Clinical Research Support

Clinical Trials Education Office (CTEO)

Workshops

DF/HCC Research Staff Orientation is designed for new study coordinators and research nurses working at one of the Harvard-affiliated institutions. This program is intended to supplement the orientation training offered by your institution's cancer clinical trials office.

You must finish all five components to complete DF/HCC Research Staff Orientation and receive a certificate of completion.

Component 1

Read the Guide to Human Research Activities. Click here to access this online manual.

Component 2

Review the following Listen and Learn Presentations. Click the appropriate hyperlink to get credit or provide feedback for each presentation.

Listen and Learn Presentations	Duration	Credit	Feedback
Biostatistics & Computational Biology	6:21	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Clinical Trials Education Office (CTEO)	7:01	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Protocol Review Process	15:59	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Quality Assurance Office for Clinical Trials (QACT)	8:43	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Research Administration Clinical Trials Business Offices	10:58	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Research Nursing	4:19	Get Credit	Give Feedback
Research Pharmacy	7:49	Get Credit	Give Feedback

Component 3

Review the DF/HCC Standard Operating Policies and Procedures for Clinical Research and the specific procedures related to PI-Initiated Multi-Center Trials.

Click the links below to access the information:
DF/HCC SOPs
Multi-Center Trial Procedures

Component 4

Establish a username and password to access copies of the laboratory regulatory documents (CLIA/CAP certificates, Lab Director CV's, Laboratory Normals) located on the DF/HCC Clinical Research Support website under the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) section.

Click here for instructions on how to obtain a DF/HCC website login account for this password protected site.

Component 5

Complete and send this training form to the Clinical Trials Education Office (CTEO) at cteo@dfci.harvard.edu.