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The GCSA Global Advisory Board

The GCSA Global Quality Standard for Clinical Research Sites was developed with a Global Advisory Board (GAB) formed in 2020 of clinical research industry stakeholders (sponsors, CROs, Government & Regulatory organizations, NHS Trusts and commercial site organizations. Their shared ambition is to ensure process excellence that facilitates synergistic partnerships between sites and sponsors to ensure true patient centricity.

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Our GCSA Global Advisory Board (GAB) is central in ensuring the continuous improvement and evolution of our quality standards, assessment frameworks and development initiatives for clinical research sites across the world.

The role of the GAB is:

To ensure the continuous improvement of the GCSA Standard to reflect best practice, relevance, and evolution appropriate to changing global, technological, workforce and regional perspectives.

To raise awareness of the importance and adoption of Global Standards for clinical research sites to improve true patient centricity, quality, and safety.

To be the champions within their own organizations and their wider
networks for the adoption of Global Standards for clinical
research sites.

To promote the benefits of GCSA Certification and encourage sponsors and CROs to place their clinical trials with GCSA certified sites.

To encourage broader partnerships and wider opportunities and networking with other sitebodies /organizations.

To provide a ‘Disputes Resolution Committee’(escalation committee) for sites.

Meet our Founding Members of the Global Advisory Board

Elizabeth Edwards

Biomat USA

Samin Saeed

Novartis / ABPI Representative

John Mellelieu

Pfizer

Teresa Allen

HRA (Health Research Authority)

Janet Messer

HRA (Health Research Authority)

Sandra Johnson

MMV (Medicines for Malaria Venture)

Maria Palmer

NHS R&D Forum

Simon Lewis

NHS – London North West University Healthcare

Emer MacSweeney

Re:Cognition Health

Agnieszka Gackowska

Parexel

Karen McIntyre

Syneos Health

Emer MacSweeney

Re:Cognition Health

Agnieszka Gackowska

Parexel

Karen McIntyre

Syneos Health

If you are interested in becoming part of our Standards Advisory Board, or would like to get involved in one of our Taskforces, please contact us Vicki Booth for further information – vbooth@iaocr.com