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Your First Application to the GCRC
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Copy-Paste —Pediatric CRC Resources & Environment
When you prepare applications and publications related to research conducted at the GCRC,
you are welcome to use the following sample wording (amended
appropriately). Additional information may be found on our Copy-Paste
Wording page.
Our productivity is measured in part by the number of publications arising from studies that
use GCRC resources. If your study is supported by the GCRC, we rely on you to
cite our grant in your publications. Don't forget to send
us a reprint too! (via email
or campus mail, Box 356178). Thank you!
In 1996, the Pediatric Clinical Research Center (PCRC) was created as a satellite of the
University of Washington School of Medicine GCRC. The PCRC is dedicated to the development
and implementation of clinical research in children under 21 years of age. The PCRC is funded
by the National Institutes of Health to support hospitalization and outpatient clinic costs
for human research subjects. Research, rather than patient service, is the primary purpose
of admission of a subject to the unit. This multidisciplinary facility provides a milieu for
the conduct of clinical research encompassing a broad spectrum of human pathophysiology and
disease. The facility enables the study of unusual diseases or unique opportunities to study
commonly encountered clinical disorders under conditions or supervision, which could not be
readily obtained in primary clinical care facilities.
The PCRC has 2600 square feet of space, including a lab for simple processing & storage of
specimens; six dedicated outpatient rooms; video equipment and 1 way viewing rooms; routine
medical supplies conference room. The PCRC provides ancillaries and inpatient beds throughout
CHRMC, in the appropriate area of the hospital for the patient's care. In 2007, the PCRC will
move to a new, larger space with more patient exam and treatment space, for a total of 4650
square feet.
Patient safety is of utmost importance. All studies must have receive approval from the
Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Pediatric CRC Scientific Advisory Committee (PSAC),
a multidisciplinary body of basic and clinical researchers. The PSAC conducts a scientific
review modeled on the NIH review process. A Research Subject Advocate program with an
independent reporting structure ensures that studies place the highest priority on research
subject safety and ethics. Education of health care providers in proper conduct of clinical
research and protection of human subjects is a priority of the unit. All of the nurses are
pediatric-trained with critical care backgrounds, and are PALS certified to ensure the utmost
safety for pediatric patients.
In 2003, the pediatric satellite CRC (PCRC) completed its 7th year of operation and it is
continuing to increase census at a rapid pace. In 2003, the CRC supported 31 inpatient days
and 3,080 outpatient visits. For that year there were a total of 95 PSAC approved protocols
representing a broad use of PCRC resources encompassing 20 different divisions and departments
at CHRMC.
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