Possible Clinical Research Coordinator Interactions

1. Research Subjects and Families

1.1. Verbal Communications: In person conversations, phone calls

1.2. Written Communication: Emails, prepared documents including but not limited to consent forms and information packets,

1.3. Nonverbal Communications: Positive body language

1.4. Visual Communication: Sharing visual aids including graphs and charts

2. Sponsor Staff: Representatives and Study Managers

2.1. Written Communications: Emails, Reports, Submissions

2.2. Visual Communication: Sharing of results/progress figures including charts and graphs

2.3. Verbal Communications: Phone calls, in person discussions

3. Social Workers

3.1. Written Communication: Emails

3.2. Verbal Communications: Phone calls, in person conversations

3.3. Nonverbal Communications: Sharing of subject's body language and gestures

4. Medical Staff: Doctors, Clinical Fellows, Residents, Research Nurses and Pharmacists, Laboratory and Imaging Technologists, Interns, Medical Secretaries

4.1. Verbal Communications: Phone calls, in person discussions

4.2. Written Communications: Emails, sharing patient data, reports, documents, and results

4.3. Visual Communications: Sharing patient imaging results (i.e. ultrasound images, microscopy pictures, etc.), charts

5. Other Clinical Research Associates, Coordinators, Assistants

5.1. Written Communications: Emails, sharing and collaborating on reports, sharing documents and data

5.2. Verbal Communication: In person discussions, phone calls

5.3. Visual Communications: Sharing figures, images, charts

6. Principal Investigator

6.1. Verbal Communications: In person conversations, phone calls

6.2. Written Communications: Emails, reports, sharing documents, files and data

6.3. Visual Communications: Spreadsheets, sharing prepared figures including results graphs and charts, also sharing any pertinent images (i.e. ultrasound images)

6.4. Nonverbal Communications: Sharing of subject's body language and gestures

7. Regulatory Agency Staff: Health Canada Auditors and Representatives of the Research Ethics Board

7.1. Written Communications: Regulation Guidelines, Emails, submission reports including adverse side effect reports

7.2. Verbal Communications: Phone calls and potential in person discussions

8. Institution Review Board

8.1. Written Communications: Emails, reports, prepared institutional guidelines

8.2. Verbal Communications: Phone Calls and in person conversations

9. Data Management Team: Database Admins and Biostaticians

9.1. Written Communications: Emails, prepared reports

9.2. Visual Communications: Spreadsheets, result figures including charts and graphs

9.3. Verbal Communications: In person, phone calls

10. Site Manager

10.1. Written Communications: Emails, reports including budget reports

10.2. Verbal Communications: In person discussions, phone calls

10.3. Visual: Spreadsheets, figures including budget graphs and charts