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Patrick A Flume1, Elie F Berbari2, Laura Viera3
1Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Introduction:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) created major disruptions at academic centers and healthcare systems globally. Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) fund hubs supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences provideinfrastructure and leadership for clinical and translational research at manysuch institutions.
Methods:
We surveyed CTSA hubs and received responses from 94% of them regarding the impact of the pandemic and the processes employed for the protection of research personnel and participants with respect to the conduct of research, specifically for studies unrelated to COVID-19.
Results:
In this report, we describe the results of the survey findings in the context of the current understanding of disease transmission and mitigation techniques.
Conclusions:
We reflect on common practices and provide recommendations regarding lessons learned that will be relevant to future pandemics, particularly with regards to staging the cessation and resumption of research activities with an aim to keep the workforce, research participants, and our communities safe in future pandemics.
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