DF/HCC Website Clinical Research Support    Table of Contents Accessing the Clinical Research Support section …………………………………………………………2

From the Home Page…………………………………………………………………………………2 From the For Researchers portal……………………………………………………………………2

Understanding the Clinical Research Support navigation and PROTOCOL LIFECYCLE…………….3 Clicking the PROTOCOL LIFECYCLE visual……………………………………………………...4 Clicking the main menu and navigating to subsequent pages…………………..…………….5-6

Using the “Search Clinical Research” function (vs. Using the Document Library)……………………...7 Using the Document Library………………………………………………………………………………..8-9 Using the Document Archive…………………………………………………………………………….10-11 Accessing required training and education for clinical researchers…………………………………12-13 Clinical research news and announcements…………………………………………………………..14-15

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Accessing the Clinical Research Support section From the Home Page:

From the For Researchers portal:

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Understanding the Clinical Research Support navigation and PROTOCOL LIFECYCLE: The PROTOCOL LIFECYCLE visual on the Clinical Research Support landing page reflects the steps that researchers take to create, submit, have reviewed, activate, conduct, have overseen, publish, and closeout, a clinical trial through DF/HCC. The left-side menu reflects these steps, and expands to show needed policies, guidances, forms, templates, and other resources associated with each of these steps.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

STEP 7

STEP 8

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Clicking the PROTOCOL LIFECYCLE visual: Clicking on a step in the visual will provide a text box explaining what is involved with this step.

Use the arrows to the left and right to quickly browse the steps.

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Clicking the main menu and navigating to subsequent pages: Click a step to expand the menu and view subsequent page options including associated policies, guidances, forms, templates, links to off-site resources, or other resources. Click on one of the expanded options to navigate to a subsequent page:

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Browse the subsequent page. Creation > Policy and Guidance

Clicking a box highlighted in blue will open/download the associated document

Clicking a “Details” box will open a subsequent page for associated documents, information, or links

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Using the “Search Clinical Research” function (vs. Using the Document Library) By entering keyword(s) into “Search Clinical Research” field, you will be searching not only the pages of the Clinical Research Support section, but results will also include documents associated with your search terms. NOTE: To search Clinical Research Support documents only (SOPs, forms, templates, etc.), click into the Document Library (instructions below).

This result will take you to a page where audit-related content can be found, including associated documents.

These results are PDF documents (there may also be Word, Excel, or PPT documents here). These will download or open in a window, depending on your computer settings.

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Using the Document Library To locate specific documents using keywords and a filter-by-document-type menu, click the teal button titled “Document Library: Forms, SOPs, etc…” To view all SOP documents, all forms, all guidances, etc., leave the keyword field blank and select “DF/HCC SOPs,” “Forms,” “Guidances,” etc., respectively and click “Search.” To narrow your search, enter a keyword and/or select a document type and click “Search.” Selecting both a document type and entering a keyword may yield the best results. For example: To find the DF/HCC SOPs associated with multi-center clinical trials, enter “Multi Center” in the search field, select “DF/HCC SOPs” in the filter menu, and click “Search:”

Click here for definitions of document types

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SEARCH TIPS: • If your desired results are not showing, or the results are too vague, try expanding your search

terms to include additional keywords. • If you know the filename of your document, try entering the title. For example, you know the

filename is “2013_Institutional_DSMP.pdf,” type “2013 Institutional DSMP” into the search field and search.

• If you know the abbreviation of your SOP, try entering the abbreviation instead of entire words. For example: Search for “AUD-100” instead of “audit” for better results.

NOTE: The search capabilities on the DF/HCC website are superior to those of the previous DF/HCC website, allowing users to find pages and documents more efficiently. However, search results are not as targeted as those found in search engines such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo; there are limitations. If you are unable to find a document through the “Search Clinical Research” field, the Document Library, or by navigating pages, contact the Clinical Research Support Offices. Contact information is located in the “General Contact and Office Information” section:

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Using the Document Archive To access only documents that have been archived, check the “Archive Only” box in the Document Library, and click “Search.”

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You may add keywords and/or select a document type in the filter before clicking “Search” to narrow the results that show in the archive. Or, you may click “Search” and then use the keyword field and filter menu to narrow your results once in the Document Archive. NOTE: All archived documents will contain the word “Archived” in the filename. To return to the Document Library to search for active documents, click the “Return to Document Library” button in the Document Archive.

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Accessing required training and education for clinical researchers The “Clinical Research Education” section contains information, documents, training videos, and other resources included required training materials. To access this section, click “Clinical Research Education.” NOTE: The “Clinical Research Education” section is a separate part of the website from the “Training and Education” section listed in the overall website menu. The Clinical Research Education section is only accessed from the Clinical Research Support section of the website.

This is a separate Education-related section.

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Once on the Clinical Research Education page, browse the navigation menu, or view a guide to required training and education for DF/HCC clinical researchers:

View Guide or Navigate the section:

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Clinical Research News and Announcements News and announcements from the Clinical Research Offices can be viewed from the Clinical Research Support home page: