Background to CONSULT TrainingResearchers reported that one of the barriers to conducting research involving adults with impaired capacity to consent is a lack of knowledge about the legal and ethical frameworks that govern research involving adults lacking capacity to consent, and a lack of familiarity about the methodological issues they need to consider. Building on the CONSULT research programme, we developed a stakeholder-informed e-learning course to help researchers design more inclusive trials.
The CONSULT e-learning course on trials involving adults with impaired capacity to consent was developed in collaboration with a group of researchers with topic expertise and a lay advisory group with lived experience. It was developed over four phases: (1) establishing researchers’ training needs using an online survey; (2) developing the e-learning content including illustrative case studies, videos, and links to resources and further reading; (3) iterative piloting and refining of the content; (4) dissemination of the e-learning and initial evaluation. You can read more about the methods used to develop the training here. CONSULT e-learning consists of four key modules covering the legal and ethical frameworks, consent and consultation processes, and methodological considerations, with the key role of public involvement threaded throughout. It is free to access, and the modules can be returned to at any point. There is a certificate to download upon completion and an evaluation survey to provide feedback to help us refine the training. How to access CONSULT Training |
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Click here to download a flyer with more information (Welsh language version of the flyer). Click here to download instructions for registering and completing the e-learning.
**The CONSULT e-learning can be accessed via Moodle: https://consulttraining.moodlecloud.com**
For more information about the training please contact: Dr Victoria Shepherd [email protected]
You can watch a recording of the webinar held to launch the e-learning, including a Q&A with an expert panel who answered questions about the key challenges that can be encountered when conducting research with adults with impaired capacity to consent. See details below.
**The CONSULT e-learning can be accessed via Moodle: https://consulttraining.moodlecloud.com**
For more information about the training please contact: Dr Victoria Shepherd [email protected]
You can watch a recording of the webinar held to launch the e-learning, including a Q&A with an expert panel who answered questions about the key challenges that can be encountered when conducting research with adults with impaired capacity to consent. See details below.
Recorded webinar: Addressing the ‘black box of horrendousness’: supporting researchers to conduct trials involving adults lacking capacity to consent
At this webinar we discussed the importance of inclusivity in trials with a focus on populations with impaired capacity to consent and introduced the CONSULT e-learning course outlining how it can help support researchers to design and conduct trials involving adults with impaired capacity to consent.
This was followed by a live Q&A with our expert panel on the topic of ‘What are the key challenges when conducting research with adults with impaired capacity to consent and how can we address these?’
The webinar was hosted by Prof Shaun Treweek (Trial Forge and University of Aberdeen), with panel members including:
This was followed by a live Q&A with our expert panel on the topic of ‘What are the key challenges when conducting research with adults with impaired capacity to consent and how can we address these?’
The webinar was hosted by Prof Shaun Treweek (Trial Forge and University of Aberdeen), with panel members including:
- Prof Kerry Hood, Director of the UKCRC CTU Network, Dean of Research & Innovation for College of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Cardiff University
- Dr Victoria Shepherd, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University
- Dr Amy Russell, University of Leeds
- Dr Anna Volkmer, University College London,
- Dr Mark Jayes, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Prof Kerry Woolfall, University of Liverpool
A number of other training and education resources are listed below, although some will only be available to certain groups e.g people with affiliations to certain organisations. Please contact the listed organiser for more information.
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