Comprehensive Cancer Center at Broward Health Medical Center Named Affiliate Member of University of Florida for NRG Oncology
- FLASCO
- September 16, 2016
- News
The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Broward Health Medical Center (BHMC) has been granted Affiliate Membership by NRG Oncology – a non-profit research organization that conducts oncologic clinical research and broadly disseminates study results for informing clinical decision-making and healthcare policy. Broward Health North was also approved as an affiliate site.
The membership grants BHMC the opportunity to perform clinical research under Main Member University of Florida. Members must maintain satisfactory data quality, timeliness and audit scores to maintain membership.
“We are honored to have been granted membership by NRG Oncology,” said Heather Miller, MSN, CPON, FACHE, BHMC Regional Director, Cancer Services and Lillian S. Wells Women’s Health Center. “The clinical research we will do affords us the opportunity to aid in improving healthcare outcomes, contribute to the work of NRG and add value to our healthcare system.”
NRG Oncology brings together the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) – each recognized internationally as a research leader. NRG Oncology is one of the National Cancer Institute-funded lead protocol organizations in the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
