What Does a Nurse Coordinator Do?
A clinical research nurse, or clinical research coordinator, is a staff member who assists researchers in making non-medical judgments in clinical trials after being authorized and trained by the main investigator. Responsibilities include drug distribution, blood collection, communication with subjects, and keeping in touch with researchers. As a member of clinical research, CRC is a specialized profession.
Clinical research nurse
- Chinese name
- Clinical research nurse
- Foreign name
- clinicalresearchcoordinator
- nickname
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Short name
- CRC
- A clinical research nurse, or clinical research coordinator, is a staff member who assists researchers in making non-medical judgments in clinical trials after being authorized and trained by the main investigator. Responsibilities include drug distribution, blood collection, communication with subjects, and keeping in touch with researchers. As a member of clinical research, CRC is a specialized profession.
- Clinical research nurse, clinical research coordinator (CRC), also known as research nurse (researchnurse / researchnurse), research coordinator / site coordinator (studycoordinator / sitecoordinator), clinical trial coordinator (clinicaltrialcoordinator), etc. After being authorized and trained by the main investigator, a staff member who assists researchers in making non-medical judgments in clinical trials.
- CRC originated in the United States, and there has been a profession dedicated to coordinating the whole process of clinical trials-clinical research coordinator. Has more than 30 years of history in Europe and the United States. Since the implementation of GCP, the requirements for ethics, science, and efficiency of clinical trials have gradually increased. Some people in drug clinical trial institutions need to coordinate the trials as a whole. Research doctors, nurses, pharmacists, testers, and managers of test institutes are also responsible for coordinating clinical trials in addition to performing their duties. Because of unclear responsibilities and lack of skills, CRC brings various problems. The CRC is designed to respond to this. Need arises.
- China
- In 2009, the "2009 First Clinical Research Coordinator (Clinical Research Nurse) CRC Training" jointly organized by Shanghai Medical Clinical Research Center and American Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) was successfully held in Shanghai on December 18-19.
- In November 2012, the first batch of clinical research nurses in Shanghai began to work.
- CRC first appeared in university affiliated hospitals and large public hospitals and research institutions. Because such institutions have high requirements for clinical research, the departments and facilities within the institution are complex, and full-time staff are required.
- 1. There are no corresponding laws and regulations for the qualification of CRC.
- 2. Most of the CRCs have switched from life sciences such as nursing and pharmacy, and have certain basic knowledge of medicine and research.
- 3. Before undertaking CRC work independently, you must pass training. Contents include GCP, medical ethics, pharmacy and other specialized knowledge training. CRC also participated in various continuing education programs such as classes and seminars during his career.