Essential Research Skills Curriculum, text on a banner.TGHN
Research Principles
THEMES
Critical thinking in research
Development of a research question
Concept of health research
Good research practice
Identifying a research gap
Understanding the difference between health research and standard of care, audit, evaluation
Critical appraisal of a research paper
Legal issues in research
How to form a research agenda
ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
Introduction to clinical research
An overview of the basic concepts of clinical research, focusing on the main areas of why and how clinical research is carried out, the importance of ethics in research, and an outline of the five main clinical study designs. CLICK HERE
The research question
The research question forms the foundation of any study and is vital to the effectiveness and validity of the research to be carried out. This course explores the main factors that affect and influence the development of a valid research question. CLICK HERE
ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)
Good clinical practice provides a framework of principles which aim to ensure the safety of research participants and the integrity and validity of data. This course aims to provide the researcher with the basic principles of GCP and how these principles can be applied practically in the research setting. CLICK HERE