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Workshop Series

Offered monthly, the Research Professionals Network holds a series of peer-led, collaborative workshops. These workshops are focused on topics relevant to research professional staff and are based on the MRCT Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency Framework. Each workshop is led and presented by staff at the collaborating institutions and affiliates and are supported by the Leadership Team.

The workshop series is an inter-institutional effort between four academic institutions and their affiliates with a Leadership Team composed of individuals from each organization.

Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, and affiliates: contact Mary-Tara Roth or Rana Leed
University of Florida and affiliates: contact Sheila Austin
University of Vermont and affiliates: contact Kimberly Luebbers
Medical University of South Carolina and affiliates: contact Diana Lee-Chavarria

Affiliation with one of the collaborating institutions is required and is confirmed through the use of an institutional email on registration. Information about affiliation and to join your institution’s local RPN, please reach out to the listed institutional contact above.

Research staff at Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, or its network affiliates can join their local RPN by completing this form. Questions about the BUMC/BMC local network can be addressed to the CRRO. Research staff at any other institution should reach out to the listed institutional contact above.

Continuing Education contact hours for SOCRA are available for the workshops. We are currently unable to provide ACRP contact hours for the June 2023 workshop. Contact hours for workshops prior to May will be available but are delayed due to ACRP’s internal process. We are updating our system and will have a new process starting in September 2023. Credits must be requested on each workshop’s registration. For questions about this process or credits in general, please reach out to the listed institutional contact above.

All previous recordings and slides are available in our Workshop Library.

Suggestions for future workshops are always welcome and can be submitted by completing our Training and Education Recommendation Form.

Since the workshops began in 2017, several publications have been written or presented on the RPN Workshops. A full reference list with links as applicable are available in our Publications Library.

Academic Year 2022-2023 Workshop Offerings – All Workshops are scheduled for 3-4:30pm
Check back often as information is continuously updated when topics and presenters are confirmed.
Registration forms are available by clicking on the date for each seminar.
Pre-registration is required and a work email must be used to register.
Registration closes 24 hours prior to each workshop.

Thursday, June 15th – School’s (Almost) Out for the Summer – Research Professional Jeopardy!
To close out the year, let’s have some fun! Through interactive game play, attendees will have the opportunity to refresh their knowledge on Good Clinical Practice, regulations and guidance, and topics from this year’s workshops.
Objectives

Test and demonstrate knowledge of regulations guiding human research
Test and demonstrate knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
Test and demonstrate knowledge from this year’s RPN Workshops

Presenters
RPN Workshop Leadership Team
Joint Task Force Competencies: This workshop will touch upon all eight domains
Level: Fundamental

Workshop Definitions:

Fundamental: Considered a basic or introductory level. Workshop will include a focus on the basic elements of the topic but might briefly build on more in-depth skills. Individuals at this level are considered to be performing or understanding at an essential or fundamental level. Individuals may require some coaching or supervision for topic-associated task completion.

Skilled: Assumes the audience already has some fundamental knowledge of topic. Workshop could include a brief review of the basic elements of the topic and build upon that review. Individuals at this level are considered to be performing or understanding roles and tasks independently with a moderate level of expertise of the topic. Individuals are able to independently navigate topic-associated resources and use tools well.

Advanced: Assumes the audience already has some intermediate knowledge of topic. Workshop could include a brief review of the basic elements of the topic but will focus on a more in-depth review of the topic. Individuals at this level are considered to be demonstrating advanced skills and knowledge with the ability to teach, coach, or supervise others. Individuals consistently apply topic-associated critical thinking and problem solving.

Questions about any of the above information? Contact us!