OVERVIEW
ACRŽ has specialized in conducting community-based clinical research since 1984 and has
extensive experience in a variety of therapeutic areas. ACRŽ has managed over 700
clinical studies and enrolled more than 6,000 patients. The company’s success is a
result of our affiliation with the largest managed care and independent group practices in
Utah and Idaho, dedicated Physicians, and a committed ACRŽ staff. As a result ACRŽ has
often placed in the top 5 for national recruitment and study performance. Corporate
headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Utah with a satellite location in Boise,
Idaho.
ACRŽ is HIPPA compliant with a team
of dedicated & experienced study coordinators located onsite, longstanding actively
involved investigators, formal comprehensive training programs, computerized patient
databases, dedicated patient recruitment division, considerable experience with electronic
data capture and patient diary/drug accountability products. We also have standardized
internal quality assurance programs and dedicated regulatory department assuring rapid
document submission including the ability to utilize central IRB’s.
Over 25 years, ACR has demonstrated
it’s commitment to meet it’s Mission of improving healthcare and quality of life
worldwide.
MANAGEMENT:
Judith Kirstein, MD
Medical Director
Jean Ganley, BSN, MBA
President
Werner Huck, PhD
Founder/CEO
Scott Tornblom,
Executive Director/CFO
Annette Hyde
Operations Manager
Allie Lopez, BA, CCRC
Site Director-ACR Boise
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
ACR is conveniently located in the southwest
quadrant of Salt Lake City (West Jordan), on the campus of Jordan Valley Hospital, with a
direct 20 minute drive from Salt Lake International Airport. Our research center
encompasses nearly 5,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space, including the following amenities.
Additionally, being contiguous to Jordan Valley Hospital, we have ready access to state of
the art imaging as well as a variety of other medical diagnostic resources and hospital
facilities and it’s therapeutic specialists.
• Research Laboratory
with two phlebotomy stations and on-site processing
• Secured Investigational Drug Storage Room (with refrigeration
available)
• Facilities for extended-stay pharmacokinetic studies
• Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Capability from every room
• Five exam rooms, GYN capable
• Three monitoring rooms, with multiple high-speed internet lines
• Large conference room
• Dedicated Site Regulatory room
• Patient Recruitment on-site
• Dedicated secure workstations for experienced study coordinators
• “Temp Guard” continuous electronic monitoring of the
refrigeration, freezer and drug room temperatures, with
automatic cell-phone notification if ranges are not
met, or if power is lost
• Climate controlled and secured records archival
SATELLITE SITE
ACR-Boise:
1074 N. Cole Rd,
Boise ID 83704
Phone: 208-377-8653
Fax: 208-377-8659
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Abdominal
Pain
• Anxiety
• Asthma
• Common Cold
• Contraception
• Dermatology
• Diabetes (Type 1 and 2)
• Diabetes
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
• Dysmenorrhea
• Dyspepsia
• Depression
• Diagnostic Device
• Endometriosis
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Female Sexual Dysfunction
• Fibromyalgia
• Gout
• Healthy Volunteers
• Heartburn
• Herpes
• Hormone Replacement
• Hot Flashes
• HPV Vaccine
• Hypertension (including ABPM)
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Incontinence
• Infectious Disease (anti-bacterial/anti-viral)
and vaccine development
• Influenza |
• Inpatient
(hospital studies)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Insomnia
• Low Back Pain
• Medical Device development
• Migraine
• Obesity
• Ophthalmology
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteopenia
• Osteoporosis
• Overactive Bladder
• Metabolic Diseases
• Migraines
• Pain Management (Acute & Chronic)
• Pneumonia
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
• Premature Ejaculation
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Sinusitis
• Smoking Cessation
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vaccines
• Vaginal Atrophy
• Vaginitis
• Women’s Health Studies |
RESEARCH STAFF
• 10 Full time research coordinators, including 3 RN’s
• 3 Full time dedicated patient recruiters
• Regulatory department
• Laboratory staff
• QA & training specialist
• Business development specialist
• Contract and budget specialist
INVESTIGATORS
Family Practice
Judith Kirstein, MD, Medical Director *
Thomas Christensen, MD
Curtis Anderson, MD
Acute Care:
Kim Heaton, MD
Gastroenterology:
Kenneth Buchi, MD |
Dermatology:
Douglass Forsha, MD
Urology:
Michael McFadden, MD
Podiatry:
Francis Clark, DPM
Douglas Flegal, DPM |
DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
• Refrigerated drug
storage
• ECG machines
• Centrifuges, including Refrigerated Centrifuge
• Full service laboratory contiguous to ACR
• Freezer (-20 and -70 degree Celsius)
• Drug Storage (locked and temp. controlled)
• CLIA Certified on site Lab
• Stadiometer
• All equipment calibrated yearly (more frequently if protocol
requires)
• Cholestech
• Microscope
• Hemoglobin A1C Testing
• Weigh Scales
• Refrigerators
