GCP training and key documents
Update: Adults lacking capacity – NRES on-line toolkit (Oct 2010)
The NRES advice for consent in emergency care research is now published on the NRES website at : http://www.nres.nhs.uk/applications/guidance/consent-guidance-and-forms/?1307963_entryid62=83603
This is an excellent resource - particularly the FAQ section (find this by clicking the 'movie camera' icon in the bottom right, then on the expanded menus click on the 'paper clip' icon at the bottom right). The FAQs were collected by the NIHR Injuries and Emergencies National Specialist Group from I&E researchers around the UK, so they address real world problems.
Training in Good Clinical Practice for Medical Research
Training in Good Clinical Practice for medical research (GCP) is required for everyone who is taking any part in medical research. A current GCP certificate is a good way of demonstrating competence in one aspect of the "Research" part of an Annual Review of Progress for trainees or re-certification for consultants. CEM provides the following training package which is tailored to the needs of Emergency Physicians. This package is suitable for Emergency Physicians who are undertaking delegated duties of patient entry, intervention and data collection - Principle Investigators will need further training, which should be available throught your Trust R&D Department.
First read this presentation: https://secure.collemergencymed.ac.uk/asp/document.asp?ID=4278
Then read this document: https://secure.collemergencymed.ac.uk/asp/document.asp?ID=4282
Then read this article: http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/23/12/893
Then read the Framework: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4108962
Then print off and sign this certificate: https://secure.collemergencymed.ac.uk/asp/document.asp?ID=4280
Documents from the CEM Research & Publications Committee
The Research Committee has issued the following Guidance for Emergency Physicians:
CEM - Contents - August 2006 - Applying for an Academic NTN
April 2006 - Position statement on Consent in Emergency Care Research
The Research Committee has co-ordinated the College's response to the following Consultations:
Consultation on Consent for Research - Incapacitated patients
Consultation - Future NHS R&D Structures
Consultation - Future of Research Ethics Committees