Barnett International's Core Curriculum courses are comprehensive role-based clinical research training programs designed to provide industry professionals with hands-on training in a dynamic virtual setting. Held four times a year during our “Clinical Research Training Weeks,” courses offer clinical research-focused, performance-based training and core competency development.
Facilitation Skills for Clinical Research Team Leaders
Upcoming Courses
Today’s clinical research teams spend so much time in meetings, but is it time well-spent? In this course, participants will be provided with a best practices approach to facilitating interactions and meetings that are both quick and contribute to progress towards goals. Clinical research team leaders are expected to be strong facilitators, yet few clinical research professionals ever receive training on this critical skill set. This course presents participants with 24 easy-to-use tools and best practices techniques that can be immediately applied on the job. The training is in a workshop format, providing application of facilitation tools presented.
- Describe the role of facilitation in clinical research
- Define facilitation and explain why it is an essential skill for managing clinical research today
- Implement facilitation processes and best
practices, including:
- Best practices facilitation techniques (e.g., ground rules, prioritization strategies, handling objections)
- Methods for engaging participants
- Techniques to assess if participants comprehend meeting content and can articulate next steps/results of the meeting
- Apply facilitation techniques in clinical trials
- Sponsor/CRO Team Leaders
- Clinical Research Associate Managers
- Project Managers
The course will be led by one of the following instructors:
Holly J. Deiaco-Smith, M.S.Ed.
Kirsten Morasco, B.S.
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Day 1: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Introduction to Facilitation
- The facilitative mindset
- The role of the facilitator
- Facilitator responsibilities
- The Facilitative Process
- Story Share: Pain points and facilitation war stories
- Plan the Meeting: Best practices techniques and tools
- Open the Meeting: Best practices techniques and tools
- Conduct the Meeting Using the Facilitation Framework: Best practices techniques and tools, managing the process, managing the participants
- Close the Meeting: Best practices techniques and tools
- Outcomes-Based Planning
- Applying What You Learned: The Facilitation Process
- Applying What You Learned: Managing Participants
- Knowledge Sharing: Story Share Roundtable
Registration fees include assorted breakfast items that will be available each day ½ hour prior to the start of the seminar. Also included is a Networking Lunch that will be served each training day.
Special rates are available for multiple attendees from the same organization. Contact Melissa Dolen at 781-972-5418 to discuss your options and take advantage of the savings.
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Barnett International is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants will receive 7 hours (0.7 CEUs) of continuing education credit for full participation, including the completion of a pre-test, post-test and program evaluation. Barnett International will mail ACPE statements within three weeks of program completion. ACPE# 0778-0000-12-089-L01-P. Released: 11/12.
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For more information, contact Naila Ganatra at (215) 413-2471.
