How to be a good Data Manager

The MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) Capacity Strengthening Hub has been hosting a webinar series to inform and promote discussion about different roles within clinical trials. Our latest session focused on ‘How to be a Good Data Manager’. A panel of four experienced data managers from Vietnam, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the UK shared their insights, top tips, and engaged in an insightful discussion. Aimed at early or mid-career researchers with some experience in data management, the webinar offered valuable learning and interactive discussion.

Event date
Wed July 3 2024

Agenda and panel
00:00 - Welcome from chair - Ayoub Kakande - Head of Data Management & Archives at MRC/UVRI & LSHTM, Uganda
Experience of being DM, challenges, top tips
03:25 - Anh Dung - Biostatistician and data scientist, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
14:40 - Shingirai Chimene - QA/QC officer/ Data capturer, Enhancing Care Foundation, South Africa
20:54 - Misheck Phiri - Data Manager, University of Zimbabwe Clinical Research Centre, Zimbabwe
29:25 - Alex Green - Data Manager, MRC CTU at UCL, United Kingdom
38:48 - Summary, panel discussion and Q&A with audience