### Ancillary Services ## Ancillary Service Providers: ### Clinical Trial Office - Summary: The CTO oversees the CT agreement & budget negotiations; supports all BUMC clinical researchers performing research at BMC with: coverage analysis, budgeting, research charge master, business operation systems (Epic research billing, CTMS, & Participant Reimbursement); & monitors post-award financial health of clinical trials. - Point of Contact: ****** - Link to Form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/46) ### Clinical Research Network - Summary: The CRN represents BMC’s commitment to community-engaged values & offers full-service staffing solutions for institutionally prioritized and under resourced studies. The team serves researchers and our surrounding communities by re-thinking clinical research engagement practices and co-designing appropriate interventions. - Point of Contact: ***[CRN@bmc.org](mailto:crn@bmc.org)*** - Link to form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/67) ### Clinical Data Warehouse for Research (CDW-R) - Summary: The BMC Clinical Data Warehouse for Research (CDW-R) is a centralized resource to access patient-level and population-level data for research. The CDW-R extracts data from the BMC Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other health system-related data streams to facilitate research activities and analyses. CDW-R data extraction services include providing simple count data to estimate cohort size for feasibility analysis and/or grant preparation; generating recruitment lists to facilitate prospective recruitment; identifying retrospective study cohorts; and providing research data sets, including de-identified data sets, limited data sets, and identifiable data sets for both retrospective and prospective research studies. - Point of contact: [***cdw@bmc.org***](mailto:cdw@bmc.org) - Link to website: [***Site***](https://www.bmc.org/research/clinical-data-warehouse-cdw) - Link to data extraction request form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/f/cdw-data-request-form) ### Coverage Analysis (CA) - Summary: Clinical trials will require a Coverage Analysis (CA), which is completed by the third party vendor PFS Clinical (Pharmaseek). - Point of Contact: - Your department-assigned Clinical Trial Financial Analyst (CTFA) - Velos training & FAQs: [***Link***](https://www.bmc.org/research-operations/clinical-trial-office#training) - CTO Intake Form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/46) ### Echocardiography Services Echocardiography Services - Summary: All studies that will have echocardiography need to submit this Echocardiography Form - Point of Contact: [***denise.fine***](mailto:denise.fine@bmc.org)[**@bmc.org**](mailto:denise.fine@bmc.org) - Link to form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/324) ### Epic Billing - Summary: Helps to support accurate billing for research encounters - Professional Billing (PB; E&M) - Hospital Billing (HB; E&M) - Research only blood draws - Point of contact: [***CTO@bmc.org***](mailto:CTO@bmc.org) ### General Clinical Research Unit (GCRU) - Summary: GCRU offers essential support to clinical studies. These services include pharmacokinetic studies, infusions, PK sampling, CT scans, DXA (bone densitometry), laboratory processing and/or shipping, storage in our monitored and alarmed bio-repository, budget review and IRB support, research coordinator support, protocol review, and study feasibility. - Point of Contact - Ridiane Denis, Director of GCRU, ****** - Helia Morris, Administrative Director of BU CTSI, ****** - GCRU website: [***Site***](https://www.bu.edu/ctsi/support-for-research/ctsi-general-clinical-research-unit-gcru/) - Link to Form: [***Form***](https://webcamp.bumc.bu.edu/webcampv5/SourceCode/WebCAMP_Protocol/NoLogin/NotificationOfIntent.cfm?RFA=15&DSN=1&RootURL=https$$webcamp.bumc.bu.edu$webcampv5$SourceCode$) ### Interpreter Services - Summary: The goal of the Interpreter Services Department is to reduce linguistic barriers for limited English proficient (LEP), deaf, and hard-of-hearing patients seeking care at BMC. Services include: - Face to face interpreter services - Video interpreter services - Written translations - ***[Interpreter Services Webpage](https://hub.bmc.org/departments/interpreter-services)*** - Link to form: ***[Form](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/137)*** ### Investigational Pharmacy Services (IPS) - Summary: (Drug trials only) Investigational Pharmacy Services will provide a budget for services pertaining to study drug storage, maintenance, and other administrative tasks. - Point of Contact: - Sam Bliss, Pharmacy Manager: [***Samuel.Bliss@bmc.org***](mailto:Samuel.Bliss@bmc.org  ) - Investigation Pharmacy Services: [***Investigational.PharmacyServices@bmc.org***](mailto:Investigational.PharmacyServices@bmc.org) - Link to form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/35) ### Informed Consent/Document Translation - Summary: Study teams requiring ICF translation services can work with CTO and our third-party vendor Cyracom. Languages offered include: Vietnamese, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese, etc. - Point of Contact: - Clinical Trial Office, ****** ### Marketing - Summary: Study teams interested in developing materials to recruit study participants must work with the BMC, BUSM, BUSPH or BU Dental Communications/Marketing Departments on the development of materials or on the review of sponsor-supplied materials to ensure brand compliance. - Point of contact: - Lily Vautour, Communications & Marketing Sr. Manager ****** - Link to form: ***[Form](http://bmc.org/researchpromotion)*** - Link to PDF of marketing services: ***[PDF](http://www.bumc.bu.edu/irb/files/2019/07/Research_Study_Recruitment_Promotion_Toolkit.pdf)*** ### Ophthalmology - Summary: All studies that will be conducting ophthalmology procedures at BMC must complete the Research Ophthalmology Form. - Point of Contact: - Sreevardhan Alluri, Ophthalmology Clinical Research Manager, [***Sreevardhan.Alluri@bmc.org***](mailto:Sreevardhan.Alluri@bmc.org) - Link to form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/241) ### Pathology/Laboratory Medicine - Summary: For all the studies using pathology services, the study team needs to complete and submit the Clinical Studies Request for Laboratory Services Form and the Laboratory Research Study Request form. - Point of Contact: - Elizabeth Duffy, Laboratory Manager, [***Elizabeth.Duffy2@bmc.org***](mailto:Elizabeth.Duffy2@bmc.org) - Link to Pathology: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/247) - Link to Lab Medicine: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/242) ### Radiology - Summary: All studies that will be conducting radiology procedures at BMC must complete the Research Radiology Form. - Point of Contact: - Izzy Marong, Radiology Finance Manager, ***[Ismaila.Marong@bmc.org ](mailto:Ismaila.Marong@bmc.org)*** - Margaret Lavoye, Radiology Research Director, ****** - Link to form: [***Form***](https://bmc.tfaforms.net/33) [#### Research Careers with BMC ](https://jobs.bmc.org/job-search/?v=bmcrms&category=df9a4b94-d3ec-4517-8735-6c27ed8e731c) [#### Systems for Research SPs ](/research-operations/bmc-systems-for-research) [#### SP Policy Library ](/research-operations/sponsored-programs-administration/primary-responsibilities) [#### Education and Training ](/research-operations/sponsored-programs-administration/find-funding) [#### Research Forms ](/research-operations/forms) [#### Contact the CTO ](mailto:cto@bmc.org)