CONSULT Training for Researchers

Trials involving adults with impaired capacity to consent can be challenging to conduct, resulting in this underserved group often being excluded, or trials that do include them being difficult to implement. Building on the National Institute for Health and Care Research INCLUDE (Innovations in Clinical Trial Design and Delivery for the Under-served) Impaired Capacity to Consent Framework and CONSULT website of resources for researchers, the CONSULT e-learning course has been developed to support researchers to design and conduct trials involving this population.

The e-learning was developed by a team of researchers from the Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University in collaboration with interdisciplinary researchers with expertise in this topic and a lay advisory group. It is aimed at researchers who are interested in learning more about the topic, and those who already have experience in this area.

At this webinar the importance of inclusivity in trials will be discussed with a focus on populations with impaired capacity to consent and introduce the CONSULT e-learning course outlining how it can help support researchers to design and conduct trials involving adults with impaired capacity to consent.

The webinar will be hosted by Prof Shaun Treweek (Trial Forge and University of Aberdeen), with panel members including:

• Prof Kerry Hood, Director of the UKCRC CTU Network, Dean of Research & Innovation for College of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Cardiff University
• Dr Victoria Shepherd, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University
• Dr Amy Russell, University of Leeds
• Dr Anna Volkmer, University College London,
• Dr Mark Jayes, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Prof Kerry Woolfall, University of Liverpool

This will be followed by a live Q&A with the expert panel on the topic of ‘What are the key challenges when conducting research with adults with impaired capacity to consent and how can these be addresse?’ Attendees are invited to submit questions ahead of the webinar or during the event.

This webinar is being run by the Centre for Trials Research if you have any questions, please contact the event team.