Tag: OCR
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New Department: Emory Clinical Research Office (ECRO)
Effective June 1, 2025, OCR and WISC have combined to streamline and simplify research operations at Emory. The newly formed department is now known as the Emory Clinical Research Office (ECRO) and is led by R. Donald Harvey, Vice President for Clinical Research, and Robin Ginn, Associate Vice President for Clinical Research, under the Woodruff…
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Courtesy Review for Your Initial Protocol or Amendment
Protocols, and their amendments, frequently involve billables and require careful attention to ensure proper documentation, communication, and adherence to relevant regulations and policies. These changes can impact the budget, funding, and overall study design, and may require a Coverage Analysis (CA). A Coverage Analysis is a process of determining how each billable item and service…
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Support for Developing Your Prospective Research Budget
Many investigators seek industry or foundation funding to support their research concepts. As part of the funding application process, a prospective budget is required. This budget serves as a financial blueprint, providing a detailed estimate of all costs necessary to conduct the proposed research—including both direct and indirect expenses. The Office for Clinical Research (OCR)…
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OCR Guidance for Creating Short Study Title
Due to database restrictions and the need for consistency among databases and departments, the Emory Office for Clinical Research (OCR) has developed guidance in creating the Short Study Title. The Databases used to determine this guidance: OnCore, EPIC, Vestigo, ClinicalTrials.gov, Salesforce Study log, and eIRB submission. The Short Study Title should be based upon the…
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OnCore Training and SharePoint Updates
As part of Emory Healthcare transitioning to the Epic electronic medical record and billing system, the University will be concurrently implementing the OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) to provide a seamless connection for clinical research across the enterprise. OnCore is a cloud-based CTMS designed to simplify the management of clinical research and integration of…
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ORA Office Overview
The Office for Research Administration encompasses many individual offices, each of which retain expertise in different areas of the research process. Your first point of contact will usually be your local RAS representative. They will help you determine which of the other touchpoints are necessary to submit a grant application, conduct a clinical trial, or…
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Rapid Response Expedites COVID-19 Related Studies at Emory
In January 2020, the Georgia CTSA Quality & Efficiency program finalized their SOP for the Rapid Response Team to obtain fast-track approvals across the Emory system. This new SOP allows for the coordination of needed approvals within 48 hours. The process was a collaboration, with Office for Clinical Research (OCR) leading Emory’s Rapid Response Team…
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Changes to Clinical Research Training
You may have received a letter from Dr. Jeffrey Lennox, summarizing changes to the required training for researchers working on clinical trials. That training is now partially conducted via CITI, the same site that provides our IRB-required ethics training. However, until further notice, the IRB will still require your proof of completion to be uploaded…
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OCR’s Education and Outreach Team Receives ATD’s 2014 Champion of Learning Award!
The Office for Clinical Research Education and Outreach team won the 2014 American Society for Training and Development (now Association for Talent Development) Champion of Learning Award on behalf of Emory University. The award recognizes individuals whose advocacy, commitment, or actions in support of learning and talent development have influenced audiences or organizations. The award’s…