RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Accountabilities

-Preparation & implementation of the research

-Participation in development of the medical study Procedures

-Participation to the preparation of the study sites with the support from the study coordinator

-Assist in recruitment of study staff

-Training of the staff

Nurses and MDs on medical procedures related to study

Lay health care cadre on medical and administrative activities related to study

Support data clerks training in research department if requested

-Facilitate the procurement of study supplies

-Ensuring patient consent is obtained according to protocol

-Monitoring of the research

-Managing and coordinating the day to day activities of studies

-Monitoring clinical practices by lay health care cadres, nurses and MDs

-Monitoring patients’ recruitment and patient follow-up

-Respecting  the study procedures implemented by the different staff involved in the study

-Ensuring confidentiality of the data collected

-Regular visit to study sites

-Stock management of study items (drugs, lab items, …)

-In collaboration with MSF logistician, organization of the logistics aspects of the study (material, transport, …)

-data entry: and cross checking of double data entry, investigation and correction of discrepancies

-Assisting the clinic staff if workload allows

-Reporting

-Reporting every 2 weeks during preparation and once a month during the implementation period

-Participating in preparation of presentations for internal and external use

-Participating in the team meetings (departmental meeting, project meetings)

Specific Activities (link to the context)

Pre-study tasks:

Prepare and update the list of all eligible patients that might be enrolled in the study with the support and guidance of expat MD

Check files for all eligible patients to ensure all information is properly filled on the patient file and entered correctly into gecko

Enrolment phase tasks:

Check each patient on the appointment book and record the date of the coming consultation on a patient follow up sheet

Research Nurse will explain again in detail the scope of the study and the Informed Consent document to each patient and ask for their signature

For each patient who provided consent, put a sticker/notifier on patient file, appointment book and patients’ appointment cardResearch Nurse/Assistant will check with the patient files for complete study related data

Research assistant will implement study related questionnaires at the clinics.

At the end of the consultation, make sure the data is properly filled in each patient’s file

Send weekly patient follow up sheet to Epidemiology Activity Manager and Expat MD

During Study:

Check patients appointments and record the date of the coming consultation

Inform the GP and the NCD Nurse who are the enrolled patients

Make sure the patient’s blood pressure measurements taken by the NCD nurse are properly recorded on the patient file

At the end of the consultation, make sure the data is properly filled in each patient’s file

For each enrolled patient, after every routine consultation,ensure this exists a sticker/notifier on the appointment book and patients’ appointment card for the coming consultation

Report any missing information on patients’ files to Expat MD and clinic physician/nurse

Report any missing information in patient files to Expat MD

Enter data for all enrolled patients in the study database, and send weekly to Epidemiology Activity Manager