CLINICAL TRIALS FOR NON-EXPERTS
Stuart Wood - Trainer & Educator

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  Business, Education & Training Experience

Stuart worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 18 years. After 8 years in clinical research he also embraced an educational role which evolved into a full time technical and medical support and educational role to clinicians and healthcare professionals on aspects of virology, immunology and oncology.  Stuart provided internal training support to sales and marketing staff and instigated formation of numerous cross-functional teams.  He is a part-time member of the academic staff in De Montfort University's School of Pharmacy and has delivered undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and careers advice at Loughborough University.

In parallel to his work in the business sector, Stuart regularly delivers talks on pain, clinical trials and nervous transmission in schools, colleges to students from Year 7 upwards, where he also works as a STEM Science Ambassador.

Stuart passionately believes in people and helping each individual to achieve their full potential.  His passion is 'making the complex easy' so that everyone benefits.

"Stuart is a rare individual. His ability to create sense from chaos, to distil clarity of thinking from murky waters and to impart technical knowledge in a way that makes it all seem simple, is a unique gift. His dry humour and ability to view things from a different angle, was of huge value and support to me in my role. Always challenging and thorough in his dissection, Stuart was great to work with and made meetings interesting! Put simply, he is a man many could learn from, pragmatic, human, reflective and passionate about the positive impact of what he does."

SM : NHS Supply Chain

  Academic Background

Stuart obtained a first class honours degree in Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, going on to obtain his PhD in neuropharmacology, specialising in narcotic analgesia.

During his time in industry Stuart obtained a distinction in the Diploma of Clinical Sciences from Cardiff University and was also accredited with the professional status of Chartered Chemist (CChem MRSC) by The Royal Society of Chemistry.

  The Clinical Trials for Non-Experts One-Day Course

Stuart was asked how he came up with the idea of Clinical Trials for Non-Experts.

"During my time in the pharmaceutical industry I met many people from inside and outside the company who had little or no idea about clinical trials. I worked with a good number of these on a daily basis. Since leaving the industry I am still asked by a wide range of people about my work and exactly what clinical trials involve. It seems that if you're in the know you're fine, but finding someone prepared to sit down and explain clinical trials and drug development in simple terms that non-specialists and people with no scientific background can understand is very difficult. I guess that like so many other 'specialist' areas it's very easy to look inward and become exclusive, rather than looking outward to include people who could be so valuable to expanding our ideas and processes: you don't have to be a scientist or a medic to say something valid. So, I have developed training, including a one-day course which helps those who feel they know nothing, grasp the basics of clinical trials. I'm reassured by feedback that I make this information accessible, easy to understand and memorable. I think this may be helped by my passion for demystifying some of our 'sacred cows' and helping others to understand for themselves. When I achieve that, I'm happy!"

Clinical Trials for Non-Experts training and one-day course was created by Dr Stuart Wood and is administered by Waywood Training, part of Waywood Enterprises Limited, a UK limited company.

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