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Winter School "GenDect - Gender-sensitive inclusive design of clinical trials"

Course Description

Universität Bielefeld
© Universität Bielefeld

The Winter School “Gender-sensitive inclusive design of clinical trials” conveys scientific and practical methods for closing the gender data gap in clinical trial design. We will focus on gender-sensitive aspects of planning, design and recruitment, data collection, practice and logistical structures, as well as regulatory structures. Over five days, participants will learn how to combine theoretical knowledge with practical examples and how to develop their own models for clinical studies and scientific research.

GenDect aims to provide participants with practical, actionable gender-sensitive methods for each phase of clinical studies. Participants will learn practical approaches to improve the inclusion of underrepresented groups and the generalizability and transferability of research results, with the goal to enhance the overall quality of clinical studies. Additionally, the course promotes interdisciplinary exchange and offers opportunities to develop innovative solutions for closing the gender data gap in practice.

Key learning areas include:

Raising Awareness: Raise awareness of the influence of gender and intersectional aspects in clinical research. Reflect on potential gender-related biases in clinical studies.
Getting to know tools for implementation: Consider gender-sensitive aspects from the outset in the research design of clinical studies. Discuss practical examples of implementation.
Focus on Practice and Translation: Apply person-centered, co-creative teaching and learning methods of Design Thinking to develop your own gender-sensitive clinical studies.
Networking: Interdisciplinary and cross-generational exchange and networking with international experts in the field of gender-sensitive clinical trial design

Programme outline

Morning

Welcome: (Getting to know each other/ Interactive presentation of participants’ own clinical studies/ questions, etc.)

Summary of the morning's results

Afternoon

Input: Introduction to the history of sex/gender-sensitive medicine and the role of this winter school (Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Bielefeld & Nijmegen)

Input: Data basis or gaps in sex/gender sensitivity of clinical practice guidelines (Awa Naghipour, Bielefeld)

Wrap-up

Formulate wishes/goals for the week

Evening

Get together

 

Morning

Input:

Consideration of sex and intersectional aspects, e.g. (dis)ability, racism

(Tanja Sappok, Bielefeld, tbc)

Summary of the morning's results

Afternoon

Input:

Data-Collection in clinical practice and large data sets
(Alison Berner, London)

Input: Standardization, Sex/Gender Aspects in FHIR/FAIR Data
(Carina Vorisek, Berlin)

Wrap-up

Wrap-up and transfer of the day’s input into ones’ own work

Evening

Get together with experts

Morning

Input:
Logistical aspects, inclusive development of a Clinical Research Unit
(Tilo Grosser, Bielefeld / Marie von Lilienfeld, Bochum)

Summary of the morning's results

Input:
Data-Collection in clinical practice and large data sets
(Alison Berner, London)

Input: Standardization, Sex/Gender Aspects in FHIR/FAIR Data
(Carina Vorisek, Berlin)

 

Afternoon

Input:
Regulatory agencies and their approach to sex/gender
(Sieta de Vries & (23) Ineke Havinga | LinkedIn
Ineke Havinga, NL)

Discussion/Roundtable: Inclusive trial design in practice (various perspectives: physicians, patients, logistics, etc.)
(Marie von Lilienfeld, Alison Berner, patient representative)

 

Wrap-up

Wrap-up and transfer of the day’s input into ones’ own work

Morning

Input: Intersectional Analyses in Healthcare Research (Mathias Nielsen, Copenhagen)
Practical format: Interactive trial design using Design Thinking methods (Experts available as mentors)

Summary of the morning's results

Afternoon

Continuation from the morning session

Wrap-up

Wrap-up and transfer of the day’s input into ones’ own work

Morning

Presentation and discussion of the results

Open questions (e.g., in the format of Open Space Technology)

Summary of the morning's results

Reflection on individual take-aways from participants & Closing

Past events

Gender-sensitive medicine is increasingly finding its way into medical curricula. Nevertheless, widespread implementation is still a long way off and experts often have to do a lot of convincing and information work to position the topic. As part of these activities, train-the-trainer seminars are often offered as an option, allowing future lecturers to familiarise themselves with and experience the topic. However, practical tools are necessary for these seminars.

As part of the June visit of visiting gender professor Londa Schiebinger to Bielefeld University, we will develop some of these tools in the one-day workshop/hackathon "Gamification for gender-sensitive and intersectional teaching" on 19 June. Based on the intersectional design cards (https://intersectionaldesign.com/), which Prof Londa Schiebinger developed together with the London designer Hannah Jones, we will interactively create further tools. In addition to group work and dialogue, international gamification and inclusivity expert Vivian Acquah and Claudia Herling, board member of the International Gender and Design Network, will also give keynotes for the participants and act as mentors for the teams. Yuen Yen Tsai will guide us through the day as a moderator with gaming experience.

An informal get-together will follow at 6.30 pm, which can also be attended by last-minute participants.

The workshop will be held in English (keynotes and moderation) and German (group work).

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