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The Nursing Core provides expert clinical research support during protocol development, implementation, and data collection. We have dedicated facilities at four sites (University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), The Children’s Hospital (TCH), University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), National Jewish Health (NJH)) and a perinatal nursing group capable of accommodating visits at these sites and additional hospitals. Some sites have specialized equipment and services, forming a well-networked nursing service for clinical investigators. We have five well-coordinated groups of professionals:
- Registered Nurses with extensive experience caring for participants in complex research protocols,
- Advanced Practitioners who aid the Principal Investigators in H&P’s and research procedures,
- Health Care Technicians who work closely with the nursing staff to assist with research procedures and processing of samples,
- Echocardiographers skilled in collection of research images, and
- Administrative Staff who schedule participants and track the flow of all research activity.
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The Nursing Core has a multi-disciplinary role in the CCTSI. Their roles include:
- Nurse Administrator
- Protocol oversight
- Staff and Investigator Support
- Protocol Operations
- Screening and enrollment
- Appointment scheduling
- Data and sample collection
- Participant follow-up
- Clinical Expertise
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- Intensive Care expertise
- Medical/Surgical Care
- Perinatal Care
- Pediatric Care
- Healthy Volunteer Care
- Consultation services
- Study Design and Consent Development
- Feasibility Assessments for Study Implementation
| Specialized Research Services. For details about accessing these services, please contact the nursing director. (Site availability in parentheses. Please note that all four sites are well-networked and your protocol needs can be met for patients enrolled at any of the sites):
- High and Low Risk Exercise Testing (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Ultrasound Core with Echocardiogram & Vascular Imaging (UCH, TCH)
- Complex Drug Administration (UCH, TCH, UCB, NJH)
- Allergy Testing (UCH, NJH)
- Biopsies (all)
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- Endothelial Cell Harvesting (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Specialized Endocrinology Testing (OGTT, IVGTT, Metabolic Clamp) (UCH, TCH, UCB, Perinatal)
- Hemodynamic Monitoring (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Invasive Pressure Monitoring (UCH, UCB)
- Chemotherapy Infusions (UCH, TCH)
| Specialized Equipment. For details about accessing these services, please contact the nursing director. (Site availability in parentheses):
- Metabolic (RMR) Carts (PARVO/VMAX) (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Calorimetry Chamber (UCH)
- Exercise Testing Equipment (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- Bronchoscopy (UCH, TCH, NJH)
- Sleep Laboratory (UCH, TCH, UCB)
- PCT 3000 Scanner (UCH)
- Cardiac Monitoring Equipment (UCH, TCH, UCB, NJH)
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- ECG Machines (UCH, TCH, UCB, NJH)
- GE Vivid 7 Ultrasound Machine (UCH, TCH, UCB, NJH)
- GE Vivid 9 Ultrasound Machine (TCH, Perinatal)
- GE Q Portable Ultrasound Machine (UCH, TCH, Perinatal)
- Sonsosite Portable Ultrasound Machine (UCH)
- KINCOM (UCH)
- PEA Pod (UCH, TCH, Perinatal)
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Clinical Nursing Director
Barbara DiMercurio, RN, MBA 
12605 East 16th Street, Room 12.062
Aurora, CO 80045
720.848.6420
UCH CTRC Nurse Manager
Detra Bliton, RN, BSN
720.848.6430
TCH CTRC Nurse Manager
Diane Branham, RN, BSN
720.777.3195
Perinatal CTRC Nurse Manager
Christine Reed, RN
720.777.4694
UCB CTRC Nurse Manager
Debra Coady, RN
303.735.3587
NJH CTRC Nurse Manager
Trudi Madigan, RN
303.398.1717 |
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