Adult Inpatient
The Adult Inpatient Unit of the CRC is a 16 bed, single room unit that is housed on the 10th floor of the Harkness Pavilion. Fourteen of the 16 rooms have showers or bathtubs. Patients assigned to the other two rooms have the use of a handicap shower on the unit. Our mission is to expedite and facilitate the collection of quality data in conducting research.
The nursing staff is qualified to initiate and maintain intravenous infusions, obtain EKGs, draw blood, run studies that require frequent or pharmacokinetic specimen acquisition, and process specimens. All of the staff members are also dedicated to providing excellent patient care.
There are two centrifuges; one which has the capability of spinning blood specimens under refrigeration. There are also three freezers on the unit.; a minus 20 C and two minus 80C. Six of our patient rooms are equipped to handle patients who need bedside monitoring, as well as a central monitor and telemetry capability. One of our rooms can be utilized for sleep studies. Over the years, we have conducted studies from every service.
We look forward to having you join our team.
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Adult Outpatient
Joan T. Duer-Hefele, RN, BSN, MA, CRCC
Manager, Adult Outpatient Unit
(212) 305-8355
jd2171@columbia.edu
The Adult Outpatient Unit of the CRC offers a spacious and private setting for clinical investigators and research participants. The unit is open Monday-Friday from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, with additional hours and Saturdays by arrangement.
Providing a highly personalized, professional and confidential environment in which nearly 6,000 research visits from more than 50 protocols take place each year, the unit includes four fully-equipped physical examination rooms with private bathrooms, a dental operatory and two interview/consultation rooms. Additionally, the unit has a two phlebotomy stations, a specimen processing area, reception area and participant waiting room. Nursing assistance, skilled phlebotomy services, some specimen processing, EKGs and vital signs are provided by unit personnel.
Additionally, CTSA funded research coordinators support adult clinical research activities in the Emergency Department, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit. These experienced research coordinators are available to support protocol development, assist with IRB submissions, recruit participants and collect research data in these clinical areas.
Pediatric Inpatient
The pediatric arm of the CRC is committed to meeting the special needs of children and their families in a safe, trusting, and nurturing environment. It includes an outpatient unit, inpatient research beds, and dedicated personnel to help facilitate research in the Pediatric and the Neonatal ICUs.
The pediatric inpatients research beds are located in the Children’s Hospital, 4th floor and 8 Central. Also, Research Nurse/Coordinators are available to help facilitate research in the Pediatric ICU and Neonatal ICU.
Over the years, we have worked with many of the pediatric sub-specialties, and look forward to continuing and expanding our services. Our dedication to children is reflected in our quality of care, and our teamwork.
Pediatric Outpatient
Jill Felter, RN, BSN, MA
Patient Care Director
(212) 305-6638
felterj@nyp.org
The pediatric arm of the CRC is committed to meeting the special needs of children and their families in a safe, trusting, and nurturing environment. It includes an outpatient unit, inpatient research beds, and dedicated personnel to help facilitate research in the Pediatric and the Neonatal ICUs.
The pediatric outpatient unit is located on Vanderbilt Clinic 3rd floor. It has 3 exam rooms, interview space, and a laboratory with a refrigerated centrifuge. Research nurse and dedicated pediatric phlebotomy services are available.
Over the years, we have worked with many of the pediatric sub-specialties, and look forward to continuing and expanding our services. Our dedication to children is reflected in our quality of care, and our teamwork.
Bionutrition Research Core
The Bionutrition Research Core of the CRC is multifaceted in its role of facilitating and implementing the nutrition components of all CRC protocols. As such, may be involved in one or more of the following functions:
assisting investigators with research design, implementation, data collection and analysis
implementing controlled feeding studies (via meals prepared on site or outsourced as appropriate) and metabolic studies, as well as facilitating and monitoring subject compliance
performing nutrition assessment and nutrient intake collection and training study personnel on using Nutrient Data Systems (NDS, University of Minnesota) for nutrient analysis
counseling study participants, conducting anthropometric and body composition measurements
educating professional and non-professional staff, study participants, medical residents, Duke fellows, P&S medical students , dietetic interns from Teachers' College and the public
The Bionutrition Research Core is situated on the 10th floor of Presbyterian Hospital, PH 10, Room 310. Phone: 212 305 6639. Fax 212 305 3213
Wahida Karmally, Dr.PH, RD, CDE, Director
Laura Friedman, MS, RD, Research Dietitian
Paulette Schneider, Senior Diet Technician
Carmen Rodriguez, Technician
St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center
The inpatient scatter beds and outpatient facilities at the St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center (SLRHC), a satellite of the CRC at the Columbia University Irving Center CTSA, provide infrastructure for clinical research activities with a focus on studies of Nutrition and Metabolism. Unique amenities, including a Human Calorimeter, allow sensitive and specific measurements of Body Composition and Energy Metabolism. These facilities and services make the SLRHC satellite a national resource in this area of research.
The Inpatient Scatter Bed Clinical Research activities occur in specifically designated research patients’ rooms on a general medicine ward, in close proximity to the Clinical Research Office of the CRC personnel, the CRC Physiology Room and the Metabolic Pantry (used for food packaging and serving). Nearby are three rooms for Human Ingestive Studies, and the Two-Chamber Human Room Calorimeter: NY Obesity Research Center facilities also used for CRC protocols.
The Outpatient Clinical Research activities are carried out on the CRC ambulatory care facility (Outpatient Research). This 1,769 square foot space contains four examining rooms, two of which contain hospital beds for prolonged outpatient procedures. The facility is close to Obesity Research Center laboratories and the postdoctoral fellows’ room. Scheduling is done electronically through the SLRHC Intranet, and medical coverage for emergencies and emergency procedures is in place. The Unit is regularly inspected by the Quality Control team of the Hospital Center with regard to JACHO compliance. Pediatric outpatient clinical research studies are supported by CRC personnel in the Pediatric Body Composition Clinical Research area.
The CRC personnel provide routine research services (iv insertions, frequent blood draws, phlebotomy, supervised meal tests, frequent vital signs monitoring, etc.), but are also fully trained in specialized research protocols (meal tests, oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests, various eulglycemic clamps protocols, indirect calorimetry by cart and chamber, supervised exercise testing, etc). Services are provided by the CRC personnel on the inpatient and outpatient units from 7AM till 4PM daily. General nursing services are provided by nurses on the in-patient medical floor for the patients on the scatter beds 24 hours a day. Overnight research personnel could be provided through special arrangement.
