Seriously

To everyone in clinical research working through the holidays: your work matters more than most people realize.

Trials don't pause. Patients can't wait. You show up anyway.

Thank you.

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Holidays are stressful for CRCs: 'queries don't stop.' Urgency feels productive.
But that's not strategy.
Try batching responses, setting sponsor expectations upfront, and automating updates. Protect your time like you protect patient safety. Burning out doesn't help anyone enroll faster.

Protocol amnesia costs you 15 minutes per patient visit.

Coordinators flip through protocols mid-visit, hunting visit windows or that one lab requirement.

The best sites? One laminated page per study.
- Visit windows (actual days)
- Critical I/E criteria
- Lab requirements + timing
- CRA contact

Many site coordinators I talk to eat lunch at their desk.

You're managing 6 protocols, drowning in source docs, and skipping breaks because "there's too much to do."

Here's the thing: Your research org won't collapse if you leave for 30 minutes. But you might.

Take your break. Leave the building.

Most CRCs spend 15-20 min/visit updating CTMS. That's 6+ hours/week of admin.

The trick: spend 90 mins setting up automated visit tracking at protocol launch. Make your calendar the single source of truth.

Result: visits auto-populate, deviations flag themselves. Stop playing detective.

The "always available" CRC culture isn't dedication - it's a systems failure.
Boundaries aren't laziness. They're strategic. Protected time = fewer errors, faster closeout, better retention.

Burnout isn't a badge of honor - it's a systems failure.

44% of CRCs report emotional exhaustion. That's not a self-care problem. That's a workflow problem.

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