1. Role of Nursing Competencies for Accelerating Clinical Trials in Stem Cell Clinics
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John A. Zaia, Jason Tabor, Rodica Stan, Mary Perrin, Virginia Le Verche, Shirley Johnson, Teresa Kim, Geoffrey P. Lomax, and Pamela Giesie
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0301 basic medicine ,Not Applicable ,Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy ,MEDLINE ,Nursing ,Regenerative Medicine ,Regenerative medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,Humans ,Medicine ,Clinical Trials ,Clinical care ,Education, Nursing ,Clinical Application / Translation ,business.industry ,Translational medicine ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,Stem Cell Research ,Clinical trial ,030104 developmental biology ,Institutional structure ,Stem cell ,business ,Stem Cell Transplantation ,Perspectives ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Summary The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has formed a group of clinics called the Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network. Its goal is to accelerate clinical trials of stem cell-based therapies for diseases with unmet medical needs. In this report, we describe our experience in establishing an Alpha Stem Cell Clinic at City of Hope. Implementation and integration of the clinic into the existing institutional structures required collaboration and cooperation with clinical trial units, nursing administration, and creation of new positions. The highlight of this process and the centerpiece to our success has been the definition of the role of the “hybrid nurse,” a person with nursing competencies in both clinical care and research. Abstract Video Link: https://youtu.be/WOeZrNyXkGU
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- 2017