Maricopa Community Colleges  CRC295   20086-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-24-08

CRC295  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Occ

Ethics and Regulations

Overview of the regulations, guidelines and resources associated with the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) role. Monitoring responsibilities, Code of Federal Regulations, International Conference of Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines, European Directives, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) principles, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidelines for the Monitoring of Clinical Investigations and sponsor responsibilities for conduct of clinical trials and approval.

Prerequisites: CRC290.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CRC295  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Ethics and Regulations

 

1.

Compare and contrast International Conference of Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines and Code of Federal Regulations for the monitoring of clinical trials. (I)

2.

Explain current regulatory and ethical issues involved with sponsored Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials. (I, III)

3.

Create a regulatory-compliant biological sample shipping Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). (I, III)

4.

Develop a standard regulatory binder to be utilized at a site and sponsor level. (II)

5.

Describe the significance of the components of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application and an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). (II)

6.

Complete a Serious Adverse Event form and create a timeline for notifying the Food and Drug Administration of the event. (II)

7.

Audit a Regulatory Binder. (II, IV)

8.

Complete a start-up packet for an investigator site (Form 1572, Financial Disclosure, Curriculum Vitae, Investigator's Brochure, etc.) . (II, V)

9.

Explain electronic regulations and implications of misinterpretation. (III)

10.

Describe common regulatory findings from past FDA audits and develop preventive strategies to address the five most common findings. (IV)

11.

Compare and contrast device versus drug/biologics regulations from the CRA/sponsor perspective. (IV)

12.

Explain emergency research and life threatening diseases regulatory oversight. (IV)

13.

Compare and contrast sponsor versus site regulations for study start-up. (V)

14.

Describe the regulatory bodies involved in an international study, and the role of the CRA in an international study. (VI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CRC295  2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II

Ethics and Regulations

 

I. Clinical Trial Regulatory/Ethical Oversight Organizations

A. International Conference of Harmonisation

B. Food and Drug Administration

C. Office of Human Subjects Protection

D. Other types of oversight, (i.e., DEA, Office of Inspector General, etc.)

II. Regulatory Documentation

A. Regulatory Binders

B. Serious Adverse Events

C. Investigational New Drug applications

D. Investigational Device exemptions

E. Other required/good clinical practice documents

III. Contemporary ethical/regulatory Issues

A. Electronic data regulations

B. Pharmacogenomic studies

C. Personalized medicine

D. Biospecimen studies

E. Device study issues

IV. FDA oversight

A. Regulatory oversight

B. Consequences of noncompliance

C. FDA audits and the CRA's role

D. Device versus drugs/biologic regulations

E. Combination regulations

F. Other issues

V. Regulatory requirements in study progress

A. Start-up

B. During study

C. Close out of study

D. Special issues

VI. International (Global) Studies

A. CRA's role

B. Regulatory oversight

C. Information resources

D. Special issues

 

 

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