At the end of September, I blogged about the important Cancer Prevention Study-3 which came to our hometown Indianapolis, Indiana this month. Well, I did it…I volunteered for my first clinical research study. Oh sure, I have taken surveys before, even...
Recently at a conference held by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), low participation in new clinical trials and research were discussed between industry professionals. One viewpoint states mistrust of clinical trials, science in general and the motives of the industry...
At a recent industry conference, a group of panelists at Patient Recruitment Outsourcing (PRO) said the early users of social media are using it productively in patient recruitment, but the industry as a whole is still fearful. The recent changes in technology, and...
Our business is all about advancing life science diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for patients, so when I learned about the Cancer Prevention Study-3 from a client, I made the personal decision to volunteer for the study which is enrolling next week. I thought to...
“In March 2011 FDA finalized guidance on exception of informed consent requirements for emergency research…” To see our COO’s full guest blog entry, click here.
This event is sure to be a great gathering for clinical research professionals. Gretchen Bowker, Pearl IRB COO is speaking on Monday, May 23rd at 10:30 am. Session title: Recent Developments in Human Subjects Protection Regulation and, where are we going? We will...