the course convenor of the Master of Clinical Research program, the Master of Research program and the Bachelor of Medical Science program.

Dr Ken ChinKen is a clinical epidemiologist with a particular interest in heart failure, diabetes, epidemiology, health economics, clinical trials and registries. Ken’s specific expertise is in large datasets, data linkage and analyses for comparative effectiveness research and HTA. Ken has a strong track record, with publications in highly ranked journals including The Lancet and European Journal of Heart Failure. Ken is actively involved in collaborations with industry, especially with regards to development of economic models for PBAC submissions and clinical trials. Ken is also Lecturer in Clinical Research for the Master of Clinical Research program.

Dr Charles MalpasCharles is a research fellow in the Clinical Outcomes Research Unit (CORe) at the Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital. His research at CORe covers the neurocognitive disorders and epilepsy, and involves the application of advanced statistical modelling to answer clinically relevant questions. Charles completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroimaging at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) where he was supported by an NHMRC Peter Doherty Australian Biomedical Fellowship. Clinically, he is a board-endorsed neuropsychologist (MAPS FCCN), currently working in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at The Alfred Hospital. Charles is also a subject coordinator within the Master of Clinical Research, teaching data analysis and biostatistics.

Dr Rebecca Disler Rebecca works as a Senior Research Fellow in Chronic Ill Health as part of the Melbourne Medical School, Department of Rural Health. Her research focus is on improving health service delivery and modelling for patients with chronic disease, and in particular: supportive and end-stage care; addressing cognitive impairment as an influence on health behaviours in chronic disease; and innovative approaches to early detection and tailoring of care. Rebecca has established expertise in quantitative and qualitative research approaches, as well as Cochrane systematic review, qualitative metasynthesis and Delphi technique. Rebecca is currently running two studies: 1. Mapping palliative care for people with chronic disease across rural Victoria, and 2. Trialling a Healthy Brain Ageing program for people with chronic lung disease in Albury and Wodonga. In 2017 Rebecca was award an Early Career Achievement award from the American Thoracic Society. She also sits on the Thoracic Society ANZ Victorian Executive Board and is national Convenor for the: Symptom Support and Palliative Care; Evidence Based Practice; and Nursing Special Interest Groups.

Workshop series: Clinical Research in Rural SettingsEnhancing rural health through research and innovation

Workshop 1: Friday 30 August 2019 Formulating a research question and undertaking literature reviews

8.30 - 9.00 am Registration

9.00 - 9.15 am Welcome and Overview of the Workshop Series

Dr Anna Moran

9.15 - 9.45 am Formulating a research question Dr Anna Moran/Rebecca Disler

9.45 - 10.30 am Types of literature review Dr Anita Horvath

10.30 - 10.45 am Morning tea

10.45 - 11.15 am Group activity 1 (Formulating a research question)

Anna/Anita/Ken

11.15 - 11.45 am The clinical research pipeline Dr Ken Chin

11.45 am - 12.45 pm Introduction to study design Dr Ken Chin

12.45 - 1.45 pm Lunch

1.45 - 2.15 pm Causation, errors, bias, misclassification Dr Ken Chin

2.15 - 2.45 pm Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis

Dr Ken Chin

2.45 - 3.00 pm Afternoon tea

3.00 - 3.15 pm Critical appraisal tools Dr Anita Horvath

3.15 - 4.15 pm Group activity 2 (Critical appraisal) Anna/Anita/Ken

4.15 - 4.30 pm Q&A Anna/Anita/Ken

4.30 pm End Workshop 2: Friday 20 September 2019Study design

8.30 - 9.00 am Registration

9.00 - 9.15 am Welcome and overview Dr Anna Moran

9.15 - 9.45 am Randomised control trial Dr Ken Chin

9.45 - 10.15 am Cohorts Dr Ken Chin

10.15 - 10.45 am Case-control/cross-sectional Dr Ken Chin

10.45 - 11.00 am Morning tea

11.00 am - 12.00 pm Survey design for quality data collection Dr Rebecca Disler

12.00 - 1.00 pm Group activity 1 (Design a study) Dr Anna Moran / Dr Ken Chin/Dr Rebecca Disler

1.00 - 1.45 pm Lunch

1.45 - 2.15 pm Overview of qualitative designs and methods

Dr Anna Moran

2.15 - 3.15 pm Group activity 2 (Formulating a central question, sub-questions and selecting design and method for qualitative research)

Dr Anna Moran / Dr Ken Chin

3.15 - 3.30 pm Afternoon tea

3.30 - 4.00 pm Interviews and focus groups Dr Anna Moran

4.00 - 4.30 pm Ethnography, case studies and document analysis

Dr Anna Moran

4.30 pm End

Workshop series: Clinical Research in Rural SettingsEnhancing rural health through research and innovation

Workshop 3: Friday 25 October 2019Ethics

8.30 - 9.00 am Registration

9.00 - 9.15 am Welcome Dr Anna Moran

9.15 - 9.45 am History of research ethics Dr Anna Moran

9.45 - 10.15 am Good clinical practice Shona Darby

10.15 - 10.45 am Recruitment and consent Shona Darby

10.45 - 11.00 am Morning tea

11.00 am - 12.00 pm PICF and CRF Shona Darby

12.00 - 12.30 pm Confidentiality and privacy Shona Darby

12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 - 3.00 pm Group activity 1 (Ethics application) Dr Anna Moran / Dr Rebecca Disler

3.00 - 3.15 pm Afternoon tea

3.15 - 3.45 pm Research involving vulnerable groups Dr Kristen Glenister

3.45 - 4.15 pm Data storage Dr Kristen Glenister

4.15 pm End

Workshop 4: Friday 22 November 2019Introduction to biostatistics and qualitative data analysis

8.30 - 9.00 am Registration

9.00 - 9.15 am Welcome Dr Anna Moran

9.15 - 9.45 am Setting up your data – where to start Dr Charles Malpas

9.45 - 10.15 am Sampling – going from populations to samples

Dr Charles Malpas

10.15 - 10.45 am Inference – going from samples to populations

Dr Charles Malpas

10.45 - 11.00 am Morning tea

11.00 - 11.30 am Understanding bias Dr Charles Malpas

11.30 am - 12.30 pm Null hypothesis significance testing Dr Charles Malpas

12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 - 2.00 pm Quantifying uncertainty Dr Charles Malpas

2.00 - 2.30 pm Improving science Dr Charles Malpas

2.30 - 3.30 pm Basics of qualitative data analysis Dr Anna Moran

3.30 - 3.45 pm Afternoon tea

3.45 - 4.30 pm Group activity Dr Charles Malpas / Dr Anna Moran

4.30 pm End

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Workshop series: Clinical Research in Rural SettingsEnhancing rural health through research and innovation