Happy to be getting settled in my new role as clinical trials program lead with the osteoarthritis research group Kolling Institute University of Sydney

📣Attention parents worldwide! Would your child (aged 7-12 yrs) like to -Make a difference in how we do health research? -Unleash their inner creative & scientist? -Collaborate with other kids & researchers? Meetings will be online & we will work around your schedule!

We're proud to announce CT:IQ's InFORMed #PICF Template is now available to download for free! A team of over 35 stakeholders from the research sector was assembled to develop this participant-centric PICF template informedpicf.com.au

Our team is looking for a Clinical Trial Research Assistant and Recruitment Officer to join our team based at Kolling Institute 🤩 Only open to internal University of Sydney staff at this stage. Karen Bracken ProfDavidHunter Sydney MSK wd3.myworkday.com/usyd/d/inst/15…

What an amazing resource for trial managers - check out UKTMN's new guide to Efficient Trial Management tmn.ac.uk/resources/34-t…

❗️ eConsent in clinical trials ❗️ Ever used eConsent in #clinicaltrials or thinking of using it? Wondered whether other trials have used it? Wondered what the areas for further methods research in this area are? Then this is the paper for you! trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… 1/5

Our team is hiring a Clinical Trial Coordinator. If you're passionate about clinical trials and making a positive impact on #osteoarthritis research, this could be the perfect opportunity for you 😊 linkedin.com/jobs/view/3834…

Hear from Karen Bracken, Clinical Trial Programme Lead at the University of Sydney, on why #ICTMC2024 is her favourite conference to attend. Join her in Edinburgh later this year! Find out more about the event and how you can you participate 👉ictmc.org

Well done Salma!!

Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to identify barriers & targeted strategies to improve adherence in RCTs: The example of MEL-SELF trial of patient-led surveillance for melanoma sciencedirect.com/science/articl… by Dee Ackermann & Katy Bell with Monika Janda Karen Bracken Robin Turner & me

We often talk about #SWATs in trials. But what are they and how/when should they be done 1/7 #MethodologyMonday #83

To help the design of decentralised trials, the NIHR Remote Methods of Trial Delivery Group has put together a super set of resources – including links to guidance, examples, templates etc 6/7 sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/rem…

We are very excited for the return of the ICTM at UCL seminar series! Salma Fahridin & Karen Bracken NHMRC CTC will share findings from a scoping review exploring use of #RoutineData in Australian #ClinicalTrials, as well as experiences of trialists in navigating these systems.

So excited to be in Edinburgh for #ictmc2024 after a lovely week visiting MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL and Bristol Trials Centre and exploring a little bit of Scotland with Salma Fahridin

Brilliant #Ictmc2024 session on #SWATS. It struck me how each and every one of the talks in this session shared knowledge and useful guidance that will help the trials community move forward. Exactly what you want from a conference.Karen Bracken Dr Adwoa Parker Victoria Shepherd

Lots of CONSULT Study today #ICTMC2024 - starting with parallel session on SWATs with Karen Bracken Dr Adwoa Parker & others, presenting feasibility stage of CONSUL SWAT @ictmc2024 CTRCardiffUni Health and Care Research Wales Recruiting host trials now! More info: capacityconsentresearch.com/consult-swat.h…

Following up Natasha's great talk on theories, models or frameworks informing recruitment interventions-check out Naomi Young's poster on TMFs that could be usefully applied to understand trial process problems Molly Byrne not a new theory but a good starting place #ICTMC2024

Participant motivators & expectations in the MEL-SELF RCT of patient-led surveillance for recurrent melanoma: Content analysis of survey responses - Dee Ackermann Katy Bell Karen Bracken Monika Janda Robin Turner me derma.jmir.org/2024/1/e58136 JMIR Publications Wiser Healthcare Sydney Health Literacy Lab