The CRC's Guide to Coordinating Clinical Research was designed as a training resource for investigative site staff. Written by Karen E. Woodin, Ph.D., this 400-page guidebook is filled with valuable information on the role and responsibilities of a clinical research coordinator (CRC) and explains in detail the research process from the site and CRC perspective. This training manual will teach readers to:
- Determine the role of the Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) at a clinical study site by describing the general responsibilities associated with that role - Identify the regulations governing clinical research - Describe the drug development process - Discuss Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and how to apply them in clinical trials - Organize a clinical practice to manage clinical trials successfully to their completion
Book features:
- CRC responsibilities, problems and opportunities - Regulations and good clinical practices (GCPs) - Writing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) - Preparing for a study, including case report forms (CRFs), site evaluations, investigator meetings, monitoring visits and more - Adverse events and safety monitoring - Sample forms, logs and checklists
Readers of The CRC's Guide to Coordinating Clinical Research can take an exam to apply for approximately 10 nursing contact hours. The exam is taken online. To complete the activity, participants must earn a score of at least 70% on the online exam no later than August 1, 2007.
This continuing education offering is co-provided by Thomson American Health Consultants and Thomson CenterWatch. Thomson American Health Consultants is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation and by the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider number CEP #10864). Upon completion of the activity, participants may earn approximately 10 nursing contact hours.