What's New in Professional Development
ACRP has several exciting professional development opportunities. Whether you prefer an online or classroom setting, ACRP has an option to meet the unique professional development needs of the clinical research profession.
Classroom Courses
Fundamentals of Clinical Research
This newly revised and expanded two-day course provides the core knowledge and skills that clinical research professionals who have up to 18 months practical experience in clinical trials need in order to improve their on-the-job performance. Participants in this class may come from contract research organizations (CROs), investigator sites, or pharmaceutical, device, or biologics sponsor companies.
San Diego: February 9 – 10
- Houston: April 11 - 12
- San Francisco: June 21 – 22
- Minneapolis: September 27 – 28
- Alexandria: November 15 – 16
Project Management
This two-day course provides an overview of the different project management approaches used by sponsor companies and contract research organizations (CROs), and helps you decide how to apply them in your situation.
- Houston: April 11 - 12
- San Francisco: June 21 – 22
- Minneapolis: September 27-28
- Alexandria: November 15-16
Webinars
The following ACRP Webinars are currently scheduled for 2012, with more to come:
Site Patient Recruitment Specialist: Is Your Site Ready to Enhance Recruitment and Enrollment Success? 
February 15
Review of FDA’s Draft Guidance for Industry: Oversight of Clinical Investigations — A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring
March 7
How to Enter the Clinical Research Enterprise
March 9
Online Maintenance Made Easy
March 16
Implications of the Sunshine Act on Clinical and R&D Space
March 21
Your Site Doesn't Need 60 SOPs, But How Many Do You Need?
March 28
Adapt or Perish: The Evolving Clinical Research Professional
April 4
Note: ACRP has the right to cancel courses or change dates at its discretion.