Why choose Aurora Health Care for your clinical trials?
Aurora
Health Care was developed around the single idea: There is always a
better way to provide health care. Physicians and staff of our
integrated health care delivery system believe this mission is well
served through participation in clinical research and innovation.
Aurora's Department of Clinical Research has a strong history of
partnering with pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, contract
research organizations, and government agencies to perform
Phase II, Phase III and Investigative Device trials.
As the importance of Aurora's participation in clinical trials has
grown, the focus of our efforts have aligned with key service lines.
Aurora's Department of Clinical Research offers:
The people of
Aurora Health Care
Total employees
25,087
Physicians on staff
3,385
Active research investigators
150
Clinical research coordinators
40
Clinical research support staff
25
Rapid recruitment of patients
With over 3,300 affiliated physicians, Aurora offers sponsors the option
of multiple physician participation, resulting in rapid recruitment for
clinical studies. Aurora Health Care's network of 14 hospitals and 100+
clinics span eastern Wisconsin, and cares for over 1.2 million patients
annually.
Diverse populations
Gaining access to the appropriate populations is a well-known challenge
with clinical studies. Through the geographic span of our facilities and
the demographics of eastern Wisconsin, Aurora provides access to a
diverse populations. Aurora is committed to community education to
alleviate misconceptions about clinical research, and to enhance
participation rates.
Central coordination of Clinical Research at Aurora Health Care
The Department of Clinical Research coordinates sponsored research
efforts throughout the Aurora Health Care system. Aurora's ability to
provide collaboration between multiple investigators for single site
research provides study sponsors the opportunity to become partners in
productive study participation. Aurora's expansive clinical database
allows accurate predictions of study eligible patients by geographic
locale, treating physician, and inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Aurora Health Care's Department of Clinical Research provides services
that benefit sponsors, including:
A dedicated team of Clinical Research Coordinators, certified by
ACRP
Three, Local Institutional Review Board committees that each meet
monthly, to reduce IRB review timelines
Contracting services to produce effective and timely Clinical Trial
Agreements
Advertising department committed to working with sponsors for public
relations
Research Compliance Officer working closely with our Medical
Auditors in protocol reviews
Procedures to easily manage accounting and billing concerns
Consistent internal monitoring and mentoring of our coordinators
New sponsored research development and investigator recruitment
Ongoing training for new and established research investigators
Strategic planning for long-term research opportunities
Quality assurance
Adherence to research protocols are crucial to a successful clinical study. Aurora also invests in
its research activities by routinely performing internal audits through
dedicated staff, and by contracting with external auditors to perform
compliance and operational audits on a regular basis.
Aurora
Health Care was developed around the single idea: There is always a
better way to provide health care. Physicians and staff of our
integrated health care delivery system believe this mission is well
served through participation in clinical research and innovation.
Aurora's Department of Clinical Research has a strong history of
partnering with pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, contract
research organizations, and government agencies to perform
Phase II, Phase III and Investigative Device trials. 