Education
Education is an essential tool for advancing clinical research in infectious diseases. We put great effort in utilising our expertise and that of our collaborators for various training and educational activities.
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Upcoming
Find up-to-date information about upcoming training and educational opportunities provided or supported by Ecraid. Most of these are available free of charge.
Recordings
Recordings of our past activities, such as webinars, workshops, and presentations, are available online, free of charge. Make use of them and share them with your peers.
GCP course
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training offers practical guidance to optimising patient recruitment. Ecraid's GCP course is free for members of our network.
Recommended
There are many other high-quality educational and training resources that can be of great value to investigators working in infectious disease clinical research.
| On-site postgraduate course |
Better Methods
Join the third edition of the ESCMID / Ecraid postgraduate course 'Better methods for clinical studies in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology' to take place from 22-24 October 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. This is a fantastic opportunity for young researchers to sharpen their tools and learn about the latest developments in methodology, such as adaptive designs and AI. Read more.
| Workshop recording |
Young Investigator Workshop
A recording is now available of our Young Investigator Workshop held at ESCMID Global 2024. Five young investigators share valuable insights from their work on perpetual observation studies (POS). Learn about limits of the traditional clinical research model, advantages of POS, and lessons learned in POS-VAP. Watch the recording.
| Online training modules |
Adaptive Trial Designs
This training series of six modules offers a comprehensive introduction to adaptive clinical trial designs – a compelling new way of doing clinical research where trial parameters can be modified during the trial to respond to emerging research findings. Modules 1-5 are now out and free to watch with a (free) myERS account. Access them here.
