Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM EST
Location: Virtual (Register Here) Registration Required
Speaker: Lara Schiff, MPH, CCRP
Lara is a public health and clinical research professional dedicated to advancing innovative health practices across diverse multi-institutional organizations. She is a passionate supporter of cross-disciplinary research and health promotion practices through community and stakeholder engagement. Over the past 12 years, she has utilized project management approaches in her work opening and managing clinical trials at academic and clinical sites. Lara currently works at Providence Swedish Health Services in the Clinical Trials Unit as a Clinical Trials Budget Analyst.
Description: This session will explore how, at the clinical site level, CRPs can identify strategies to define, engage, and communicate with key stakeholders during the clinical trial start-up process through project management approaches and tools.
Learning Objectives:
SOCRA members who meet the required minimum of 50 minutes of attendance for a one-hour meeting will receive their attendance certificate via email from the SOCRA Executive Office.
JTF Competencies: #4 - Site Management; #7 - Leadership & Professionalism; #8 - Communication & Teamwork
CE: 1.0 CE credit hour for SOCRA CCRP Renewal. Only SOCRA members participating in 90% of the virtual meeting will receive Certificates of Attendance. The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) accepts documentation of candidate participation in continuing education programs for re certification if the program is applicable to clinical research regulations, operations or management, or to the candidate’s clinical research therapeutic area.
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SOCRA members and nonmembers are welcome!
Central Virginia SOCRA Chapter Chair: Shirley Helm, MS, CCRP email: cctrsocra@vcu.edu