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Zendesk Guide is a communications management tool that provides a dedicated space for study teams to track communications with central research offices, including CTMS Program Office, UW Clinical Trials Office (CTO) and UW Clinical Research Budget & Billing (CRBB). Central research offices have been using...

The CTMS Target 3 (T3) Pilot officially launched on Monday, October 5, 2020. Two oncology and one UW-non-oncology pilot study teams were selected to run through Target 3 workflows for all new studies submitted through REDCap on or after October 5th. We are grateful to the...

On June 1, 2020, the SCCA, Fred Hutch and UW Medicine are jointly implementing a new REDCap study activation process to improve research startup. All Consortium and Fred Hutch non-oncology human subjects research (i.e., any study that would currently be entered into OnCore and/or SRAMP) will...

As planned, the CTMS Target Three effort that is focused on implementation of study financial management features in OnCore has completed the Design phase.  Since the project kickoff on September 25, 2019, various design activities including 50+ design meetings and two all-day design sessions have...

In ongoing efforts to perform outreach and support for OnCore users, the CTMS Program Operations Team is now holding Pop-Up Support events at various locations on the Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's and University of Washington campuses. CTMS Support Desk and Training staff will provide on-the-spot...

The CTMS team has welcomed several new hires this summer to help support our multi-year implementation and ongoing operations team. Through a six-week onboarding program, the newly hired staff are receiving in-depth training ranging from CTMS functionality to understanding the complex tri-institutional landscape of the program...

As 2019 came to a close the CTMS Operations and Project Teams celebrated their many accomplishments with a festive holiday sweater party and potluck of 'comfort foods.'  The teams have both worked incredibly hard to make the first full year following CTMS go-live a success. CTMS...

Starting in September, the Target Three (UW non-oncology) implementation has been focused on Study Financial Management. The project team, working groups, and individual study team participants have worked diligently on the design of Target Three....

The CTMS Executive Sponsors have officially kicked off Target Three - Study Financial Management, the next step of the multi-year CTMS implementation effort. The kick-off event was held on September 25, 2019 in the Brotman Auditorium at UW Medicine’s South Lake Union Campus....