Top Organization Tips for Clinical Research Professionals: Organize Your Day & Your “Outlook”
Being organized is vital for maintaining and improving efficiency and productivity when you carry a hefty workload. Begin by organizing your day and your email inbox; we’ve included helpful, doable tips to help you get and keep organized as a Clinical Research professional.
Why Clinical Trials Begin with a Project Kick-Off Meeting (KOM)
The Project Kick-Off Meeting is an essential one-time meeting during which core representatives from the Sponsor and CRO discuss study goals, timelines, and next steps for study activation. The KOM allows the team to meet one another and prepare for a successful trial start.
Conference Call Technology Tips for Clinical Trial Managers (CTMs)
To successfully get through your hours of conference calls, you need to be well-versed on all platforms, prepared with agendas and slide decks, and equipped with a backup plan. You can ensure this happens by being early for your meetings and having technology accessories readily available.
What Does a Clinical Trial Manager Do?
Clinical Trial Managers are in high demand and their role is at the center of every clinical trial. But what do they actually do?
7 Steps to a Successful Research Study Transition
Inheriting a study from an outgoing Clinical Research Associate (CRA) or Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) happens frequently in the Clinical Research industry. If you have been involved with a study transition, you know that it can be a challenge for the incoming team...
How to Plan a Productive Site Monitoring Visit
Planning for a clinical trial monitoring visit is the best way CRAs can ensure things run smoothly, efficiently, and effectively.
4 Ways ClinEssentials Tools Can Benefit Your Company
ClinEssentials Tools save time and increase efficiency in clinical research by streamlining communication.
7 Ways to Decrease CRC and CRA Turnover and Increase Efficiency
Retaining the best CRAs and CRCs has become a major challenge in the Clinical Research Industry, but there are ways to help reduce CRA turnover.
How to Develop an Efficient Visit Monitoring Process – and Close Action Items Quickly
Developing processes to increase efficiency for visit monitoring and closing action items will lead to more effective CRAs and Clinical Research Teams.
CRA Burnout and How to Avoid It
CRA Burnout is becoming an increasingly bigger issue over time. When Clinical Research Associates are able to achieve more of a work/life balance, they are able to deliver higher quality work.
6 Key Items to Look for When Monitoring an Informed Consent Form
CRAs are responsible for monitoring Informed Consent Forms for their clinical trials, and making sure the ICFs are completed correctly is very important.
5 Essential Items for a Clinical Research Associate’s Work Bag
Creating efficiencies in even small things, like the clinical research tools in a CRA’s work bag, will save time and increase effectiveness.