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VirTrial Selected as Finalist in the Fierce Innovation Awards – Life Sciences Edition 2020

VirTrial

By eliminating the need for Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) to travel, Virtual Pre-Site greatly reduces time requirements, slashes associated costs for clinical trials, and enables existing studies to continue and new studies to start amidst the monumental COVID-19 challenges. . 2018 & 2019 Achievements.

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Innovators in Action: Novel Programs Addressing Workforce and Enrollment Issues

ACRP blog

To help address staffing issues, many organizations are offering training for new hires, especially since early career individuals are filling many open research roles. In 2023, we connected 140 clinical research staff across 25 sites with ACRP’s CRC Core Competency Foundations™ program for clinical research coordinators.”

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Workforce and Patient Engagement Issues Capture Attention at ACRP 2024

ACRP blog

Operating in a largely rural area including the Dakotas, where the pandemic “wiped out” much of the clinical research coordinator (CRC) workforce, Sanford Health realized “we’ve got to do something different,” so it developed its own online CRC certificate program to educate and recruit new talent for its sites, according to Black.

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Merck Takes Action to Address Clinical Research Workforce Challenges

ACRP blog

The second program aims to support clinical trial sites located in and serving underrepresented communities, including historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The program offers a foundational training course for clinical research coordinators (CRCs). Four cohorts will be enrolled through 2023. “We

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3 Ways to Fast Track Your Career in Clinical Research

XTalks

This type of self-driven professional development can prepare you for more senior roles within clinical research. In addition, ICON runs a graduate program to train the next generation of clinical researchers.

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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Tackling the Issues in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC 2021

XTalks

“This analysis is helping us ask an important question: Can we strengthen our criteria for clinical trials to maximize the number of eligible people from diverse and under-represented communities?” said Alexandra Mitchell, clinical research coordinator at NIA, in the same release. “We

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Avoiding Radiation Toxicity: Understanding Dosimetric Endpoints and Challenges in Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials

XTalks

Hirscher, MBA, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, Senior Director, Clinical Trial Management, Medpace, emphasized that every clinical trial team member plays a role in patient safety and that early detection of error is the best strategy to limit any consequence or complication from radiation exposure.