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Preparing for Your Study: Using the MOP and Study Protocol

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CE Credits Available for this Activity: .5

Program Overview:  The purpose of this activity is to educate medical professionals on using the MOP and applying it while conducting a clinical trial.

Target Audience: The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who would like to learn about using and applying the MOP during a clinical trial study.

Release and Expiration Dates
08/19/2024 – 08/19/2027

Objectives
Define the MOP (Manual of Operating Procedures) and its scope
Explain the purpose of the Table of Events
Combine the protocol and the MOP to effectively create source documents and worksheets
Understand how to use the protocol and MOP to plan and implement complete study visits.

References
Protocol: https://hub.ucsf.edu/protocol-development
MOP: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dgcg/clinical-research-study-investigators-toolbox/startup
Parts of your MOP: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dgcg/clinical-research-study-investigators-toolbox/startup
VDORA1, ESC, and Duke POP01 study protocols were used as examples for this presentation.

Faculty Disclosure 
The following planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers, and/or panelists of this CE activity have financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
Jessica Snowden, MD – Consultant: Pfizer

All financial relationships have been mitigated.

No other planners, speakers, and/or peer reviewers of this CME activity have relevant financial relation­ships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The compliance reviewer, Courtney Bryant, Sara Hale, or Brandie Jones, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planners: Jessica Snowden, MD; Jeannette Lee, PhD;  Lora Lawrence, RN; Catrice Banks-Johnson, MPA; DeAnn Hubberd, MA

Speaker/Contributor(s): Jackie Boyd, RN, BSN, CHPE, CCRC

Speaker Bio
Jackie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University Southeast in 2006. She started her nursing career in Mother Baby but moved to Pediatrics as a Float Nurse and then the pediatric Emergency Department in 2007. In 2014, she joined the Pediatric Clinical Research Unit learning a new side of nursing and the healthcare field. In 2017, she obtained her Certificate in Healthcare Professions Education from the University of Louisville and became a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator in 2019. Jackie has been a part of the ISPCTN since the beginning and has been the project manager for the Kentucky ECHO Pediatric IDeA Research Center.

Instructions to Obtain Credit
(1) Launch the activity
(2) View the entire module online
(3) Complete the post-test
(must pass the post-test with a score of 80% to receive credit)
You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
(4) Complete Evaluation and Print certificate

Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACPE Credit Designation Statement
These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists with up to 0.5 contact hour or 0.5 CEU. CE credit information, based on participation and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
ANCC Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .5 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
AAPA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for .5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosure Policy Statement
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Office of Continuing Education (OCE) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all directly or jointly provided educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who refuse to disclose will be disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity.

UAMS Office of Continuing Education (OCE) Contact Information
4301 W Markham Street #525
Little Rock, AR 72205
Email: cmeconf@uams.edu
Phone: 501-661-7962 Fax: 501-661-7968

DCOC Contact Information
Catrice Banks-Johnson
Email: crbanksjohnson@uams.edu

DeAnn Hubberd
Email: DEHubberd@uams.edu

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