his two-day course focuses on management of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). This year's course will be on Wednesday 21st November and Thursday 22nd November. With a blend of lectures and workshops, and plenty of time to talk to fellow delegates, this course is relevant to people currently involved in managing RCTs and those new to this field. It's a mixture of education, information exchange, an opportunity for networking, with a pleasant dinner thrown in!

The course includes five lectures and five workshops. The workshops cover key topics and involve small group working, facilitated discussion and some practical tasks. The course ends with an 'ask the Faculty' session at which a number of small groups will tackle specific questions that have arisen during the course that are of common interest (we cannot guarantee to answer all questions, but we'll aim to have a good try!).

The course is usually oversubscribed, so we encourage early registration to avoid disappointment.

Peter Sandercock, Course Director, on behalf of the ECTMC faculty