The ACCP PBRN is working hard to assemble the necessary infrastructure to become a paperless “green” PBRN. We will be using two Web-based formats to meet the needs of our members, PBRNConnect and Discovere.

The first of these formats, PBRNConnect, will be located on the ACCP RI Web site. Members will be able to access this site using their usual ACCP login. ACCP PBRN members will be able to view, print, and download all study-related documents and forms including training materials, protocol templates, consent forms, and central IRB approval letters. In addition, each member will have his/her own page within PBRNConnect to upload member portfolio information, such as certificates of training completion, a CV/biosketch, and local IRB approval letters.

The second format is the Web-based tool, Discovere, the mode by which all actual study data collection will be captured. The ACCP PBRN will provide interested study members a unique login to enter study-specific data on the Discovere site after each member has met entry criteria.

Together, these two Web-based tools will eliminate, or greatly reduce, the ACCP PBRN’s need to send extensive member e-mails and obviate the need for paper data collection. Furthermore, these tools will permit 24/7 member access to study-related documents and forms in a secure environment. Watch future issue of the ACCP Report for announcements regarding the launch of PBRNConnect and the MEDAP Study (see story immediately above) using Discovere.

To join the ACCP PBRN, go to www.accpri.org/pbrn. Also, please make a tax-deductible donation to the Frontiers Fund to support the ACCP PBRN. Go to www.accpri.org today to donate.