The ALLG/Roche QA Partnership is an understanding between Roche Products and the ALLG to undertake a collaborative approach to the constant improvement of clinical research practice in the area of haematological malignancies, under the auspices of the ALLG.

The partnership commenced in January 2007 with the intention of continuing for a minimum of 3 years.

The main goal of the partnership is to develop and maintain a high level of clinical research practice among people who are involved in the conduct of clinical research within the ALLG. The underlying principles of this goal are to ensure, that research involving human volunteers is developed and conducted with the highest level of ethical and scientific quality in order to minimise human risk and maximise the benefit to society.

The ALLG/Roche QA Partnership, with a focus on continuous education and quality assurance, has provided many opportunities through 2007 and 2008 including;

1. Support for attendance of data managers/research nurses at suitable training courses in GCP. In 2007 22 were funded to attend and 31 in 2008.
2. Support for attendance of members (clinicians) at suitable short training courses in GCP. In 2007 funded was provided to 10 clinicians. In 2008 the total is expected to be 15 – 20.
3. Funding to assist in the provision of one day educationals in haematology for data managers/research nurses. In 2007 courses in lymphoma and acute leukaemia were run in conjunction with the bi-annual ALLG investigators meetings. In 2008, a course in myeloma was run in May and a course in CLL is planned for November 2008
4. Ongoing support for the year 2009 will include:
   1. Haematology Educational for the May 2009 meeting in Sydney
   2. Haematology Educational for the Nov 2009 meeting in Melbourne
   3. Access to the Nucleus Network GCP 2 day program
   4. Access to the Nucleus Network GCP 1 day for Clinician program
   5. Access to the On-Line training courses offered by Nucleus Network

For further information, and to submit an application to the above programs please contact:

Janey Stone: ALLG QA & Special Projects Coordinator

Level 2, 10 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne 3002.
Phone: 9656 1265