EORTC Education Office Program 2010

This course is dedicated to newly participating members (investigators, data managers, research nurses, etc.), and industry representatives. The purpose of this introductory workshop is to give guidance for participating in EORTC clinical trials activities. Participants will receive information about the functioning of the EORTC and about Trials methodology, investigator / site quality requirements and controle, patient safety management, adequate data collection and pitfalls for reliable data. Furthermore you will be shown our on-line registration /randomization process and remote data capture system. It also provides an opportunity to visit the EORTC Headquarters and to have informal discussions with the Headquarters staff.


	Code: STATS 2010 CLINICAL TRIAL STATISTICS FOR NON STATISTICIANS (annual course) 15-18 June, Brussels, Belgium	This course is designed as an introduction to the statistical principles, which form the basis for the design and analysis of cancer clinical trials. It will concentrate on the philosophy and understanding of the statistical principles that are used on a day-to-day basis in conducting clinical trials and will not simply present statistical formulae in a cookbook fashion. This course is aimed at non statisticians (medical doctors, data managers, etc.) who are already working in the field of clinical trials and who have completed an introductory course in statistics, or at statisticians with little or no experience in clinical trials.

	Code: METHOD 2010 METHODOLOGY OF CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS: THE NEXT GENERATION (course) 7-10 September, Brussels, Belgium	This course is designed at an advanced level and is oriented towards medical doctors, specialists in oncology, experienced data managers, oncology nurses and those working in the pharmaceutical industry who are involved in cancer clinical trials. The course will focus on the new aspects and methodological challenges of modern cancer clinical trials. The course will address new clinical trials features aimed at understanding the biology of the disease and document molecular determinants whether host or disease related which may be prognostic or /predictive for patient outcome. As innovative approaches will be discussed, attendees are expected to already have a good understanding of the basis of clinical trial methodology.

	Code: ONE-DAY 2010 ONE-DAY INTRODUCTION TO EORTC TRIALS (annual course) 15 October, Brussels, Belgium	This course is dedicated to newly participating members (investigators, data managers, research nurses, etc.), and industry representatives. The purpose of this introductory workshop is to give guidance for participating in EORTC clinical trials activities. Participants will receive information about the functioning of the EORTC and about Trials methodology, investigator / site quality requirements and controle, patient safety management, adequate data collection and pitfalls for reliable data. Furthermore you will be shown our on-line registration /randomization process and remote data capture system. It also provides an opportunity to visit the EORTC Headquarters and to have informal discussions with the Headquarters staff.

	Education Office programs EORTC homepage	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Ms. Danielle Zimmermann EORTC Education Office Avenue Emmanuel Mounier 83, bte 11 B - 1200 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32-2-774 16 02 / Fax: +32-2-772 62 33 E-mail: danielle.zimmermann@eortc.be

		Last update: 27 January 2010

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