Responsibilities

 Responsibilities of the Chair to PIs & Site Investigators

• Summarize PACT feedback
• Write support letters for PACT grants
• Advocate for each study across sites
• Help to problem solve
• Ensure PACT honours commitments
• Ensure study completion
• Ensure publication
• Liaise with funding partners as necessary

Responsibilities of PACT to Each Study

• Read pre-circulated documents in advance
• Provide constructive feedback on rigour, relevance, ethics, feasibility & fundability
• Consider mentorship & partnership
• Problem solve during ongoing trials
• Share tips, study aids & other documents
• Ensure study completion
• Help to interpret study results
• Review grants & manuscripts within 2 weeks

Responsibilities of PIs to PACT

• Pre-circulate documents in advance
• Follow presentation guides
• Explain responses to feedback
• Be clear on collaborator commitments
• Provide detailed study update
• Share challenges as well as successes
• Attend each meeting or send representative
• Develop and commit to (revised) timelines
• Ensure study completion

Responsibilities of PIs to the Site Investigators

• Provide all necessary study documents
• Provide initial training & ongoing feedback
• Communicate study progress & set-backs
• Advise on local feasibility issues
• Seek advice on study issues
• Follow through on commitments
• Develop & commit to (revised) timelines
• Publish scientific progress
• Ensure study completion

Responsibilities of Site Investigators to Each Study

• Understand collaborator commitments
• Problem solve local feasibility issues
• Communicate study progress & set-backs
• Advocate locally for the study
• Follow through on commitments
• Suggest improvements
• Collaborate on scientific progress reports
• Ensure study completion