Objectives
Understand how the PhITT study protocol and schedule of activities function in developing the study budget.
Identify the specific dimensions the PhITT study budget accounts for.
Identify the contributors and approval steps involved in the development of the PhITT budget.
Understand how the PhITT clinical trial budget matches the study’s overall priorities.
References
ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trial Network
Speaker(s): DeAnn Hubberd, MA; Kathy Edwards, BSN, RN
Speaker(s) Bio
DeAnn is a project lead for the DCOC leading the MoVeUP App Study, Talk With Me Baby (TWMB) and SAMBA clinical trials. As an associate director, DeAnn collaborates across DCOC teams to implement all aspects of assigned clinical trials including report development and presentation and posting of reports to the Research Portal study dashboards. DeAnn resolves problems associated with clinical trials and communicates effectively with the DCOC team and external stakeholders ensuring current and accurate trial-related information. DeAnn has a strong background in strategic planning, program oversight, and project management. She has led initiatives from concept through implementation for clinical trials and multipart grant proposals. Before joining the DCOC, DeAnn managed a grant writing and editing office, where she led daily operations and managed budget and revenue streams, as well as all levels of human resource functions.
Kathy serves as the project lead over the ACT NOW clinical trials, Eat Sleep Console (ESC) and the Weaning Study, working closely with the trial sponsors; Neonatal Research Network (NRN), Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), and RTI. She provides updates in local and global meetings for both ACT NOW trials providing coordination and leadership to the ESC and Weaning IRB/cIRB team meetings for the DCOC. Kathy serves as the project lead for the PhITT study. In addition to her role as project lead on ECHO ISPCTN studies, Kathy coordinates and leads the DCOC Associate Director’s monthly team meetings and serves on the ISPCTN Portal Team where she is responsible for uploading and maintaining all site-specific documents for assigned studies.
DCOC Contact Information
Catrice Banks-Johnson
Email: crbanksjohnson@uams.edu
DeAnn Hubberd
Email: DEHubberd@uams.edu
