Newsletter features:
> Original market research analyzing industry trends and practices impacting all players involved in clinical research - sponsors, CROs, investigative sites and patients
> Analytical reports on changes in the drug development process, emerging players and new business strategies and initiatives
> Detailed discussions summarizing drugs in development and clinical trial activity by disease
> An estimated $7 to $10 million in pre-qualified grant lead opportunities for investigative sites each month
Features include:
> Weekly updates on drugs moving through the pipeline
> Features on leading investigative sites and CRO companies
> Breaking news on mergers, acquisitions and divestiture activity
> Results of recently completed clinical trials
> Detailed business profiles of sites, sponsors and CROs
JobWatch features:
> Comprehensive listings of more than 750 open positions within the clinical trials industry - both domestic and international - every month
> Listings of current and upcoming industry conferences and training seminars
> Available in two mediums - a printed newsletter and online
Directory features:
> Over 100 pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies
> Over 150 foreign and U.S.-based CROs
> Over 80 site management organizations (SMOs)
> Over 700 Academic Medical Centers and investigative sites experienced in conducting clinical trials
> Over 180 service providers, consultants, and financial and investment professionals focusing on the clinical trial industry
> 30 Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
An Industry in Evolution is a 300-page analytical source book providing extensive data and charts that document trends and benchmarked practices related to the clinical trials industry. Topics range from clinical development spending and specific cycle time delays to changes in the drug development pipelines, sponsor outsourcing practices, CRO and investigative site market characteristics and growth rates, to patient recruitment practices and more!
Book features:
· Over 200 well organized and easy-to-reference charts and graphs
The book has been developed in accordance with the ACCME. Readers can apply for CME credits or Nursing Credit Hours. An exam is provided with each manual.
> Historical perspectives on human subject research
> Ethics and federal regulations
> Roles and responsibilities of institutions and independent sites
> Roles and responsibilities of investigators and study staff
> Trends and issues influencing patient recruitment and retention
> Benchmark data on patient volunteer demographics and recruitment costs
> Effective media strategies and tactics
> Guidelines on establishing new recruitment and retention practices
> Tips on effectively communicating with potential study subjects
> Patient recruitment ethics
The Investigator's Guide to Clinical Research is a 250-page step-by-step guide filled with tips, instructions and insights for health professionals interested in conducting clinical trials. Today, many physicians are looking to supplement their incomes and to gain experience working with leading-edge therapies. The Investigator's Guide is designed to help the novice clinical investigator break into this exciting field. The Guide is also used by experienced investigative sites looking for ways to improve and increase their involvement in clinical research.
This guidebook was planned and produced in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This educational program provides up to 4.0 hours in Category 1 credit.
> An overview of the clinical development process
> How to identify and secure new clinical grant opportunities
> How to effectively and efficiently conduct clinical trials
> How to set up and manage a research center
How to Grow Your Investigative Site is an ideal resource for experienced clinical investigators interested in expanding their clinical trials operations in order to establish a more successful and effective research enterprise. This book is filled with practical tools, worksheets and contracts, tips and instructions.
Developed in accordance with the essentials and standards of the ACCME, this guidebook provides up to 4.0 hours in category 1 credit. An exam is provided online.
> Identifying and retaining clinical research coordinators and study support staff
> Managing investigative site financials
> Negotiating budgets and contracts
> Expanding operations and infrastructure
> Filling your pipeline with more research grants
This resource is filled with insights for health professionals working in France and interested in conducting clinical trials. Today, many physicians and clinical researchers are looking to supplement their incomes and gain experience working with leading-edge therapies in clinical research. Guide Pratique de la Recherche Clinique a l'usage des Investigateurs is designed to help the novice French investigator break into this exciting field. Experienced investigative sites in France looking for ways to improve and increase their involvement in clinical research can also use this guide.
> Regulatory requirements
> How to run a clinical trial
> How to identify and secure clinical grant opportunities
Informed Consent™ is a 300-page guide designed to assist patients and health consumers in understanding the clinical trial process and their rights as study volunteers. Ultimately, the guide helps empower consumers to make informed decisions about including clinical trials among their treatment options.
This consumer's guide is an ideal resource that research professionals can use to communicate with study volunteers, to raise patient awareness of the clinical trial process, to address volunteer questions and concerns, and to further build relationships with the patient community.
> Detailed discussions of risks and benefits of participation
> The informed consent process
> How clinical trials are designed and conducted
> A history of policies and regulations that protect volunteer safety and ethical treatment
> The roles and responsibilities of investigators, coordinators, IRBs, and sponsors
