COVID: 1–9 work practices and lessons learnt at one CTU

Abstract

The pandemic hit us all much faster and to a larger extent than we could have imagined. We have had to find strategies for adapting quickly to the circumstances on both private and business levels. The Department of Clinical Research (DKF) at the University Hospital Basel (USB) has developed work practices for how to reconcile home office and work, how to handle frequently updated guidelines, and how to respond to questions from researchers about their clinical trials. In this article, we summarise nine DKF work practices and discuss lessons learnt during the corona crisis.