Gastrointestinal White Papers & Case Studies

1. Strategic Clinical Outsourcing Considerations: The Interdependency Of Clinical Drivers 1/15/2013

   A solid outsourcing strategy is critical to leading your organization to a successful outsourcing experience. Of course every organization in need of outsourced services must consider their priorities: Is it cost? Timelines? Team experience? Some combination? Inevitably the salient considerations are a combination of each of these factors, yet some will be weighed more heavily than others. By Kevin Boos, RDP Clinical Outsourcing, Scott Connor, Acurian, and Meenal Patel, RDP Clinical Outsourcing

2. Leveraging Investigator Grant Payment Practices To Enhance Sponsor-Site Relationships 9/19/2012

   One of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca, has over 67,000 employees. Among those are about 13,000 at 17 principal research and development centers in eight countries — including the United States.

3. Optimizing Clinical Trial Enrollment: Same Day Turnaround Of Blood Chemistry For Eligibility 5/22/2012

   Potential clinical trial participants and sponsors typically wait 2-3 days for lab results to determine eligibility. For the would-be participant every day that elapses could contribute to the loss of interest and increase the risk of losing a potential study subject for many reasons. By Paul S. Savuto, MS, MBA Blinded Diagnostics

4. Point Of Care Lactate Testing Predicts Mortality Of Severe Sepsis In A Predominantly HIV Type 1-Infected Patient Population In Uganda 1/10/2012
   To evaluate the ability of a handheld portable whole-blood lactate (PWBL) analyzer to predict mortality in patients who are admitted to the hospital with severe sepsis.