Last update: 12 December 2016
Introduction
This EUPATI Mini-course starter kit is designed for patient involvement in ethics committees.
EUPATI Mini-course starter kits have been derived from content found in the EUPATI toolbox and EUPATI Patient Expert Training Course. The starter kits are thought to address roles that patients play in medicines development for example those shown in the figure below.
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- Patients can be involved across the process of medicines R&D. This diagram created by Geissler, Ryll, Leto, and Uhlenhopp identifies some existing areas in which patients are involved in the process. It distinguishes between the level of expertise in a disease area that is required and the different areas where involvement can take place.
The starter kits provide you with links to relevant background reading in the toolbox and associated PowerPoint slide decks and media in order to prepare a single or multi-day training on the subject. Each of the starter kits contains a selection of PPT slides which you may use to educate patients/advocates about the “basics” in that area, e.g. in a two-hour to one-day seminar.
The starter kits are based on existing content from the EUPATI Toolbox, plus additional links to add-on Toolbox material. None of the “starter kits” are “ready-made course” modules – they are a ready-to-reuse resource for an experienced trainer to prepare and execute a course. You will need to edit them and put them into context.
Before you begin please download and review the ‘Manual for Trainers’: A manual for trainers describing how to use the EUPATI mini-course starter kits to create trainings on patient involvement.
Ethics Committee
This starter kit provides background reading, slides, quizzes, a video, and an exercise to create training for patients who intend to become involved in Ethics Committees.
Core reading
Introduction to clinical research
Ethics in human medical research
Compensation in clinical trials
Clinical trials in small populations
Participants‘ rights, responsibilities, organisations
Clinical Trial Approval in Europe
EUPATI Guidance for patient involvement in ethical review of clinical trials (coming soon)
Optional
Developing medicines for children
Resources
How to run a mock ethics panel training (coming soon)
Presentations
Approval process of clinical trials in Europe (coming soon)
- Presentation: Ethics in Human Medical Research
Size: 366,440 bytes, Format: .pptx
A presentation describing ethics in human medical research, which can be adapted for own use.
- Presentation: Research Ethics Committees
Size: 391,227 bytes, Format: .pptx
A presentation on research ethics committees, which can be adapted for own use.
- Presentation: Compensation in Clinical Trials
Size: 383,472 bytes, Format: .pptx
A presentation describing the compensation in clinical trials, which can be adapted for own use.
- Presentation: Participants’ Rights, Responsibilities and Role of Patient Organisations
Size: 387,072 bytes, Format: .pptx
A presentation describing the clinical trial participants’ rights, responsibilities and role of patient organisations, which can be adapted for own use.
- Presentation: Developing Medicines for Children
Size: 384,528 bytes, Format: .pptx
A presentation describing considerations for developing medicines for children, which can be adapted for own use.
Additional Learning Resources
Are you ready to elevate your expertise with certifications in areas like Clinical Development, Medicine Discovery, and HTA Evaluation?
Explore the links below to access the EUPATI Open Classroom, choose the courses that match your interests, and embark on your learning adventure today!
- Learn more about the Steps of Making a Medicine!
- Explore Clinical Trials and delve in the Rights & Obligations of trial participants!
- Grasp key concepts of Statistical Methods used in Clinical Research!
- Deepen Your Understanding of Data Collection!
- Discover the Fundamentals of Early Clinical Development!
- Uncover the Practical Application and Vital Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs).
- Curious about Special Cases in Marketing Authorisations? Find out more!
- Navigate the Landscape of Regulatory Affairs!
- Don't Miss Out on Ethics!
Videos
An introduction to clinical research [ECRAN] can be downloaded from EUPATI on Youtube.
Explore the history of clinical trials stemming back to 1747 and learn more about how they work today in this short video from the ECRAN project.
“Clinical Research” by ECRAN Project is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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