A short course on
Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Mental Health
Hosted by the AFFIRM project at the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health,
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
Presenters of the course:
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Prof. Martin Prince (Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s
College London)
Ms. Jenny Hellier (Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London)
Dr. Rosie Mayston (Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s
College London)
Dr. Girmay Medhin (Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University)
Aim: To provide a thorough grounding for researchers and health professionals
interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of
randomized clinical trials for psychological, psychosocial and pharmacological
interventions in the field of mental and neurological disorders.
Dates: 4 – 8 November 2013 (full day)
Cost: R3500 per person, including registration, course notes, tea/coffee and lunch
Venue: To be confirmed (within UCT)
If you are interested, please contact us by Friday 4th October 2013
Marguerite Schneider: marguerite.schneider@uct.ac.za; Ph work: +27 21 686 1186
or
Songelwa Mobo: Songelwa.mobo@uct.ac.za; +27 21 685 9625
The course can accommodate 30 participants. If we have more than 30 participants
interested we will select to ensure a good representation across departments and
countries.
If you are interested and cannot afford the fees, please contact us. Limited funding
is available to subsidise a few participants.
Prof Martin Prince is a highly experienced psychiatric epidemiologist with a specific
interest in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in the area of mental health. He has a
long-standing interest in and focus upon global mental health. His research
encompasses descriptive and aetiologic population-based epidemiological studies,
health service research (from a population/ public health perspective) and, more
recently, interventional research.