PharmaNet site managers play an ever-increasing role in establishing strong relationships with investigative sites. These relationships help sites meet enrollment goals, satisfy protocol requirements, and improve productivity. Key activities performed by PharmaNet site managers now include:

Selecting qualified investigators
	Training investigators and site staff on protocol requirements, best practices, and technology tools, such as Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and safety systems
Recruiting appropriate study participants
Implementing participant-retention programs
Preparing and maintaining case histories
Monitoring for compliance with study plan, protocol, and IRB review
Controlling investigational products
Reporting safety data
Informing sites about performance and contractual issues
	Serving as a site’s single point of contact for communicating with PharmaNet, sponsors, and IRBs

PharmaNet site managers maintain close, interactive relationships with program sites and take an active part in enrolling and retaining qualified patients to ensure meaningful study data. Clients are updated regularly, and all site communications are documented and accessible for review.

PharmaNet's expert staff ensures the integrity of clinical trials by involving physicians and other professionals in eligibility issues, handling of adverse events, protocol compliance, and other concerns. To assist with enrollment goals, PharmaNet offers the expertise of a dedicated patient-recruitment team to help with advertising and media-placement issues.

PharmaNet has the capabilities and dedicated resources to manage programs of any scale, whether a single-center study or a large, multinational study involving multicultural sites with unique needs. Regardless of project complexity, PharmaNet can apply appropriate technology to meet study requirements and train site personnel in the procedures required to achieve optimal results.