Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Raihana Binte Zainalabidin
Subject title: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance
Topic: Organization of regulatory bodies that regulate the operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore

Clinical Trials Resource Centre

Established in May 1999, the Clinical Trials Resource Centre (CTRC) helps promote and co-ordinate high quality clinical trials in SGH. CTRC provides advice to Principal Investigators and their Sponsors on the policies and guidelines for conducting clinical trials.

Apart from maintaining database for SGH, CTRC keeps record of the progress and status of the trials and helps trains Principle investigators and study co-ordinators
Services CTRC provides includes provision of CGP trained co-ordinators, monitoring sites, carrying out audits and assist in collection and preliminary processing of samples at the laboratory to ensure quality samples to be sent to the central laboratory(Clinical Trials Resource Centre, Singapore General Hospital, 2008).

References:
Singapore General Hospital (2008). Division of Reseach: Clinical Trials Resource Centre, Retrieved on 15 June 2008 from http://www.sgh.com.sg/ForDoctorsnHealthcareProfessionals/Research/ClinicalTrialsResourceCentre/