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University of Leeds

Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research

University of Leeds via FutureLearn

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Everything we do in healthcare has to be discovered and thoroughly tested before it can be put into practice. In this course, you will explore clinical research – its challenges and its huge benefits to modern healthcare. You will work through case studies and examine how research contributes to the treatment of major diseases, such as cancer and dementia, examining the process of conducting research and the ethical questions raised. You will learn how members of a research team, academics and participants in clinical research all contribute to this process of discovery.

This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses of all time by online course aggregator class central.

This course is designed for anyone who wants to know more about modern healthcare, and the role of clinical research and discovery within it.

It will be of special interest to: students at school or college; undergraduates or postgraduates who are contemplating a career in healthcare or the life sciences; and health and social care professionals and practitioners who want to find out more about the role of clinical research in improving healthcare.

This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course you will have achieved 16 hours of CPD time.

No previous knowledge is needed to take this course.

Syllabus

  • Why do we do research?
    • Welcome to the course
    • What is clinical research?
    • Who benefits from clinical research?
    • What makes good research?
    • An example of a current research trial
    • Summary
  • How do we do research?
    • Welcome to week two
    • How has research developed?
    • Designing modern clinical trials
    • Where are we going?
    • An example of current research
    • Summary
  • Ethics and respect
    • Welcome to Week 3
    • What does respect mean?
    • Rules, regulations and the law
    • What is informed consent?
    • An example of theory in practice
    • Summary
  • Research in practice
    • Welcome to Week 4
    • How do we put research into practice?
    • What happens to the results of research?
    • How is this all funded?
    • An example of theory in practice
    • Summary

Taught by

Allan Gaw and Fiona O'Neill

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4.8 rating, based on 73 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    It was very helpful, informative course. I highly recommend this course to healthcare professionals and researchers. The comprehensive curriculum expertly covered clinical research from study design to dissemination, with enthusiastic instructors pr…
  • Anonymous
    It was a very helpful and innovative course for beginner who are new to the NHS and want to know about research in the UK. It has been an eye opener for someone like me who did not have much exposure to research back in my medical school days. I have understood a lot of information in regards to research and ethics and committees involved. A very helpful course
  • Anonymous
    An excellent course , very informative for people like me who is very new to the world of Research. The aspects of researches are explained by experts and each video has transcript too. Prior to this course, I never understood what is Ethical approval , Ethics Committee, how to gain consent in terms of research trials. All these points are well explained in this course. I am really thankful to the course providers , FurureLearn via University of Leeds for facilitating the module at free of cost.
  • Anonymous
    I am a volunteer at my local hospital as a Patient Research Ambassador. I am not medically trained. I found the course easy to follow and inspiring. I have learned a lot about clinical research and I strongly recommend it to anyone who is considering becoming a Patient Research Ambassador and wants to know more about the subject.
  • Anonymous
    This course helped me to understand more about clinical research. It was definitely a useful and eye opening course. I think it will definitively help people who are interested in research speciality.
  • Anonymous
    The course is very informative and produced very well. All the presenters are very easy to understand and talk in a way that is interesting to everyone. It is very good for learning about all aspects of research, from idea development, funding, practise and reporting. Would highly recommend for anyone new to research in any role.
  • Anonymous
    As an Aussie Consumer involved in cancer trials I found this course a great refresher. Understandably a little was UK specific (eg regulations) however the vast majority of the course by far would be applicable in any country. I have recommended it to many of my colleagues.
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    best training program to prepare you to the real world on improving healthcare through clinical research.
  • Anonymous
    I've found this course to be very helpful in giving a brief explanation about clinical research. The course has opened my eyes to different aspects of clinical research that I had not been aware of. The course is perfect for someone who is starting a medical or science degree. However, it is not only limited to students. Anyone interested in the study of clinical research will attain knowledge that will give them insight on the subject.
  • Anonymous
    The course was well structured, the site was user friendly. really enjoyed learning and improving my knowledge regarding research in general.
  • Anonymous
    This gave me a good bases of understanding clinical research.

    Very informative and written well, with a good mix of written and audio learning. The check your knowledge quizzes were useful and links to further reading has given me options to develop my knowledge further.
  • Anonymous
    Really enjoyed this course! Good mix of historical context, basic methodology and good examples 'in practice. I thought the mock REC exercise and the exercise around media headlines about research in particular were great.
  • Anonymous
    Very interesting and very useful for all those involved or looking to get involved in clinical research.
  • Anonymous
    The course is well organized, presented in simple manner, full of current developments and very much interested. Few new developments in clinical research such as personalized clinical care/ considering genetic make up in future clinical research and practical tips for tranlating research findings into practice are fascinating. The practical, real world examples given throughout the course helped understand the concepts and removes boredom. There are lot of positive and engouraging aspects in the course. The only thing which is quite negative is the high charges for getting the completion certificate. Overall, in the technical point of view the course is very useful for young/ early level researchers.
  • Anonymous
    I have completed this course with the one exception of the final test. In order to complete the course I am asked to pay £62 so that I can receive a certificate which says I have finished the course.
    The price is silly and the practice is poor.
    This is a sad way to finish the course. The presentation of ideas , which was good, and the variety of approaches, which were wide is spoiled by a mismanaged completion procedure.
    I know more than I did. I am content with that.
    Asking me to pay £62 to prove to the world I have followed the course is silly.
    This morning I received 8 separate e.mails from Future Learn. Completely over the top and makes me less inclined to do any further work with them.
  • Anonymous
    I would like to say thank you to all the team who participated in the design of the course. It was very well designed and structured. I have learned a lot and hope that I will be more involved in a clinical research professionally and maybe even as a patient. The course raised my awareness of clinical trial and also inspired me to investigate and learn more about the subject. Thank you once again for a fantastic opportunity to study the Clinical Research through the internet. I will recommend this course to professionals and non professionals to learn more and raise the awareness of Clinical Research. It really is worth to try and study more.
  • Anonymous
    Great Course!Learnt a lot about Medical and Clinical Research, Funding and the different groups involved and how charities work with co-funders and other national and international funders.It was good to know the challenges faced but still protocols have to be followed.I also learnt on what Research means and the expectations of Funding Groups or Sponsors.I also looked at a couple of research papers.Some good points that there is no limit to funding for Research because there is always others working maybe on the same topic hence the Researcher has to be competetive and have the best proposal.The aim for all is to improve healthcare.
  • Anonymous
    I enjoyed the course a lot.
    I am new to research so every little thing related to it sounds informative and giving explanation to me.
    I enjoyed the layout of the course, the pace of it, watching videos and especially the fact that there is additional information available.
    Also, I loved the fact that you can do it at your own pace, whenever you find time.
    Yes, I was disappointed with the fact that one has to pay to have a certificate issued; however, my manager did not insist on me getting it so I was very happy.
    I would definitely advise the course to anyone interested in research. Thank you for a marvellous opportunity to learn.
  • Anonymous
    An interesting course, accessible to both health are professionals and the general public. It provides a thorough insight into the research process for those wishing to pursue a career in research, participate in research or understand the process of approving new treatments.

    I particularly enjoyed the more interactive aspects of the course, including quizzes and interactive activities based on Research Ethics Committees and media coverage of research. I gave this course 4 stars instead of 5, as I would like to have explored the statistical analysis of data.
  • Anonymous
    I feel this is a great course for everyone involved or interested in clinical research from healthcare professionals and investigators to patient representatives.

    I was particularly attracted by a ‘layered’ design of this course: although it contains very well explained basic information about clinical research, there is an opportunity to investigate a topic further by obtaining more information from the ‘’See Also’’ section.

    Interactive communication with educators and peers makes the course even more attractive and motivating.
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