2nd Annual Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research (CHEER) Coordinator Conference Agenda

August 20-22, 2009, AAO-HNSF Headquarters, Alexandria, VA

Thursday, August 20, 2009

6pm       Registration

7-9pm   Reception

Friday, August 21, 2009

7:30am Breakfast and Registration

8:00am – 4pm Meeting

TENTATIVE

• Welcome
• • Introduction of CHEER Coordinating Center Staff and Hub Sites
• What is CHEER? 
• Why the need for a Research Network in ENT?
• The AAO-HNSF and its role in CHEER
• Site Responsibilities:
• • PI
  • • Required Reg. Documents for Federally Funded Research
  • Coordinators
• Education Program:
• CTN Best Practices: Buddy West
• Resources: Website Demonstration:  Buddy West

Saturday, August 22, 2009

7:30am Breakfast

8:00am -4pm Meeting

TENTATIVE

Basic Clinical Research Training

• What is Clinical Research?
• • Types of Clinical Research
  • Research Models/Phases
• What is a Study Coordinator?
• Good Clinical Practice
• • CFR:
  • Informed Consent
  • Financial Disclosure
  • IRB
• Informed Consent Writing and Process
• Case Study
• Discussion of CHEER Study
• Community Site Recruitment- Joyce Nicklaus, ACRP Certified Clinical Research Coordinator, Washington University-St. Louis
• CHEER Research Wrap UP

o   Resources Recap

o   Responsibilities Recap

Advanced Breakout Sessions:

• Statistics
• SOP Development