Overview
OnCore offers several modules to support clinical research at UCSF.
Support
- OnCore Access & Training
- OnCore Resources
- OnCore Helpdesk: [email protected] or 415-502-2962
Clinical Research Management (CRM)
The OnCore CRM module supports management of protocols, subjects, and study financials in one place:
Subject Tracking and Clinical Data Collection:
- Subject enrollment and visit tracking using OnCore calendar functionality
- Automatic retrieval of demographics data for UCSF patients (via APeX interface)
- Clinical data capture using standard forms (CRFs) from the OnCore library or study-specific custom forms
- Monitoring functionality to query and validate form data
- Data retrieval through direct export or custom reporting
Study Financial Management:
- Communication tool between research coordinators and post-award analysts
- Coverage analysis document and budget development tools
- Study milestones tracking, sponsor invoicing, and payment reconciliation
Research Program Oversight:
- Staff effort tracking for resource allocation and program management
- Checklists to track study start-up activities and streamline processes
- Notification functionality to alert research staff and collaborators about subject milestones, safety monitoring, or regulatory expirations
Biospecimen Management (BSM)
The OnCore BSM module enables management of real-time specimen acquisition, tracking, and data entry for specimen research and correlative studies:
- Storage location and inventory management
- Management of specimen requests and distribution
- Barcoding and label printing using BarTender (OnCore compatible third-party tool)
- Conducted as a peer-led training with sign-off documentation. Request via [email protected]
Registries Management (RM)
The OnCore RM module enables management of clinical research data sets configured around an event (e.g., biopsy or surgery), condition, diagnosis, or patient characteristics:
- Ability to create hierarchical registries for data capture at the case, patient, or event level
- Unified forms engine for consistent data collection across URM and other OnCore modules
- Self-serve report building functionality for data export and analysis
- Conducted on an as-needed basis. Request via [email protected]