Aim
To help you improve your statistical skills and apply those skills when critically appraising the literature.

Objectives
To help you overcome any fears of the statistical methods and results sections of published papers.
To revisit basic statistical principles and learn what the appropriate analyses are for different types of data.
To gain insight into how to identify common statistical errors made in trials and systematic reviews and how to interpret the results correctly.

Who is it for? 
The course is tailored to the needs of professionals working in dermatology. It is suitable for anyone who needs to read or write scientific papers and reports, and present information to colleagues, management, external organisations or the general public.

The course will be delivered in person on Thursday 8th June 2023 - 09:30 to 16:30.

Cancellation policy: Registrations can be cancelled up to 2 weeks before the commencement of the course (i.e. on or before 25th May 2023) and will be eligible for a full refund.  No refunds for cancellations will be made after this time.

The course is aimed at enabling participants to become proficient in developing and undertaking a Cochrane-style systematic review of interventions. As this is an introductory course, no previous knowledge of systematic reviewing is required.

Study methods
The course utilises a combination of lectures, small group discussions, workshops, library-based interactive tutorials, with hands on practical work at computer stations using RevMan and EndNote software. RevMan (Review Manager) is the software used for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews.

Participants will learn to:
 Identify and clarify their review questions
 Understand and develop search strategies
 Manage the results of systematic searches
 Extract data and assess risk of bias of included studies
 Understand and carry out syntheses of extracted data
 Apply the methodology and conduct reviews independently
 Become competent users of Review Manager (RevMan) and EndNote software

The course will be held at the Monica Partridge Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD

Registration is now open for the UKTMN Annual Conference 2023, taking place in Birmingham, Tuesday 13 June 2023. This event is available only for UKTMN members. 

For all programme and event details, please visit the UKTMN event page: https://www.tmn.ac.uk/events/uktmn-annual-conference-2023

Please note, delegate name must be the name of the individual who will be attending the conference. Any bookings made for delegates who are not UKTMN members will not be honoured. 

A 3 hour training course, exclusively for UKTMN members: Introduction to grant writing for trial managers.

To be held online (via MS Teams). 

For course details, please visit the UKTMN event page: https://www.tmn.ac.uk/events/uktmn-training-introduction-to-grant-writing-for-trial-managers-June2023

Please note, delegate name must be the name of the UKTMN member who will be attending the training.

A 3 hour training course, exclusively for UKTMN members: How to be a Good Trial Manager.

To be held online (via MS Teams). 

For course details, please visit the UKTMN event page: https://www.tmn.ac.uk/events/uktmn-training-how-to-be-a-good-trial-manager-

Please note, delegate name must be the name of the UKTMN member who will be attending the training.

Education and training day on Upper GI Endoscopy and course on endoscopic treatment of early Barrett's neoplasia

Our 2^nd Upper GI Endoscopy Day and 11^th Barrett's Endotherapy course are now fully booked. Please contact [email protected] if you like to be placed in our waiting list. We will be in touch in case of any cancellations. Many thanks