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Methods, Tips, Experiences
Entrepreneurship in healthcare 1
25.06.2020 17:00
Dr Bernardo Perez
Bernardo takes us on a white-knuckle ride on how to become a non-traditional cardiologist to then make a sharp turn to exit the clinical practice highway onto a long and winding road of adventures in entrepreneurship, innovation, and exciting projects he would have never expected. You will learn not only why start-ups fail but also how to save them!
Stats and champagne: should we mix them?
2.07.2020 17:00
Dr Francois Maignen
Can we be 100% sure with statistics? Francois shows us how to fight against charlatanism and quackery. At the end of this seminar, you will learn how to use statistics to beat someone by playing dice (or how to save your money).
Making your presentation understandable
30.07.2020 17:00
Dr Sultan Alotaibi
We are bombarded with endless webinars and PowerPoint presentations. The zoom world is making the process ever more daunting. All of us made presentations - it is never easy even if we speak on the subject of our expertise. Engaging the audience, being effective, being heard, being clear - it is an art which takes a lifetime to master but... there are a few life hacks you can learn from Sultan. In this interactive talk you can learn how to make your presentations understandable, memorable and fun!
Should you have a career?
08.10.2020 17:00
Dr Leeza Osipenko
Some exceptional individuals come into this world with clearly defined talents and become piano prodigies before they get to secondary school or tennis sensations before a question of a career choice may arise. From the rest of us, the societies expect to acquire practical skills, preferably graduate from a university (or a few), secure a profession and make a career. Media, peer pressure, neurotic parents, or TED talks ensure to instil into our heads ideas of success and bright futures. This talk is about choices and decisions, expectations and inspirations, ever changing reality and never changing human vices. It may help you think about your career paths and life in general.
Professional Journeys
Swimming against the tide: setting up MyelomaUK
24.09.2020 17:00
Eric Low
You must have heard many stories about young geniuses who worked in their parents' garages and went on to create multi-million/billion businesses. Have you ever wondered, how charities happen? Eric founded Myeloma UK when he was just 25. He shares his backstage stories, an unusual career and the success of an organisation he led for 20 years changing lives of myeloma patients in the UK.
Launching Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
16.07.2020 17:00
Dr Lisa Hutchinson
Lisa invites us on a rollercoaster journey of launching the first journal in the Nature Reviews clinical series - not for the faint hearted! Despite the respected Nature brand, she explains how the road ahead was riddled with treacherous diversions, uneven surfaces and even the threat of road closure. But, reaching the destination was well worth it, as the valuable lessons learned, friendships cemented and successes demonstrated.
Economics and social sciences in your career
01.10.2020 17:00
Dr Jiravat Visanuvimol
What role do economics and social sciences play in your work? Jiravat talks about why and how, as a society, we should incorporate economics and social sciences into our medical and population health toolkit. He shares his experience in bench research, the private sector, and in public service to illustrate how economics and social sciences can help us make better decisions and improve health.
Interns' Projects
Assessing quality of clinical trials: a new look
29.10.2020 17:00
Konstantina Politopoulou and Rohan Bhattaram
Methodological issues, mistakes, and biases are inherent problems of many clinical trials. A number of tools exist to assess the quality of clinical studies. However, all of them have limitations. Konstantina and Rohan spent their summer working at the Consilium and helping us devise a more comprehensive framework for the assessment of clinical research. Their projects looked at trials in Multiple Myeloma and Solid Tumours. Learn how our team is working on improving the quality and integrity of clinical research!
Сost of Targeted Therapies in Cancer
02.09.2021
Valerie Jentzsch and Gen Okamoto
Increasing prices of cancer therapies have been criticised since the early 2000s and the pharmaceutical industry has attributed this to increasing costs of drug development. This increase in prices is particularly significant for targeted cancer therapies. While targeted therapies have great promise, the clinical benefit they are currently providing is not meeting expectations and the financial burden of treatment is high. Throughout their placement at Consilium, Valerie and Gen calculated the cost of clinical trials in three molecular targets for cancer therapy. This talk describes the methodology used and discusses the costs determined with regards to approved drugs and their prices.
Tools for Evaluation of Non-randomised Trials
02.09.2021
With oncology gradually becoming an avant-garde area of focus and regulators speeding up the appraisal and reimbursement process to encourage market access, the benefits of carrying out Non-randomised studies (NRSs) instead of Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are tempting. Thus, critically appraising the validity and trustworthiness of NRSs in oncology is crucial. To date, with no clear preference regarding the quality appraisal tools in NRSs compared to RCTs, even fewer studies attempt to focus on the quality appraisal tools that are suitable for the types of studies that deal with oncology therapies. This talk, based on the research project carried out by Zeyu during her placement with Consilium Scientific, reviews the quality appraisal tools for oncology to provide a glimpse of what is available and how each tool performs.