NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Next Steps in Delivering Clinical Research
2019-10-01 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
1 October 9.00-17.00 and 8 October 8.45-16.15 OUH@cowley OX4 6LN
This CRN course is free to NIHR funded research delivery staff and those working on NIHR portfolio studies. It offers you the opportunity to gain an understanding of the management and running of clinical studies.
https://local.nihr.ac.uk/events/thames-valley-and-south-midlands-next-steps-in-delivering-clinical-research-1st-and-8th-october-2019/14345

AHPs in Research: Amplifying Impact
2019-10-03 | The Congress Centre London
This free event will bring together AHPs already research active or looking to get involved in research. This is an opportunity to share learning with colleagues and peers from across the community. You will have the chance to get feedback from a broad range of attendees, build your network and develop your presentation skills.
http://profbriefings.net/index.php/registration-ahp19

Diagnostic Evidence Workshops
2019-10-08 - 2019-10-10 | Worcester College, Oxford, OX1 2HB
Three days of workshops aimed at clinicians, researchers and SMEs in the diagnostic sector. £195 a day or £585 for three days. https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/browse/product-selection?product[REDACTED]

Healthy Ageing AIMday
2019-10-09 | Blavatnik School of Government
The Academic Industry Meeting Day (AIMDay) is part of a series of innovative networking events that enable industry groups and other external organisations to set the agenda and gain academic perspective into industry challenges.
With small group discussion based on questions submitted in advance by industry, the workshop will give industry partners and researchers the assurance that discussions around healthy ageing are of genuine interest. The meeting also provides the opportunity to gain fresh insights and meet potential collaborators.
You can register for free at aimday.se/healthy-ageing-oxford-2019. The closing date is 27 September.
For any questions please contact: amira.burshan@medsci.ox.ac.uk

Essential Guide to Grant Applications Masterclass
2019-10-09 - 2019-10-11 | Big Data Institute, Oxford, OX3 7LF
This free masterclass focuses on how to sell your research idea by writing a convincing application with a good structure, flow and argument, and providing guidance on what reviewers are looking for. This event is open to any researchers who are intending to apply to any NIHR or other national, competitive, peer reviewed funding programme in the 12 months following the masterclass.
Booking through Eventbrite
Wednesday-Friday 9-11 October 9.00-17.00 Big Data Institute OX3 7LF

Equator Lightning Workshop: Editing Your Own Words
2019-10-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Botnar Research Centre: Main Seminar Room, Old Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD
Jen de Beyer
Great writing is simple, clear, and complete. You’ll practice balancing these three elements in group editing exercises.

EQUATOR’s accessible, practical, interactive and indispensable monthly one-hour “Lightning Workshops” cover all the essential aspects of writing and publishing your academic research.
Lightning Workshops take place at the Botnar Research Centre’s main seminar room from 12.30-1.30 or from 4.00-5.00pm and are free for University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes staff and students, but registration is required.
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Oxford CAHPR Journal Club – How to Read an Academic Paper
2019-10-16 17:00 | John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University, OX3 0BP
We will provide you with tips on how to critically evaluate a paper and help you to develop your reading and appraisal skills. FREE and includes pizza and drinks. To book your place email cahpr.oxfordshire@gmail.com
John Henry Brookes Building, Room 2.06, Oxford Brookes University

Health Econometrics and Policy Evaluation course
2019-10-17 - 2019-10-18 | Gibson Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Rd, Oxford, OX2 6GG
Gibson Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter 17 & 18 October 9.00-17.00
This two-day course, run by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care, will serve as an introduction to some of the concepts and principles in the economics of health and health care. It will provide an in-depth understanding of the tools usually used by health economists to address issues of health policy.
Students – £250, others – £550 refreshments included
Please register using this link https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-and-events/nuffield-department-of-primary-care-health-sciences/events/health-econometrics-and-policy-evaluation
Email catia.nicodemo@economics.ox.ac.uk if you need more information

Cost Attribution for Clinical Research Studies within the NHS
2019-10-17 10:00 - 12:30 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, Windmill Rd,, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
17 October 10.00-12.30 Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford OX3 7HE
This course is only available to those people who are involved in NIHR research. The workshop aims to increase participants understanding of the basic principles of cost attribution for clinical research studies within the NHS in line with the AcoRD guidance.
https://local.nihr.ac.uk/events/thames-valley-and-south-midlands-cost-attribution-for-clinical-research-studies-within-the-nhs/14143

Introduction to Medical Research: Essential Skills (Module 2)
2019-10-19 09:00 | John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington,, Oxford, oxfordshire, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
**Sign up now open!**
Our ‘Introduction to Medical Research: Essential Skills’ course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in medical research and its publication.
The course is provided by OUCAGS in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network, an expert provider in health research education. It is available free of charge, and each module is certificated. The whole course is certificated if all four modules are completed.
The course is divided into four modules which run over four Saturday mornings at the John Radcliffe Hospital:
MODULE 2 Saturday 19th October 2019, 9am – 1pm
– Research design and protocols introduces the main types of study design and the skills required to critically appraise a research study, and explores the practicalities of writing a protocol
MODULE 3 Saturday 16th November 2019, 9am – 1pm
– Statistical thinking introduces the basics of medical statistics, such as understanding sampling, and making inferences from samples to populations
MODULE 4 Saturday 7th December 2019, 9am – 1pm
– Research publication and dissemination covers the process of getting your research published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at conferences
Please sign up online via the link below:
https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/intro-to-medical-research-essential-skills

Introduction to Good Clinical Practice
2019-10-22 09:00 - 16:30 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, Windmill Rd,, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
22 October 9.00-16.30 Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford OX3 7HE
This full-day workshop is designed to provide a basic introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the requirements of the NHS Research Governance Framework,
https://local.nihr.ac.uk/events/thames-valley-and-south-midlands-introduction-to-good-clinical-practice-gcp/14160

Richard Doll Society Conference 2019 to explore ‘Personalised medicine: your genes vs. big data’
2019-10-26 09:30 - 16:00 | Green Templeton College, 43 Woodstock Rd,, Oxford, OX2 6HG
Green Templeton College Saturday 26 October 9.30 -16.00
The conference is open to all members of the University and hospitals. Tickets are free with a £15 deposit which is refundable on attendance. A free lunch will be provided.
https://fixr.co/event/489532699

Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop 1: the long and winding road
2019-11-04 13:30 - 16:00 | Oxford Quaker Meeting House, 43 St Giles, OX1 3LW
Three local NIHR organisations – the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Oxford and the NIHR Oxford Health BRC – are running a series of workshops in 2019 and 2020 for patients and members of the public.
Each workshop will cover a different topic and explore ways in which patients and members of the public can get involved in research. You are welcome to attend as many or as few in the series as you wish.
These events are designed for people who are interested in how patient and public involvement can shape research. They will be most relevant for – and priority will be given to – people living in the Thames Valley area and those who are involved with or interested in the work of the three organisations leading the workshop.
Places are free but limited and you must register to attend.

Workshop 1
Patient and Public Involvement in research: the long and winding road
Monday 4 November 2019, 1.30-4.00 pm
Oxford Quaker Meeting House, 43 St Giles’, Oxford OX1 3LW
Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly recognised as an integral part of research and a rewarding experience for PPI contributors and researchers alike.
However, PPI in research is not always straightforward – research projects frequently evolve and may change direction altogether.
This workshop will be led by Julia Hamer-Hunt and Kome Gbinigie, who will discuss the many twists and turns in the journey of PPI in a research project from the beginning to the present day.
Julia Hamer-Hunt is lay member of the NIHR Oxford Health BRC Steering Committee (OH BRC) and Patient Co-chair of the OH BRC Patient and Research (PAR) Group. She sits on the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) Working Group, as well as on the ARC Theme 1 for early intervention in psychosis and service redesign.
Kome Gbinigie is a Wellcome Trust-funded DPhil student and a GP at a practice in Oxford. Within the Nuffield Department for Primary Care Health Sciences, she is attached to the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM).
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Think Differently and Improve Healthcare
2019-11-05 13:30 - 14:00 | St Luke’s Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, OX2 6HT
Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite leads a discussion about what it means to be part of a complex adaptive system and build a learning system for the future. For policymakers, managers, clinicians and researchers. A FREE NIHR ARC Oxford Event.
Register on Eventbrite

Equator 2 Day Publication School
2019-11-07 - 2019-11-08 | Botnar Research Centre: Main Seminar Room, Old Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD
Make sure your research articles are fit for purpose! Learn the secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating your research.
Both days run from 9am to 5pm. Fees include lunch, refreshments, and course materials.

Symposium: Pharmaceutical policies in the long run: Reflections on 60th anniversary of the Hinchliffe Report
2019-11-11 09:30 - 17:00 | Merton College, Merton St,, Oxford, OX1 4JD
Merton College, Oxford OX1 4JD, Monday 11 November, 9.30-17.00
A symposium organised by the Nuffield Department of Population Health to mark the 60th anniversary of the Hinchliffe Report – a Government Committee which examined the rise in pharmaceutical expenditure following the introduction of the NHS and to look at similar challenges which we face today.
https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-and-events/nuffield-department-of-population-health/events/pharmaceutical-policies-in-the-long-run-reflections-on-60th-anniversary-of-hinchliffe-report

Good Clinical Practice Refresher
2019-11-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
This three hour course is for experienced research delivery staff who have already done GCP training, have recent practical experience of working in a clinical research environment and have a good understanding of the principles and quality standards of GCP and related frameworks.
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Obtaining Ethical & HRA Approvals: Navigating your way through the system
2019-11-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Seminar Meeting Room, Boundary Brook House, Churchill Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LQ
Tuesday 12 November 11:00 -12:30 Seminar Meeting Room, Boundary Brook House
Thursday 12 December 11:00 -12:30 Seminar Meeting Room, Boundary Brook House
So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this?
To book a place, please contact Mark Crossley: mark.crossley@admin.ox.ac.uk

Cost Attribution for Clinical Research Studies within the NHS
2019-11-14 10:00 - 14:30 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
For anyone involved in grant submissions or the set up and co-ordination of clinical trials. This workshop aims to increase your understanding of the basic principles of cost attribution for clinical research studies within the NHS in line with AcoRD guidance.
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Equator Lightning Workshop: Responding to Peer Reviewers’ Comments
2019-11-14 12:30 - 13:30 | Botnar Research Centre: Main Seminar Room, Old Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD
Paula Dhiman
Practice dealing with the kind, the fair, and the seriously challenging.

Evidence isn’t enough
2019-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Department for Continuing Education, Oxford, OX1 2JA
The politics and practicalities of communicating health research. Session led by Oli Williams, looking particularly at obesity. Free event, open to all. Part of the Evidence Based Healthcare programme at the University of Oxford.
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Introduction to Medical Research: Essential Skills (Module 3)
2019-11-16 09:00 | John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington,, Oxford, oxfordshire, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
**Sign up now open!**
Our ‘Introduction to Medical Research: Essential Skills’ course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in medical research and its publication.
The course is provided by OUCAGS in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network, an expert provider in health research education. It is available free of charge, and each module is certificated. The whole course is certificated if all four modules are completed.
The course is divided into four modules which run over four Saturday mornings at the John Radcliffe Hospital:
MODULE 3 Saturday 16th November 2019, 9am – 1pm
– Statistical thinking introduces the basics of medical statistics, such as understanding sampling, and making inferences from samples to populations
MODULE 4 Saturday 7th December 2019, 9am – 1pm
– Research publication and dissemination covers the process of getting your research published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at conferences
Please sign up online via the link below:
https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/intro-to-medical-research-essential-skills

Let’s Talk Trials
2019-11-19 09:30 - 16:00 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
This one day workshop is designed to provide participants with an insight into the necessary communication skills needed to receive true valid informed consent from trial participants.
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Laboratory Skills for Researchers
2019-11-20 09:00 - 14:00 | John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington,, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Basic laboratory skills are essential to ensure confident and competent handling of study supplies and equipment, enabling research staff to contribute to the delivery of clinical research protocols as part of their research team.
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Ten years to eliminate Hepatitis B: can it be done?
2019-11-21 18:00 - 18:45 | George Pickering Education Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Hepatitis B is estimated to infect close to 300 million people globally, and a third of the world’s population has been exposed to the virus. International sustainable development goals have set ambitious targets for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by the year 2030. With a safe, effective vaccine and widely available antiviral drugs that can suppress the infection, is this within reach? Using data from Africa, Dr Philippa Matthews will explore the impact of HBV infection and its current treatments, and suggest the next steps to help us move towards its elimination.
Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, however advance booking is not required. Refreshments at 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start. For more information, please contact OBRCenquiries@ouh.nhs.uk or call 01865 743341.
For directions to the John Radcliffe hospital, please visit the OUH website. On arrival at the hospital, please go to the main entrance (on level 2, where WHSmith is) and take the stairs or lift to level 3. Then follow signs to the George Pickering Education Centre.

NIHR CRN: Thames Valley & South Midlands Continuous Improvement Event
2019-11-22 09:45 - 15:30 | Jurys Inn Oxford, Godstow Road, Oxford, OX2 8AL
This event is to celebrate and raise the profile of continuous improvement work across the LCRN region. We are looking for attendees who are interested in engaging more with improvement and innovation in their workplace.
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Valid Informed Consent
2019-11-26 08:50 - 13:30 | Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom
This half-day workshop is designed to provide the opportunity to explore the consent process in more depth and covering the requirements for NIHR portfolio studies and clinical trials conducted within the NHS.
https://local.nihr.ac.uk/events/thames-valley-and-south-midlands-valid-informed-consent/14136

Informing health policy through realist research
2019-11-28 17:30 | Mawby Pavillion, OUDCE, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 3JA
Professor Bruno Marchal will illustrate the principles of realist evaluation using the case of the development of a new Tuberculosis control policy in Georgia.
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Equator Lightning Workshop: Communications and Social Media
2019-12-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Botnar Research Centre: Main Seminar Room, Old Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD
Jo Silva
Extend the life and reach of your article after publication by working with your communications team and engaging with potential readers through social media.

EQUATOR’s accessible, practical, interactive and indispensable monthly one-hour “Lightning Workshops” cover all the essential aspects of writing and publishing your academic research.
Lightning Workshops take place at the Botnar Research Centre’s main seminar room from 12.30-1.30 or from 4.00-5.00pm and are free for University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes staff and students, but registration is required.
Visit the Equator Network website

Alcohol and cardiovascular disease risk: Evidence from epidemiology
2019-12-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA
A lunchtime lecture by Dr Iona Millwood focusing on evidence from conventional and genetic epidemiology in relation to alcohol and cardiovascular disease risk.
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION ON EVENTBRITE
