Virtual Research Administration Conference - Tuesday Workshops

Clinical trials are a rapidly changing field in research administration. Many of the skills needed to administer more traditional investigator-initiated, grant-funded research projects can be adapted to managing clinical trials. This teaching workshop will examine the basics of clinical trial administration from recruiting projects to archiving records, explore the differences between industry and federally funded studies, highlight special concerns and discuss best practices for managing clinical trials.

Content Level: Basic

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify three milestones in the development of clinical research regulations and describe the importance of each.
2. Identify three important regulatory differences between clinical research conducted in the US and in non-US/International regions

Clinical Trials Research Administration (CTRA) Certificate: Required Workshop 

Speaker(s): Bruce Steinert, Clinical Research Regulatory Manager, Medical College of Wisconsin

This workshop will serve as a primer for budgeting fundamentals across the spectrum of grant applications and proposals. It will address concepts of comprehensive budgeting construction as well as afford practical advice for identifying budget components and how to assemble them. The application and calculation of Facilities and Administration (F&A) costs will be reviewed, as well as advanced topics such as per-patient costs, cost sharing, salary caps, subcontracts, participant support costs, fabrication costs, and consultants. Participants are expected to bring a calculator and will engage in a budget development exercise.

Content Level: Basic 

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss comprehensive budgeting components and how to assemble them. 
2. Review application and calculation of F&A costs. 

Pre-Award Certificate: Required Workshop 

Speaker(s): Renee Vaughan, CRU Financial Practice Manager, Duke University; Monique Gregory, College of Sciences, Contracts and Grants Manager, Pre-Award, Mayo Clinic