Maintaining Your CPI Through Continuing Involvement Activities

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Continuing Involvement is a way of making sure that CPIs are still involved in clinical research in a meaningful way. Continuing Involvement is participation in a capacity other than learning. The certificant can be attending a meeting, serving/volunteering, presenting information, or providing oversight.  Continuing Involvement activities are:

• Always related to your role in clinical research.
• Sometimes required as part of one’s position.
• Required for CPIs.

CPIs MUST submit at least 12 points from the Continuing Involvement Activities list below.CI activities must be listed online through the “My CPI Certification” link located under ‘My Profile’.

CPI Activities, Points Awarded, and Examples of Documentation

1. Continuing Education developer or presenter in clinical research or related topic (to both research and non-research audiences)
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 4 times maximum, 8 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Copy of program with speakers and objectives or presentation abstract including organization, location and dates (not required for ACRP Meeting & Expo speakers)
2. Participate in or present at investigator meeting (in-person or virtual) or an initiation visit, if in lieu of an investigator meeting
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Proof of meeting date, time and proof of participation and/or presentation
3. Participate in close out visit
   • Points Awarded: 1 per activity, 3 times maximum, 3 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Report signature page
4. Active participation in regulatory authority meeting (does not include an audit)
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Proof of attendance
5. Authorship of journal paper on clinical research (cannot be self-published)
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 4 times maximum, 8 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Journal citation including authors
6. Authorship of journal paper on a therapeutic topic (cannot be self-published)
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 4 times maximum, 8 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Journal citation including authors
7. Authorship of protocol
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Supervisor documentation of role
8. Authorship/review of clinical study report (sole or co-authorship)
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Report signature page that includes protocol # or study name
9. Inclusion on a 1572 (or equivalent regulatory authority document) as active investigator or Sub-Investigator
   • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 3 times maximum, 6 points total for this activity
   • Documentation: Copy of 1572 (both sides) or equivalent regulatory authority document
10. Medical Monitor for clinical research trial
    • Points Awarded: 1 per activity, 3 times maximum, 3 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Name listed on protocol title page (sponsor)
11. Clinical research compliance officer for institution
    • Points Awarded: 12 points per activity, 1 time maximum, 12 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Copy of appointment letter
12. Director of research center
    • Points Awarded: 12 points per activity, 1 time maximum, 12 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Copy of appointment letter
13. Involvement in a New Marketing Application process (specifically compiling a section or writing a clinical study report)
    • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Supervisor documentation of specifically compiling a specific section or writing a clinical study report (signature page or supervisor letter confirming role)
14. Investigational New Drug or Device Application/Clinical Trial Exemption Application
    • Points Awarded: 2 per activity, 2 times maximum, 4 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Supervisor documentation of authoring the application (signature page; supervisor letter confirming role)
15. Service as a peer reviewer for scientific articles
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Confirmation of appointment as peer reviewer that includes dates
16. Service as a peer reviewer of clinical research-related papers or clinical research grants
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Confirmation of appointment as a peer reviewer that includes dates
17. Service on DSMB/IDMC or equivalent
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Letter from DSMB/IDMC chair outlining level of participation and # of meetings attended
18. Volunteer service on IRB/IEC
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Letter from IRB/IEC chair outlining level of participation and # of meetings attended
19. Service on healthcare-related exam committee
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Copy of certificate/proof of participation
20. Service as a clinical research exam item writing writer
    • Points Awarded:0.5 per question submitted, 12 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Proof of participation
21. Service on an association’s clinical research-related committee
    (Editorial Advisory Board, Conference Session Review, Regulatory Affairs Committee permitted)
    (Membership, Nominating or General board service is not permitted)
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Proof of participation
22. Service as a mentor to mentee in clinical research
    • Points Awarded: 4 per 12 months of service, 8 points total for this activity
    • Documentation: Proof of participation including sign off from mentee.

Other activities may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the Academy Board. Presentations and articles must be in clinical research-related topics in order to be considered for points.

• Presentation Development and Delivery: A single presentation can be claimed only once per year. The same presentation can be counted a second time the following year only if the presentation required significant updates prior to being presented again.
  • Certificants are permitted to include presentations they were paid to develop and present to the extent allowed by the above chart. Certificants cannot claim participation points for programs that they present, only Continuing Involvement points.

• Authorship of an article pertaining to Clinical Research
  • Certificants are not required to be the primary author to be able to claim points for a published article.
  • An article must be published within the appropriate time frame for the current Maintenance cycle.