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| CENTER
OVERVIEW |
Established
in 1983, Maine Research Associates is
a multi-physician cardiology practice with a dedicated research
department specializing in Phase II, III, and IV clinical research trials.
Over the past 2 decades, ACA has conducted hundreds of clinical research
trials with many prominent leaders of the pharmaceutical industry as
well as the National Institute of Health and National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute.
ACA specializes in research targeting the following therapeutic
areas:
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Atrial
Fibrillation
- Acute
Myocardial Infarction
- Coronary
Artery Disease
- Congestive
Heart Failure
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
- Metabolic
Syndrome
- Nuclear
Imaging Agents
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral
Arterial/Vascular Disease
In addition,
ACA has conducted clinical research relating to sexual
dysfunction, smokers, osteoarthritis, women’s
health and pain management.
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| ACA
Facts |
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Maine Research Associates is an outpatient based office located
within 2 miles of both Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional
Medical Center. We have exercise treadmill testing, an echocardiogram and a
nuclear department on-site with easy access to any other necessary testing.
We are a full-service cardiology practice and our physicians are board certified
in internal medicine as well as cardiology.
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| MEDICAL
MANAGEMENT |
Robert J. Weiss, MD, FACC, FACP
Director
of Research/Medical Director
Dr. Weiss is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He
has participated as a Principal Investigator in close to 500 trials over
the past 23 years. In addition, Dr. Weiss is the Associate Editor of
Evidence-Based Medicine and acts as a reviewer several prominent medical
publications.
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| PATIENT
DEMOGRAPHICS |
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ACA’s patient population ranges from adult to geriatric men and women
with a broad range of cardiac indications and levels of disease. Primarily
Caucasian, our site does have a small population of other ethnicities and
races. Particular to ACA is the large population of French-Canadian descent
(which gives us a large population of hyperlipidemics) within this area
of the State of Maine. As one of the largest cardiology practices in Central
Maine and research departments in New England, ACA maintains a large database
of research volunteers representing a wide range of ages and indications.
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| STAFF |
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6
experienced full-time Clinical Research Coordinators (5 RNs,
4 ACRP Certified)
- Clinical
Research Manager
- Regulatory
Affairs Specialist
- 2
Research Assistants
- Lab
Manager
- Medical
Records/Chart Review Department
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| EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS/CERTIFICATIONS |
- Weekly research staff meetings with investigators
- Comprehensive
SOPS
- ACLS
trained staff
- FAA certified
lab staff for shipment of hazardous materials
- HIPAA
certified staff
- Management
of community outreach health screenings
- Employee
educational fund
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| DIAGNOSTIC/CLINIC
EQUIPMENT |
- 2D Echo Doppler
- Echocardiography
- Vascular
Ultrasound capabilities
- IS2 Medical
Nuclear Camera
- Stress
Testing and Nuclear Stress Testing
- ABPM
B/P and Holter Monitoring
- Locked
-20°C freezer
- Locked
-80°C freezer
- Refrigerated
centrifuge
- Climate
controlled/monitored drug storage
- 2 ECG
machines
- 2 Treadmills
- Cholestech
machines
- Spirometry
- CLIA Certificate
of Waiver
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| ACA also has access
to the following equipment and procedures: |
- EEG
- MRI
- X-ray
- Continuous
ECG Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Pacemaker
Implantation
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