Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Workshop on Clinical Trial Protocol Writing at NIPER on August 24th – 28th, 2009

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad has organized a Workshop on Clinical Trial Protocol Writing on August 24th – 28th, 2009 with the support of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India

A clinical trial protocol is a document that describes the objective(s), design, methodology, statistical considerations, and organization of a clinical trial. The protocol usually also gives the background and reason the trial is being conducted, but these could be provided in other documents. The protocol contains a study plan on which the clinical trial is based.

The main goal of the workshop is to provide advancement in knowledge and skills of persons working or intending to work in clinical research. This workshop will be of special use to professionals and students associated with pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry, academic institutions, regulatory agencies, clinical research organizations and healthcare Industry.

The following sets of personnel are encouraged to apply:
  • CRAs & investigators working in the field who are looking for additional training.
  • Professionals wanting to change career within the industry/academia to clinical research.
  • Professionals willing to get in the field of clinical research.
  • Recently employed personnel in academia or industry requiring comprehensive training in clinical research.
The topics proposed for workshop are:
  • Basics of medical writing
  • Writing SOPs
  • Understanding of research designs
  • Designing a study protocol
  • Clinical Trial protocol writing
  • Clinical Research Report writing.
Registration Fees
(Covers workshop material, participation to meetings, food arrangements for the days of symposium)
Industry: Rs. 10,000/- only
Academia: Rs.5,000/= only
Students: Rs.2,500/= only (M. Pharm., MBBS, MD)

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