CTC Talks: Learning

CTC Talks: Learning is an NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) led education initiative. The program provides a convenient and unique forum for academics, researchers and clinical trials professionals to learn from experts in clinical trials science, methodology, and operational research.

 

📅 Sessions are held virtually every second Wednesday from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PMView and register for upcoming sessions on EventBrite and below.

 

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TOPIC

SPEAKER

SUMMARY & REGISTRATION LINK

04th March

The role of quality in clinical trials

Yael Balandrano Guerra
Manager, Trials Integrity & Quality

Ethical principles and GCP standards define expectations for clinical research, but quality systems are what operationalise them. This session explores how quality oversight turns ethical commitments into consistent, inspectable practice. 

18th March

New Evidence for First‑Line Treatment in KRAS‑Mutant Lung Cancer

Dr Deborah Zhou
Medical Oncologist & Research Fellow

Can combining targeted therapy with chemotherapy and bevacizumab improve outcomes for KRAS‑mutant lung cancer? Hear the results and learnings from SHERLOCK, a Phase 2 study which tested a new treatment approach for KRAS‑mutant lung cancer.

01st April

Surgical & Complex Intervention Trials

Prof Daniel Steffans
Physiotherapist & Senior Research Fellow

Join us to hear new initiatives from the CTC’s Surgical & Complex Intervention Trials Portfolio, led by Prof David Beard. Newly appointed Prof Daniel Steffens (Senior Principal Research Fellow) presents on (p)rehabilitation for cancer surgery. 

 

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PAST WEBINAR RECORDINGS

2026 Recordings

4th Feb - ICH-GCP E6(R3), A Monitoring and Oversight Perspective

18th Feb - Finding TB among adolescents in Vietnam 

 

2025 Recordings

3rd Dec - AI Preferences in Melanoma Screening

26th Nov - Valuing Biospecimen Collections

19th Nov - Reshaping VTE Treatment Options - Video recording on hold 

12th Nov - Consumer & Community Engagement at CTC

5th Nov - Results from the RPh3 AGITG INTEGRATE2B study

29th Oct - Diagnostic testing for drug-resistant tuberculosis

22nd Oct - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Vietnam

15th Oct - Creating inclusive clinical research

8th Oct: USYD Pride Network PERKS - Navigating destabilisation: Understanding trans homelessness and the impact on health

24th Sep: Data Linkage: Practical Tips for Clinical Trialists

17th Sep: The ACORN project – monitoring and surveillance of Neonatal Infections

10th Sep: Launch of the ‘Beyond the Form’ Toolkit

13th Aug: Evolving Care for Kidney Protection

6th Aug: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

23rd July: Lutetium-PSMA in Prostate Cancer

16th July: Novel Immune Monitoring & Cancer Trials Equity

9th July: If Clinical Trial Governance Were Easy...

2nd July: Preventing Childhood Obesity: The TOPCHILD Study

25th June: Using Casual Models in Clinical Trial Design

18th June: Data Linkage and Services Australia

11th June: Safe oxygen levels for preterm babies

4th June: Digital Intervention for Parents of Teens

28th May: Case studies of adaptive trial designs

21st May: ILLUMINATE study

14th May: Patient-Reported Outcomes for Chronic Care

6th May: Salt and water balance in hemodialysis

30th April: Learning – Obesity management in primary care GP survey

16th April: Research support, Regulatory & Quality Updates

9th April: Learnings from SWIFT, a pragmatic registry trial

26th March: Latent class analysis for Diagnostics 

19th March: Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions - Joint hybrid session

12th March: Stem cell therapies for cerebral palsy

5th March: Operationalising Adaptive Trials: Project Management

26th February: Coming In From the Wilderness

19th February: The NeuroMusic Trial

12th February: Challenges in Treatment Effect Estimation in Clinical Trials

2nd February: The LUMOS2 Study


2024 Recordings

27th November: Less is more - the ART and science in reproductive medicine

20th November: The AuTOMATIC trial

6th November: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer: the TOPGEAR Study

23rd October: VQUIN MDR-TB prevention trial results

9th October: Practical guidance for increasing youth involvement in mental health research

25th September: BEACH to OCEAN: From GPs to general practice nurses

11th September: The Pre-Babe Trial

28th August: Corneal disease and surgery: Finding the evidence to improve outcomes

21st August: Current challenges and opportunities in symptom management for chronic kidney disease

31st July: A new paradigm for managing obstructive lung disease: VCAPS4, a cluster randomised trial, Presented by Prof Greg Fox

19th June: NCTGF SNAAP: SCHN’s Experience and the Role of Sponsors, Presented by Anthea Ng

5th June: Effects of a digital rehabilitation program following total knee replacement: results from the PATHway randomised controlled trial, Presented by Vicky Duong

29th May: BANDAIDS: Digital solutions for heart failure best practice care, Presented by Prof Anthony (Tony) Keech

22nd May: CONTROL NETS, Presented by Dr David Chan

5th May: Data linkage in Australian randomised controlled trials: A scoping review, Presented by Salma Fahridin

24th April: Clinical Research in Child Neurodevelopment, Presented by Dr Kelsie Boulton

3rd April: SVI and clinical trials in Vietnam, Presented by Yen Pham

27th March: Sew it back or rebuild it? – the new ACL rupture management issue, Presented by Prof David Beard

13th March: Methotrexate for knee osteoarthritis: A randomised trial, Presented by Dr. Zhaoohua (Alex) Zhu

27th Feb: External controls to evaluate treatment outcomes in oncology trials, Presented by Derrick Siu

 

2023 Recordings

2nd August: Redesigning consent to research: The CT:IQ InFORMed Project, Presented by Dr Lisa Eckstein

30th May: EVIDENCE Study, Presented by A/Prof Mark Dennis

25th May: PhD Showcase, Presented by Dr Daniel O'Hara & Dr Yu Yang Soon

10th April: Equity Diversity & Inclusion within Trials (EDIT), Presented by Merilyn Heuschkel, Arlen Wilcox, Hugo Katic, and Jonathon Lennon

5th April: Consumer Involvement in Clinical Trials, Presented by Dr. Nicola Straiton

29th March: Building the Waratah Vaccine Trials Network, Presented by Prof Nick Wood

22nd March: The PreBabe Tiral, Presented by Prof Adrienne Gordon

15th March: Testing the Test: Using Trial Data to Evaluate Tests, Presented by Sally Lord & Angelina Tjokrowidjaja

8th March: Melanoma Oncology Trial, Presented by A/Prof Alexander C.J. van Akkooi

27th February: Effect of PPAR-alpha Agonist on Ocular Diseases and its Mechanism of Action, Presented by Prof Jian-Xing (Jay) Ma

9th February: Insights into Stroke: Big Data, epidemiology and prevention, Presented by A/Prof Monique Kilkenny

 

2022 Recordings

26 October: Oxygen in the first five minutes of life, presented by Dr Ju-Lee Oei

21 September: HeSANDA - Health Studies Australian National Data Asset

14 September: Kidney Text: Text message interventions targeting diet and lifestyle for people on haemodialysis

31 August: Kidney Health Research: RESOLVE, a global pragmatic trial

3 August: BEAT COVID19 - A decentralised trial

15 June: Sydney Clinical Imaging Network & novel MRI and ECG methods in cardiology, Professor Martin Ugander

11 May: Clinical Trials in Vietnam: Lessons & Opportunities

6 April: The Hidden Value of Clinical Trial Registries, Kylie Hunter & Melina Willson

23 March: Learning Health Systems, Prof Angela Webster

16 March: STEMI's, Treatments & The RESTORE-MI trial, A/Prof Martin Ng

2 March: Talking Translational Research, Prof Sonia Yip

9 Feb: State of the art in glioma trials, Dr Hao-Wen Sim