{"id":3171,"date":"2017-07-17T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/?page_id=3171"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:33:28","slug":"rpn-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/research-professional-network\/resources-programs\/rpn-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/crro\/files\/2023\/02\/RPN-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6015 size-full aligncenter\" width=\"779\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/files\/2023\/02\/RPN-Logo.png 779w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/files\/2023\/02\/RPN-Logo-636x140.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/files\/2023\/02\/RPN-Logo-768x169.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#registrations\" title=\"Jump directly to Registrations\">Jump Directly to Registrations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offered monthly, the Research Professionals Network holds a series of peer-led, interinstitutional, collaborative workshops. These workshops are focused on topics relevant to research professional staff and are based on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/clinical-trial-competency\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MRCT Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency Framework<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Each workshop is led and presented by staff at the collaborating institutions and affiliates and are supported by the Leadership Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Leadership Team<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, and affiliates: <a href=\"mailto:crro@bu.edu\">contact Mary-Tara Roth\u00a0<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:snwarth@bu.edu\">contact Stephanie Warth\u00a0 <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">University of Florida and affiliates: <a href=\"mailto:ecdunn0694@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>contact E. Mendy Dunn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Vermont, University of Vermont Health Network, and affiliates: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kimberly.luebbers@med.uvm.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact Kimberly Luebbers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical University of South Carolina and affiliates: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:leeachar@musc.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact Diana Lee-Chavarria<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">West Virginia University, ISCORE-RC and affiliates: <a href=\"mailto:debbie.lee@hsc.wvu.edu\">contact Debbie Lee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s local RPN, please reach out to the listed institutional contact above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research staff at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University Medical Campus, Boston Medical Center, or its network affiliates<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can join their local RPN by completing <a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.bumc.bu.edu\/surveys\/?s=EA8LP9CEN9JR9L3W\">this form<\/a>. Questions about the BUMC\/BMC local network can be addressed to the <\/span><a href=\"mailto:crro@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRRO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Research staff at any other institution should reach out to the listed institutional contact above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All previous workshop recordings and slides are available in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/research-professional-network\/resources-programs\/past-rpn-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop Library<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suggestions for future workshops are always welcome and can be submitted by completing our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.bumc.bu.edu\/surveys\/?s=JCC3MXKLLJD9D89A\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training and Education Recommendation Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/crro\/rpn-publication-library\/\">Publications Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contact Hours<span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>All RPN Workshop attendees will receive nursing contact hours prorated based on confirmed actual attendance for each workshop. It is the attendee\u2019s responsibility to ensure that their certification program accepts nursing contact hours. The RPN makes no guarantee of contact hours acceptance for any specific professional organization. All attendees will receive contact hours within 30 days of each workshop.<\/p>\n<p><em>All questions about contact hours should be directed to the appropriate institutional contact listed above.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Credit for this educational programming is provided by the University of Vermont. In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.<\/p>\n<p><b><span id=\"registrations\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Academic Year 2026-2027 Workshop Offerings \u2013 All Workshops are scheduled for 2:30-4:00pm<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check back often as information is continuously updated when topics and presenters are confirmed. Registration forms are available by clicking on the title for each seminar. Pre-registration is required and a work email must be used to register. Registration closes 24 hours prior to each workshop.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 2:30-4:00pm &#8211; Why Feasibility Matters: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Before Study Implementation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/aecbJ12kRe-GA7kP1QLP4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/XsOufacGQtiaQaUqRFu9Bw\"><strong>Registration\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presented By:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Renee L Baxley, RS, BSN &#8211; Nurse Manager, Cardiology Clinical Trials (MUSC)<br \/>\n<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Chad Glaze, MS &#8211; Assistant Director, Clinical Research (WVU)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Duncan Schulte, CCRP &#8211; Clinical Research Network Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>JTF Competencies:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/clinical-trial-competency\/framework\/domains\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/clinical-trial-competency\/framework\/domains\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/clinical-trial-competency\/framework\/domains\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Level*: <\/strong>Skilled<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Understand study feasibility in terms of study success<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Realistic evaluation of protocol requirements<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Evaluation of patient population and site resources<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Understand Investigator-Initiated trial feasibility and its role in study planning<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Successfully complete a feasibility assessment and understand your site\u2019s capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Workshop Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thoughtful feasibility assessments can improve study planning, recruitment outcomes, and research efficiency. This interactive workshop will guide clinical research coordinators and professionals through the key components of study feasibility, highlighting real-world considerations, common challenges, and strategies for making data-driven decisions that support successful clinical trial implementation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Workshop Level Definitions*<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Fundamental<\/em>:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Skilled<\/em>:<\/strong> Assumes the audience already has some fundamental knowledge of topic.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Advanced<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Assumes 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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions about any of the above information? <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:crro@bu.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us!<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jump Directly to Registrations Offered monthly, the Research Professionals Network holds a series of peer-led, interinstitutional, 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. 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