I manage a small group of people. I engage with colleagues. I audit investigator sites around the globe. I have worked for small companies and huge companies. I have red hair. I have a few soap boxes (for those of you not familiar with the concept of a “soapbox”,...
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Quality and Clinical – Friend or Foe?
Within research, for a Quality department to be effective, it is essential that they retain independence from those within the Clinical organisation. This reduces any influence from the Clinical group on the work of the Quality department. However, it is also...
Electronic source data
Source data is being collected utilizing electronic methods. This is seen at a site (for example via electronic medical records) but also subjects are being asked to provide data electronically. This could include an interactive voice/web response system or even...
ADAMAS will be attending the 1st European Quality Assurance in Bonn 25th – 27th September (stand #6)
Hi everyone, we hope you are all looking forward to the 1st European QA conference in Bonn, next week, as much as we are. The conference will be a great opportunity for the European Quality Assurance community. It is an exciting prospect to finally meet and share...
Managing Large Projects
An ADAMAS project refers to the contractual deliverable that is established with a client. This can be a one-off specialised audit or, in some cases, a larger programme of audits. Examples of where ADAMAS has been involved in large projects include instances where...
New Asia & Pacific office opens in Mumbai
With 56% of the world’s population residing in Asia, it is an attractive destination for clinical trials. However, maintaining the quality and integrity of the clinical research data in the emerging markets has always been a challenge for the pharmaceutical,...
Realistic Audits – Responses to Reports
An auditor should provide a clear and concise report relating to an audit to demonstrate and explain all non-compliances observed during the audit. In addition, it is important that auditees are aware that the responses provided to an audit report are important...
Paediatric Clinical Trials
Although medicinal products for use in adults undergo extensive pharmacological, stability and toxicological testing through clinical trials, this same approach has not always been applied to medicinal products to treat children. As a result, many products are used...