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Heartland Medical, PC
309 Broad Street
New Tazwell, Tennessee 37825 |
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(423) 626-7297 ext. 2234 |
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(423) 626-0275 |
| Contact: |
Cindy DeBusk
Director of Clinical Research |
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HeartlandNT@communicomm.com |
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| CENTER
OVERVIEW |
| Heartland Medical, PC is an independently owned multispecialty research center experienced in providing clinical research services to the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and medical device industries.
Heartland Medical has specialized in providing clinical research site services since the mid-1980s, having conducted over 100 Phase II, III and IV national and international clinical studies in the therapeutic areas of:
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Disease
- Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Disorders
- Neurology
- Otolaryngology
- Pain Management
- Pediatrics
- Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Urology/Nephrology
- Vascular/Cardiovascular
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| HEARTLAND
MEDICAL FACTS |
- Heartland Medical is housed in a 7,528 square foot modern facility providing a full-service onsite laboratory and a locked and monitored drug storage room
- Maintains a computerized patient tracking system
- Is fluent with RDE (remote data entry)
- Patient recruitment is typically achieved by the following means:
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- Extensive 66,000 patient database
- Physician referrals from Investigator private clinical practices
- Advertising: television, radio, newspaper, etc. | |
| MEDICAL
MANAGEMENT |
Charles DeBusk, MD
President, Board of Directors
Dr. Charles DeBusk has been conducting research for over 12 years and has participated in over 100 trials.
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| AFFILIATIONS |
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Heartland Medical has access to the Claiborne Country Hospital to conduct in-patient trials.
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| PATIENT
DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Heartland Research is located in New Tazewell, Tennessee with an adjacent facility. This practic is the largest in the Tri-State area bordering Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains with a staff of dedicated physicians averaging 12 years each of clinical research experience.
Heartland Medical draws patients from varied educational, financial, and ethnic backgrounds. With over 66,000 patient visits from its medical offices alone, Heartland Medical has an extensive database of research-receptive volunteers. All Heartland Medical Investigators maintain both hospital and clinical practices.
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| STAFF |
- 2 Multi-therapeutic Investigators board certified or eligible in the following areas: Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine.
- 1 Regulatory/IRB Submission Associate
- 1 Director of Clinical Research
- 2 Full Time Study Coordinators (1RN)
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| EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS/CERTIFICATIONS |
- Comprehensive new-hire training, mentoring, and continuing education programs including ongoing CRC training
- Comprehensive SOPs
- CLIA certified laboratories
- FAA certified staff for the shipment of hazardous materials
- Active community outreach programs
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| DIAGNOSTIC/CLINIC
EQUIPMENT |
- Refrigerator
- Centrifuge
- Freezer (- 70º C)
- Heel DEXA Scanner
- On-site X-ray
- Access to CAT Scanner
- Spirometry
- ECG
- Fully Stocked Emergency Crash Cart
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| Clairborne County Hospital provides access to ultrasound and mammography. |
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