"Sites are overwhelmed with too many solutions and ballooning login credentials," said Jim Kremidas, executive director, ACRP. "Instead of engaging with patients, an inordinate amount of time is spent learning new systems, completing redundant required training and reentering the same data multiple times. Simultaneously, pharmaceutical companies and CROs are left with a fragmented ecosystem of software, hardware, […]
This time next year, I hope I can write a column with the headline “2019: The year of cooperation and communication in the clinical trial industry.” We’ve made some exciting progress toward that end in 2018. Now it’s time to take it to the next level. Read More Source: Outsourcing Pharma
A booming economy brings opportunities, and the biotech industry is booming. But with that comes challenges, particularly with regard to finding qualified candidates to fill the growing number of jobs. This has brought new meaning to the phrase “talent wars,” which has been bubbling at the surface for over a decade but which seems to […]
Two influential clinical industry groups are focusing on new training efforts to prevent principal investigators from burning out and it appears that the FDA is willing to work with them on the effort. Read More Source: CenterWatch Weekly
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and The Avoca Group surveyed nearly 300 clinical trial study site staff earlier this year to determine the most important factors for advancing quality in studies from their perspectives. What follows is a conversation about the results with Jim Kremidas of ACRP and Dennis Salotti of The Avoca […]
