Clinical Trials Operations (CTO)

The Clinical Trials Operations (CTO) Unit serves as an institutional representative and advocate for the UCSF clinical trials community. The CTO aims to identify, assess and prioritize barriers for inclusive and efficient trials, and steward solutions to challenges that adversely impact clinical trials operations.

 

 

What We Do

 

Data & Metrics

 

Central hub for collection and reporting of clinical trial operations data

 

Research Navigation

 

Respond to study team questions

 

Stewardship & Advocacy

 

Bring issues and needs toward solution

 

Training & Communication

 

Develop and host operations training and serve as an institutional home for the clinical research community

 

 

Clinical Research Operations Training

 

 

The goal of the training program is to support best practices of clinical research operations by providing training, guidance, and connecting UCSF study teams with institutional partners. Clinical Research Operations Training has been offered since 2016 to UCSF study team members. The majority of courses are geared toward UCSF Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs), but any study team member is welcome to attend.

 

course schedule and registration

 

For questions about the Training program, contact Lisa Schoonerman.

 

Clinical Research Resource HUB

 

 

What is the HUB?

The HUB is a virtual Clinical Research Resource that provides a single portal to a wealth of resources, expertise, and best practices for investigators and research staff to facilitate efficient, compliant and ethical study conduct and management.

Through the HUB, we aim to:

  1. Promote excellence in the quality of clinical research management through education.
  2. Facilitate effective and timely clinical research initiation by improving institutional processes and providing clinical research protocol, regulatory, budget, and financial tools.
  3. Increase awareness of clinical trials in the community through education and community participant recruitment outreach activities.
  4. Interface with institutional/industry partners to support enhanced clinical research practice.

HUB Partners

The HUB collates materials from various teams and partners in the Office of Research.