AVAREF Training
AVAREF Workshops
Please visit our website for upcoming AVAREF Workshops
AVAREF GCP Joint Inspection
AVAREF support member states by coordinating joint GCP inspections. Any NRAs or Ethics Committees interested in Goold Clinical Practices (GCP) training, please contact the AVAREF Secretariat.
Online GCP Training to come soon
AVAREF has provided GCP training for member states in countries. Now, online GCP training is under development to strengthen the technical capacity of member states of AVAREF by providing virtual opportunity to learn the AVAREF GCP inspection guideline and tools. It will further assist NRAs as a roadmap for inspection of clinical trials required for ensuring the timely and effective oversight of product development in African countries.
Other GCP Training Opportunities
Certificate GCP Training Online
Here are some links that will provide training online with a certificate:
https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/ich-good-clinical-practice/
https://www.whitehalltraining.com/all-good-clinical-practice-gcp-training-courses-online
The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT) of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard
mrct [at] bwh.harvard.edu (mrct[at]bwh[dot]harvard[dot]edu)
Upcoming Event: Training for Ethics Review of Clinical Researches
Training for Ethics Review of Clinical Research
A Virtual Training Course for Africa
Tuesdays & Thursdays,
22nd March – 14th April 2022
12p – 3p GMT / 3p – 6p EAT
About the course:The African Vaccines Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) of the World Health Organization and the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center) are hosting a comprehensive virtual training course on research ethics. The course will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays over the course of a 4-week period. This is the second “train-the-trainer” course hosted by AVAREF – MRCT Center and intends to build capacity of individuals currently serving as members and chairs in research ethic committees (RECs), ethicists involved in research ethics review, and ethics educators.
Space is limited. Applicants will be selected based on prior ethics experience and qualifications (see link). Women are encouraged to apply.
Application and course are free of charge. A certificate of completion will be awarded to those who meet the minimum expectations for participation.
Applications OPEN online
The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials (MRCT) Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard
MRCT [at] bwh.harvard.edu (mrct[at]bwh[dot]harvard[dot]edu)
Visit the Diversity in Clinical Trials Website for the release of the MRCT Center’s Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research Guidance Document. The guidance document is accompanied with practical resources, tools and case studies, available to download at the Center’s newly launched website, Diversity in Clinical Trials.
The guidance document aims to clarify the importance and advance the goals of improving diverse representation of participants in clinical research. It distills the scientific, ethical and social arguments for diverse inclusion, reinforces its business value, and identifies barriers to inclusion of diverse populations. Importantly, it provides potential approaches and applicable ways to increase diversity and inclusion. Subsequent chapters explore broadening engagement, data standards, data analysis, study design and conduct, the role of the IRB, genetics and the accountability of each stakeholder. Specific recommendations and case examples are provided. The guidance is then followed by practical resources and tools (the toolkit) to facilitate change.
COVID-19 in Africa | COVID-19 Online Educational Program
COVID-19 Update for Healthcare Professionals: What You Now Need to Know
The COVID-19 Online Educational Program is organized as a series of online live events. During the livestream, speakers share their expertise on various topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on public interest in African conferences in the past, this COVID-19 Online Educational Program livestream took place on Tuesday, 14 July 2020, at 20:00 South Africa Standard Time. Registration was complimentary. This edition of the livestream featured a presentation from Dr. Francois Venter of Ezintsha, University of the Witwatersrand, who spoke about COVID-19 in Africa. For further details, and to register for other series of online live events, please visit the following website:https://www.academicmedicaleducation.com/covid19-online-education
Recording of the presentations for 15 September 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnOLvn3wbV4
Individual Presentations:>Update on SARS-CoV-2 Virological Diagnostics by Anne-Geneviève Marcelin- Sorbonne Université https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSUmzN2rOjQ
COVID-19 Vaccines at Pandemic Pace: The Latest Results of Human Clinical Trials by Kathryn Stephenson – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center United States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaqQK7cbbgo
Clinical Outcomes and Therapeutics of COVID-19 by Daniel Kuritzkes – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_oOnP6Ivw