Our eLearning courses are designed to cover every step, process, and issue that needs to be understood in order to conduct high-quality research. Every course is written to be globally applicable, for all diseases and all regions. Each course is carefully researched to provide high-quality material that is peer reviewed and regularly updated. A certificate is issued once a minimum of 80% is achieved in the course quizzes.

  RESEARCH PROCESSES & METHODS  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES  |  INFECTION, IMMUNITY & RESISTANCE  |  WOMEN & CHILD HEALTH  |  LABORATORY, VECTORS & DIAGNOSITICS 

Research Processes & Methods

Introduction to Clinical Research 
1 module
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.
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ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2) 
1 module
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. This ICH E6 GCP Investigator Site Training meets the Minimum Criteria for ICH GCP Investigator Site Personnel Training identified by TransCelerate BioPharma as necessary to enable mutual recognition of GCP training among trial sponsors.
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The Research Question
1 module
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.
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The Study Protocol
2 modules
This course is designed to guide researchers through the basic stages and concepts surrounding the creation of a protocol, the document outlining the design of a study, describing the objectives, methodology and overall organisation of the research to be carried out forming a template and guide to the research process as a whole. 
Part 1 | Première Partie
Part 2 | Deuxième Partie

Data Safety Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials
1 module
This course examines the role of Data Safety and Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) in assessing the overall progress of a clinical trial and analysing the safety and efficacy data. 
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Introduction to Informed Consent
1 module
The primary aims of informed consent are to protect the research participant from misinformation, exploitation and coercion. This course offers an introduction to the processes and wider factors which need to be taken into consideration when involving participants in clinical research.

Introduction to Data Management For Clinical Research Studies
1 module
Good data management is key to maintaining, processing. analysing and storing high-quality data. This overview is aimed at everyone involved in clinical research.

Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse Events
1 module
A general introduction to adverse events during clinical research and how to deal with them when they occur, suitable for everyone involved in clinical research.

Introduction to Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
1 module
Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) guidelines allow the reliability, quality, consistency and integrity of data generated by clinical trial laboratories to be assured. This course gives an overview of GCLP principles and their implementation ins a clinical trial laboratory.
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Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
7 modules
This course is for all those wanting to gain an in-depth understanding of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice and how each principle of GCLP can be applied in clinical trial laboratory.

How to Conduct GCP Inspections/Audits at the Clinical Investigator Site 
1 module
Aimed at regulatory good clinical practice (GCP) inspectors and sponsor auditors who audit clinical trials, this course covers the procedures involved in planning, conducting and reporting inspections/audits, particularly at clinical investigator sites.

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Social Science, Ethics & Communities

Introduction to Informed Consent
1 module
The primary aims of informed consent are to protect the research participant from misinformation, exploitation and coercion. This course offers an introduction to the processes and wider factors which need to be taken into consideration when involving participants in clinical research.

Research Ethics Online Training (being updated)
14 modules
All research must be conducted in a manner that respects the safety and rights of participants and that recognises the responsibilities of researchers and of their host and sponsoring organisations. Research is a vital ingredient for improved global health and scientifically sound and ethically appropriate research is especially important in resource-poor settings where the need for locally applicable research findings is so great. Research Ethics Online Training is adapted from an eLearning course and resource package by the World Health Organization (WHO) for use by internal staff.  WHO has very kindly granted permission for the adaption of this resource in a format and platform that is accessible to all. If you would like an email alert when the updated course goes live, please sign up here. 

Essential Elements of Ethics
11 modules
Protocol authors should address certain ethical issues in the design of studies and document their rationale in a section of the protocol that will be easily understood by review boards and investigators. This eLearning resource will guide the development of a dedicated “Ethics section” of the protocol in which Essential Elements are addressed. This online resource will assist clinical researchers as they write their study protocol to recognize and address common ethical challenges in clinical trials, and ethics committee members as they review and analyse clinical trial protocols in an efficient and comprehensive manner.

Research in Global Health Emergencies: Ethical Issues
1 module
Emergencies are particularly challenging contexts in which to conduct health-related research – while research norms and standards remain important, applying these appropriately in exceptional circumstances needs careful and nuanced consideration. Based on a Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, this course explores core ethical issues that arise during research in global health emergencies, and highlights how they sometimes go beyond those covered in traditional research frameworks.

Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care
7 modules
A comprehensive exploration of the wide range of ethical issues faced by health professionals and policy makers working in the context of epidemics/pandemics and disaster situations, focusing primarily on the key areas of research, surveillance and patient care. 

Ethics Review of Social Research on Health-Related Topics
1 module
Increasingly biomedical ethics committees are being asked to review applications to conduct social research (SR) on health-related topics.  As with medical research, SR can involve risks of harm as well as potential benefits that need to be assessed in an ethics review process. However, these risks and benefits can be different from those in medical research. Ethics review of SR should be sensitive to how ethical issues in social research depart from the so-called ‘medical model’ of review.

The Practice and Ethics of Participatory Visual Methods for Community Engagement in Public Health and Health Science
8 modules
This course provides guidelines on the practice and ethics of participatory visual methods (PVM) with emphasis on their use in low and middle-income countries for community and public engagement in health and health science. With a wealth of practical tips and case studies, this course has been developed for use by engagement practitioners who are relatively new to the field of PVM and want to learn more about what they are and how to work with them.

Children and Clinical Research
1 module
If children and young people are not given the opportunity of taking part in research, it is very difficult to obtain the evidence needed to improve the health services provided for them. This course aims to give researchers and members of ethics committees confidence in thinking through the challenges of carrying out research with children and young people.
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Ethics of Ancillary Care in Research
1 module
Ancillary care is healthcare that research participants need but that is not required by to answer the researchers’ scientific question or to avoid or mitigate harm resulting from participation in the research. This course covers the main ethical questions associated with providing or facilitating ancillary care, including the various philosophical approaches to establishing whether or not researchers have ancillary care obligations.

Ethics and Best Practices in Sharing Individual-level Research Data
1 module
Research funders, regulators and researchers are increasingly calling for the sharing of individual-level data from biomedical and public health research. This introductory course aims to describe the potential benefits and risks of sharing data, discusses the ethical challenges involved and proposed best practices insharing research data.

Introduction to Reviewing Genomic Research
1 module
This introductory course provides an overview of how genomic research differs from other research, and the specific ethical issues to consider when conducting an ethics review of this research.
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Infection, Immunity & Resistance

Neurological Infectious Diseases
1 module for each disease
Neurological infectious diseases pose some of the greatest challenges to clinicians. The presenting clinical syndromes are often elusive, determining the causative organisms can be problematic, and there is often little evidence to guide treatment. Although many are rare, others are extremely common, particularly in tropical climates, and collectively the disease burden is considerable. These Neurological Infectious Diseases eLearning modules are aimed at medics of all grades, from undergraduate students to consultants and senior academics.
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Maternal Infections
6 modules
Appropriate prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections during pregnancy can reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, and mitigate the adverse effects on both mothers and newborns. For each major maternal infection, this course addresses the global burdens, the effects on mother and fetus, diagnosis and treatment based on current evidence. 

Transmission, Surveillance, Control and Prevention of Yellow Fever
1 module
The course presents general concepts of yellow fever, aimed at health professionals who work in primary healthcare, including surveillence and treament measures. 
English | Português 

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Women & Child Health

Children and Clinical Research
1 module
If children and young people are not given the opportunity of taking part in research, it is very difficult to obtain the evidence needed to improve the health services provided for them. This course aims to give researchers and members of ethics committees confidence in thinking through the challenges of carrying out research with children and young people.
English | Español

Maternal Infections
6 modules
Appropriate prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections during pregnancy can reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, and mitigate the adverse effects on both mothers and newborns. For each major maternal infection, this course addresses the global burdens, the effects on mother and fetus, diagnosis and treatment based on current evidence. 

Obstetric Fistula
4 modules
Each year between 50,000 to 100,000 women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula and it is estimated that more than 2 million young women live with untreated obstetric fistula in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. This course addresses the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, classification and management of obstetric fistula.
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INTERGROWTH-21st Course on Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Growth Monitoring
3 modules
This course communicates the methodology of maternal, fetal and newborn growth monitoring and the application of the INTERGROWTH-21st international growth standards to make judgement about appropriateness of growth.
English | Español | Italiano | Português 

Preterm Infant Feeding and Growth Monitoring: Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Protocol
3 modules
The INTERPRACTICE-21st Project promotes the optimal postnatal growth of preterm infants and standardises growth measurement in selected populations around the world. It is based on the implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st international standards for preterm postnatal growth and evidence-based feeding recommendations based on human milk. This course provides a background on preterm birth, gastrointestinal development in preterm infants, and feeding recommendations for the routine care of preterm infants.
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Laboratory, Vectors & Diagnostics

Introduction to Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
1 module
Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) guidelines allow the reliability, quality, consistency and integrity of data generated by clinical trial laboratories to be assured. This short course gives an overview of GCLP principles and their implementation ins a clinical trial laboratory.
English | Español | Français | Português

Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
7 modules
This course is for all those wanting to gain an in-depth understanding of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice and how each principle of GCLP can be applied in clinical trial laboratory.

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These eLearning courses originate from resources that researchers have shared with us; many researchers teach face-to-face courses, and these can easily be converted into eLearning courses to disseminate the knowledge and skills taught on each course further. All source material, authors and reviewers are fully acknowledged. If you have any material which you feel would make a good eLearning course, or any resouces that you feel would benefit other researchers and which you are willing to share, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will continue to extend this list of courses so please tell us if you need to learn about something that you do not see listed here. Please also get in touch if you have any feedback on our courses: training@theglobalhealthnetwork.org

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