Apply now: Join our Data and Safety Monitoring Board Training course!
Are you working in vaccine safety, clinical research, or regulatory oversight? Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your skills.
Africa CDC, in collaboration with the SPEAC (Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines) is offering an 8-week training course to enhance your expertise in safety monitoring for clinical trials, starting on June 23, 2025.
About the DSMB Training
The training aims to expand the pool of qualified data safety monitoring board (DSMB) members by upscaling the availability of trained experts in safety monitoring. The program works to support the ethical oversight of vaccine clinical trials in Africa and improve global preparedness for emerging health threats. The program is an 8-week training that includes self-paced learning and live virtual sessions facilitated by leading experts in vaccine safety and clinical trial monitoring. Upon successful completion, participants can then join the DSMB global pool, where they may be considered for future clinical trial oversight roles.
Safety monitoring in clinical trials is crucial to ensure ethical research practices and protecting participant’s well-being. Adverse events can arise during the administration of investigational products, requiring rigorous oversight to assess risks and ensure timely interventions. DSMB plays a vital role in reviewing clinical trial data, safeguarding trial participants, and maintaining the integrity of study results. To strengthen DSMB expertise continentally, Africa CDC, in collaboration with the Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines (SPEAC), will offer a structured DSMB training course that will robustly build the capacity of training participants to undertake the very crucial role of monitoring clinical trials for vaccines and other new treatment platforms in Africa and elsewhere to confront emerging and reemerging public health threats.
Deadline: May 25, 2025
Details: https://ow.ly/O27b50VSu6b