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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Trial designs for early phase trials
DESCRIPTION:This is the third in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n  \nTrial designs for early phase trials \nAlexander Ooms\, OCTRU Senior Statistician \nWednesday 6th November 2024\, 1:00-1:30pm \nEarly phase clinical trials are critical for assessing the safety\, dosage\, and preliminary efficacy of new treatments. This seminar will outline some available designs in Phase I and Phase II settings. \nPhase I trials primarily focus on determining safe dosages and identifying side effects using broad categories of ‘rule-based’ or ‘model-based’ dose escalation methods. \nPhase II trials typically aim to give an early indication of treatment efficacy and further assess safety via single-arm or randomised controlled trials. Adaptive\, occasionally Bayesian\, designs are popular in the early phase setting and some examples of adaptive designs will be discussed. \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-trial-designs-for-early-phase-trials/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241203T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: What's so great about RCTs?
DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n \nWhat’s so great about RCTs? \nIoana Marian\, OCTRU Senior Statistician \nTuesday 3rd December 2024\, 1:00-1:30pm \nRandomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) are experiments that help establish which interventions (e.g. medical\, surgical\, or behavioural) are effective\, safe and can improve healthcare. Why RCTs are considered the ‘gold’ standard design for comparing medical treatments will be reviewed. The benefits of random allocation of treatments will be considered\, along with how to implement randomisation in practice. The importance of designing the study well and some of the common pitfalls to avoid will be presented in this session. \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-whats-so-great-about-rcts/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250108T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250108T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20240815T140345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T140345Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Sample sizes for clinical trials - an overview
DESCRIPTION:This is the fifth in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n  \nSample sizes for clinical trials – an overview \nNicholas Peckham\, OCTRU Senior Statistician \nWednesday 8th January 2025\, 1:00-1:30pm \nFurther details coming soon. \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-sample-sizes-for-clinical-trials-an-overview/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20240815T140612Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Trial designs for late phase trials
DESCRIPTION:This is the sixth in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n  \nTrial designs for late phase trials \nDr Elizabeth Conroy\, OCTRU Lead Statistician  \nWednesday 5th February 2025\, 1:00-1:30pm \nFurther details coming soon. \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-trial-designs-for-late-phase-trials/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20250122T110150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T133723Z
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SUMMARY:The Road Less Travelled: women’s journeys into academic leadership
DESCRIPTION:ASCEND\, a new network for women and gender non-conforming researchers across the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre\, is launching!  \n\n\n\nThe network will aim to support women and gender non-conforming researchers and staff in mid and senior level positions to develop as research leaders and gain support in furthering their careers.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe network’s inaugural event\, The Road Less Travelled: women’s journeys into academic leadership\, will take place on Tuesday 11th February 12:00-13:00\, with lunch to be provided from 13:00-13:30. Join us at the Kennedy Lecture Theatre as Professors Kokila Lakhoo\, Eva Morris and Laura Coates discuss their careers as women academics\, with a Q&A to follow. Please note\, if you are registering to attend the lunch\, you must register by Monday 3rd February. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to researchers and staff across the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals who have an interest in developing into senior/leadership roles in research and academia.   \n\n\n\n\nSign up here
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/the-road-less-travelled-womens-journeys-into-academic-leadership/
LOCATION:Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology\, University of Oxford Roosevelt Drive \, Headington Oxford \, OX3 7FY
CATEGORIES:Academic Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20240815T140812Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Survival analysis techniques in clinical trials - from traditional methods to multi-state Markov modelling approaches
DESCRIPTION:This is the seventh in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n \nSurvival analysis techniques in clinical trials – from traditional methods to multi-state Markov modelling approaches \nDr Clement Twumasi\, NDM Medical Statistician \nWednesday 5th March 2025\, 1:00-1:30pm \nThis talk explores the evolution of survival analysis techniques in clinical trials\, highlighting their crucial role in medical research. We will start with traditional methods like Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox proportional hazards models\, foundational tools for analysing time-to-event data. The discussion will then advance to contemporary approaches\, focusing on time-homogeneous and inhomogeneous multi-state Markov models. These models offer a nuanced view of patient trajectories through different health states\, providing deeper insights into disease progression and treatment efficacy. Attendees will gain a good understanding of both conventional and cutting-edge techniques for time-to-event analysis\, enhancing their ability to design and interpret them in clinical trials \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-survival-analysis-techniques-in-clinical-trials-from-traditional-methods-to-multi-state-markov-modelling-approaches/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20240815T141001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T142658Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Multilevel modelling in clinical trials
DESCRIPTION:This is the final lunchtime seminar in a series of eight\, organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A\, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. \n \nMultilevel modelling in clinical trials \nDr Daphne Kounali\, OCTRU Lead Statistician \nWednesday 9th April 2025\, 1:00-1:30pm \nA multilevel model is a statistical tool used to analyze data with a complex dependence structure\, such as when patients are nested within hospitals or when there are multiple levels of treatment providers and geographic locations. In this seminar\, I will define the different types of structures in clinical trials and discuss various applications of multilevel models\, including incorporating repeated measurements\, accounting for drop-out\, and addressing measurement error. I will demonstrate how realistic assumptions and focusing on structure can help understand contextual effects and heterogeneity in outcomes\, providing more precise estimates of treatment effects and predictions. \nNo registration is required. \nClick here to join the session.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-statistics-hub-lunchtime-seminar-multilevel-modelling-in-clinical-trials/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20250710T074600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T135247Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC three-day writing retreat for NMAHPPS (30 Sep\, 2 Oct\, 3 Oct 2025)
DESCRIPTION:This three-day writing retreat is open to all nurses\, midwives\, allied health professionals\, psychologists\, pharmacists and healthcare scientists at any career stage\, working at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or the University of Oxford. \n\n\n\nIt offers time and space to focus on writing without interruption. It will also help you to become more aware of your writing processes and use this to help you write more productively. \n\n\n\nThe retreat will take place from Tuesday 30 September to Thursday 2 October 2025 at the Saïd Business School\, Egrove Park\, Oxford\, OX1 5NY. \n\n\n\nAttendees are expected to attend all 3 days. \n\n\n\nThe core days will run from 10am-4pm\, however you can arrive anytime from 8.30am to start writing and stay until 5.30pm. \n\n\n\nWriting projects that could be worked on during the retreat include: \n\n\n\n\nDoctoral thesis chapter(s)\n\n\n\nMaster’s dissertation chapter(s)\n\n\n\nPaper for a peer-reviewed journal from a completed piece of research\, service evaluation\, quality improvement\, audit\, or literature review\n\n\n\nDevelopment of a research proposal for future application\n\n\n\nAnalysing data that will form part of a report or publication\n\n\n\n\nWe will provide a mentor to guide you with your writing. The workshop will be structured to include regular review and feedback slots. To get the most out of the event it is important that you come ready to write from the very start of day one. Therefore\, you will need to send your mentor an outline of what you plan to write\, up to 3 SMART goals and the outcomes you aim to achieve by the end of the writing retreat. \n\n\n\nAttendees are expected to commit to submitting the output from the workshop within three to six months of the writing retreat. \n\n\n\nIf you have attended this retreat previously\, you are welcome to apply. However priority will be given to those who have not attended before. \n\n\n\nLunch and refreshments will be provided. There is plenty of parking at Egrove Park and bus number 35 stops outside. Egrove Park is easily cyclable from Oxford. \n\n\n\nThe deadline for application has been extended to 12pm on Wednesday 3 September 2025. \n\n\n\n\nApply through Microsoft Forms\n\n\n\n\nThe writing retreat is sponsored by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Dr Clair Merriman at clair.merriman@ouh.nhs.uk. \n\n\n\nApplications will be assessed on: \n\n\n\n\nWhether the line manager has given approval to attend\n\n\n\nWhether the writing project goal is appropriate for the three-day retreat\n\n\n\nWhether the stated objectives are achievable in the three days\n\n\n\nWhether the applicant can commit to all three days
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-writing-retreat-for-nmahpps/
LOCATION:Said Business School\, Egrove Park\, Oxford\, OX1 5NY
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20251208T092221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T130739Z
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SUMMARY:Online Webinar: Ethnicity Inclusion Training with Prof. Shaun Treweek.
DESCRIPTION:An informative session on the practical tools needed for ethnicity inclusion in health research. Covering the NIHR INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework\, useful resources and researcher(s) case study.   \n\n\n\n\n\nONLINE EVENT Hosted by Moorfields BRC. For any questions about this session\, please contact: \n\n\n\nHelen Baker\, PPIE Lead\, h.baker@ucl.ac.uk \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: \n\n\n\nProfessor Shaun Treweek\, Chair in Health Services Research\, University of Aberdeen\, is active in the field of efficient trial design\, particularly pragmatic trial design\, improved recruitment and retention interventions for trials\, the design of complex interventions and the effective presentation of research evidence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is part of our Spring online series of Inclusivity training for Health and Care Researchers.   \n\n\n\nWe’re collaborating with five other NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Oxford Health\, Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, to bring you a series of engaging online training sessions with experts and researchers to help embed inclusion in your research \n\n\n\nPlease find dates for your diary and info. below for our two further training sessions: \n\n\n\n3rd Feb 2026: Socio-economic Disadvantage Inclusion training with Dr. Heidi R Green:Register here. \n\n\n\n5th March 2026: Online Workshop: Why People Say Yes (or No): The Psychology of Trial ParticipationRegister here. \n\n\n\nOnline Inclusivity in Research Training\n\n\n\nThese sessions are for research staff affiliated with the following Biomedical Research Centres: Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, Oxford and Oxford Health \n\n\n\nPrivacy Notice: We adhere to the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018-https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/data-protection-and-the-eu-in-detail/the-uk-gdpr/. Any data collected is used to improve services. \n\n\n\nPrivacy Statement NIHR – https://www.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-privacy-policy 
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/webinar-ethnicity-inclusion-training-with-prof-shaun-treweek/
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,PPI Training for Researchers,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20251208T133115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T130630Z
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SUMMARY:Online Webinar: Socio-economic Disadvantage Inclusion Training with Dr. Heidi R Green.
DESCRIPTION:Providing strategies to reduce barriers in health inequalities and understand challenges faced by disadvantaged communities. The session includes a case study and the NIHR INCLUDE Socio-economic Disadvantage Framework. \n\n\n\n\n\nONLINE EVENT Hosted by Barts BRC. For any questions about this session\, please contact: \n\n\n\nAbida Firdaws\, PPIE & ACD Administrator\, a.firdaws@qmul.ac.uk \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: \n\n\n\nDr Heidi R Green is a Health Equity and Patient Involvement Specialist and a Creative Qualitative Researcher who co-developed the NIHR INCLUDE Socio-economic disadvantage framework which has been designed to aid researchers who are designing clinical trials to consider barriers to including patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds in their trial. The framework can also help researchers to develop strategies to attempt to address such barriers in order to improve the design and conduct of clinical research. \n\n\n\nWith over a decade of experience leading the design and delivery of innovative and award-winning projects\, Heidi is an experienced health equity specialist\, creative qualitative researcher\, and lived experience advocate. Her mission is to embed accessibility and inclusivity into all of the projects she’s involved in\, driving change for those that stand to benefit most. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is part of our Spring online series of Inclusivity training for Health and Care Researchers.   \n\n\n\nWe’re collaborating with five other NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Oxford Health\, Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, to bring you a series of engaging online training sessions with experts and researchers to help embed inclusion in your research \n\n\n\nPlease find dates for your diary and info. below for our third training session this Spring. We’re also repeating this series in the Summer Term. \n\n\n\n5th March 2026: Online Workshop: Why People Say Yes (or No): The Psychology of Trial ParticipationRegister here. \n\n\n\nOnline Inclusivity in Research Training\n\n\n\nThese sessions are for research staff affiliated with the following Biomedical Research Centres: Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, Oxford and Oxford Health \n\n\n\nPrivacy Notice: We adhere to the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018-https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/data-protection-and-the-eu-in-detail/the-uk-gdpr/. Any data collected is used to improve services. \n\n\n\nPrivacy Statement NIHR – https://www.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-privacy-policy 
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/webinar-socio-economic-disadvantage-inclusion-training-with-dr-heidi-r-green/
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,PPI Training for Researchers,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20251208T134345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T093806Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop: Why People Say Yes (or No): The Psychology of Trial Participation\, with Cherish Boxall.
DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\n\n\n\nThis online workshop applies behavioural science to the real-world decisions people make about taking part in research. You’ll be introduced to fast\, automatic thinking (System 1) and slow\, deliberate thinking (System 2) and use them to map key decision points across the recruitment journey. You’ll identify what can drive early awareness and interest in research\, and what supports a confident\, well-informed decision at consent\, so the recruitment pathway can be designed to be both effective and ethically robust. \n\n\n\nThe workshop includes short reflective exercises to increase awareness of how unconscious bias\, assumptions\, and “snap judgements” can influence the behaviour of research staff. You will leave with practical actions to help move unconscious bias into conscious awareness to help support informed\, inclusive research design. \n\n\n\nLimited spaces\, register below: \n\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of the workshop\, you will be able to:\n\n\n\n\nIdentify common cognitive biases and where they can show up in recruitment and consent pathways.\n\n\n\nRecognise how cultural and social influences can affect decision-making. \n\n\n\nExplore your own decision-making defaults and use simple techniques to bring fast judgments into awareness.\n\n\n\nApply behavioural science to design clearer\, more motivating participant communications (e.g.\, recruitment adverts).\n\n\n\n\nPreparation and what to expect\n\n\n\nMost activities are individual reflection and applied work guided by our resource pack\, with optional chat sharing. \n\n\n\nBefore you join (5–10 minutes): \n\n\n\nHave the pack open or printed (sent by email). \n\n\n\nPlease come with a current or recent study in mind (including your target population and a high-level recruitment approach) to anchor the activities \n\n\n\nWhat you will leave with\n\n\n\n2–3 behaviour-based strategies to test in your study \n\n\n\nBias “pause points” to strengthen inclusive decision-making \n\n\n\nA map of System 1 vs System 2 moments in your recruitment pathway \n\n\n\nAbout the trainer:\n\n\n\nCherish Boxall\, founder of Engage Intelligently\, and recipient of two consecutive NIHR Fellowships\, brings a behavioural-science lens to over 15 years of experience securing competitive research funding and delivering clinical trials. She specialises in translating evidence on inclusion and participant behaviour into practical\, effective strategies. Expect real-world examples\, actionable takeaways\, and plenty of time throughout the session for your questions. \n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\nResearch and staff affiliated with Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, Oxford\, and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centres who want to strengthen inclusive recruitment and retention. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions with regards to this training\, please contact: Mili Kalia (Oxford BRC’s EDI Manager)\, Email: Mili.Kalia@ouh.nhs.uk     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is the third session in our Spring online series of Inclusivity Training for Health and Care Researchers. Please note\, we are repeating this series in the Summer Term. \n\n\n\nWe’ve collaborating with five other NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Oxford Health\, Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, to bring you a series of engaging online training sessions with experts and researchers to help embed inclusion in your research \n\n\n\nFull Spring Series poster below – more to follow in Summer Term. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThese sessions are for research staff affiliated with the following Biomedical Research Centres: Barts\, Birmingham\, Cambridge\, Moorfields\, Oxford and Oxford Health \n\n\n\nPrivacy Notice: We adhere to the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018-https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/data-protection-and-the-eu-in-detail/the-uk-gdpr/. Any data collected is used to improve services. \n\n\n\nPrivacy Statement NIHR – https://www.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-privacy-policy 
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/workshop-reaching-beyond-the-usual-inclusive-approaches-to-health-and-care-research-with-a-focus-on-intersectionality-with-cherish-boxall/
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,PPI Training for Researchers,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
CREATED:20260311T164944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T170514Z
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub webinar
DESCRIPTION:Estimation methods for treatment policy strategies in clinical trials with missing data: introducing retrieved dropout reference-base centred multiple imputation\n\n\n\nSchedule: The talk will be approx. 1 hour\, with discussion/Q&A 30 minutes \n\n\n\nLocation: Hybrid – Online via Teams / or in person at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre ND08 \n\n\n\n(please note: the speaker will be online) \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr Suzie Cro (Imperial)\, Associate Professor in Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials\, Head of Trial Methodology and co-Head of the Statistics section at Imperial Clinical Trials Unit \n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: A treatment policy strategy if often used to handle intercurrent events such as treatment withdrawal in clinical trials. Such an approach seeks to estimate the effect of a treatment\, regardless of whether patients withdraw from the treatment schedule early. This requires the collection of outcome data following treatment withdrawal\, however data is often missing after treatment withdrawal complicating the analysis. \n\n\n\nIn this setting\, retrieved dropout multiple imputation has been proposed as a useful method for estimation. This approach imputes off-treatment data based only on observed off-treatment data. But this may be impractical with limited observed data post-treatment withdrawal. Alternatively\, reference-based multiple imputation can be used which assumes treatment withdrawals behave like those observed in a specified reference group. But this makes strong assumptions and disregards observed off-treatment outcomes. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will review these two different methods of imputation followed by an introduction to a novel approach\, referred to as retrieved dropout reference-base centred multiple imputation\, that draws its influences from the two aforementioned methods. The expected bias and root mean square error (RMSE) for this new method will be analytically explored\, followed by application to an anti-depression trial. \n\n\n\nNo registration required – if joining online please join the session here via Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39849641209505?p=y2MDEjtwbfCI0V2A4j \n\n\n\nPlease note the talk will be recorded. The recording will end before the discussion/ Q&A. \n\n\n\nIf you should have any queries\, please contact the session organisers: Chris Mwema christopher.mwema@ndorms.ox.ac.uk  & Dr Daphne Kounali daphne.kounali@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/estimation-methods-for-treatment-policy-strategies-in-clinical-trials-with-missing-data-introducing-retrieved-dropout-reference-base-centred-multiple-imputation/
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses,Training for Clinical Researchers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260508T160000
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SUMMARY:NIHR Oxford BRC three-day writing retreat (6\, 7 and 8 May 2026)
DESCRIPTION:This three-day writing retreat is open to all healthcare professions (nurses\, midwives\, allied health professionals\, clinical psychologists\, pharmacists\, healthcare scientists and medical practitioners) at any career stage\, working at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or the University of Oxford. Priority will however be given to underrepresented professions as defined by NIHR. If you have attended this retreat previously\, you are welcome to apply however\, priority will be given to those who have not attended before. \n\n\n\n\nThis retreat offers time and space to focus on writing without interruption. It will also help you to become more aware of your writing processes and use this to help you write more productively. \n\n\n\nDates: Wednesday 6\, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 2026 \n\n\n\nVenue: Wolfson College\, Linton Road\, Oxford OX2 6UD. \n\n\n\nAttendees are required to attend all three days. \n\n\n\nCore hours will be 10:00 to 16:00. However\, on days 1 and 2 you are welcome to arrive any time from 8am to begin writing and remain on site until 6pm. On day 3\, the space will be available from 8am to 4pm. \n\n\n\nWriting projects that could be worked on during the retreat include: \n\n\n\n\nDoctoral thesis chapter(s)\n\n\n\nMaster’s dissertation chapter(s)\n\n\n\nPaper for a peer-reviewed journal from a completed piece of research\, service evaluation\, quality improvement\, audit\, or literature review\n\n\n\nDevelopment of a research proposal for future application\n\n\n\nAnalysing data that will form part of a report or publication\n\n\n\n\nWe will provide a mentor to guide you with your writing. A librarian will be available to provide advice and support related to referencing and literature searching. To get the most out of the event it is important that you come ready to write from the very start of day one. Therefore\, you will need to send your mentor an outline of what you plan to write\, up to 3 SMART goals and the outcomes you aim to achieve by the end of the writing retreat. \n\n\n\nYou need to have your line manager’s support and permission to attend. \n\n\n\nLunch and refreshments will be provided. \n\n\n\nThere is no parking at Wolfson College. The closest park and ride to Wolfson College\, Oxford\, is Oxford Parkway (OX2 8HA). From there\, or from the city centre\, the number 2 or 2A bus (operated by Oxford Bus Company) travels to the Linton Road stop\, which is a 5-minute walk from the college. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe deadline for application is Sunday 29 March 2026. Please put a hold in your diary until you are informed of your application outcome\, which will be on Tuesday 7 April. \n\n\n\nThe writing retreat is sponsored by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Dr Clair Merriman at clair.merriman@ouh.nhs.uk. \n\n\n\nApplications will be assessed on whether: \n\n\n\n\nyou fall within the underrepresented professions as defined by the NIHR.\n\n\n\nthe line manager has given approval to attend\n\n\n\nthe writing project goal is appropriate for the three-day retreat\n\n\n\nthe stated objectives are achievable in the three days\n\n\n\nthe applicant can commit to all three days\n\n\n\nyou have previously attended Writing Retreat
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/nihr-oxford-brc-three-day-writing-retreat-6-7-and-8-may-2026/
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,NIHR-BHF events,Training Events & Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T002048
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SUMMARY:Oxford BRC Career Development Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:< Please note the new date of Monday 8th June for this exciting event. > \n\n\n\n BRC Awardees and supporters are invited to the Oxford BRC Career Development Symposium 2026. \n\n\n\nThis is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our researchers’ achievements. There will be opportunities to network across the Themes and the potential to explore new research collaborations. We value your expertise and support for our current BRC awardees. The event is free and will include: \n\n\n\n\ninspirational key note speakers\,\n\n\n\n\n\nresearch presentations\n\n\n\n\n\ncareer talks \n\n\n\n\n\nposter displays by BRC awardees\n\n\n\n\n\nopportunity to network with researchers from across the BRC. \n\n\n\n\nLunch and refreshments will be provided\, and an afternoon prize ceremony will celebrate the very best presentations. \n\n\n\nRegister to secure your place by April 30th: \n\n\n\nOxford BRC Career Development Symposium – 8th June 2026 – Registration – Fill in form \n\n\n\n\nLocation: St. Anne’s College\, University of Oxford\n\n\n\nDate: Monday 8th June 2026\n\n\n\nTime: 9.30am – 5pm | 9am registration and refreshments\n\n\n\n\nWe will be holding a Prize ceremony for presentations and posters\, so please do share this email with your BRC Awardees so they can register to attend the conference and are also invited to submit an abstract. \n\n\n\nSubmit your Abstract:  \n\n\n\nWe will accept abstracts for an oral or poster presentation from current or past recipients of an Oxford BRC career development award (internship\, pre-doctoral fellowship\, doctoral fellowship\, post-doctoral fellowship) as well as NIHR Academy Members supported within Themes (someone undertaking a formal training or career development award that was competitively awarded and receives at least 25% of funding from the BRC over the lifetime of the individual’s award). \n\n\n\nTo submit your abstract for review\, please complete this form by Thursday 30th April: \n\n\n\nBRC Awardee – Submit Abstract for Oxford BRC Career Development Symposium\, 8th June ’06 – Fill in form \n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please contact our Academic Career Development Manager: aderonke.lagoke@ouh.nhs.uk.
URL:https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/oxford-brc-career-development-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:St Anne’s College\, Woodstock Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6HS
CATEGORIES:Academic Events,Training Events & Courses,Training for Clinical Researchers
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