Risk assessment is the process to identify areas of concern so an efficient response and an effective recovery plan can be placed if needed. In order to assess the potential risks a trial can face and to create a plan, six steps could be used: 1) Identify all the required Functions and Processes in the project; 2) Rank these identified functions and processes according to their “criticality”; 3) Determine the required time for recovery so the critical functions and processes can be maintained; 4) Identify those threats that could severely impact these critical functions and processes; 5) Determine the vulnerability of each critical project function and process; and 6) Identify and plan, …show more content…
The monitor needs to verify that the information recorded in the CRF is exactly matched with the data obtained from the source documents and every single conflicting data needs to be clarified ASAP.
Intellectual Property Rights: As defined by Arai, “Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized”. Intellectual property legislation stipulates that intellectual property owners are the owners of the exclusivity rights to commercially exploit an intangible asset. Intellectual property can be protected by having restricted access to the study information. The main advantages of the restricted access approach are for the lead institution and nominated principal investigator, who protect their intellectual property associated with the trial (Ross …show more content…
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