Cancer Trials Network Office
About the Cancer Trials network Office
The Cancer Trials Network Office is funded by the Cancer Institute of NSW and is designed to streamline the conduct of cancer clinical trials across the North Coast Area Health Service and increase the number of trials as well as patient participation.
Director of Clinical Cancer Research:
Dr. Stephen Begbie
Contact Details:
Email: Stephen.Begbie@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: +61 (0) 2 6581 4053
Fax: +61 (0) 2 6581 4054
Manager:
Ms. Nicole Raschke
Contact Details:
Email: Nicole.Raschke@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: +61 (0) 2 6580 1850
Fax: +61 (0) 2 6580 1760
Address:
North Coast Cancer Insititute, Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Wrights Road
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Administrative Support:
To be announced
Projects undertaken by the CTN office:
Implemented
- HREC and RGO submission tracking system
- Ongoing Educational programs to all Cancer Trial Units
- North Coast Area Health Clinical Cancer Research Website
- North Coast Area Health Cancer Trials Network Intranet
- RGO Submission Checklist
- Clinical Trials Costing Spreadsheet
- Cancer Clinical Trial Unit Orientation Package
- Compliance document of the Oncology Electronic Medical Record System to FDA Regulation 21 CFR Part 11 (Signature page can be found here)
- Quality Assurance Internal Audit Program
In Progress
- Clinical Trial Finance Tracking System
- Area Policy Document for the Management of Clinical Trial Funds
- Continued development of the Clinical Trials module of Mosaiq (eMR currently used at Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour with plans for Lismore and Tweed)
- Development and Implementation of Cancer Clinical Trial Standard Operating Procedures
Future
- Implementation and training of InfoEd across the Area