Importance of ACCRI Initiative
ACCRI is a special initiative of ISCR which is the nodal Clinical Research society for the Clinical research fraternity in India. Clinical Research has always been important and even more so now, wherein the work we can do collaborating with each other can have a positive impact in the lives of people, families, and patients, for whom newer treatment and disease prevention options are often very critical. From ISCR’s perspective, Academia and its researchers are an integral part of Clinical research, a lot of high-quality research is done by them and which is often very meaningful and relevant to the community at large. ISCR is reaching out to different academic institutions and research centers across India, so that we together as a Clinical research fraternity do the right thing.
Background
ISCR has been actively leading and contributing to Clinical Research for 15 years, by building awareness and capacity building, bringing together various stakeholders at its Annual Conferences and regional workshops, and other programs and initiatives over the years. However, despite these efforts, around three years ago, it was felt that participation and involvement of Academic Clinical Research in ISCR and its activities continues to be low and inconsistent. With this background, ISCR embarked on an initiative to address this ( this was named as ACCRI in 2018 ) under the leadership of Professor Denis Xavier from St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru.