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Regulatory Oversight. University of Pittsburgh Research Conduct andCompliance OfficeInstitutional Review Board (IRB)Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)Institutional Biosafety (rDNA) OfficeConflict of Interest OfficeEducation and Compliance for Human Subject ResearchEducation and Compliance for Animal ResearchRadiation Safety CommitteeEmbryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (ESCRO).
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1. University of PittsburghClinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)Regulatory Knowledge and Support
Core Director: Laurel Yasko, BSN, RN, CCRC
2. Regulatory Oversight University of Pittsburgh Research Conduct and
Compliance Office
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Institutional Biosafety (rDNA) Office
Conflict of Interest Office
Education and Compliance for Human Subject Research
Education and Compliance for Animal Research
Radiation Safety Committee
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (ESCRO)
3. University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Research University of Pittsburgh IRB reviews for 2007 (6,280)
Full Board 1,830 (10 committees)
Expedited 3,429
Exempt 1,021
UPMC Clinical Trials Office (Industry-sponsored studies- opened October 2004)
504 studies to date
4. RKSC Goals Establish a CTSI Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core (RKSC) for
three distinct groups of stakeholders and provide resources, services,
training, and education that meet the unique needs of each group of
stakeholders
Research Community (clinical and translational investigators, research coordinators, dedicated research staff, basic scientists embarking on clinical research activities)
Lay Community (actual and potential research participants drawn from the in- and out-patient settings of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and from the general population of Pittsburgh and the surrounding tri-state area)
Health Professional Community (individuals working within clinical and hospital settings including physicians, nurses, therapists, technicians, dentists, pharmacists, and other health professionals whose primary responsibility is to provide clinical care to patients)
5. Examples of Services Support and assistance with regulatory aspects of clinical and translational research.
Institutional Data and Safety Monitoring Board
Research Participant Advocacy
IND/IDE Support
6. Examples of Education Research Coordinator Orientation Program
OHRP Conference
Individual training
Health Professional Education
Research participants