Hamilton Area


Welcome to the SOCRA Greater Hamilton Area Chapter page. The information for the latest chapter meeting is below. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Chapter Chairperson or the SOCRA office at office@socra.org.


SOCRA Greater Hamilton Chapter Meeting Announcement 

The Hamilton Chapter of SOCRA presents:

Clinical Trial Monitoring 2025: Essentials for the new Site Owner

Date: May 12, 2025

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

Location: Join Zoom Meeting

https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/98866509843 

Meeting ID: 98866509843

Passcode: 896231

Presenter: Mr. Amr Sharaf, HBSc, CCRP

Bio: Amr (pronounced Am-er) is a clinical research professional with 15 years of experience in the management and QA/QC of clinical trials, with an emphasis on education and training.  Amr completed his undergraduate degree in the Sciences at University of Toronto before attending Humber College for their post-graduate Clinical Trials Program. From there he started his career at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute as a Quality Assurance Associate, afterwards becoming the intuition's first Internal Monitor and helping to develop the institution's Internal Monitoring Program, which is still in effect today. He continued his work in the public sector after moving to the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC) at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, before eventually making the transition into the private sector as Sr. Monitor with Bristol-Myers Squibb.  He currently works as a Sr. CRA with ICON PLC, dedicating his time to Pfizer studies in the newly developed Pfizer Oncology Division (POD).  

 Learning objectives:

  1. Understand what Monitoring is, and what it isn't
  2. Emphasize what skills make an exceptional monitor
  3. Learn how monitoring is changing, and will continue to change rapidly in the near future

 CE: 1 Hour for SOCRA members

 Questions: Please contact Jane De Jesus at dejesuj@mcmaster.ca Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University

 RSVP for SOCRA CE certificate to Jane De Jesus: jane.dejesus5@gmail.com


SOCRA members and non-members welcome! Please share this announcement with your colleagues.


 

Chapter Chairpersons:

Jane De Jesus, CCRP

jane.dejesus5@gmail.com

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