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Announcement for NIH-supported courses As part of an Indo-US Collaboration, the National Institutes of Health, USA has sponsored a series of workshops since 2006 on various aspects of clinical research (with an emphasis on clinical trials), including biostatistics, study design and randomization issues, data management, research ethics, and regulatory aspects. As a continuation of this series, two workshops are planned as follows. Both workshops are aimed primarily at biomedical researchers. Investigators involved in clinical research, who are in a position to lead clinical research studies should find these workshops useful. (i) Workshop on ‘Scientific Writing’, to be held in Goa on September 11-15, 2010. It will consist of an initial two and a half day didactic and practical teaching section, open to all selected participants. This will be followed by a two-day intensive practical exercise open only to a few selected participants. Applicants for this workshop are encouraged to submit a draft manuscript based on their research work. A few (around 6-8) draft manuscripts and their authors will be selected to participate in the intensive practical exercise, during which course faculty will work with the selected participants to improve the draft manuscripts and take these closer to finished manuscripts. (ii) Workshop on ‘Introduction to Clinical Trials and Good Clinical Practices’, to be held in Trivandrum on December 3-5, 2010. This email is to seek your help in dissemination of information about the workshop. I request you to kindly circulate this information in your institution, particularly among those who have appropriate expertise and experience to benefit from the workshop. Only a limited number of applicants will be accepted. Applicants should email a short (less than one page; please do not send a CV) summary of their experience and expertise in clinical research, as an email attachment (MS Word or PDF) to sgpgi.courses@gmail.com by July 15, 2010 (for the workshop on ‘Scientific Writing’) and October 5, 2010 (for the workshop ‘Introduction to Clinical Trials and Good Clinical Practices’). Applicants for the former workshop also need to send a draft manuscript for discussion during the workshop. A selection committee will notify the successful applicants of acceptance by early August 2010 (‘Scientific Writing’ workshop) and late October 2010 (‘Clinical Trials and GCP’ workshop). A limited number of scholarships for travel and lodging will be available for qualified applicants whose institution cannot cover their expenses. Rakesh Aggarwal |
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