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Clinical Research Educational Lecture Series

Each month, educational lectures are presented by the various departments involved in clinical research at Northwestern and the surrounding community. Sponsored by the Advisory Council for Clinical Research at Northwestern University, these free lectures are a great resource for anyone interested in clinical research.

The lectures are held on the third Friday of every month -- mark your calendar!  Materials for selected lectures are posted here

If you have a suggestion for future lectures or if you would like to present a lecture, please contact us.

 2009 Lecture Series Schedule

All lectures take place from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd Floor, Conference Rooms B & C.

January 16

Goodbye to Paper: Migrating IRB-Approved Studies to eIRB
Speaker: Michael Kelley, eIRB Systems Specialist, OPRS, NU
Sponsored by the NMH Office for Research

February 20

Conducting Successful Site Visits*
Speaker: Sara Ortiz, BA, CCRC, Department of Dermatology, NU
Sponsored by the NUCATS Institute
*ACRP-recognized Nursing Credit Hours to be provided.

March 20

The Northwestern Medicine Enterprise Data Warehouse: A Recourse for Providing Data to the Research Community
Speaker: Andrew Winter, Software Architect, NUCATS Institute, NU
Sponsored by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

April 17Investigator Initiated Studies at Northwestern
Speaker: Dennis West, PhD, FCCP, CIP, Director, Dermatopharmacology Program, NU
Sponsored by the Department of Infectious Diseases
May 15No Lecture - 2009 Clinical Research Educational Conference
June 19

Contracts for Research: Fundamentals, Problem Clauses, and Research Administration
Speaker: Sean Perry, JD, Senior Contract and Grant Officer, Office for Sponsored Research, NU
Sponsored by the Office of Research Integrity

July 17

CFR 21 Part 11 and HIPAA Compliance for Electronic Research Data*
Speaker: Warren Kibbe, PhD, NU Biomedical Informatics Center Associate Director
Sponsored by the NUCATS Institute
*ACRP-recognized Nursing Credit Hours to be provided.

August 15

Coming soon to Northwestern: a study accrual reporting tool (eNOTIS) – What you need to know
Speakers: Warren Kibbe, PhD, NU Biomedical Informatics Center Associate Director, and David Were, Systems Analyst/Programmer
Sponsored by the Center for Genetic Medicine

September 18

Northwestern's New Scientific Misconduct Policy
Speaker: Lauran Qualkenbush, Associate Director, Office for Research Integrity
Sponsored by Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

October 16

NUCATS Update
Speaker: Phil Greenland, MD, Director, NUCATS Institute and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
Sponsored by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

November 20

Clinical Research Unit Update 

Speakers: Peggy Mitchell, Administrative Director, and Kelly Carroll, PhD, Research Subject Advocate
Sponsored by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center