CERTIFICATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS. Congratulations to Laurie Cariveau and Lila Schoelkoph who recently earned the designation of Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) after completing a course of study and passing the certifying exam. The RSO is proud that all of our coordinators and research process monitors are ACRP-certified. This is a unique and noteworthy achievement.
 

SUGGESTIONS FOR CLINICAL TRIAL WEBSITES. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of DHHS issued a report evaluating the use of websites to provide information about clinical trials and to support the informed consent process. The report’s observations will be useful to anyone using a website to provide more than minimal information about specific clinical trial opportunities. Problems noted included inaccurate information about the clinical trial process, exclusion of key information in trial listings, and fail to disclose policies that address the use of personal information that is collected by the web site. The report can be viewed at http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00198.pdf.
 

RSO STAFF ADDITION. Welcome to Jodi Altenhofen, CCRC, who will be joining the RSO as a Research Process Manager. Jodi’s previous experience as a research coordinator at the University in Kidney Transplant Research will be very valuable to the RSO customers with whom she will work.
 

RSO NEWSLETTER MAILING LIST. We have been pleasantly surprised to learn of regular readers of this newsletter who work outside of the University. If you would like to be added to our e-mail list, please contact us at rso@umn.edu.