Management Advisory Board
Chair: Professor Felix Bochner

The Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative Management Advisory Board:

1. Monitors the conduct of PaCCSC such that it is consistent with the Objectives of PaCCSC and the terms and conditions of the Contract for Service including but not limited to: 
   • The submission of Progress Reports to the Department of Health and Ageing
   • Ensuring that the management of funds is consistent with the terms and conditions of the Contract of Services
   • Ensuring that the necessary insurance and indemnification has been appropriately implemented
   • Ensuring that appropriate confidentiality policies and protocols are in place to protect personal information within that data collected by PaCCSC
   • Ensuring that all publications acknowledge the financial and other support to the Department of Health and Ageing
2. Ensures the services provided by PaCCSC are aligned with the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), are provided on time and within budget
3. Agrees on the membership, Terms of Reference and reporting arrangements of the Scientific Committee, Publications & Implementation Subcommittees, the Data Safety & Monitoring Committee, individual Trial Subcommittees and the Trials Analysis Subcommittee
4. Receives support form the Scientific Committee, Trials Management Committee and Data safety & Monitoring Committee on matters relating to research priorities, the development and implementation of individual clinical studies, data and reporting policy, training issues, and publication issues
5. Reviews the progress of PaCCSC during the previous year and agree to the work plan for the following year
6. Provides advice and direction on the long-term strategic directions of PaCCSC.

• Be responsible for the overall scientific review of clinical study proposals and associated ethics applications, publication, dissemination and implementation of study outcomes
• Oversees Publications & Implementation Subcommittee, responsible for the development and submission of publication, presentations and training programs developed form the outcomes of the collaborative multi-site studies
• Ensures the services provided by PaCCSC are aligned with the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), are provided on time and within budget
• Agrees on membership, Terms of Reference and reporting arrangements of the Publications & Implementation Subcommittee and Data Safety & Monitoring Committee.

• Be responsible for the oversight of the development and finalisation of all protocols and key performance indicators
• Initiate and oversee individual Trial Subcommittee for each clinical study
• Initiate and oversee Trial Data Analysis Subcommittee to determine and oversee the implementation of standardised measures and all statistical methodology and analysis for all PaCCSC Studies
• Ensure the services provided by PaCCSC are aligned with the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and are provided on time and within budget.

• Be responsible for the oversight of the development and finalisation of all protocols and key performance indicators
• Ensure the services provided by PaCCSC are aligned with the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and are provided on time and within budget.

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This page was created on 9 May 2008
Last updated 26 May 2008