Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research

Offered By: University of Leeds via FutureLearn

Course Description

Overview

Everything we do in healthcare has to be discovered and thoroughly tested before it can be put into practice. In this course, you will explore clinical research – its challenges and its huge benefits to modern healthcare. You will work through case studies and examine how research contributes to the treatment of major diseases, such as cancer and dementia, examining the process of conducting research and the ethical questions raised. You will learn how members of a research team, academics and participants in clinical research all contribute to this process of discovery.

This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses of all time by online course aggregator class central.

This course is designed for anyone who wants to know more about modern healthcare, and the role of clinical research and discovery within it.

It will be of special interest to: students at school or college; undergraduates or postgraduates who are contemplating a career in healthcare or the life sciences; and health and social care professionals and practitioners who want to find out more about the role of clinical research in improving healthcare.

This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course you will have achieved 16 hours of CPD time.

No previous knowledge is needed to take this course.

Syllabus

Why do we do research?

Welcome to the course
What is clinical research?
Who benefits from clinical research?
What makes good research?
An example of a current research trial
Summary

How do we do research?

Welcome to week two
How has research developed?
Designing modern clinical trials
Where are we going?
An example of current research
Summary

Ethics and respect

Welcome to Week 3
What does respect mean?
Rules, regulations and the law
What is informed consent?
An example of theory in practice
Summary

Research in practice

Welcome to Week 4
How do we put research into practice?
What happens to the results of research?
How is this all funded?
An example of theory in practice
Summary

Taught by

Allan Gaw and Fiona O'Neill