Grants Bulletin

January 9, 2009

January 13 NCURA Teleconference on Audits Postponed

The NCURA Teleconference on Audits sponsored by OSPA that was scheduled for Tuesday, January 13 has been postponed due to technical difficulties. We will be rescheduling this presentation on Audits and will send out information once it is available. If you have any questions, please contact Sean Scott at 7-9420.

"Pharmaceutical Waste Management and the Basics of Gene Transfer Clinical Trials" - Jan. 15

Robert D. Kjelland, P.G., CHMM, Director, Environmental Management Department, University of Kentucky
and
Marcia Finucane, MS, CBSP, MT(ASCP), Biological Safety Officer/Responsible Official, University of Kentucky

Thursday, January 15, 2009
HG611 (Hospital Auditorium)
Lunch 11:30 a.m., Presentation Noon to 1 p.m.
Call or e-mail the UK CR-DOC office by Monday, January 12, 2009 to reserve your place, 323-8545 or ukcro@email.uky.edu.

Upon completion of the presentations, attendees will be able to:

• Understand the basic principles behind what legally constitutes a hazardous waste according to federal and state environmental protection regulations.
• Gain an understanding of how some pharmaceutical wastes generated by UK HealthCare units may qualify as hazardous wastes and, therefore, require that specific management steps be taken to ensure safe and compliant handling.
• Recognize the differences between “regulated” hazardous waste and “equivalent” hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and the importance of managing the latter with special consideration.
• Discuss the environmental and legal ramifications of improperly disposing certain waste pharmaceuticals into the sanitary sewer system.
• Describe the purpose of gene transfer methods of treatment and what diseases or disorders are candidates for this treatment.
• Describe the components of gene transfer.
• Gain an understanding of the different types of vectors used and their advantages and disadvantages.
• Understand the Federal regulatory drivers for the local oversight of such clinical trials.