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1 Research Administrators Network RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Who says GCP Training is only for clinicians! Good Clinical Practice Training or GCP is a valuable way for non-clinical research administrators to gain knowledge on technical requirements for clinical trials. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects. Compliance with this standard provides public assurance that the rights, safety and well-being of trial subjects are protected, consistent with the principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helskinki and that the clinical trial data are credible. The objective of the ICH GCP Guideline is to provide a unified standard for the European Union (EU), Japan and the United States to facilitate the mutual acceptance of clinical data by the regulatory authorities in these jurisdictions. The guideline was developed with consideration of the current good clinical practices of the European Union, Japan and the United States as well as those of Australia, Canada, the Nordic countries and the World Health Origination (WHO). For further reading on GCP please go to ICH website at Issue 4 The Education Issue July 2014 Inside this issue: GCP Training 1 On-line Learning 2 On-Line Learning 3 Database Courses & International Studies Personal Development Awards, Grants & Scholarships AEA Auckland Conference Introduce Yourself 8 The Back Page 9 If you would like to test your knowledge on GCP training please go to the following link. Takes about minutes

2 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Page 2 SPOTLIGHT on. Professional Development, Learning & Education On-Line and Distance Learning Have you ever wondered whether it would be a good idea to further your skills and learning in your current job? Does your organisation provide the opportunity to enhance and develop your existing skills? Is it easy for you to proceed with further learning and education while dividing your time between work and family? Sometimes hard questions to answer however there are plenty of opportunities out there that enable you to work, play and study if you choose to. For most people with busy lives, on-line and distance learning are the easiest ways to study as you can define your own time line providing you meet the course deadlines for assignments and exams as required. There are plenty of tertiary organisations can that offer these courses. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand is an institution that provides courses on-line and through self learning at home. For network members, relevant course are available that could help with your skill set for research administration. Communications offer qualifications from certificate to Bachelor levels. Refer to the web address below for further information on Communications courses. communication Business courses covers Certificates to Degree level in Management to Accounting & Finance and Human Resources. Check it out at The Psychology and Health Areas cover a huge range of areas including Mental health, Human Behaviour and Development, Fitness qualifications, health and safety and social work just to name a few. For more information on the Open Polytechnic and the courses they offer please go to their website or phone them on For New Zealand Freephone: Fax (04) customerservices@openpolytechnic.ac.nz Monday to Friday 8am 5pm

3 Issue 4 The Education Issue Page 3 The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology provides nationwide on-line learning. The National Diploma of Business (fully on-line) is available throughout the year is listed at Level 5, 120 credits and available nationwide the link below. This diploma is aimed at those who are working s a manager or team leader or would to move into this area. With the fully on-line course you will gained a formal recognition to manage people in the workplace and excel at management roles. For more information go Contact CPIT at Freephone in New Zealand Fax: (03) info@cpit.ac.nz Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm Friday 9am to 4.30pm If you want to study but don t want to or can t come to a campus to do so, you might like to consider distance learning. The University of Victoria Wellington offers a huge range on distance learning and on-line courses. To name a few courses available HLTH 501 Principles of Research Focuses on the research process, research concepts, the location implementation and critique of research in practice. For exact school dates, times and venues please refer to the Graduate School's website - nmh. HLTH 524 Leadership and Management in Health Care This course explores current theories of leadership and management in relation to complex and dynamic health care environment. Topical issues in health care are used as cases for critique and discussion. Leadership qualities and efficient working relationships in the health care setting are addressed. For exact school dates, times and venues please refer to the Graduate School's website - INFO 535 Managing Current Records Theory, tools and strategies to ensure that records in the digital working environment are created and maintained in accordance with organisational and societal requirements. INFO 535 Managing Current Records Theory, tools and strategies to ensure that records in the digital working environment are created and maintained in accordance with organisational and societal requirements. For further information check their website Phone: 0800 VICTORIA (option 4) (Wellington office) (Auckland office) course-advice@vuw.ac.nz

4 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Page 4 SPOTLIGHT on. Professional Development, Learning & Education Database Development Courses Seek Learning provides on-line learning opportunities. If you would like to look into database management and development courses please contact Seek Learning. They offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree qualifications with 15 database development courses ranging from Database Analyst to Systems Management. For further information and course costs please go to their website at Or contact them Freephone Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm. International On-Line Courses The University of Florida The University of Central Florida is now accepting applications for the Master of Research Administration and the Graduate Certificate in Research Administration cohorts beginning Fall Master of Research Administration The two-year, 36-credit-hour program is designed for working professionals. The program is offered completely online. Students are admitted to and progress through the program as a cohort. Highlights Online interactive distance-learning environment Completion for working professionals in only 2 years No GRE Required Cohort Model that provides stronger peer support Graduate Certificate in Research Administration The 18-credit-hour program addresses specific areas of research administration and is designed for working professionals who may not wish to commit to a master s degree program. Highlights Completion for working professionals in as little as 1 year Credits earned may be applied to the Master of Research Administration if later accepted into that program Fully Online Master s Degree Only Three letters of recommendation from professors or professional individuals Undergraduate transcripts showing GPA 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent Graduate Certificate Only Undergraduate transcripts showing GPA 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent Apply online to the UCF College of Graduate Studies by July 15th. The University of Central Florida is an accredited Public University

5 Issue 4 The Education Issue The extra bit..personal Development Page 5 Do you work to live, or live to work? These days we juggle work, home and family and lets face it, some days can be a struggle. Emphasis is put on our professional development, how we cope at work, our qualifications, management style, meeting deadlines amongst other work related stresses and issues. But what about our personal lives? How do we cope with pressures put on us by family, home and friends. Do you take your work home with you each evening? Your work life can also impact your home life so a balance is important to keep us happy, healthy and focussed. So how do we balance work and home? Searching Google produces around 102,000,000 results. Searching every single link would rule out any home or work life completely so we should evaluate the basics. 1. Build downtime into your schedule 2. Drop activities that sap your time or energy 3. Rethink your errands 4. Get moving 5. Remember that a little relaxation goes a long way Source: How well do you balance your work with the other priorities in your life? Often, you may not even notice that you're not devoting as much time to your priorities as you would like. Take the quiz to gauge whether you've got a good balance, or if you need to make some changes The careersnz website offers a work-life balance quiz. Take the quiz at

6 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Page 6 Awards, Grants and Scholarships Available Careers New Zealand is a great website to browse for information regarding scholarships, grants and awards to help fund your tertiary education. To get a scholarship you must meet certain criteria and can apply at different education levels from diploma to Masters degrees. Their website also lists polytechnics and institutes of technology that offer awards and scholarship programmes. Contact Careers New Zealand on NZQA Tertiary Education Information The New Zealand tertiary sector covers private training establishments (PTEs), institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) wananga, universities and workplace training. These all deliver a variety of educational options, often in flexible ways to meet the needs of adult learners. NZQA acts as a quality assurance body and approves all qualifications for the above institutions, apart from universities. Tertiary education providers offer courses which range from transition (school to work) programmes, through to postgraduate study and research. There are no fixed divisions between the types of courses offered by each sort of provider. The focus is on their ability to offer education to the required quality standards, rather than based on their type. Higher, degree-level education is mainly offered at universities. Programmes are research-led and generally academic, as distinct from vocational. Vocational degree level education is offered at ITPs, wänanga and a few larger PTEs. Such degrees tend to be specific and applied. PTEs programmes are mostly in specific vocational niches at certificate and diploma level. STOP PRESS Conference News The Research Administrators Network Presents an Invitation to the RAN Mini Meeting to be held in conjunction with the NZACRes 10th Anniversary Conference, the Heritage Hotel, Auckland on Friday the 15th August at 10am. Invitations have been sent out but if you haven't received one and would like to attend please contact Maria for information. RSVPs were dated the 30th June however late applications will be accepted. Please talk with your manager for funding to attend. It s a great opportunity to meet and talk about the exciting future of our network.

7 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Page 7 STOP PRESS Conference News REGISTRATION OPEN! AEA ASM 2014 registration is now open, join us from 8-10 October at the Aotea Centre, Auckland for an opportunity to hear from international researchers, who are at the cutting of edge of using the internet and its related technologies, about harnessing this exciting new potential to integrate and analyse large data sets, collect new data, manage studies and teach epidemiology. For further information, visit the meeting website. Subject of workshops during the meeting: large-scale genetic epidemiology nutritional epidemiology in the digital age oral health recruitment to longitudinal studies use of social and digital media in epidemiology the intersection of veterinary and human epidemiology advances in record linkage big data, privacy and the future of epidemiology epidemiology and cost effectiveness modelling other epidemiological research

8 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Introduce Yourself Feature This Issue: Shirlee and Erin Page 8 Shirlee Wilton

9 RAN Newsletter The Education Issue Page 9 Toastmasters International What is Toastmasters all about? Toastmasters is a worldwide programme where people - organised in Clubs - improve their leadership skills, communication skills and learn how to speak in public. All this in a safe, supportive environment. Toastmasters learn by: Practising speaking in front of the group Listening to others speak to the group Evaluating and listening to evaluations of speeches Following the Toastmasters programme of advancing in steps Attending meetings If you wish to join a Toastmasters club, you need to attend a club meeting for two or three sessions to get to know the club members and how the club works. When you are ready, a member of the club will invite you to join, or you can ask to join. You must then complete a Membership Application Form available from a club officer and pay the joining fee to the club Treasurer. When the club accepts your application and your fees, you are officially voted in as a member of the club. Your membership application form is completed by a Club Officer, and you are registered with Toastmasters International in the United States along with payment of your fees. Any questions can be directed to the District Public Relations Officer Carol Mitchell at carol.mitchell@xtra.co.nz AAPNZ Christchurch News Brief ACCOR Hotels is proud to sponsor the AAPNZ Christchurch (Association of Administrative Professionals NZ) by supplying a venue for the monthly meeting for 2014

10 Issue 4 The Education Issue The Back Page Page 10 Roll Credits... A big thank you to the following for their contributions to this issue Shirlee Wilton and Erin Enright for allowing their biographies to be printed. Shirlee Wilton for the information on the EAE Scientific Meeting to be held in Auckland In October. Maria Carney Research Administrator / RAN Coordinator Canterbury Regional Cancer & Haematology Service Christchurch Hospital Private Bag 4710 Christchurch New Zealand Kirsty Wallace from ACCOR Hotels for providing the brief and photos of the Novotel and IBIS Hotels in Christchurch who are sponsoring the AAPNZ Christchurch for 2014 Carol Mitchell and Kingsley Moody from Toastmasters for their time and permission to feature Toastmasters International. Phone: Fax: maria.carney@cdhb.health.nz Mobile: A network for non-clinical administrative professionals working within the health / medical research field in New Zealand