FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Getz
305-370-5708
bgetz@tissuetechinc.com

TissueTech Announces Engagement of Pro-ficiency Virtual Study Trainer™ for Clinical Trials

Miami, FL – November 19, 2020 – TissueTech, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company and pioneer in the clinical application of cryopreserved amniotic membrane and umbilical cord birth tissue allografts, announced today the engagement of Pro-ficiency Virtual Study Trainer™ to facilitate remote study protocol training for TissueTech’s clinical trial investigators and their clinical research teams.

TissueTech has been quick to integrate proven technologies to meet the rapidly changing clinical trial industry landscape during the pandemic and maintain compliance with FDA guidance. Even in the best of times, effectual training on complicated protocols is a challenge. Ensuring investigator compliance with regulatory guidelines is paramount to building a foundation for any successful trial. Recognizing the costs and risks associated with face-to-face training and needing a proven solution, TissueTech selected Pro-ficiency to ensure success in their late-breaking Diabetic Foot Ulcer study in this new operating environment.

“As we were evaluating ways to leverage innovative technologies to solve some of the challenges faced with launching late-breaking trials amidst the onset of the pandemic, investigator training was a specific area of focus and concern,” said Tommy Lee, Vice President of Clinical Operations at Tissue Tech. “Pro-ficiency uniquely stood out from the available options providing critical measures of protocol understanding through simulation training. This method was very attractive as it optimized the investigator’s ability to learn through immersive and engaging real-world scenarios designed to test their understanding of the trial’s protocol.”

Pro-ficiency’s Virtual Study Trainer ™ uses the most advanced Remote Site Performance Management technology in the industry. Offering both Virtual IM™ and Virtual SIV™, Pro-ficiency aids in avoiding the cost and complexity of travel and scheduling and training every investigator and site staff to the highest performance standards possible. Remote learning at Pro-ficiency utilizes simulation-training and remote site performance management, ensuring virtual training is just as effective as the face-to-face alternative.

Pro-ficiency CEO David Hadden says: “We are proud to be working alongside TissueTech on a meaningful, innovative project targeting an unmet medical need in diabetic patients living with complex diabetic foot ulcers and in need of advanced wound management.”

About TissueTech, Inc.

TissueTech, Inc., the parent company of Amniox Medical, Inc. and Bio-Tissue, Inc., is a scientific and market leader in the field of regenerative medicine. TissueTech manufactures a broad range of ocular, surgical, wound care, and soft tissue products that are marketed under these subsidiaries. Since the company’s inception, clinicians have performed more than 500,000 human implants of the company’s products and published more than 360 peer-reviewed studies supporting its platform technology. TissueTech is committed to an unwavering culture of integrity that places our patients’ safety and clinical outcomes above all else. Learn more at https://tissuetech.com/.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2020

CONTACT:
Jeremy Glunt
+ 1.703.258.3506
media@acrpnet.org

ACRP, Pro-ficiency Partnership Signals New Era in Clinical Research Workforce Competency Development

Washington, DC – Clinical research workforce development is taking a major step into the future thanks to a partnership announced today by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and Pro-ficiency.

The new partnership brings together two of the world’s leading providers of clinical research workforce development solutions, and will empower ACRP to provide a next-generation, competence-based professional development experience to its global network of 50,000-plus clinical research professionals and organizations.

“Despite the important role clinical trials play in the development of new drugs and therapies, our industry has too often and for too long approached workforce development with a ‘check box’ mentality—ensuring compliance with training requirements, but failing to adequately develop competency or raise the standard of clinical trial conduct,” says Jim Kremidas, ACRP Executive Director. “By connecting clinical research professionals and organizations with cutting-edge development programs, this partnership will usher in a new era in workforce development that will fully unlock the potential of our profession.”

The partnership pairs ACRP’s industry-leading training and development programs with Pro-ficiency’s revolutionary compliance management system that reveals key insights into team competency.

“Organizations who partner with ACRP will now have actionable data they can use to assess team competency and to make informed decisions about staff development activities with a rigorous focus on mitigating risk and addressing performance gaps,” Kremidas says.

The Pro-ficiency compliance management system removes the mystery and challenges of staff development. With a user-friendly interface, training administrators can easily manage users, assign and track completion of development programs, and access certificates of completion required for regulatory and protocol compliance. User-specific data provided for each development program provides administrators and leadership with valuable insights into areas for additional training and risk mitigation activities.

ACRP and Pro-ficiency will also collaborate in developing ACRP’s portfolio of competency-based simulation modules that will enable clinical trial staff to master key skills.

“Experiential learning, or learning by doing, is the most effective way to train teams on critical processes and skills. Simulation-based training personalizes the learner experience, improving knowledge acquisition and increasing retention of key learnings,” says JoAnne Schaberick, Co-CEO of Pro-ficiency.

“By leveraging Pro-ficiency’s proven expertise developing practical, application-based learning programs that employ effective, simulation-based training methodologies, ACRP is reinventing traditional online learning in the clinical research enterprise with a focus on true competency development,” Kremidas adds.

ACRP and Pro-ficiency will showcase the power of this new partnership at the 2020 SCOPE conference in Orlando, Florida, February 18-21.

About ACRP

In clinical research, people are everything. ACRP raises clinical research standards and accelerates careers. Better people. Better results. www.acrpnet.org

About Pro-ficiency

Pro-ficiency is a comprehensive human performance improvement system for clinical trials. Initiate trial sites faster and more efficiently and reduce protocol violations with our easy-to-use web-based platform. Learn more at proficiency3.wpengine.com.