Education and training
Browse through all clinical research training opportunities of the SCTO's Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) Network and a selection of academic training offers. Find what best fits your needs.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research ethics courses are all recognised by swissethics. You can also find a selection of training opportunities provided by further organisations.
Disclaimer: Institutions are responsible for the quality of the training opportunities they provide.
last update: 12.12.2023
Other training
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Applied Statistics using R: Analysing Medical Data
Duration:
3 days
Credits:
1 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
Basic understanding of statistical methodology
Notes:
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Clinical Research Lunch: Making Trial Research Better!
Duration:
1 hour per month
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Basic and current research results on the design of clinical studies using practical examples from daily work at the Department of Clinical Research (DKF)
Some seminars might be held in English
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Clinical Research Update Seminar
Duration:
2 hours every 2 months
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face or webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Previous update seminars were recorded and are accessible on the DKF website
A seminar series to keep you up to date on new developments and current topics in clinical research
Topics vary from current laws, new national or international regulations and processes, and new working methods and tools
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Essentials in Health Research Methodology
Duration:
1-4 days
Credits:
1 ECTS for 2 days | 2 ECTS for 4 days
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, MDs, and clinical research professionals from academia or industry with minimum of an MSc qualification
Notes:
Overview of the state-of-the-art research methods commonly used in health sciences
Single modules can be attended independently
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Project Management in Clinical Study Operations
Duration:
3 days
Credits:
2 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
Basic GCP knowledge/practical experience required
Notes:
-
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Research Platform
Duration:
1 hour every 2 weeks
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CEB)
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Interactive talks with discussion on advanced methodological or statistical aspects of clinical studies and current research projects
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Book Club Epidemiology
Duration:
13 x 1.5 hours
Credits:
1 ECTS (attendance) / 3 ECTS (with written exam)
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
To be determined
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Book Club Essential Medical Statistics
Duration:
8 x 1.5 hours
Credits:
2 ECTS (attendance) / 3 ECTS (with written exam)
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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DCR-CTU Lectures
Duration:
45 minutes once a month
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face or webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Lectures may be in English
Most past lectures are available online
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Introduction to Stata
Duration:
4 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face and online training
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Journal Club Epidemiology/Critical Appraisal
Duration:
10 x 1 hour
Credits:
1 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
Webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Journal Club Infectious Disease Dynamics
Duration:
12 x 1 hour
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face and webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Journal Club Landmark Papers in Epidemiology and Public Health
Duration:
9 x 1.5 hours
Credits:
1 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Journal Club Qualitative Health Research: The Essentials
Duration:
10 x 1.5 hours
Credits:
1 or 3 ECTS (depending on involvement)
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
PhD students, other interested persons/health professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face and webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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REDCap Database Implementation
Duration:
1.5 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Training sessions alternate between German and English
Training documentation is in English
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SAKK Training Course for CRCs & CTNs
Duration:
1 day
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
For clinical research coordinators or clinical trial nurses taking over responsibility for clinical trials.
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Statistics using Stata
Duration:
4 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Swiss Epidemiology Winter School in Wengen
Duration:
3 days
Credits:
1 ECTS per course
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Epidemiologists, Biostatisticians, other health researchers
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Held in Wengen
The Winterschool offers various independant courses. Each course runs over three days. Participants may subscribe to 1 or 2 courses per year.
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The Clinical Study Protocol Basics
Duration:
4 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Universität Bern
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Colloques du CRC
Duration:
16 x 1hour per year
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face or webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Centre de recherche clinique (CRC), Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Human Research Beyond Clinical Trials: Conducting HRO Projects
Duration:
2-4 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Online training
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Covers regulatory requirements and practical aspects of conducting human research projects that are not considered a clinical trial and are regulated in the Human Research Ordinance (HRO)
Training certificates issued electronically
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Safety Management in Clinical Research
Duration:
1.5 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Online training
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Content developed by SCTO Platforms.
Training hosted by Universität Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF) c/o Universitätsspital Basel.
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
For individuals working in clinical research (either in academia or in industry) and interested in extending their expertise in the area of safety management (assessment, documentation, and reporting of safety events)
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Clinical Research Seminar
Duration:
1 hour per month
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Kantonsspital St Gallen
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Visit the website to explore the upcoming program
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Netzwerk Klinische Studien
Location:
St Gallen (SG)
Link to course:
-
Language:
German
Duration:
2 hours, 4 times per year
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Kantonsspital St Gallen
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Intranet access only
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Seminars in Experimental Medicine
Duration:
1 hour per month
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), Kantonsspital St Gallen
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Visit the website to explore the upcoming program
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Biostatistics/Biostatistica
Duration:
8 hours in 2 half-days
Credits:
7 swapp | 8 ISFM/FMH
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano
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Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research
Duration:
1 day
Credits:
0.5 ECTS, ISFM/FMH, swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Also suited for PhD students
May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano
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Planning and Conducting Biomedical Research
Duration:
2 days
Credits:
1 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Also suited for PhD students
May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis/Revisioni Sistematiche e Meta-analisi
Duration:
4.5 hours
Credits:
4.5 swapp | 4 ISFM/FMH
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trial Unit EOC Lugano
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
May be held in Bellinzona or Lugano
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SCTO Symposium
Duration:
1 day
Credits:
6 swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Swiss Clinical Trial Organisation (SCTO)
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Generally held in June
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Swiss Professionals of Clinical Research Coordination (SPCRC) congress
Duration:
1 day
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Clinical research professionals and especially study coordinators
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Swiss Professionals of Clinical Research Coordinators (SPCRC) Association
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Held once a year, generally in November
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Adverse Event Reporting/Safety Training
Duration:
1 hour
Credits:
1 swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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CTC Lunch
Duration:
1.5 hours, 2-3 times per year
Credits:
1.5 sgpm | 1.5 swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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CTC Seminar
Duration:
1 hour regularly
Credits:
1 sgpm | 1swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Webinar or face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
Seminar can also be presented in Englisch
Notes:
-
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CTC Symposium
Duration:
0.5 days
Credits:
1.5 sgpm | 1.5 swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Takes place once a year, except in years with a trinational congress on clinical trials in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH symposium)
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Day of Clinical Research
Duration:
1 day
Credits:
6.5 swapp
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
Takes place once a year
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Get R_eady: Introduction to Data Analysis for Empirical Research
Duration:
3 x 3 hours
Credits:
1 ECTS
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Master and PhD students of all Faculties of the University of Zurich
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Journal Club Pharmazeutische Medizin
Duration:
1 hour per month
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
-
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Masterclass in Implementation Science
Duration:
Track 1: 8 hours (2 half-days) | Track 2: 16 hours (4 half-days)
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-Investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals, healthcare professionals
Training format:
Webinar and face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
The goal of this training is to gain an overview of the theories, designs, methods, and tools of Implementation Science, as well as to transfer knowledge to research and health care practice.
Track 1 provides an insight to implementation science whereas track 2 provides additional advice and targeted knowledge transfer with regard to one's own work context.
The training starts on Friday 29th of September 2023.
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R Courses for Medical Research
Duration:
2 x 3.5 hours
Credits:
-
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Medical students, clinical and health researchers
Training format:
Face-to-face
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
Prerequisites:
Basic statistics knowledge from bachelor and master programme in medicine
Notes:
-
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Scientific Writing
Duration:
4 days
Credits:
24 swapp | 24 sgpm
Type of training:
Other training
Target audience:
Sponsor-investigators, investigators, other clinical research professionals
Training format:
Webinar
Recognised by swissethics:
Not applicable/not recognised
Provider:
Clinical Trials Center (CTC), Universitätsspital Zürich
Prerequisites:
-
Notes:
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