Clinical Researcher—December 2017 (Volume 31, Issue 6) Adrienne Bogacz, MHA [DOI: 10.14524/CR-17-4045] WannaCry. Yahoo. Equifax. The seemingly endless news stories about ransomware attacks and hacks should frighten anyone responsible for protecting data. Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable because of both the breadth of their data (personal, financial, health, etc.) and the thousands of employees who […]
Clinical Researcher—December 2017 (Volume 31, Issue 6) James Michael Causey [DOI: 10.14524/CR-17-4049] What you are probably not holding in your hand is the first issue of the new digital-only Clinical Researcher. It’s an exciting new direction for a publication that has existed (in different formats and originally with a different name) since 1988, and I […]
Clinical Researcher—December 2017 (Volume 31, Issue 6) PEER REVIEWED Grace Wentzel, CCRP, CHRC [DOI: 10.14524/CR-17-0039] I will never forget the moment I discovered my passion for research. I was 26 years old, working as a psychometrician at a children’s hospital in Columbus, Ohio. I had just finished a developmental assessment with Garrett*, a 6-month-old baby […]
Most drug manufactures are doing a better job clearing away the smoke and providing better clinical trial transparency compared to 2015, according to a new survey on the reporting of results from trials that was sponsored by Bioethics International. Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson topped the list, both with 100% scores. “Among large pharmaceutical […]
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and the Avoca Quality Consortium™ (AQC) will host the first-ever ACRP-AQC Quality Congress in conjunction with ACRP 2018. The 2018 Quality Congress will kick off the leadership track at ACRP 2018, the premier education and networking event for clinical research professionals (https://2018.acrpnet.org/). 2018 Quality Congress […]