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Výsledky projektu CONSCIOUS II: kurikulum pro zkoušející 21. století
| Title in English | Results of the CONSCIOUS II project: a curriculum for 21st-century clinical trialists |
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Introduction: The field of clinical trials is a dynamic but highly regulated environment. The authorities place great demands on the quality of clinical research, the efficient use of resources and the communication of results to the professional and lay public. However, training in these skills is more than limited at national and European level. This gap is now partly filled by the curriculum developed in the CONSCIOUS II project.Methodology: CONSCIOUS II is a three-year project led by Masaryk University in collaboration with five European universities. Clinical research methodologists, statisticians, regulatory specialists, researchers, clinical trial managers, teachers and didacticians were involved in the curriculum development. Results: The curriculum consists of a set of 12 practice-oriented chapters. The chapters cover key topics and develop key skills for 21st-century investigators, PhD students and early career researchers. The chapters are supplemented by recordings of lessons from the pilot course. The curriculum includes a training environment to enable digital skills development, interaction and interdisciplinary, inter-university and international networking. The training platform makes the curriculum highly inclusive. The web-based environment supports transferability and easy implementation into existing curricula. The total scope of the curriculum corresponds to 75 hours in a flipped classroom format. The aim of the presentation is to demonstrate the individual deliverables, highlight their core components, explain the methods of multi-stage assessment and thus demonstrate the quality of the materials. In addition, the aim is to outline the possibilities of incorporating the curriculum into postgraduate training in clinical pharmacology and epidemiology. Conclusion. The curriculum reflects the current changes in clinical trials regulation and provides guidance on how to navigate the field. Last but not least, the modern teaching methods used can themselves inspire teaching innovation. Supported by the state budget through the Ministry of Education and Science through the VVI CZECRIN project (LM2023049) and the Erasmus+ programme (2021-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000023177). |
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