ACCORD Update Webinars

A webinar series delivered by the ACCORD Office highlighting updates in R&D process and practice.

Upcoming webinars

All webinars will be delivered online. Booking links for each webinar will be available on this page when registration opens. Planned future topics include:

 

  • Risk Assessment and Adaptation for Clinical Trials 
  • Recruiting Adults with Incapacity in Healthcare Research 
  • Ask ACCORD - Q&A Session 

Do you have any suggestions for future webinar topics? If so, please complete the following survey. 

https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/accord-update-sessions

Previous webinars

Details of previous webinars, including slides and recordings where available, can be found below. 

Sponsorship and R&D Approvals - What you need to know

(November 2022)

ACCORD Research Governance staff provided an overview of University of Edinburgh/NHS Lothian sponsorship review/approval requirements for different study types, and how this differs to NHS Lothian R&D review and approval.  

Speakers:

  • Paul Dearie (Clinical Research Facilitation Manager)
  • Kenny Scott (Generic Review Manager)

Recording: 

https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/Accord+update+-+Sponsorship+and+approvals/1_rrtfcll3

Slides:

Contracts and Costings

(September 2022)

This ACCORD update event focused on contracts and costing requirements for clinical research taking place in Lothian.  Our experts from the NHS Lothian R&D team and the University of Edinburgh Research Office summarised all you need to know for both locally sponsored and hosted research projects.

Speakers: 

  • Dr Douglas Young (Principal R&D Manager, NHSL)
  • Glen Merritt (R&D Accountant & SoECAT Specialist, NHSL)
  • Clare Whittaker (Head of Research Contracts, Governance and Integrity, UoE)
  • Dr Jen Hazelton (Head of Research Funding in Edinburgh Research Office, UoE)

Recording:

This session was not recorded

Slides: 

Information Governance and Caldicott requirements for Research through NHS Lothian R&D and DataLoch

(August 2022)

This ACCORD event provided an overview of what Investigators & Sponsors need to consider when planning to work on a research project in Lothian that involves processing personal information from research participants and routine clinical records. The presenters provided information on the University of Edinburgh DataLoch, as well as local Caldicott and Information Governance/IT Security requirements when processing NHS Lothian patient data.

Speakers: 

  • Pamela Linksted  (DataLoch Information Governance Manager)
  • Pavlina Yaneva McGovern  (R&D Information Governance Lead)

Recording:

This session was not recorded

Slides: 

Clinical Trials Involving Advanced Therapies: What do I need to know?

(June 2022)

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are an exciting new class of medicine, however, delivering these within clinical trials has its own unique challenges and considerations. This session covered: what ATMPs are, the different types of ATMPs, why a GM Safety Committee is required and the additional steps required to successfully open a clinical trial involving ATMPs within NHS Lothian.

Speakers: 

  • Ruaridh Buchan (Advanced Pharmacist, Clinical Trials)
  • Lisa Wotherspoon (Advanced Therapies Quality and Product Manager)

Recording:

Recording - Clinical Trials involving advanced therapies

Slides: 

ACCORD Overview and Services & Transparency in Clinical Trials​​​​​​

(April 2022)

This introductory session featured an overview of ACCORD services, information on how their performance is measured and how they are funded, and key contacts that can support your research.  In addition, the national and local work ongoing around research transparency in health and social care research was discussed.

Speakers:

  • Fiona McArdle - Deputy R&D Director
  • Marise Bucukoglu - Head of Research Governance, UoE
  • Heather Charles - Head of Research Governance, NHS Lothian

Recordings:

Recording of part 1 - ACCORD Overview 2022

Recording of part 2 - Research Transparency

Slides: