Industry Project Charters and Process
The Executive Committee approves Charters related to Industry projects and the associated Steering Committee activities. Each Steering Committee has a Charter which includes objectives and endpoints, the responsibilities of the Steering Committee and the Conflict of Interest policies.
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Typically, the role of the Steering Committee is overall responsibility for oversight of this quality improvement project. Specific responsibilities of the Steering Committee will include:
• Monitor the execution and conduct of the industry project
• Address and resolve study related scientific issues requiring their expertise, as determined by the Steering Committee chairperson;
• Assist in development of study protocol;
• Assist in the periodic review of data submission forms;
• Assist with communications to ensure 1-year follow-up from participating sites
• Monitor the progress of the project, including the review of non-identifiable datasets;
• Address and resolve study related scientific and clinical issues/questions requiring their expertise;
• Approve or author the primary scientific publication reporting the study results;
• Approve the formation of Steering Committee writing groups, focused on the primary and secondary goals
• Provide oversight and review for approved RAC studies outside of the study’s primary and secondary research objectives;
• Make a final decision on submission for publication in a scientific journal