LifeTrain Workshop: Achievements and challenges in lifelong learning for the

biomedical sciences

The LifeTrain journey

4th LifeTrain Workshop March 2015

Armel Stockis, Mike Hardman

Objective: developing a vision for where LifeTrain should be in 12 months’ time by: 1. Sharing CPD initiatives and opportunities

• identification of case studies that illustrate good practice consistent with LifeTrain principles

• competency frameworks & training opportunities

2. Extending the awareness & reach of LifeTrain principles

• expand the network of LifeTrain signatories, understand and address the barriers to sign-up

• understand and address the challenges associated with wider dissemination

3. Identification of future opportunities for LifeTrain

• develop ideas that align with future IMI policy & funding

The challenge

Traditional approach • Biology • Pharmacology • Chemistry • Pharmacy • Immunology • Medicine

• Professional development

within silos • Limited sharing of knowledge

between them

21st century approach • Predictive science • Translational medicine • Personalised health care • Open innovation • Big data…

• Need to collaborate between

disciplines • Need to shift discipline • Silo-based approach to

professional development doesn’t work!

The solution

Every professional in the biomedical sciences needs to develop and maintain an optimal level of professional competence, to speed up the development of better medicines for patients

Better medicines for patients

Competency portfolio

An individual competency portfolio should capture all relevant information in order to facilitate mobility, and to support career development.

Source: Google image

LifeTrain Journey

LifeTrain Stakeholders

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Epictetus

LifeTrain website ( http://www.lifetrain.eu/)

Benefits, Agreed Principles & Case Studies

Upgraded on-course®

LifeTrain Badges

Towards a database of competency profiles

Signatories status

LifeTrain website

Signatory registration (mock-up)

Signatory display (mock-up)

Sustainability – 3 step approach

1. Improve the products 2. Obtain additional funds

3. Secure long-term funding

Recent Activities

〉 LifeTrain website launched July 11th www.lifetrain.eu – “Badges” for course providers and signatories

〉 Presentations eg 17th World Congress of basic and clinical Pharmacology (WCP) & IUPHAR July 2014 – EPHAR EU Certified Pharmacologist

〉 Upgraded on-course® 2.0 (November 2014) – Feedback from LifeTrain signatories

〉 IMI-TRAIN July 1st 2014 – Funding for LifeTrain workshops – Implementation - Specialist in Medicines Development – Competency profile development - Drug Safety Scientist

〉 Preparation for IMI 2 and Horizon 2020 proposals – InfraSupp3 & InfraDev 4 (competency profiles for RIs). – Policy approach for EU projects

Recent Activities

〉 LifeTrain website launched July 11th www.lifetrain.eu – “Badges” for course providers and signatories

〉 Presentations eg 17th World Congress of basic and clinical Pharmacology (WCP) & IUPHAR July 2014 – EPHAR EU Certified Pharmacologist

〉 Upgraded on-course® 2.0 (September 2014) – Feedback from LifeTrain signatories

〉 IMI-TRAIN July 1st 2014 – Funding for LifeTrain workshops – Implementation - Specialist in Medicines Development – Competency profile development - Drug Safety Scientist

〉 Preparation for IMI 2 and Horizon 2020 proposals – InfraSupp3 & InfraDev 4 (competency profiles for RIs). – Policy approach for EU projects – Research Infrastructure for Researcher Training

Recent Activities

〉 LifeTrain website launched July 11th www.lifetrain.eu – “Badges” for course providers and signatories

〉 Presentations eg 17th World Congress of basic and clinical Pharmacology (WCP) & IUPHAR July 2014 – EPHAR EU Certified Pharmacologist

〉 Upgraded on-course® 2.0 (November 2014) – Feedback from LifeTrain signatories

〉 IMI-TRAIN July 1st 2014 – Funding for LifeTrain workshops – Implementation - Specialist in Medicines Development – Competency profile development - Drug Safety Scientist

〉 Preparation for IMI 2 and Horizon 2020 proposals – InfraSupp3 & InfraDev 4 (competency profiles for RIs). – Policy approach for EU projects

Policy Makers

Include section on competence development in all EU projects • Relevant • Irrelevant

Make competence development the default option in all EU projects • Address • Opt out

Make competence development a requirement for all EU projects • Address

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Evolving to allow:

〉 Mixed programme committee 〉 Broader participation 〉 Abstracts and posters

– Publication of abstracts

〉 “Participant-defined” workshop topics on Day 2 〉 New focus on policy-makers 〉 Stepping stone to an open conference in 2016

4th LifeTrain Workshop 2015

A giant step for LifeTrain ?

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