The NextGen Clinical Trial Investigator Training is a five-session educational program designed for faculty who are either involved in clinical trials or who would like to become involved. The series includes lectures and panel discussions from leaders across the University of Missouri System, as well as Washington University in St. Louis, to define the regulatory, operational and ethical components of clinical trials, with the goal of developing a skilled workforce that provides the highest level of patient safety, teamwork and data quality. The program also covers institution-specific resources for investigators.

Timeframe: Five weeks, starting Sept. 21 through Oct. 19

• 4:30 p.m. - dinner and networking opportunities
• 5-6:30 p.m. - session program
• additional videos to view to complete coursework

Follow the links below for speaker information at each session.

Sept. 21 - Session 1: What is a Clinical Trial & Patient Perspective
Sept. 28 - Session 2: Audit Ready Trials & Lessons Learned
Oct. 5 - Session 3: Patient Recruitment & Informed Consent
Oct. 12 - Session 4: Responsible Conduct of Research & Organizing Your Study Team
Oct. 19 - Session 5: Institutional Resources  

Session 3: Patient Recruitment & Informed Consent

		Study Start up—Hasan Naqvi, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Professor of Clinical Medicine; Medical Director, Clinical Research Center
		Good Clinical Practice—Mary Christie, Senior Director of Education Programs-Health Affairs, MU
		Sources of Bias & Error—J. Philip Miller, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and Medicine, Institute for Informatics, Washington University in St. Louis
		Informed Consent—Hasan Naqvi, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Professor of Clinical Medicine; Medical Director, Clinical Research Center, MU
		Patient Recruitment—Suresh Vedantham, MD, Professor of Radiology and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, Washington University in St. Louis, and Patricia Nieters, RN, Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, Washington University in St. Louis