Category: ECRO
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From the Office of Clinical Research
In an effort to streamline the budget development process and improve turn-around times, OCR will pilot the development of limited budgets for all non-negotiable budgets. OCR will continue to create a PRA for all studies if there are EHC billables. However, OCR will create the ERMS budget only for those visits with EHC billables that have CPT codes to be charged…
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From the Office for Clinical Research (OCR)
From the Office for Clinical Research (OCR) Announcements There are new training requirements set forth by the School of Medicine, the Clinical Trials Operations Committee, and the Clinical Trials Executive Committee. This training applies to all clinical research coordinators and research nurses participating as key personnel in clinical trials. The course is designed…
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From The Office for Clinical Research (OCR)
Announcements The Clinical Trials Audit and Compliance (CTAC) Office has established a new university website at www. ctac.emory.edu. CTAC auditors will be visiting study locations in the upcoming months to provide education on the web- site and Clinical Trials Guidebook. To schedule a site review, please contact Stephanie deRijke at smickle@ emory.edu. Helpful Tips When…
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From the Office of Clinical Research (OCR)
From the Office for Clinical Research (OCR) ERMS Quick Reference Guide ERMS Visit Tracking, a new feature within the Emory Research Management System (ERMS) has officially replaced SiteMinder effective Monday, November 14, 2011. The new feature will be a huge improvement to the efficiency of your process, by significantly increasing billing…
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From the Office for Clinical Research
New Requirements for Enrolling Study Participants in ERMS!! As you know, each study team is responsible for entering all study enrollees into ERMS on the same day the patient signs the initial informed consent document. This is done for 2 reasons: Patient Safety: Entering subjects in ERMS triggers OCR staff to register subjects in PowerTrials, which triggers the…
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Tips to Speed up Your Clinical Trials Approvals
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), the Office for Clinical Research (OCR), and the Institutional review Board (IRB) collaborated to document the most common causes of delays in clinical trial approvals at Emory. As a result of this collaboration, OSP, OCR, and the IRB have created the following “Tip Sheet” as a resource for departmental…