Business Skills for Clinical Trial Research Managers

Published Erin Turner on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 13:39

Business Skills for Clinical Trial Research Managers Online Course 

This course aims to upskill clinical trial professionals with the business skills they need to successfully run a clinical trial unit 

Learning Objectives: 

  • Explore the steps involved in the clinical trial feasibility process and its impact on study start-up.

  • Explore hospital financing and the language of hospital finance.

  • Consider tips for budget preparation, especially for non-commercial trials and compare budget development and budget negotiation.

  • Examine costing and cost analysis of clinical trials units, creating budgets based on true costs.

  • Recognise common agreements used in clinical trial management in Australia.

  • Define roles crucial for a successful clinical trial unit and guide role development.

  • Identify key negotiation skills.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify key roles in the feasibility team and address common problems between the site and sponsor during feasibility.

  • Use enhanced communication skills, including finance language to develop and create budgets tailored for both commercially sponsored and non-commercial trials, while identifying the true cost of a clinical trial unit for sustainable growth.

 

Hospital Finance

This module is an introduction to how hospitals are funded.  By utilising the language of finance, you will better communicate with mainstream hospital financial managers to create a clinical trial unit budget with an understanding of true costs.


Feasibility in Clinical Trials

This module explores essential groundwork to initiate a clinical trial, emphasising a robust feasibility assessment process.  


Insurance, Contracts, Agreements

This module explores insurance, contracts, and common agreements used in managing clinical trials in Australia.


Budgeting a Single Clinical Trial

This module explores how to budget a clinical trial appropriately


Budgeting a Clinical Trial Unit

This module helps you to recognise your unit's true costs and design a budget that fulfils your needs and prepares for sustainable future growth.


Staffing a Clinical Trial Unit

This module explores the suggested areas for research managers to consider when planning and working with their staff.


Business Negotiations

This module considers some of the principles behind successful negotiations and offers some practical tips on how to proceed, regardless of the subject matter.

The VCCC Alliance would like to acknowledge the following people for their contribution to this course.

Program 4 Clinical Trial Innovations: Enhance Business Capability Working Group

Marian Lieschke - Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Manager and VCCC Alliance Clinical Trial Innovations Co-Chair

Heike Raunow - Cancer Research Manager, Western Health

Jacqui Waterkeyn - Director of Office of Research, Melbourne Health

Kathleen Wilkins - Consumer

Anne Woollett - Director, Clinical Trials Hub, Alfred Health

Carolyn Stewart - Business and Operations Manager, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Christie Allan - Policy Lead, Cancer Council Victoria

Carole Mott - Clinical Trials Coordinator, Goulburn Valley Health 

Jhodie Duncan - Research Manager, La Trobe Regional Hospital Research Unit

Marie Luci - Operations Manager, Cancer Trials Australia

Amy Shelly - Head of Research Governance and Optimal Care, Cancer Council Victoria

Christie Allan - Policy Lead, Strategy and Support, Cancer Council Victoria

Chris Brooks- Alfred Cancer Trials Research Manager 

Kaya Gardiner - Director Research Operations, The Royal Children’s Hospital

Duncan Colyer - Senior Manager, Clinical Research, VCCC Alliance

Eleonora Kay - Clinical Trial Innovations, VCCC Alliance


Content providers and reviewers

Heike Raunow - Cancer Research Manager, Western Health

Marie Luci - Operations Manager, Cancer Trials Australia

Carolyn Stewart - Business and Operations Manager, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Jacqui Waterkeyn - Director of Office of Research, Melbourne Health

Anne Woollett - Director, Clinical Trials Hub, Alfred Health

Maryanne Turner - Feasibility and Communications Specialist, Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit

Marian Lieschke - Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Manager and VCCC Alliance Clinical Trial Innovations Co-Chair


Course Developer

Marian Lieschke - Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Manager and VCCC Alliance Clinical Trial Innovations Co-Chair


Digital Education Content Developer

Amanda Clifford,  Course Content and Instructional Designer - Senior Research Nurse in Haem C Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit

VCCC Alliance Learning Design Team 

Course Details

Person working on computer
Course type
Courses
Duration
7 hrs
Price
$0.00
Curriculum Area
Research (incl. Clinical Trials)
Leadership and Non-Technical Skills
Speciality
Clinical trials
Senior researcher / scientist
Education & Training
Clinical trials

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