HAR408: Doing Health and Clinical Research Well
The Doing Health and Clinical Research Well module is led by Jennifer Read. It runs in the Autumn semester and is worth 15 credits.
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Overview
This module will cover many of the practical and regulatory issues associated with carrying out clinical or health-related research within a variety of national and international settings, including the NHS.
This will include consideration of research planning, project management, research governance, patient recruitment and retention, ethical and legal frameworks for research, good clinical practice, patient and public involvement, cultural competence, delivery of the project and dissemination and impact.
Objectives
The module aims to give an overview of the practical and regulatory issues associated with health and clinical research. Students will learn how to apply principles of Good Clinical Practice and develop their awareness of issues including patient and public involvement, cultural competency and diversity.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand and apply the principles of Good Clinical Practice when designing and undertaking clinical or health-related research
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the purposes of, and methods for, patient and public involvement in research.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of cultural competence and diversity when planning and undertaking clinical or health-related research.
- Evaluate and reflect on personal effectiveness when developing and undertaking research within a clinical or health-related environment.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the policies, procedures, national guidelines and regulations involved in health and clinical research
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the infrastructure enabling and supporting clinical research in the NHS
Teaching methods
The module will be delivered using a mix of online videos, seminars, written materials, and online discussion (text chat), which students can complete in their own time during the module.
Key content will be delivered through online ‘real-time’ sessions which give students a chance to interact with module tutors and other students. These will also be recorded for students unable to attend the live sessions.
The core learning material will be supplemented by a core reading list and links to relevant online resources for example, review publications, or websites of interest.
It will be undertaken over the autumn semester and will be delivered via The University of Sheffield's online teaching platform.
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