LIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Preparing Your Site for Monitoring with Confidence
“I recommend this workshop to anyone who has oversight of research projects to ensure that they are meeting their obligations in relation to funding agreements, legislation and relevant codes and guidelines.” – Angela Astbury, Ethics Compliance Officer, WEHI
“Great session. I really enjoyed learning more about risk-based monitoring. This advice will be extraordinarily helpful in my future clinical monitoring endeavours.” – Claire Carnley, Clinical Project Officer, Telethon Kids Institute
Be ready for FDA and TGA inspections – and confident in your site’s monitoring practices.
With sector guidelines evolving, National Clinical Trials Governance Framework assessments underway, and rapid regulatory changes, now is the time to make sure your research meets the highest standards.
Join our live, virtual Research Monitoring workshop and discover how to deliver high-quality, safe, and reliable clinical research on site.
Our expert facilitator will guide you through real-world strategies and practical scenarios, showing you how to:
Manage research risk and projects with confidence
Navigate key requirements and processes
Create a foolproof monitoring plan for success
You’ll also gain insight into the HREC and Sponsor roles, and understand the monitoring requirements under ICH GCP E6(R3)—so you leave with a clear view of all stakeholder responsibilities.
You can claim 4 CPD points on completion of the workshop.
This workshop is for:
- Research Managers/Coordinators
- Research Governance and Integrity Officers
- Clinical Research Associates
- HREC Executive Officers / Secretariat
- Quality personnel
What will you learn?
- Understand the regulatory and legislative requirements for research monitoring to ensure compliance.
- Develop a strong risk assessment approach to effectively manage research project risks.
- Apply practical tools, templates, and monitoring plans to streamline key research activities.
- Implement strategies for retrospective and prospective monitoring to maintain audit readiness.
- Clarify stakeholder roles and responsibilities to enhance engagement and collaboration.
- Strengthen communication and relationship-building skills to improve stakeholder effectiveness.
Our training and education offers have been developed according to Australian and international best practice standards.
Our modules are built upon the competencies developed by the Harvard Multi-Regional Trials Centre (MRCT) and aligned to competencies recommended by the NHMRC.
These training offers are regarded as a benchmark for researchers, clinical trials, and healthcare professionals in Australia and internationally.
About the Facilitator
Sarah Piplica
Sarah is the Regulatory, Startup and Patient Partnerships Manager at University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) Clinical Trials Centre in Queensland. In her role, Sarah provides high level strategic advice and guidance in the overall management and compliance of extensive and complex ethics and regulatory processes, maintaining quality standards and monitoring and audit readiness.
In 2019, Sarah was awarded the Osmond Russell Scholarship from ARCS, for a project that is seeing her research and validate a patient co-authored survey to solicit regular and meaningful feedback from clinical trials participants. Sarah is passionate about advocating for patient, participant and carer involvement within the medicines development industries.
Price
Price: $599 +GST pp
PRAXIS Partner price: $479 +GST pp
*Savings available for group enrolments and for PRAXIS partner organisations.
Next Virtual Workshop
Tuesday 28 April 2026: 10.00am – 2:00pm (Sydney Time)
Wednesday 19 August 2026: 10.00am – 2:00pm (Sydney Time)
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