What Is The Benefit Of Becoming An ATHN Affiliate?
ATHN Affiliates are central to the development of ATHN as a valued community resource. They help shape the direction of ATHN and may benefit from its projects and support services. More specifically, ATHN Affiliates benefit from:
A Voice in ATHN Governance
- Guaranteed to be represented by at least six ATHN Affiliates on the ATHN Board
- Eligible to nominate and to be nominated for the ATHN Board of Directors or one of the ATHN committees
- Ability to serve on ATHN Project Review Panels
- Ability to vote on policies regarding data access, research agendas, criteria for becoming/remaining an ATHN Affiliate
- Right to determine disposition of data in the event of dissolution of ATHN
Access to Collaborative Projects and Studies
- A collaborating participant in the ATHN national database
- Full access to one’s own data, with access to the broader database per data access rule/regulations/policies
- Option to participate in special projects and studies
- Invitation to the ATHN annual meeting
- Eligibility for application for data manager support
- Potential to become principal investigator for ATHN projects
- Right to propose projects and/or take a leadership role in projects that may utilize the ATHN national database
- The support of centralized project management
Support Services
- Templates for development of institutionally accepted IRB submissions and patient consent forms for participation in ATHN
- Patient education/recruitment tools
- Eligibility for Data manager training
- Eligibility for Virtual help desk
- Quarterly update
