You are invited to a CReSS Workshop!

Practical Applications of
the VCU/VCU Health
Core Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) for
Clinical Research

Date: Friday, Feb. 15 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. (Registration is required:

https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17057)

Presenters:
Shirley Helm, M.S., CCRP; Wright Center Manager of Clinical Research Administration
Lisa Ballance, M.A., CPW, CIP, VCU Director of Clinical Research and Compliance
Mary Harmon, Ph.D., VCU Health Director of Clinical Research

Location: McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), 12th floor, room 101-102

Target audience: Clinical research professionals, including coordinators, regulatory specialists,

research administrators, research nurses, and principal investigators.

Learning objectives:
1. To describe the VCU/VCU Health SOPs for clinical research and the intended purpose and use
of these SOPs.
2. To apply the VCU/VCU Health SOPs for clinical research for best practices in the conduct of
clinical research through the use of scenarios.

Register now at: training.vcu.edu (keyword: clinical research). Space is limited, so please register early
and ensure that at least one representative from your clinical research area attends. Please bring ID
(for attendance log in) and a laptop (if available, not necessary, but may be helpful).

A Certificate of Attendance will be provided for continuing education hours documentation.

This workshop is part of the new Clinical Research Skills Series (CReSS), coordinated b y the VCU
Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The purpose of the CReSS is to provide the
clinical research professional with skills and knowledge for the conduct of clinical research according to
b est practices. Thank you to VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU School of Medicine for their
contrib utions to CReSS.

For more information please contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org, 804-628-2942

Translational Workforce Development Program

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