FACILITATE | EDUCATE | MENTOR | ADVOCATE
AI WEBINAR
hosted March 2026
Dear SACRA Members,
An insightful webinar exploring AI Trends in Clinical Trials and how the industry can navigate the reality behind AI hallucinations.
In a world where AI can generate answers instantly, it is more important than ever to hear from real SMEs — Subject Matter Experts (not synthetic ones). Our expert speakers unpacked the practical realities of AI in clinical research and what professionals need to know.
During this session we explored:
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Fact vs Fiction
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The Do’s & Don’ts when using AI
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How AI models are actually trained
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The Good & The Bad of AI in clinical research
Whether you work in clinical sites, CROs, pharma, data management, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance, or medical writing, this webinar provides valuable insight into how AI may impact your work and the broader clinical trials ecosystem.
This is an opportunity to learn from REAL industry experts and separate AI hype from reality.
2018 Conference
PREPARING FOR CHANGE - Reading and Adapting to industry trends
8th Clinical Research Conference
26 - 28 September 2018, Bytes Conference Centre
Trending at the 8th Clinical Research Conference.
On behalf of the South African Clinical Research Association (SACRA) EXCO and conference organising committee, we were honoured and delighted to have welcomed you to our 8th Clinical Research Conference.
The two-day conference program was put together with the aim of providing a forum for attendees to exchange information, engage in extensive discussions as well as foster networking and planning for future collaboration.
A big thank you to the conference organisers and volunteers for all their hard work in putting the program together. We are grateful to everyone who has supported the program and to the delegates and speakers who have graciously accepted our invitations.
Thanks to the support we continue to receive from the industry sponsors, for whom SACRA as a collective and its executive committee are eternally grateful for, without which this conference would not have been possible.
Thank you for attending the SACRA conference and we hope it was a platform to engage and discuss future opportunities and challenges.
Nicolette Stott
SACRA Chairperson
Dr Dorah Diale
SAHPRA/CTC Updates and Collaboration
Janet Grab & Angela Oosthuizen
Developing a Site-Specific SOP
Felise Nocker
Site Budgeting & Site Considerations
Dr Mohammed Siddique Tayob
Keys to Transformation and Capacity Building in the Clinical Trial Industry
Dr Sheetal Kassim
A Practical Approach to Ethics in Adolescent Research
Teresa Scanes & Denise Witbooi
Improving Monitoring Efficiency
Janet Grab
Site Inspection EMA & FDA Prep
Dr Sanet Aspinall
New Trends and Strategies for Patient Recruitment
Christo Hurter
Using Accounting Software as a Financial & Site Management System
Carli Sagar
Completion of the CTF1 - Avoiding Categories 3, 4, 5 and 6
Baris Erdogan
Innovative Technologies for Protocol design, site selection and patient recruitment in Clinical Trials
Major Gama Cindi & Dr Essack Mitha
Site Budgets & Contracts
Dr Nyda Fourie
Antibiotic Resistance
Randall Crisp
Analysis of Biomarker Roles within Clinical Trials
Dr Duduzile Ndwandwe
SANCTR: The Integration with PACTR
and the Centralised NHC Observatory
Professor Ayesha Kharsany
HIV in Young Women in KwaZulu-Natal
Professor Solly Rataemane
Burnout and Secondary Traumatisation: Helping the Helpers
Professor Keolebogile Motaung
The Role, Needs & Requirements of the Provincial Health Research Committee