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Project Management for Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Programmes

Clinical and pharmaceutical projects run under strict protocols, ethics oversight and documentation demands that ordinary projects rarely meet. This course covers planning and controlling research studies and trials, from site setup and recruitment through data lock and reporting. It reflects the growing clinical research and health product landscape across Africa.

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What you will be able to do

  • Plan research and trial projects around protocol and ethics requirements.
  • Set up study sites, teams and supply of study materials.
  • Manage participant recruitment, retention and milestone tracking.
  • Control quality, documentation and data integrity throughout the study.
  • Coordinate sponsors, sites, ethics committees and regulators.
  • Manage study closeout, data lock and reporting.

Course outline

  1. 01The clinical research project environment
  2. 02Protocol, ethics and study planning
  3. 03Site setup and study supplies
  4. 04Recruitment and milestone management
  5. 05Quality, documentation and data integrity
  6. 06Sponsor, site and regulator coordination
  7. 07Risk and safety monitoring
  8. 08Study closeout and reporting

Who should attend

Clinical project managers, research coordinators, study leads and programme staff in pharmaceutical, health research and clinical trial settings.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
20 to 22 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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