www.theglobalhealthnetwork.org

The Global Health Network

18th September 2014

Tamzin FurtadoProject Manager

The Global Health Network

• A network which supports health research by sharing knowledge and methods.

What is it?

Health Research often occurs in isolated siloes…..

Researchers have to fight for funding, and don’t share their ideas, methods, or results until publication.

The internet is changing the world in other fields.

People share their experiences and knowledge with one another, creating an evolving body of knowledge.

This is a ‘Community of Practice’.

Health Research needs this!

Clinical research involves many steps…

A mechanism for sharing methods and resources between groups,

disease areas and regions

would bring….

StandardisationBetter research practices

Immediate access to knowledge & information

Enable data sharingUse of same terminologyIncreased collaboration

Peer support & networking

…& WOULD SPEED UP RESEARCH !

Samples & laboratories

Regulations & guidelines

Ethics / informed consent

Data capture and

management

Protocols

Operating procedures

What do I need to do research here?

Where do I start?

Process Mapping….

• Fully interactive and flexible layout

• Serves as a structural way of organising information across the Global Health Network

• Powerful search

Each item links to:

• Formal written information from trialists

• Other links and resources

• Relevant eLearning courses

• Discussions and blogs

Peer Support:Regional Faculties & Workshops

South African Faculty: Study and workshop

West/Central African Group

EDCTPNoEsWorkshops:

Ghana

Workshop: Research Ethics -

Honduras

Workshop: Tunisia

Workshop and study:

Zambia

Workshop: Instituto de

CienciasNeurologicas

Lima

Khyber University: webinars

Discussion boards overseen by

experts; featured discussions such as

‘ask the expert’

Up to date news and events

Guidance articles e.g. • how to do a back

translation review for ICFs

• Monitoring• introduction to

data management,• how to manage a

trial…..

Opportunities for research sites

Everyone can get involved, whatever your location and role in research

Hundreds of resources, tools,

downloadable SOPs and templates, etc

Free and open access eLearning

Track your continued

professional development

…..free access to high quality guidance

Therapeutic & Disease Specific Portals

Respiratory InfectionsDengue Enterics

Neglected Tropical DiseasesCancer

Non-Communicable Diseases…..etc.etc.

Online learning opportunities -free

• Most steps, processes and issues are the same

• Cross cutting ‘how-to’ skills training for all roles of staff, all disease areas and all regions

• Simple concept of taking good face to face courses and adapting them into e-learning material

• Sharing training material

Our philosophy is quite simple….

- Take these great training resources you have all developed and share them by

creating e-learning courses!

e-Learning Courses

Short Courses:

1. Introduction to Clinical Research

2. ICH Good Clinical Practice Course

3. Setting the Research Question

4. The Research Protocol: Part one

5. The Research Protocol: Part two

6. Data Safety Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials

7. Introduction to Consent

8. Introduction to Data Management For Clinical

Research Studies

9. Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse

Events in Clinical Research

10. Introduction to reviewing Genomic Research

11. The Retrospective Treatment Outcome Study

12. How to Conduct GCP Inspections/Audits…

Modular Courses:

1. Basic Malaria Microscopy (5 modules)

2. Research Ethics Online Training (14 modules)

Professional Membership Scheme

• Bill & Melinda Gates funded partnership between GHT & WHOTDR

• Professional membership for all levels of clinical research staff.

• This scheme increases professional recognition and tracks development

• It is free, comprehensive, validated and high quality

• Good for sites – provides a mechanism for staff review

• Good for individuals –provides own record and highly motivational

Principal Investigator

Data Managers

Research Nurses

Clinical Officers

Laboratory Technicians

Research Coordinators

StatisticiansField

Workers

….Opportunities for finding research projects

Statistics

• Over 24,700 visits since May 2010

• Double what it was a year ago

• 24,0000 site memberships

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Acknowledgements

Trudie Lang

David Lalloo

Kevin Marsh

Rosanna Peeling

Tumani Corrah

Tamzin Furtado

Francois van Loggerenberg

Liam Boggs

Nicola McHugh

Sam Franzen

Christopher Smith

Astrid Erber

Mukoma Kalumba

Funding

The Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation