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These digests are provided on a monthly basis to the GCP facilitator community.
These digests are provided on a monthly basis to the GCP facilitator community.
They are kindly collated by Professor Allan Gaw, Associate Director for Educational Quality Standards at the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR-CRN)
They are kindly collated by Professor Allan Gaw, Associate Director for Educational Quality Standards at the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR-CRN)
Clinical Research Digest — May 2021
Picking up the pieces
A reminder of what we can achieve when we begin by really looking (Business of Discovery, April 15, 2021).
https://researchet.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/picking-up-the-pieces/
Latest NIHR podcast
Dr Emma Gray Assistant Director of Research at the MS Society talks about the development of the multi-arm, multi-stage trial ‘Octopus’ for people with progressive MS (Health Research Futures, April 21, 2021). https://soundcloud.com/nihr/emmagray
Next facilitated run of the MOOC
The next run of the MOOC, Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research, will start on May 24. If you know any new research staff or any that need a refresher, they can sign up for the free course at the link below (Future Learn, April 2021). https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/clinical-research
‘Working as one team’
One year on from the start of the pandemic, the Leeds CRF reflect on how they responded (UKCRF, March 11, 2021).
https://www.ukcrfnetwork.co.uk/2021/03/11/working-as-one-team-at-leeds-crf/
Understandings statistical multiple comparisons
An accessible podcast explaining this complex bit of statistics (JAMA, March 9, 2021).
An open plea for dignity and respect in science
According to the authors of this piece, only by listening to and debating honest opposing views, can we hope to overcome the fear and anger that surrounds us (BMJ Opinion, March 22, 2021).
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/22/an-open-plea-for-dignity-and-respect-in-science/
Vaccine certificates
A balanced discussion of this contentious topic, asking, ‘Does the end justify the means?’ (The Lancet, April 1, 2021).
How to cost public involvement in research
A useful payment guide for ‘researchers and professionals’ from the NIHR (NIHR, April 5, 2021).
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/payment-guidance-for-researchers-and-professionals/27392
Bringing data and its outputs to life
A useful reflection on ‘big data’ that poses the questions, ‘What is it good for and by inference what does it miss?’ (BMJ Blogs, April 8, 2021).
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/04/08/lynn-laidlaw-how-do-we-bring-data-and-its-outputs-to-life/
Researchers that need bodyguards
Public-health researchers are more visible than ever before. But, according to this article, for some, this has led to abuse and attacks that threaten to silence them (Nature Medicine, April 15, 2021).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01314-9
Pharma company sues journal
A drug company that manufactures a painkiller used for surgery patients has sued an anesthesiology journal along with its editor and publisher and the authors of articles that it says denigrated its product unfairly (Retraction Watch, April 15, 2021).
Young to be reinfected with COVID in new trial
Healthy young people who have had Covid-19 are being asked to volunteer for a trial that will deliberately expose them to the pandemic virus (BBC News, April 19, 2021).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56799112
Protecting collaborative global health research
The ethical and pragmatic arguments for equitable international partnerships to support and conduct health research (Nuffield Council on Bioethics, April 21, 2021).
Testing for non-inferior mortality
Testing for non-inferior mortality
A systematic review looking at some of the challenges in designing non-inferiority trials (BMJ Open, April 20, 2021). Weblink
And finally...
Improving your memory
If you’ve got an exam coming up and are having trouble remembering what you’ve read, here are some useful tips from the University of Edinburgh (Study Hub, April 13, 2021). https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/studyhub/2021/04/13/memory-techniques-for-exams/
Is it right to make human-monkey hybrids?
As scientists create human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time, the research raises the philosophical and ethical issue of moral status: how should we treat other life forms? (University of Melbourne, April 20, 2021).
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-moral-status-of-human-monkey-chimeras
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