Trial Pathway Planning
Wednesday the 27th of June
The Southville Centre, Bristol
Course Aims and Objectives
Patient pathway planning is the route that a patient would normally take from their first contact with an
NHS member of staff (usually their GP), through referral, to the completion of their treatment. It also
covers the period from entry into a hospital or a Treatment Centre, until the patient leaves. It is often
thought of as a timeline, on which every event relating to treatment can be entered. Events such as
consultations, diagnosis, treatment, medication, and diet, assessment, teaching and preparing for
discharge from the hospital can all be mapped on this timeline. The Research Process for example:
meeting patient & introducing study & PIS through to consent, sample collection, treatment and
assessments then follow-up can also be added to this timeline at the relevant assessment points as
stated in the protocol.
This half day course takes attendees through the pathway planning process and assists them in thinking
about pathway planning in terms of trial design.
Course Aim
This half day course will provide staff with the knowledge and skills to understand Patient Pathway
Planning and use it as a tool to ensure that studies are delivered successfully.
Who should attend the course
The course is suitable for anyone involved in the delivery of clinical trials in the NHS and is intended for
people to adapt the materials to local trial patient pathways, in order for the session to be delivered to
research staff locally.
Course design
This half day course takes attendees through the pathway planning process and assists them in thinking
about pathway planning in terms of trial delivery. The course is delivered through a mixture of
presentations and workshop activities.
Topics:
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Understanding the complexities of delivery of trials in cancer
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Factors that influence timelines
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What is a Patient Pathway?
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Tools for Pathway Planning
To register for a place on this course please contact: ann.courtman@nhs.net
The National Cancer Research Network is part of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, and forms part of
the UK Clinical Research Network. The networks support and deliver high quality clinical research studies.