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Managing Clinical Trials: A Comprehensive Continuing Education Program for Healthcare Professionals

Course Description:

This course is designed for health professionals interested in pursuing a career in clinical trials management as a clinical research coordinator (CRC) or clinical research associate (CRA). Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to understand the roles and responsibilities necessary to participate in a clinical trial study. This course will focus on ethics and regulations of clinical trials, study implementation, data collection and management, patient recruitment, and study conclusion. Content will be provided by expert faculty in the area of clinical trials.

This course is delivered in a self-paced, online learning format and facilitated by an instructor, who will be available to answer questions. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon successful achievement of the learning modules and the final exam, students will receive a certificate of completion, along with continuing nursing (CNE) or medical education units (CME).

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the structure, regulation, and financing of the clinical trials industry.
  2. Evaluate the clinical trial aspects of the pharmaceutical phase development process.
  3. Differentiate the various roles and responsibilities of clinical trials professionals as a collaborative, integrative multidisciplinary team.
  4. Analyze principles of ethical conduct
  5. Apply principles of Good Clinical Practice (federal standard for the design, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials) to clinical trial scenarios.
  6. Examine current trends in patient recruitment and retention to promote effective study outcomes
  7. Appraise regulatory issues for patient protection and safety during a clinical trial.

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