Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – December 1, 2005
December 1, 2005
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Disaster Planning Primer: If disaster were to strike your facility, would you be ready?
Clinical trial sites and research administrators across the country witnessed the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina with both personal and professional alarm. -
Disaster Planning Primer: Katrina survivors offer tips on preparedness
At least for the next few years the clinical trial industry will view three names as turning points: Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. -
Compliance Corner: Quality assurance is a necessary component
Everyone in the clinical trial industry wants to catch their own mistakes and omissions before a regulatory agency does, but the problem is finding the most efficient way to do this. -
Special Report: SoCRA Conference Coverage: How to obtain fully informed consent
Through education and better strategies in discussing research with subjects, clinical trial sites can improve their informed consent process, two experts advise. -
Strengthen stem cell research ethics now
The possibility of using embryonic stem cells to treat disease, a strategy known as regenerative medicine, is not yet being explored in clinical trials, but current ethical practices need to be strengthened now in preparation for this possibility, according to an advisory committee at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). -
2005 Salary Survey Results: Turnover continues to be an issue for industry
The good news for clinical trial administrators is that salaries remain fairly high and most reported receiving at least a small raise in the past year, according to the 2005 Clinical Trials Administrator salary survey.