Meetings and Events

  • 9/9 SOCRA CT Chapter Meeting

    SOCRA Connecticut Chapter Meeting

    An expansion of the former SOCRA Greater New Haven Chapter

    Date: Thursday, Sept.9

    Time: Noon to 1 p.m. PM via ZOOM

    Course Title:    What Do I Need to Report and to Whom: Demystifying Adverse Event Reporting

    Presenter:    Elizabeth Ness, MS, BSN, RN, CRN-BCTM
    Director, Office of Education and Compliance
    Center for Cancer Research
    National Cancer Institute

    Identifying, monitoring, and reporting of adverse events (AEs) is critical in protecting research participants and ensuring the quality of safety data. The types of events to be reported, to whom, in what timeframe and how can seem daunting or overwhelming to a research professional. This session will provide information and tips for reporting to regulatory groups including the Sponsor and the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

    Learning Objective:

    1. Discuss how to report expedited events, including adverse events, to the IRB and IND/IDE sponsor.
    2. Discuss how to process an IND Safety Report.

    Cost: Free Admission

    Credit: SOCRA Members may claim 1 CE towards SOCRA Recertification. 

    SOCRA members will receive a certificate of attendance.

    Location: Due to COVID-19 restrictions the September meeting will be held remotely via ZOOM.

        https://zoom.us/j/92448871622

    Chapter Locations and Site Contacts

    Hartford                     New Haven               UCONN

    Connecticut Children’s       Yale University               UConn Health

    Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett     LaToya Howard            Katarzyna Nastri

    401-378-4429                            (203) 506-1985               (860) 518-0863

    jtwachtman@connecticutchildrens.org ConnecticutSOCRA@gmail.com nastri@uchc.edu

    More Information:

    Alyssa Gateman, MPH, CCRP, Chapter Chairperson, at alyssa.gateman@yale.edu    

    LaToya Howard, CCRP, Chapter Vice Chairperson at  latoya.howard@yale.edu

    Members and Non-members welcome!

     Save the Dates for upcoming virtual meetings (noon):

    ·        October 5, 2021, November 9, 2021 and December 9, 2021

    For more information, contact: Kasia Nastri at nastri@uchc.edu