Falls Prevention in Care Homes

This course is relevant to:

• Early-career or established researchers looking to transition from traditional to remote trial methodologies.

• Researchers already conducting studies remotely.

• Any trial staff e.g. Trial Management staff, Clinical research coordinators and investigators managing online clinical trials.

• Healthcare providers and professionals involved in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring as part of clinical trials

• Startups and innovation teams working on digital health and telemedicine solutions.

After taking course, you will have developed your knowledge of:

 • What remote trials are, and how they differ from traditional trials

• Importance of engaging PPI in their design and delivery

• Challenges and benefits of remote trials

• Recruitment and retention: strategies for identifying and enrolling participants remotely, including issues with fake and fraudulent responders

• Ethics & Informed Consent: Ensuring ethical standards are met, including digital consent forms

• Data Collection: best practices for gathering data through digital surveys, wearable devices, and online questionnaires

• Participant engagement: strategies for maintaining participant motivation and monitoring adherence remotely (using apps, reminders, video check-ins)

• Remote monitoring and oversight: Ensuring quality control in data collection, including considerations for Trial Steering committee membership

• Adverse event monitoring: remote monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

• Technology considerations: internet connectivity issues, user-friendly platforms, data storage, and security.

• Regulations: key regulations (e.g., GDPR) impacting online trials.

• Data security & privacy: handling sensitive participant data securely in a remote environment.

• Learn at your own pace. 5 hours of learning, typically, over 5 weeks with a recommended time commitment of 1 hours per week for optimal learning and practice. You will have access to the course for a period of six months from the date of enrolment to ensure maximum flexibility in your learning.
• Engaging online learning. The course includes interactive online learning modules with engaging content, including videos and case studies.
• Continued Professional Development. This course can be part of CPD and ongoing professional training.
• Price: £150.

To enrol onto this course please follow the links at the bottom of this page.

If you are interested in the course, but not ready to enrol now, please register your interest for future updates.

By registering for this course, you confirm that you meet the prerequisites, which require you to be a registered health and social care professional, HCPC allied health professional, registered nurse or medic.

English language requirements

Please note that the language of instruction is English. If English is not your first language, we recommend a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.5 overall to enable you to fully benefit from this course.

The Falls Prevention in Care Homes course is developed and delivered by the University of Nottingham's world-leading Action Falls research team. Led by Professor Pip Logan, our expert team have over 20 years of experience in occupational therapy, particularly centred around older people.

For the best experience with our online learning course, we recommend using a laptop or desktop computer running Windows or macOS. While smartphones and tablets can also be used to access the course, a laptop or desktop provides the optimal experience.