Engaging Internet savvy e-patient Clinical trial sponsors are largely unaware of the conflict that arises when dealing with the new, increasingly Internet savvy e-patient who is highly motivated, well educated, self-advocating, and self-informing, says Bonnie Brescia, of BBK … [Read more...] about Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment
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Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trials Now on Twitter
Applied Informatics use social media like Twitter to enhance patient recruitment for medical trials This article appeared in eCliniqua, an ePublication that reports on the medical trial process. I thought Inconvenient Woman readers would find it a helpful research resource. … [Read more...] about Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trials Now on Twitter
Merck Execs See ‘Sage’ as Key Ingredient for Disease Biology
Will Open Source "SAGE" platform lead to more transperency to MERCK's research and clinical trials process?Consumers can only hope. Of course if MERCK corporate lawyers figure out that such an open source platform may lead to a clear chain of custody of the type of … [Read more...] about Merck Execs See ‘Sage’ as Key Ingredient for Disease Biology
2009 Clinical Trials Predictions and Resolutions
Clinical Trial Industry Facing Fundamental Problems The fundamental problems facing the clinical trials enterprise in 2009 are the same ones that have been plaguing it for years, industry insiders say, including lagging productivity and overly complex study protocols that impair … [Read more...] about 2009 Clinical Trials Predictions and Resolutions