Event ID # 52760
Date:
Monday, July 21, 2008
 Time:
12:00 am - 11:00 pm
Event:

UC IRVINE EXTENSION ADDS TWO NEW COURSES
Host:

UC Irvine Extension
Location:

(Irvine)   Google Map
UC Irvine Extension
Contact:
Rogelio C. Rodriguez		 Phone:
Email:
Website:
http://unex.uci.edu/courses/new/
Price:
N/A
Full details:
UC IRVINE EXTENSION ADDS TWO NEW COURSES TO ITS “CLINICAL TRIALS: MEDICAL DEVICE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT” PROGRAM  New Elective Courses, Clinical Trials Project Management and Fundamentals of Electronic Clinical In response to the growing and specialized needs of the largely populated Orange County biotechnology and biomedical communities, the University of California, Irvine Extension has enhanced its “Clinical Trials: Medical Device and Drug Development” Program with the addition of two new elective courses: “Clinical Trials Project Management” and “Fundamentals of Electronic Clinical Trials.”            “Professionals in the clinical trials field must continually seek new knowledge to stay abreast of technology and increased global harmonization of compliance standards,” said Rogelio C. Rodriguez, director of engineering and science programs for UC Irvine Extension. “By expanding our course offerings, we are better preparing individuals to become leaders in this field.”            Held Fridays and Saturdays August 8-23 from 8:30 to 5 p.m. at the UCI Learning Center in Orange, Calif., “Clinical Trials Project Management” will help students to organize clinical trials project teams, define specific responsibilities for each team member, and create a project plan for either U.S. or global trials. Participants will evaluate clinical and regulatory strategies for U.S. and global approvals and become familiar with common standards of operation for clinical trials. Also addressed will be the financial management of a clinical trial, negotiating contracts, and understanding how to interact with contract research organizations.            Beginning July 21, “Fundamentals of Electronic Clinical Trials” will be hosted online, offering professionals across the nation access to the courses at the convenience of busy working schedules. Designed to assist students in increasing their expertise on the application of new technologies and redesigned processes to streamline clinical trials, students will learn how to improve the efficiency of traditional clinical research cycle-paper-based processes by utilizing information technology. Participants will gain valuable knowledge of electronic processes used to plan, collect, access, exchange and achieve data required for conduct, management, analysis and reporting of clinical trials. Increased information accessibility and flow will allow the faster conduct of clinical trials with higher built-in quality. Ultimately, this will lead to higher degrees of safety and well-being of patients.

            For more information, please visit http://unex.uci.edu/courses/new/ or email Rogelio C. Rodriguez at rcrodrig@uci.edu.

             About the “Clinical Trials: Medical Device and Drug Development” Program: Demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of new medical products is a critical part of the medical product development process and requires significant resources to accomplish. UC Irvine Extension’s “Clinical Trials: Medical Device and Drug Development” Program fills a growing need for professional learning that ensures designing and implementing clinical trials for success. The curriculum provides comprehensive knowledge of coordinating, monitoring and managing a clinical trial within a framework of good clinical practices and regulatory requirements. This program benefits a wide variety of life science professionals in biomedical, biotech, and clinical arenas who need either specific knowledge of the clinical research process or a broad understanding of clinical trials in the context of medical product development.             About the University of California, Irvine Extension: As the continuing education arm of UCI, UC Irvine Extension is dedicated to providing a university-level learning experience for students, offering thousands of exciting courses and programs to local, regional, and global constituencies. UC Irvine Extension offers a rich array of academic and community programs to support a diverse audience, from a wide selection of academic programs to numerous campus activities. For more information, please visit www.extension.uci.edu.About the University of California, Irvine: The University of California, Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. The second-largest employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $3.3 billion. For more UCI news, visit www.today.uci.edu.