Paediatric Consent - The Practicalities and Legalities in taking consent for Paediatric Trials

**Discounts are available for this half-day course, including fully funded places for UoE/NHS Lothian/NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde/University of Glasgow staff and students. Please see the Funding and Discounts section below** 

This course will be run jointly by Glasgow Clinical Research Facility and Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility.      

This workshop will focus on the ethical, legal and practical issues around obtaining informed consent for paediatric clinical research in Scotland. The first half of the course examines the legislation and guidance in relation to consent, with a specific focus on who is able to give consent, dependent on the type of trial and the age of the participant. The second section discusses how to implement the legislation by closely examining the consent process and highlighting practical considerations.

Please note, this course focuses on Scottish legislation. 

If you want to place an order on behalf of someone else, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk 

If this course is fully booked, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list (please include your name, course name and course date). 

By the end of this course, learners should:

• Understand the regulations and laws relating to consent in paediatric clinical research

• Recognise the consent issues of using data and human tissue

• Understand the practical aspects of informed consent for paediatric research 

This course is suitable for anyone involved in the informed consent process in paediatric clinical research. Please note, the course focuses on Scottish legislation.

This course is designed for academic, public sector and charity workers and we are offering it at a discounted price for people working in those sectors. It may also be possible to offer places to commercial organisations – please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk for further information about availability, applicable booking fees and how to book.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.