With images of Edward Snowden or Karen Silkwood in their minds, it’s scary for most people to consider being a whistleblower in the workplace. However, while fraud in the clinical trial industry is extremely rare, as in any other profession, it has its occasional bad actors who subvert regulations either through carelessness or malice. That’s […]
Firefighters and other first responders are a critical component of a town’s safety infrastructure. When life and property are threatened, it is these brave professionals who meet the current crisis head on. At the other end of the spectrum, visionaries and builders are also a key foundation of a town. Developers of new structures provide […]
“I strongly believe that having a sound process within your organization, and strong discipline within yourself as a project manager, can help bring down the cost run-offs and complete your [clinical trial] project on time and on budget,” says Vatche Bartekian, president of Vantage BioTrials Inc. in Canada. “If we consider that, on average, it […]
Crafting an effective key performance indicator (KPI) regime from scratch is no easy task. If your parameters are too expansive, the data can become overwhelming. If too narrowly defined, the program’s full positive impact on your clinical quality risk management system can be blunted. “When we first started, everybody wanted everything to be measured,” says […]
Forte and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) announced a new partnership in 2019 working on several initiatives together to support the clinical trial ecosystem. The partnership will work to gain a deeper understanding of the current level of technology competency in the clinical research workforce and discover opportunities for improving professional competence and […]
