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Breaking Down the Silos: Creating Efficiency Through Connectivity and Privacy

Clinical ResearcherFebruary 11, 2020

Clinical Researcher—February 2020 (Volume 34, Issue 2) SCIENCE & SOCIETY Al O. Pacino   It has become vital to address the challenge of maintaining training and research competency levels of […]

Basket Clinical Trial Designs: The Key to Testing Innovative Therapies is Innovation in Study Design and Conduct

Clinical ResearcherFebruary 11, 2020

Clinical Researcher—February 2020 (Volume 34, Issue 2) FORM & FUNCTION Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MSB   For many years, the randomized, parallel-group, double-blinded clinical trial was considered the optimal study […]

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Do More Paperwork

Clinical ResearcherJanuary 14, 2020

Clinical Researcher—January 2020 (Volume 34, Issue 1) PI CORNER Christine Senn, PhD, CSM, CCRC, CPI, ACRP-CP, FACRP   Explorations into another person’s job are always eye-opening experiences. I have fostered […]

You’ve Earned It! 10 Tips to Help Clinical Research Sites Recognize Earned Revenue in 2020

Clinical ResearcherJanuary 14, 2020

Clinical Researcher—January 2020 (Volume 34, Issue 1) GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICE Beth Scharmer   As a manager for a clinical research site, you dedicate a lot of time to negotiating budgets […]

Delving into eConsent: Industry Survey Reinforces Patient Centricity

Clinical ResearcherJanuary 14, 2020

Clinical Researcher—January 2020 (Volume 34, Issue 1) RECRUITMENT & RETENTION Neetu Pundir; Mika Lindroos; Jenna McDonnell; Bill Byrom; Spencer Egan   With the objective of learning more about the industry’s […]

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    Clinical Trials 101: An Introduction with ICH E6(R3) Guidance

    Good Clinical Practice (GCP) ICH E6(R3)

    Form FDA 1572 Essentials: Updated for ICH E6(R3)

    ICH E6(R3) Gap Analysis Tool

    Project Management Resource Center

    Whether or not “project manager” is in your job title, project management skills are essential to advancing clinical research. Explore practical guidance and expert perspectives to help strengthen planning, communication, and oversight across every stage of the study lifecycle. Explore Resources

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    Clinical Researcher—August 2026

    No one is saying that clinical trial sites, sponsors, and contract research organizations (CROs) can’t symbolically gather ’round the campfire and get along with one another. In fact, they can and must, if the clinical research enterprise is to keep running on all cylinders. So it is that, in the August issue of Clinical Researcher, we consider the theme of “Better Together: Getting Sites, Sponsors, and CROs All on the Same Page” by way of a variety of contributors who address the nuances of these potentially rewarding and potentially fraught ties between research partners.

    Read August 2026 Issue >

    View Archives

    A Pragmatic Guide for Migrating Investigator Sites to ICH E6(R3)

    This new report focuses on what sites need to do as their teams roll up their sleeves and convert their policies, checklists, quality improvement tools, and operations from ICH E6(R2) to R3. Download >

     

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    • Greater San Diego Chapter: 2026 Mixer

      August 20, 2026

    • Greater San Antonio Chapter: Improving the Understanding of Informed Consent Among Vulnerable Populations (ACRP Webinar Replay)

      August 20, 2026

    • RTP Chapter: August 2026 CCRA Certification Prep Event

      August 24, 2026

    View All Events

    Annual Conference Discounts

    ACRP members save $200 on their ACRP Annual Conference registration—or $400 when a pre-conference workshop is also selected. With a low membership fee of $160/year, you’ll immediately recoup your investment when you register for the conference.

    ACRP Membership

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    Advancing People Advancing Health™

    ACRP empowers organizations to trust that their studies are in the hands of qualified professionals​. When trained and credentialed by ACRP, clinical research teams have the competence and confidence organizations can trust to deliver excellence and maintain integrity in clinical research.​

    Learn About Employer Services >

    Organization Membership

    For organizations who need to provide their staff with on-demand access to foundational clinical research training and continuing education, ACRP Organization Membership is a turnkey and scalable solution.

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