SCI Donation Drive For Those Affected by Fires

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Stanford Cancer Institute is holding a donation drive from October 19 – 26 to provide assistance to those affected by the devastating Napa and Northern California fires. Toiletries and pet supplies will be accepted. Donations can be dropped off at:

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Reminder about IRB Renewals

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With the holidays approaching, here’s a reminder for clinical research staff to start the continuing review process for their studies as soon as they can. Some of you may delay it until few weeks prior to the expiration date but the IRB sends reminders 3 months in advance, so don’t wait until the last minute!

Four W’s of SmartPhrases

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  • WHAT are SmartPhrases?
    • Used to document research related visits and the details associated with each of these visits
  • WHO uses SmartPhrases?
    • Clinical Research Coordinators, PAs, NPs, Nurse Coordinators
  • WHEN are SmartPhrases used?
    • Consenting note, eligibility note, research related clinic note, drug accountability note
  • WHY use SmartPhrases?
    • To meet the elements of ALCOA for documentation
      • Attributable (traceable to person, date and subject visit),
      • Legible (clear enough to read),
      • Contemporaneous (record events as they happen),
      • Original (have the earliest record of source) and
      • Accurate (reflect true observations)
    • SmartPhrases are shortcuts that allow investigators to capture valuable information based on protocol requirements
    • Allows data managers to pull important clinical research information from progress notes to clinical databases with ease
    • Decreases potential protocol deviations
    • Time utilized upfront to capture valuable information decreases the amount of time and effort at a later date

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John Freidenrich

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Earlier this month John Freidenrich passed away at age 80. He was a Stanford alumnus who had been involved with the university for more than 40 years, and along with his wife Jill, donated $25 million to open the Freidenrich Center for Translational Research at 800 Welch Road. Read more about John and his important contributions to Stanford here.

Staff Update from Brenda

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Please join me in welcoming Pei-Jen Chang to the role of Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations supporting the Cancer Clinical Trial Office.

Pei-Jen started her career in the CCTO as a clinical research coordinator in 2010 after working as a Lead Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator for Kaiser Permanente. Pei-Jen was promoted into her current Clinical Research Manager role in 2012. With the help of the faculty she supports, Pei-Jen successfully integrated clinical research into the women’s health programs through deep collaboration and commitment to the mission.

Pei-Jen has tirelessly dedicated herself to improving operational processes in the Women’s Health clinical research program and the CCTO overall. A couple of examples include being an early adopter for streamlining financial management and maintaining active community engagement through development of a newsletter for Women’s Health which is distributed to community physicians in the Bay Area.

Please extend a warm welcome to Pei-Jen in her new role.

Brenda