Clinical Research Workshops
June 12th to 13th Dublin
The HRB funded Irish Critical Care-Clinical Research Centre (ICC-CRC) was established in 2015 to support research being conducted by the Irish Critical Care-Clinical Trials Group (ICC-CTG).
The ICC-CTG is an investigator led trials group representing the ICU doctors, nurses and scientists in Ireland to facilitate the conduct of research to improve outcome in the critically ill in Ireland. Events include a two hour meeting in conjunction with the ICSI Annual Meeting in the AVIVA Stadium on Saturday 11th June 2016, and two Clinical Research Foundation Workshops on Sunday 12th & Monday 13th June 2016. We will have a distinguished international panel of guests. This will give you an excellent opportunity to learn from the inside how a CTG functions, what each unit needs to know, to network and keep up to speed with our current and future trials portfolio. We will host a networking dinner on Monday 13th June 2016 in The Dean Hotel, in Sophie's Restaurant. These meetings will be just before the SMACC conference in Dublin this year and so may also be of interest to those visiting Dublin.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Current Chair of the Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Group
Chair of Critical Care Medicine in University College Dublin
Faculty
Prof Alistair Nichol

Dr Glen Eastwood

He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health at Deakin University. Dr Eastwood currently manages the Intensive Care research program at the Austin Hospital and is widely acknowledged as a leading research coordinator within the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society - Clinical Trials Group (ANZICS-CTG).
Dr Rachel Parke

She was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 2014 and is currently leading a programme of research investigating the effects of fluid management following cardiac surgery. Rachael is the current Chairperson of the ANZICS Intensive Care Research Coordinators Interest Group and Secretary of the ANZICs Clinical Trials Group Executive Committee.
Prof Steve Webb

Steve is the immediate past-Chair of the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group.
Dr Shay McGuinness

Dr McGuinness is the New Zealand representative on both the ANZIC-RC's Advisory Board and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group (ANZICS-CTG) Executive, and is also the Chair of the ANZICS-CTG.
Dr Gail Carson

Dr Rob Mac Sweeney

Dr. Ciara Fahey
Ciara obtained her Bsc in Biochemistry from NUIG, MSc in Medical Molecular Genetics from The University of Aberdeen, followed by her PhD from Trinity College Dublin studying the genetics of neuropsychiatric disorders. Previously she has held positions in The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) Toronto, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Cambridge and the Institute of Molecular Medicine in Trinity College Dublin.
Kathy Brickell
Qualified as an RGN from St Vincents Hospital and completed her ICU training in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital - Kathy has over 15 years of ICU experience including clinical trials in addition to 4 years of retrieval medicine.
Sunday Programme
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Morning | ||||
10:00 | Registration | |||
10:15 | Welcome & Overview | Alistair Nichol | ||
10:30 | Research 101: What is Research. What is Audit | Shay McGuinness | ||
10:50 | Good Clinical Research Practice - How to Get Certified | Rachel Parke | ||
11:10 | Consent to participate in Research | Shay McGuinness | ||
11:30 | Research in my unit | |||
11:40 | Role of a Site Investigator | Rachael Parke | ||
12:00 | Screening & Recruiting: The Art and Process of Potential Participants | Rachael Parke | ||
12:30 | Participant Retention: Strategies for Success | Shay McGuinness | ||
13:00 | Lunch | |||
Afternoon | ||||
13:45 | Data Management: Keeping it clean and simple | Rachael Parke & Kathy Brickell | ||
14:00 | Site Monitoring: What your Monitor Can Do for You and Can do For Your Monitor | Belinda Howe | ||
14:20 | Ethical Considerations in Research | Alistair Nichol | ||
14:40 | Education Resources for Research Nurses | Shay Mc Guinness & Kathy Brickell | ||
15:15 | Intensive Care Research Coordinators Interest Group | Glen Eastwood | ||
15:30 | Collaborative Multi-Centre Research in Ireland | All Speakers | ||
15:45 | Concluding Comments | |||
16:00 | End |
- Study notes will be provided on each topic
- Coffee will be served throughout the day
Monday Programme
Morning | ||||
09:30 | Registration | |||
09:45 | Welcome & Overview | Alistair Nichol | ||
10:00 | Multi Centre Research & Clinical Trials: | Shay McGuinness | ||
10:15 | Evolution of the ANZICS/Clinical Trials Group | Steve Webb | ||
10:30 | Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Group Update | Alistair Nichol | ||
10:45 | Research in my Unit | Rachel Parke | ||
11:00 | Role of a Site Investigator | Shay McGuinness | ||
11:15 | Social Media Support for a Clinical Trials Group | Rob Mac Sweeney | ||
11:30 | Screening & Recruiting into studies | Glen Eastwood | ||
11:45 | Intensive Care Research Coordinators Group | Glen Eastwood | ||
12:00 | How to participate in a Management Committee | Steve Webb | ||
12:15 | Strategies for funding a Research Coordinator | Rachel Parke | ||
12:30 | Research Ethics | Steve Webb | ||
12:45 | Questions | |||
13:00 | Lunch | |||
Afternoon | ||||
14:00 | PHARLAP | Alistair Nichol & Kathy Brickell | ||
14:45 | SPICE | Belinda Howe & Kathy Brickell | ||
15:30 | INFACT | Steve Webb | ||
15:45 | ISARIC | Gail Carson | ||
16:10 | How to Write a Fundable Research Grant | Shay McGuinness | ||
16:30 | How to Design a Research Programme | All Speakers | ||
16:45 | Concluding Comments | |||
17:00 | Questions & Closing Comments |
- Study notes will be provided on each topic
- Coffee will be served throughout the day
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