Below you will find links to a number of short digital films of speakers presentations given at the original Starfish workshop day. The speakers offer a range of different perspectives relating to the issues and challenges arising from the use of Clinical Trials in general.

To view the films
Select a link from the Menu below. You will need the Quicktime player to view the film, if you don’t have it follow the instructions on this page for a free download

Sir Iain Chalmers
Editor, James Lind Library
"Learning how to do more good than harm with medical treatments "

Dr David Tovey
Editorial Director, BMJ Knowledge
"Getting research into practice - how difficult can it be?"

Professor Simon Wessely
MD FMedSci
"Why Clinical Trials are the greatest thing"

Lester Firkins
"Diary of a Nobody"

David Kaskel
CEO and Managing Director, Languagelab.com .
"Second Life"

Professor Max Parmar
Joint Director of the UK Clinical Research Network
"Medical Research and Development"

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