Clinical Researcher

October is the time for the 2024 ACRP Membership Meeting, and there is so much to celebrate this year. During the virtual meeting earlier this month, presenters discussed how ACRP is advancing the people and practice of clinical research in a multitude of ways.

An interview with Andrew MacGarvey, who has been involved in the clinical research enterprise for more 25 years and is now CEO and Founder of Coronado Research, which recently launched in the United Kingdom as a consultancy-led, professional services organization operating in the clinical development arena.

The integration of digital tools has brought better efficiency to clinical trials. Among these innovations, wearable devices are changing how data are collected, monitored, and analyzed. The use of wearables also changes how study teams interact with their participants.

Decentralized clinical trials have emerged in popularity in the clinical research industry in recent years. Advantages and disadvantages to this clinical trial operations model are described here through the lens of quality management, participant outcomes, and data management.

While there is no “wrong” pathway to become a clinical research associate (CRA), the responses to a recent survey of current and former CRAs suggest an ideal pathway one might follow to optimize the ability for the potential candidate to receive as much experience as possible.