Who we are and what we do?
We provide assistance to:
- Investigators/Researchers
- Current Research Subjects/Participant
- Potential Research Subjects/Participants
- Research Administrators
- Healthcare Consumer and Provider Members of the Community
- What type of assistance do we provide?
- For investigators/researchers and research administrators
- Assistance in designing clinical translational research
- Assistance in preparing an application for IRB and other applicable regulatory review
- Review data safety
- Assistance in conducting clinical translational research in compliance with applicable regulations
- Assistance in compliance with applicable reporting procedures while conducting clinical translational research
- Assistance in ensuring that the clinical translational research promotes both the safety and welfare of research subjects and benefits the public health
- Assist with ethical considerations for conducting clinical translational research
- For current research subjects/participants
- Provide access to general information about research and participation in research
- Facilitate communication between subjects/participants and all members of the research team
- Discuss questions or concerns with subjects/participants about participation in research/clinical trials
- For potential research subjects/participants
- Provide access to general information about research and participation in research
- Discuss questions or concerns with subjects/participants about participation in research/clinical trials
- For Healthcare Consumer and Provider Members of the Community
- Provide access to information about ongoing research studies/clinical trials
- Provide access to information on participating in research/clinical trials as a study site
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What are our goals?
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To provide regulatory and ethics support for investigators
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To promote an integrated program of regulatory support, ethics, and responsible conduct of research
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To establish and promote continuing education programs
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To promote ethics and responsible conduct of research training for investigators
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To promote ethics research and scholarship
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To implement a program of participant advocacy that focuses on protecting the health, welfare, and rights of research participants