Event
Regulatory Education for Industry Clinical Investigator Training Course
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
University of Maryland, College Park
(301) 796-8946
ClinicalInvestigator@fda.hhs.gov
The Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI): Clinical Investigator Training Course will be held Nov. 12-14, 2019, in College Park, MD.
Registration is now open. More information will be shared as the agenda is finalized.
This course provides an intermediate-level study of clinical trial principles with in-depth coverage of clinical trial design, issues in safety and efficacy, investigator responsibilities, understanding the investigator brochure, and FDA requirements across Centers. Upon completion, attendees should understand pre-clinical research, clinical trials, and FDA submissions for licensure of medical products.
About the Training Course
Topics include:
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Clinical trial design and analysis, including new trends and key documents such as: protocol, informed consent, investigator’s brochure, health records, and study reportsSafety and efficacy requirements
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Ethical considerations
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FDA regulatory requirements related to the performance and evaluation of clinical studies
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Non-clinical, early and advanced clinical studies
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Roles and responsibilities of the investigator
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Rationale for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), FDA regulations and inspections
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Basic statistical principles
Who Should Attend?
To maximize value of this course, we recommend attendees possess a basic understanding of clinical trials, regulatory requirements and medical product development. Those who are involved in the clinical trial enterprise and are:
- Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, clinical scientists)
- Consultants
- Drug, device, and biologic industry employees
- Regulatory affairs professionals
- Biomedical professionals
Learning Objectives
- Explain the responsibilities of an investigator conducting a clinical trial.
- Describe what to look for in drugs being studied in a clinical trial.
- Describe the basic concepts of clinical trial design.
- Review clinical data for sources of bias and error.
Speakers
Speakers include subject matter experts from CDER, CBER, and CDRH, academia, and representatives from patient advocacy organizations.
Questions
E-mail ClinicalInvestigator@fda.hhs.gov or call (301) 796-8946.
Continuing Education
SOCRA accepts documentation of candidate participation in continuing education programs for re-certification if the program is applicable to clinical research regulations, operations or management, or to the candidate's clinical research therapeutic area.
This course:
- has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant’s RAC recertification upon full completion.
- has been pre-approved by SQA as eligible for 0.25 non-GCP or non-GLP units for every 1 hour of instructional time towards a participant’s RQAP re-registration.
- has been approved by ACRP for medical education credits. Contact hours are provided at 1 unit for at least 45 minutes of qualified material.
