Two days training program on “Designing & Conducting Clinical Trials”aimed to strengthen clinical research capabilities across the health systems concluded on 15th Sept at ICMR-NITM, Belagavi. On the concluding day, experts from ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai Dr.Rizwan and Dr. Vignesh deliberated on the significance of proper sampling and methods of sampling in the conducing clinical trials. Dr.Aparna Mukherjee from ICMR, New Delhi dealt with research data safety. Dr.Jaya Singh Kshatri from ICMR-Regional medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar and Dr.Tejas Patel from AIIMS Gorakpur were among the other speakers.
At the concluding session of the training programme, Dr.Roy, ICMR-NITM Belagavi connected various aspects of working with integrative medicine with clinical research and conduct of trials. He highlighted the issues pertaining to regulations and provisions of reporting of adverse reactions. Dr.M.S.Ganachari, Registrar, KAHER, Belagavi delivered a lecture on quality control and quality assurance in clinical trials.
The programme achieved its goal through very useful interactions and deliberations among the sixty participants and resource persons who came from various disciplines viz., Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and Basic Sciences. Participants from 11 States participated in the programme.
On 14th Sept, the programme was inaugurated in the presence of Dr. Padmapriyadarsini, Director, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, and Dr.Shivaprasad Gouder, Director of Research of KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi.
