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Improving Access toClinical Research in the NHS

Bolstering your infrastructure to attract new partners, support cultural change and achieve faster throughput of clinical trials

Tuesday 12th October 2010, City Inn, Birmingham

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Improving Access to Clinical Research in the NHS is packed with examples of best practice, novel ideas and expert advice that will help clinical research professionals to:

  • ...get up to speed with the latest regulations governing clinical trials
  • ...develop a culture more receptive to clinical trials across your trust
  • ...help investigators effectively balance clinical and research work
  • ...attract new commercial partners and deliver ongoing success

Attend this dedicated one day conference designed to support clinical research departments and deliver faster approval times. This is your opportunity to develop the tools to overcome the barriers to clinical research and ensure optimum processes are in place to allow you to promote clinical research into the heart of your organisation.

Go beyond a talking shop: take away systems and techniques you can put into practice right away

Attend to benchmark your progress, receive hands-on advice and gain insight from practical case studies that will allow you to drive forward your R&D departments and reinvigorate your processes. Return to your trust refreshed and ready to make the changes necessary to strengthen your department and achieve your objectives.

This conference will help you to transform your clinical research departments and deliver faster approval times by answering your key questions:

What is being done to help reduce bureaucracy and make UK research more competitive?

Attend this conference to receive your exclusive update on potential regulatory changes on the horizon. Gain an insight into the outcome of the UK consultation and get a feel for potential timelines for changes. Learn about how the NIHR have been actively trying to reduce bureaucracy by developing integrated research programmes. Hear about steps being taken to across the NHS to reduce approval time and unnecessary delays, and share efficiency measures that could help you make a difference.

What can I do to attract new partners from the commercial sector?

Share the secrets of success in developing new collaborations at this conference. Hear about the vital factors valued by commercial partners and embrace marketing skills that will enable you to drive your clinical research department to success. This is your chance to share how others have advanced their appeal by adopting innovative practice, and put streamlined clinical governance processes into place to reduce paperwork and integrate data and governance structures.

How can I progress my processes and embed a culture of R&D into my trust?

Optimising your investigator’s time to balance clinical and research work is essential for faster approval times, but what can be done to change work practices and improve the integration of these functions? Attend to gain a step-by-step guide to help assist investigators and ensure the smooth adoption of clinical trials. Learn about how you can help ensure the reality of each project is fully communicated. Hear about practical tools that will help you raise the profile of clinical trials in your trust and galvanise the commitment you need from support services to deliver fast track approval.

What practical steps can I take to speed up my approval times?

Share case studies from across the country and develop your understanding of how others are freeing up clinical time by providing high quality infrastructure for world class research. This is your chance to identify potential improvements so that you can return to your trust and take action right away. By hearing about the common trip points that others across the country are experiencing, you can utilise the knowledge they have gained to improve your own efficiency and enable your own trust to identify issues early on so that you can progress solutions.

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