The Office of Research would like to welcome Sujatha Sridhar to UTHSC-Houston as she oversees and leads us to full accreditation with the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program. We are grateful for her role in this very important step for research at UTHSC-Houston.
... to the Winter 2008 issue of UTHSC-H’s The Clinical Coordinator.
You are invited to submit information and articles relevant to clinical
trials and suggestions for featured personnel. Please contact Catey
Carter at (713) 500-7910 or email Catharine.V.Carter@uth.tmc.edu.
The CCTS Facilitates Clinical Research through SPARK
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences has launched an initiative to facilitate the implementation of research protocols in the Clinical Research Unit (CRU). Investigators seeking to conduct studies in the CRU must receive the approval of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Memorial Hermann Hospital, and the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS). Delays in study implementation, in some instances, stem from investigators’ lack of knowledge of the requirements and application processes of these review and approval boards
Obtaining Informed Consent is the ethical portal into a research study. It is the outcome of the Belmont Report which enunciated the principle of respect for all persons. However, how can emergency medicine conduct research when there is no possible means for obtaining the consent, informed or not? For years, IRBs have been redefining the informed consent to allow for all possible exceptions, such as children, prisoners, and people with diminished understanding.
New Billing Data Analyst with MHH Clinical
Innovation & Research Institute
Mark Burley, AAS, CMC, CMA
Mark Burley has recently joined the staff of the Memorial Hermann Clinical Innovation & Research Institute assuming the role of Billing Data Analyst previously held by Reshanda Robinson. Mark is responsible for all research billing which includes patient enrollment, charge reconciliation and invoice distribution. Beginning his career at Memorial Hermann 21 years ago, he has served as Business Services Coordinator for both Patient Access and more recently for Imaging Services where he provided management of daily operations and coordination of Anesthesia Services.
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Mark Burley has recently joined the staff of the Memorial Hermann Clinical Innovation & Research Institute assuming the role of Billing Data Analyst previously held by Reshanda Robinson. Mark is responsible for all research billing which includes patient enrollment, charge reconciliation and invoice distribution. Beginning his career at Memorial Hermann 21 years ago, he has served as Business Services Coordinator for both Patient Access and more recently for Imaging Services where he provided management of daily operations and coordination of Anesthesia Services.