Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
University of Leeds and National Institute for Health Research
This course explained how health research enables healthcare professionals to find new and better ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease and explored ways to get involved as a participant or volunteer. It investigated how health research happens, why it matters and what to expect when taking part. Drawing on the stories of people who took part in research, the course described why they volunteered and the difference it made both to the NHS and healthcare more generally.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
John Castledine
Head of Learning Development & Design
The Clinical Research Network (part of NIHR)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on patient case studies to describe what is involved in health research
- Apply learning to make informed decisions on how and why you could participate in health research
- Identify the questions to ask before taking part in health research
- Identify who to contact to get more information about health research
Syllabus
What is the value of Health Research?
- What is research?
- Different types of research
- Why do people get involved in health research?
How can you make an informed decision about taking part?
- What can you expect?
- How are people kept safe and informed during health research?
Being part of research
- Why health research is exciting
- How can you contribute?
Issued on 12th March 2020
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