Metro South Health Orientation - research module

• Metro South Health Orientation - research module

Metro South Research Induction

• Metro South Research Induction - available via LEAPOnline

Getting started with research series

Nursing Research Support Service Videos

Videos 

• Introduction to Nursing Research Support Service
• Part 1 - Research vs Quality Improvement Common Study Designs
• Part 2 - Formulating a Research Question Panning your Project
• Part 3 - Literature Review Types and Methods
• Part 4 - Searching the Literature - Downloading Citations into EndNote
• Part 5 - Review the Literature - Write the Report

PDFs

• Part 1 - Research vs Quality Improvement Common Study Designs
• Part 2 - Formulating a Research Question Panning your Project
• Part 3 - Literature Review Types and Methods
• Part 4 - Searching the Literature - Downloading Citations into EndNote
• Part 5 - Review the Literature - Write the report
   

The above resources have been developed by the Nursing Research Support Service. For more information please see the QEII Nursing Research Support Service intranet page. 

Research Processes & Methods

• Introduction to Clinical Research
• The Research Question
• The Study Protocol
• Introduction to Informed Consent
• Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse Events

PowerTrials training

• Please view PTF2 - MSH PowerTrials WBT eLearning Module (PDF, 412.7 KB) and use the username and password provided.
• PowerTrials Quick Reference Guides are also available through Metro South Digital (internal link).

Library research support and training

Metro South Health Libraries supports medical, allied health and nursing staff who are undertaking work related research activities. The Princess Alexandra Hospital Library offers Literature Searching and Endnote training.

• Princess Alexandra Hospital Library
• Logan Hospital Library (internal link)
• QEII Jubilee Hospital Library (internal link)
• Redland Hospital Library (internal link)

Ethics Review Manager (ERM) Applications platform

ERM Training - Researcher

• Quick guides
• Videos
• Training schedule

Metro South Biostatistics Service

Metro South Biostatistics Service offers a range of one-on-one services to Metro South Health clinicians and researchers on a range of topics including:

• longitudinal data analysis
• survival analysis
• analysing categorical outcome variables
• tests for multiple measurement variables
• statistical inference - tests for categorical and continuous variables
• descriptive statistics and presentation of data
• sample size and power calculations
• designing studies and surveys

A resident biostatistician is available for consultations every weekday and can provide advice on:

• experimental design
• data mining
• data presentation
• statistical analysis
• data integration

The provider for this service is the Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB), University of Queensland. Bookings and enquiries can be made directly on QFAB’s website and the biostatistician can be contacted via email: biostats@qcif.edu.au

When sharing data with the biostatistics service please share only encrypted data (especially when working remotely). Please see Queensland Health Passwords and encryptions for more information.

Metro South Biostatistics Education

The Metro South Biostatistics Service delivers a number of workshops and seminars for Metro South employees each year. 

2021 course dates

• Biostats Seminar Series: each Monday from 17 May to 7 June 2021, TRI room 2003.
• Biostats for Grants Workshop: 14 June 2021, online via MS Teams.

 See Metro South Research Events for more information and link to REGISTER.

The Metro South Biostats Service and annual seminars and workshops are funded by the Metro South Health Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA).

Integrity

Research integrity

• UQ Research Integrity
• QUT Research Integrity
• Griffith Research Integrity

Conflicts of interest 

• MSH Conflicts of Interest

Quality & Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

GCP Certification

• ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2) Guideline ('GCP Guideline') 
• Requirements for Good Clinical Practice Certification in Metro South Health is outlined in a memorandum dated 7 November 2019.

GCP Training - Online

• MSH employees are able to complete GCP Training - Online, our perferred provider is the The Global Health Network.
• GCP eLearning courses are also offered by various external providers.

• The Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) is offering BDHP partners online GCP training for $40.

GCP Training - Facilitator Led/Face-to-Face

• Metro South Research coordinates facilitator led/face-to-face MSH GCP Training courses with an external GCP trainer at a competitive price.
• GCP Training - Online is a prerequisite for this course (evidence must be provided prior to confirmed enrolment). 
• The MSH GCP Training course is targeted at MSH research teams – ie all staff assigned a role within the trial delegation log, including (but not limited to): the study principal investigator, associate investigators, research nurses, coordinators, research assistants and data managers.

• Using interactive discussion and case studies, the MSH TransCelerate-accredited course will provide participants with:

  • an awareness of GCP principles
  • an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all parties under GCP
  • an ability to apply GCP requirements to their daily research practice
  • a knowledge of source documents, essential documents and adverse reporting for clinical trials
  • preventative and corrective action applying to clinical trials

• It will not teach participants how to:
  • prepare and submit ethics or governance applications
  • write a protocol
  • set up or run an investigator-initiated clinical trial

GCP Date, Time, Location, Cost & Registration

Data & privacy

Data

• Introduction to data management for clinical research studies 
• Data sharing
• Ethics and best practices in sharing individual-level research data

Finance & business management

Site Fee Schedule 

• A Site Fee Schedule tool has been developed through the Metro South Research Finance and Performance project in consultation with research coordinators at MSH and other HHSs. The Site Fee Schedule aims to assist researchers in developing robust budgets for their studies with the aim of keeping a consistent approach and ensuring services are appropriately budgeted for.
• This tool includes:
  • Over 80 line items with recommended minimum fees
  • Justification wording for each line item
  • Suggested contract wording
  • Ability to highlight department speciality
  • Special features for clinical trials
• To be able to access the Site Fee Schedule tool, you will need to attend mandatory training.
• Please contact Cindy Hall (Cindy.Hall@health.qld.gov.au) to register and/or express your interest. Future training dates will be communicated via the Metro South Research newsletter and on this page.

Impact & translation

Consumers

• Consumers in research

NHMRC

• NHMRC Clinical Trials eLearning Modules
• Australian Clinical Trials - Clinical Trials Toolkit

Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)

• Introduction to Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)
• Good Clinical Laboratory Practice

Data Safety Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials

• Data Safety Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials