R&D May Newsletter
Colleagues,
This past week, academic medical centers, hospitals, contract research organizations, and the pharmaceutical industry recognized the contributions of research professionals pursuing clinical trials around the world. The goal of this event is to raise awareness of the importance of clinical trials and to recognize the personnel involved in these endeavors. Every one of us has benefited from the advances made through past clinical trials but, more importantly, we need to give a special thanks to the volunteers who agree to participate in a clinical trial. The reasons for participation are numerous including the desire to seek a new experimental therapy or treatment that may be lifesaving. Others choose to participate for altruistic purposes even when participating will not benefit them personally. We are extremely fortunate at Carilion Clinic that our physicians and healthcare providers are invited to perform clinical trials, thus bringing novel therapies to our patients before they are available to the public. The pursuit of clinical trial research supports our values, namely: Collaboration through the teamwork exhibited by the health care provider working closely with our clinical research personnel. Commitment to the clinical trial process can in some cases extend months or years past initial enrollment or initiation of treatment. Compassion by seeking potentially new and more effective ways to care for our patients. Courage to explore treatment options that are novel and need additional evaluation. Curiosity to take on the added responsibilities and tasks of a clinical trial in addition to their normal clinical obligations. In conclusion, thank you for your efforts.
Francis X. Farrell, PhD
Senior Director, Research and Development
Carilion Clinic TriNetX Training Schedule
Carilion offers instructor led, focused training for an in-depth, step-by-step learning experience building patient cohorts and delving into Analytics. The facilitator will be Dee Myers. Please contact HART@carilionclinic.org with the subject of 'TriNetX Training' for training outside of the scheduled sessions.
- June 9 from 1:30 - 3:30pm
- June 22 from 9:30 - 11:30am
- July 13 from 1:30 – 3:30pm
- Aug 25 from 1:30 – 3:30pm
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Project Design, Data Collection, & Biostat Services
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New Employees
Tracey Dudding, MS - Data Science Engineer Biostatistician – Health Analytics Research Team
Tracey Dudding holds a Master’s in Data and Information Management from Radford University, Radford Virginia. Her recent studies and work has focused on healthcare and improving patient safety. As Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Britt Osborne, BS - Clinical Research Coordinators - Department of Cardiology
Britt Osborne is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She has worked with Industry Sponsors on a variety of projects, has an EMT background, and will support our Cardiology and R&D Research projects as one of our new Clinical Research Coordinators. Please join me welcoming her to our growing CRC team.
CME Credits Available!
FDA-Regulated Research: Investigational New Drug (IND) Applications and Management from April 27, 2022.
(Must claim credits by May 27th.)
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To claim your credit/contact hours follow the following steps:
-Learning Portal
-CE Certificate-Eval or Credit
-Sign In (you may need to create an account if you have never been to any of our other programs)
-Activity code: (DSMB) 143491, (IND) 142801
-Complete the evaluation
-Claim your credit and a certificate will populate for you.
iTHRIV Updates:
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