Free Public Talk – Clinical Trials: One of the most important medical inventions in the last 100 years
To mark international clinical trials day, Professor Sallie Lamb will describe how trials have progressed the management of nearly all medical conditions.

Professor Sallie Lamb, Co-Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit at the University of Oxford will talk about the history of clinical trials, and explain important concepts such as randomisation, masking and minimisation of bias. Professor Lamb will describe how trials have progressed the management of nearly all medical conditions, and what challenges remain. She will discuss the range of ethical dilemmas raised by clinical trials, and the difficulties of operationalising large experiments involving many hundreds and sometimes thousands of people. Questions and discussion will be welcome.
Date: 20 May 2016, 18:30 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2016)
Venue: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington OX3 7LD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre Level 1
Speaker: Professor Sallie Lamb (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculo-skeletal Sciences )
Organising department: Medical Sciences Division
Host: NIHR Oxford BRC
Part of: Medical Sciences Division Events
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: http://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/event/clinical-trials-one-of-the-most-important-medical-inventions-in-the-last-100-years/
Audience: Public
Editor: Alison Brindle