USIC- Clinical research support unit

GINYS-VHIR-008

Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
Planta 13a. Àrea Maternoinfantil HUVH
Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 119-129
08035 Barcelona

The Clinical Research Support Unit is located on the 13th floor of the Maternal and Child Health Area, at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and consists of two centrally coordinated areas:
  1. The Health Department: provides healthcare support for the development of clinical research in Vall d'Hebron, and offers medical offices to users.
  2. The Management Area: its main function is to provide support in terms of ethics, methodology, regulations and management in conducting clinical research within the Vall d'Hebron, and is part of the SCReN Platform (Spanish Network of 'Clinical Research) of the Institute of Health Carlos III.

Services

Health Area

Provides care support related to clinical trials and other research projects.

It has 7 fully equipped medical offices for the examination and follow-up of patients participating in clinical studies. It also has a room for the extraction or infusion of drugs, a laboratory to work with clinical samples, a file for the documentation of clinical studies, as well as meeting rooms, also available for monitoring and / or auditing.

Likewise, all the medical facilities are equipped for healthcare practice with computers connected to the Hospital’s network.

Management Area

The main function of the Management Area is to provide support in terms of ethics, methodology, regulations and management in conducting clinical research within the Vall d’Hebron. It is part of the SCReN Platform (Spanish Clinical Research Network) of the Carlos III Health Institute.

Support and advice applies to drug-related clinical trials, clinical research with medical products, as well as other clinical research projects.

 

Staff

Inmaculada Fuentes Camps | inma.fuentes@vhir.org | 93 489 3000 (ext. 4881) / 93 274 6723 | ORCID | PRC Page

INSTITUTE

VHIR - Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
Edifici de l’antiga Escola d’Infermeria,
Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 119-129, planta 3

08035 Barcelona https://vhir.vallhebron.com/ca

DOMAINS RIS3CAT

  • Education and knowledge generation system
  • Industrial system
  • Socio-sanitary system

CATEGORIES

  • CLINICAL TRIALS
  • TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
    • Other specializated laboratories

RATES AND ACCESS

Availability Level: Low
Access Procedures:

Open – Health area access conditions

QUALITY CONTROL

ISO 9001 – Quality Management
ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system. This standard is based on a number of quality management principles that include a strong customer focus, motivation and involvement of senior management, process focus, and continuous improvement. The use of the ISO 9001 standard helps to ensure that customers receive consistent and good quality products and services, which in turn brings many business benefits.
Status: Active

FACILITIES NETWORKS

SCREN – Clinical Research Units and Clinical Trials
SCReN: Support for multicenter clinical trials Achieve an advanced level of technical competence in the processes related to the development and management of clinical research, ensure compliance with legal requirements and the competence of researchers participating in platform studies on methodological aspects and PCBs. others.
Reach: Spain
Status: Active
REGIC – Network of clinical research management entities
REGIC is the first association of clinical research management organizations created in Spain at the request of professionals, to share experiences and create a space for interaction and training in the management of healthcare R & D & I.
Reach: Spain
Status: Active
BCTP – Barcelona Clinical Trials Platform
The BCTP has as its great challenge to advance the arrival of innovative treatments to patients in Catalonia. BCTP needs to improve the coordination, integration, quality, inclusiveness and speed of clinical research. This will be thanks to the optimization and homogenization of the clinical research processes of its members, as well as the human and technological potential of the centers. In addition, the BCTP will function as a dissemination platform to attract new studies from outside Catalonia.
Reach: Catalonia
Status: Active
CERCA - Ginys