Nemours Biomedical Research Team Receives Certification

Nemours Enterprise
Monday, February 20, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EST

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, today announced that 100 percent of its Biomedical Research Team in Orlando recently received certification by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) as Clinical Research Coordinators (CRC).

“This certification is representative to the long-standing commitment Nemours Biomedical Research has to scholarly and scientific endeavors directed toward improving the health of children,” stated Vicky Funanage, PhD, director of biomedical research for Nemours.

The following Nemours team members recently received their CRC Certification:

• Koleen Simpson, RN
• Ann Powell, RN
• Dawn Cook, RN
• Sondra Sadler, RN
• Angie Price, RN

As clinical research coordinators, each is responsible for a variety of tasks including site preparation, patient screening and recruitment, medication management, development of quality case study reports, source document maintenance as well as conducting study visits.

The ACRP is internationally accredited and the premier organization for clinical research professionals. Founded in 1976, ACRP has over 20,000 members that define, promote, and maintain professional standards and best practices in the field of clinical research worldwide.

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.