Contact Information:
Janice Carrozzella, RN, BA, RT(R), CCRC
Phone: 513-475-8793
Pager: 513-589-5502
e-mail:
janice.carrozzella@uc.edu
Monene Kamm, AS
Phone: 513-475-8782
e-mail:
kammmm@ucmail.uc.edu
Mary Lou Witte
Phone: 513-584-1584
e-mail:
Mary_Lou.Witte@Healthall.com
Research
Research Assistants
Research in the Department of Radiology
Getting started....
- I want to do a research project, what next?
- Be aware that the environment for research is ever-changing. There are rules that must be followed.
- Research involving human subjects, even if only a retrospective imaging review, must be reviewed by the IRB.
Three Steps to Getting Started...
1. Complete a departmental Research Overview Form
2. Submit the form to Mary Lou Witte at
Mary_Lou.Witte@Healthall.com
3. A research associate will contact you to discuss your project needs.
Research Assistants
Janice A. Carrozzella is an RN, RT(R), and certified clinical research coordinator with 12 years of clinical research experience. She is able to provide team-based project management and leadership assistance to successfully plan, prepare and execute both federally and privately funded clinical trials within the Department
of Radiology. Research services Janice can provide include:
- Develop, coordinate, and implement research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of clinical trials research projects from trial start-up through close-out activities.
- Thorough knowledge of laws, regulations, and standards governing the conduct of clinical studies to ensure trial adherence to ICH / GCP / local regulations by investigators and associates with regards to protection of subject’s rights and safety.
- Manage collection and tracking of regulatory documentation to ensure compliance for audit readiness.
- Development of clinical study documentation including protocols, patient informed consents, study manuals, study tools, operational plans, case
report forms (CRFs), etc. - Coordinates activities of investigators and associates to ensure compliance with protocol and overall trial objectives.
- Initiate research agreements with Investigators.
- Develop and track study budgets.
- Facilitate Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and renewals.
- Prepare and maintain patient recruitment and retention strategies.
- Assist investigators with manuscript preparation for publications in peer reviewed journals or podium presentations.
- Provide appropriate study specific patient, inter- and intra-departmental
and community education.
Perform other related duties to maintain the smooth operation of the
clinical research enterprise.
Monene Kamm is a researcher who coordinates clinical trials for the radiology department including granted, industry sponsored, and investigator initiated
trials in breast, interventional, and body radiology. She came to UC Physicians
in 2003 with over 10 years experience in microbiological and clinical research experience. Monene has broad knowledge of the coordination of clinical trials including protocol and consent writing, regulatory, IRB submission, and patient recruitment, retention and follow-up. She has served as coordinator for three
high profile trials sponsored by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN): 6652 Digital vs. Screen-Film Mammography, 6667 MRI Evaluation of the Contra lateral Breast in Women with a Recent Diagnosis of
Breast Cancer and 6666 Screening Breast Ultrasound in High-Risk Women.
She enjoys and values mentoring new researchers and has served on the
ACRIN Research Associate (RA) Mentoring Committee. She was recently appointed to the ACRIN RA Executive Committee. She lives on a 9 acre
mini-farm in Germantown, Ohio with her family, their horses, and other
farm pets.