Still to come this week…

Wednesday 17 May: The HRB Clinical Research Facility (CRF) in Cork have a clinical research information stand in Cork University Hospital. (12.00 – 15.00)

Thursday 18 May: HRB CRF Cork move their roadshow to Mercy University Hospital (10.00 – 12.00)

Friday 19 May (The big day!):

  • Kids take centre stage at the START campaign prize-giving in NUI Galway. This is the grand finale of a schools competition to encourage kids to conduct and report on their on randomised-control trial. It is organised by HRB Trial Methodology Research Network. The HRB CRF in Galway will join the festivities with an information stand. 
  • Staff at the Wellcome-HRB CRF in St James’s Hospital will demystify Public Patient involvement in clinical research with a seminar called, ‘Do nothing about me without me’. 
  • Clinical Trials Ireland launch the 2017 ‘Just Ask’ Campaign in the Mansion House, to encourage people to ask their GP about clinical trials that could be available to them. 
  • The HRB Mother and Baby CTN host an information coffee morning with a screening of their ‘Curious Parents’ videos and a ‘Trials in Three’ competition, where the winner is the person best able to present their Clinical Trial or Study in just 3 minutes!
  • UCD Clinical Research Centre (CRC) will have information stands in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, St Vincents University Hospital and the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (09.00 – 12.00)
  • RCSI CRC host a clinical research information stand at Beaumont Hospital (10.00 – 15.00)

Saturday 20 May – Open Day at HRB CRF in Galway in University Hospital Galway (09.00 – 16.00). Tours of the Clinical Research Facility, music, family fun and more. Register

Next Week: Friday 26 May – ‘Statistics for Citizen Scientists’ is a discussion about why we randomise for clinical trials. Hosted by HRB CRF Cork at 17.00 in UCC, Building G05, Western Gateway.