Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
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Eye of the needle: Informed consent and emergency medicine research
Emergency medicine -- like the media and the global marketplace is being delivered at the increasing speed of rapidly changing technology. However, regulations for conducting emergency medicine research are strictly old school. -
Informed consent waivers under emergency research
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) current regulations regarding a waiver of informed consent in emergency medicine include the following key points: -
Public notice: Pay for ads, but seek free publicity
Public notification under an informed consent waiver for emergency research can be a tricky business. After investigators engage in community consultation and the IRB concludes their efforts were successful, then they need to notify the public about the study and its waiver from informed consent. -
Use technology that works best for your site
Electronic information technology is paradoxically shrinking even as it expands its global reach. Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently predicted that more people in coming decades will be using small hand-held computer devices than will continue to use desktop computers. -
CR Case Studies: Left in a lurch: Coping with an untimely exit
For most researchers the sudden departure of a study coordinator who leaves months of uncollected data is what might happen in a particularly bad dream. -
CROs demanding greater electronic proficiency
Clinical research sites increasingly will find sponsors or clinical research organizations (CROs) unwilling to send work their way unless they meet electronic and technological communication standards, experts suggest. -
Electronic research: From leaders to laggards
Electronic research management is transforming the way researchers work, communicate, and execute studies. It's also making the clinical trial (CT) process more efficient, flexible, and faster, says Al A. Cecchetti, PhD, co-director of the Clinical Pharmacology Data Center at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA.