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Training Overview

Summary
Target audience

Summary

The Department of Clinical Research at the University of Bern developed and delivers the PPI for Contributors course in 4 modules.

The PPI for Contributors course provides you with background knowledge about clinical research.

With this knowledge, you will be able to better complete your work as a PPI contributor and contribute to improving clinical research.

It is recommended that you complete modules 1–4 in order.
Quizzes and a glossary are included.
Each module offers the opportunity for short, voluntary feedback.
Click the blue arrows at the bottom of the screen to move forward or backward through the module.

Questions? Please contact ppi.dcr@unibe.ch

Target audience

Persons with or without lived experiences of a condition or disease that are interested in clinical research and/or would like to help researchers.

Modules

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to define clinical research with humans, clinical trials, and observational studies and to describes elements of the clinical trial process and clinical trial phases.

Connections to being a PPI contributor

This course provides:

an understanding of clinical trials and insight about how clinical trials are designed and conducted, which are areas PPI contributors typically share their ideas and influence.
key clinical trial terminology—treatment and control—presents opportunities for understanding how clinical trials function, which helps you consider how participants experience the trial and why investigators ask specific questions.

Module 2 - What are the ethical, legal, and scientific principles of human research?

Learning outcomes
Connections to being a PPI contributor

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

defines and explains the purpose of the Swiss Human Research Act, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Rules of Good Clinical Practice
describes the process of reviewing and approving clinical trials
defines the various roles in clinical studies and the ethical responsibilities, scientific regulations, and legal requirements associated with each role

Connections to being a PPI contributor

This course provides:

an understanding laws, regulations, and rules pertaining to clinical research and provides insight into the legal and ethical context surrounding clinical trials. This prepares PPI contributors for their work as PPI contributors
knowledge of the process of reviewing and approving clinical studies and the various roles in clinical research—researcher, regulatory authority, and research participant—provides insight into how clinical research functions, which presents PPI contributors with opportunities for furthering their knowledge about clinical research

Module 3 - What is the clinical trial process?

Learning outcomes
Connections to being a PPI contributor

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

describes the four stages of clinical trials—including the development, planning, implementation, and concluding stages—and what each stage entails
explains the study protocol sections and the role of essential documents in clinical trials
details the implementation stage, including applying inclusion and exclusion criteria when screening and recruiting potential participants, and what happens during study visits
overviews how clinical trials are concluded and how information is shared with the scientific community and the public

Connections to being a PPI contributor

This course provides:

an understanding the stages of clinical trials and what each stage entails, helps you better understand how participants are recruited and protected and why investigators need PPI contributor feedback
knowledge on additional information about how clinical trials are planned, implemented, and conducted presents opportunities for understanding how clinical trials function, which helps you consider how participants experience the trial and why investigators ask specific questions

Module 4 - What is Patient and Public Involvement?

Learning outcomes
Connections to being a PPI contributor

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Define the term “Patient and Public Involvement” (PPI) in the context of clinical research
Describe the role of PPI contributors in clinical research, their rights and responsibilities, and how they can prepare for their work

Connections to being a PPI contributor

This course provides:

An understanding of the roles, rights, and responsibilities of PPI contributors helps them prepare for their work on PPI panels, which in turn helps shape the expectations and experiences of PPI contributors
Knowledge of the roles, rights, and responsibilities of PPI contributors, as well as the types of tasks they will encounter, is essential for building valuable relationships with researchers, research teams, and other PPI contributors