Registration Open for the Enhancing Quality in the Translational Research Workforce (EQuaTR) Conference

Categories: Lectures and presentations | Other opportunities

Lauren Walsh

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Following on the successful conferences in 2017 & 2018, the Enhancing Quality in the Translational Research Workforce (EQuaTR) Conference provides clinical research professionals with the opportunity to gain knowledge on current trends and issues in clinical research for application in their professional settings. The conference is open to professionals in clinical and translational research, including investigators, clinical research coordinators, monitors, project and site managers, regulatory staff, research assistants, and allied health professionals.

Plenary Sessions:

Research Ethics Consultation: Its Role in a Human Subjects Protection Program – presented by Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD, Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Surgery; Co-Director Institute for Translational Medicine; Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago

Ctrl-Alt-Del: Clinical Trials in a Digital Era – presented by Evan D. Muse, MD, PhD, Scripps Research Translational institute

Leading Clinical Research Management Efforts by Revitalizing a Workforce Model – presented by Denise Snyder, MS, RD, LDN, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Office of Clinical Research

Additional session topics include:

  • Compassionate Versus Emergency Use IND, is There a Difference?
  • The Vital Signs of Research Performance: Keeping Your Finger on the Pulse of Your Research Program
  • Research Compliance: Tips and Tools to Avoid Pitfalls and the Press
  • Managing and Accessing Data: Maximizing EPIC for Best Use in Research
  • Enhancing Quality in Translational Research in Special Populations

When: May 2, 2019 from 8:00am – 4:30pm
Where: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL
Cost: Early Bird registration $149 through March 29, 2019

For more information and to register, click here!

This continuing nursing education activity is under review by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute. Provider approved by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15198.