March 2011

Did you know over 80% of study managers use a spreadsheet to track site activation tasks? Not surprising, considering Excel is widely accessible, affordable and easy to use (in the short run).   However, these benefits become quickly negated when you are seeking to activate more than a handful of sites. What do we mean [...]

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Win an iPad 2

by Jae Chung

[UPDATE] Congratulations to CenterWatch for winning the iPad2 and Jacquie Mardell for winning a MacBook Air! Yes!!! Having a hard time getting your hands on an iPad2? Look no further! We’re raffling off an iPad2 at Partnerships in Clinical Trials.  Simply drop off your business card at our booth and  attend the unveiling of goBalto [...]

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This contribution to ’52 Perspectives’ is a joint effort between Ann Neuer, President of Medical deScriptions, and Beth Harper, Chief Clinical Officer of CenterPhase Solutions. When it comes to meaningful ways to improve study start up (SSU), Beth Harper, Chief Clinical Officer of CenterPhase Solutions, says her company is onto something pretty hot.  “Taking the [...]

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This contribution to ’52 Perspectives’ comes to us from Tenley Koepnick, Director of Site Management Services at Paragon Biomedical.  Tenley has a wealth of experience in clinical operations and site management.  Here, she shares her perspectives and  tips on how to successfully complete clinical study startup. Walking into an Emergency Room you see all types [...]

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March, 31st 2011 marks a momentous occasion for goBalto.  Excitement doesn’t adequately describe the emotions flowing in our home office in downtown San Francisco.  If the several hundred interviews we have conducted with industry professionals, and the waiting list of over a hundred people wanting access to our beta site are not strong enough indicators, [...]

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LISTEN OUT FOR THE MUSIC AT 10:30 ! What? After 12 months of R&D, goBalto will finally unveil Tracker, its highly anticipated solution for easily starting your clinical study on the web. When? March 31, 2011 Time? 10:30am – 10:55am MST (c’mon, you can spare 25 minutes to see history unfold before your eyes, right?) [...]

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This contribution to ’52 Perspectives’ comes to us from Gary Urban.  Gary has twenty-five years of experience in the areas of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Clinical Services, and Information Technology.  Here, Gary describes his thoughts around how the advent of the software as a service (SaaS) impacts the future for the better. Introduction Having worked [...]

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This contribution to 52 Perspectives comes to us from John Burnett, CEO of JaPa Associates Inc.  John shares his perspectives on the study startup process and points out the growing need for companies to gather metrics during the startup phase. Intro When I was asked to write a blog regarding the study startup process and [...]

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