Clinical Research Courses
SOCRA has implemented an online component to the already robust array of educational opportunities. These online courses offer affordable, convenient access to quality education.
SOCRA’s online courses are intended to provide access to training and continuing education that will promote quality clinical research and protect the welfare of research participants.
Courses
Bedside Nursing: Want to Write a Research Protocol? What to Consider, Where to Start & How to Create a Protocol
Overview: This online course will provide information on the purpose and components of a research protocol and helpful strategies for writing a protocol draft with an Institutional Review Board reviewer’s perspective in mind. Three steps to writing an abstract, the difference between a study purpose and research question, and how to synthesize a...
Demonstrative Documents in Clinical Research Compliance
Program Information: A study’s protocol must be followed in order to maintain compliance. In order to demonstrate compliance, the study team should implement dynamic documentation that clearly and concisely tells a subject's story of participation in the clinical study. By prioritizing adherence to the protocol and documentation of the subject's...
The Journey from Point A to Point B: How to get from Clinical Inquiry to Conducting Nursing Research
Overview: This online course is intended to define three types of clinical inquiry: evidence based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), and research. Steps nurses can take to move from having a practice idea or question to making a decision about conducting nursing research will be described. Information provided will include how to identify...
Common Queries: Strategies for Prevention and Resolution in Oncology Clinical Trials
Program Information: Identifying common oncology research queries and trends can provide added efficiency in addressing them. Understanding the rationale for these common queries can provide insight into methods by which they can be prevented. Finally, understanding how to successfully resolve queries is a critical skill for the clinical research...
Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
Overview: This presentation will provide a basic overview of the regulatory requirements and responsibilities for an Institutional Review Board (IRB) review for Human Subjects Protection. Usual business practices for most IRBs will be discussed including the required members of an IRB, required documentation that must be submitted to an IRB, and...
Resiliency in the Workplace
Program Information: According to Paulo Coelho, “the secret to life is to fall down seven times and to get up eight times”. Resilience, from the Latin “to leap back”, is the process and experience of being disrupted by change, opportunities, stressors and adversity and accessing gifts and strengths to grow stronger. This session examines diverse...
Prevention = Safety: No Tears Approach to Research Compliance
Program Information: The value of implementing preventive quality assurance measures is essential to ensuring research compliance. Significant findings during an inspection or audit can results in damaged reputations, loss of existing or future funding, and impact the confidence of the research team. For a research team to be successful, it is...