3 Best Practices For Compliance-Focused Learning Management

By Marc Gracieux, TI GlobalLearn Product Manager

FACT: Training and training efficacy in clinical research has real impacts on speed, efficiency, and overall productivity and performance. 

Like any other type of business, clinical research teams are seeing the benefits of learning management systems to improve their training programs. What makes clinical research different, is that the goal of personnel training is to achieve maximum performance while executing with precise adherence to compliance standards dictated in global regulations, study protocols, and SOPs.

When study protocols and SOPs are established for a study, they need to be distributed for training. Teams also need to be made aware of all of the regulatory considerations that impact their daily work. Role-specific training around this content needs to be created and distributed. Managers need to be able to track progress and completion. They also need proof that training occurred and that each team member successfully completed the training so that they can supply reports to any inquiring regulatory agency during an inspection. Any misses during an inspection result in potential penalties and fines that are easily avoided through effective training on operating procedures. A compliance-focused learning management system (LMS) addresses all of these specific considerations.

Here are three core functions of a compliance LMS that help to bake best practices into your operations.