DISCUSSION FORUMS
Leading Change Collaborative Forum
Each month, compelling topics are featured that are designed to encourage provocative discussion. Avoca Subject Matter Experts facilitate panels representing all appropriate stakeholder groups. The focus is on providing practical and actionable support and having immediate “peer-to-peer” benchmarking about how other organizations are managing the topic or question at hand, all while ensuring prioritization of patient safety, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
Recent topics have included:
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- FDA BIMO Guide Update’s Impact on FDA Inspections
- Innovative and Flexible Protocol Design
- Patient Engagement Trends and Solutions
- Rapid Innovation in Clinical Research
- Opportunities and Challenges with the Adoption of DCTs
- Beyond Study-Level Risk: Program, Portfolio, and Enterprise RBQM
- EU CTR 536/2014 Readiness
- eCOA/ePRO/eDiaries – Regulatory Requirements Across Global Studies
- Real-world Data/Real-world Evidence: How can we optimize Real-world Data Use?
Community of Practice (CoP) Groups
Meetings are held monthly or quarterly to share ideas and practical approaches to address challenges unique to each community. Members determine priority topics and share knowledge through case study presentations, panel sessions, and facilitated brainstorming sessions.
2022 sessions include:
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- QbD – RBQM – Quality Improvement
- Audit / Compliance / CAPA
- IR / TMF
DEVELOPMENT OF WORK PRODUCT
Leadership Advisory Boards
AQC Members guide the development of AQC work product by reviewing documents and providing input and feedback. These topic-driven collaborations meet quarterly and are open to all Members.
2022 Leadership Advisory Boards:
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- Inspection Readiness
- Site Quality
- Risk-Based Quality Management
- Provider Qualification
- Safety Reporting
Metric Development Work Groups
Groups meet with a facilitator on a monthly basis to develop new and/or update existing metric toolkits. The group follows a proprietary Metric Development Framework to define metrics that answer important key performance questions.
WEBINARS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Metric Demo and Q&A Meetings
Monthly meetings enable Members to learn about metric toolkits available in the AQC Knowledge Center.
Small Group Workshops
Practical advice for implementing AQC leading practices is offered in a small, interactive forum. AQC Subject Matter Experts provide valuable information and facilitate discussion.
Recent topics have included:
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- Risk Based Quality Management Plan
- Quality Agreement
- Inspection Readiness Tools
- Integrated Risk Tool
- Joint Quality Management Plan
- Provider Qualification
Webinars
Offered many times during the year on timely topics, with both Members-Only and All-Industry audiences, depending on the content.
Recent topics have included:
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- Developing a Quality Culture
- Defining Metrics that Matter
- The Updated BIMO Guide’s Expectations Related to Sponsor Organization’s Quality Management Systems
- Reducing Site Burden by Proactive Planning
- Quality Through Innovation: Building DCT Protocols
ANNUAL WCG AVOCA QUALITY AND INNOVATION SUMMIT
WCG Avoca’s flagship event offers compelling keynote speakers, workshops, inspirational speakers, and SME-led workshops to provide practical solutions to timely industry challenges. WCG Avoca incorporates all voices in the clinical trial ecosystem – sponsors, providers, sites, and patients. AQC Members are entitled to four free passes.
AQC Members can access a complete event calendar with links to register on the AQC Knowledge Center. For more information, contact: Lisa.McKay@TheAvocaGroup.com