The Network had a fantastically busy 2022. Find out more about our activities through some of our favourite facts and figures!
- We got a new Clinical Director, the wonderful Rustam Al-Shahi Salman. Although his appointment was formally announced in January 2023, he worked with us in 2022 to help design his role. Find out more here.
- We held a showcase session entitled “Better Trials Together at the 6th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) in Harrogate in October 2022, which focussed on how working together continued to impact and enhance the clinical trials landscape. We also had a stand in the main exhibition space. There was input from Network CTUs in over 50% of the pre- and post-conference workshops, as well as more than 80% of the parallel sessions. For the first time we also sponsored an award to recognise the presentation that CTU Directors though had the “greatest potential for future impact”. We had an absolutely fabulous time; we’re already planning for the next ICTMC in Edinburgh in 2024. We hope to see you there! Find out more about the ICTMC here.
- We attended not one but two careers events run by Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI). This enabled early career statisticians from Network CTUs to speak to undergraduate and MSc students about what life is like in an academic clinical trials unit. Find out more about PSI careers events here.
- We ran seven webinars and training sessions, including four Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on different aspects of clinical trial monitoring. These can be viewed for free via our website. You can also get a copy of the accompanying handbook from the same page. This has now been downloaded over 4,400 times. You can view and download these and other materials here.
- Our various Operations and Task & Finish Groups met 70 times during the year to work on activities that are of benefit to CTUs and CTU staff across the Network. This included producing guidance, webinars, training events and, of course, the 8 national meetings we held for key staff groups including CTU Directors, statisticians, and trial monitors. We’re very pleased to say that three of them took place face-to-face. Find out more about the Network and our groups here.
2023 is already shaping up to be another exciting year and we look forward to announcing lots of events, activities, and guidance documents as the days and weeks go by. Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter (@UKCTUNetwork) for more updates.
