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Reaching Out to Docs
Medical Marketing & Media, The Interactive Guide, March 2009
A new detailing paradigm is evolving whereby drug firms are getting info to docs any way they want to receive it. As the traditional role of the sales reps takes on a new dimension, pharma companies are re-thinking how they can best deliver information to physicians. One thing is for certain—doctors prefer getting complex clinical information online, through web conferences and digital channels. full article

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Training & Testing: The Keys to Driving Study Site Performance in Clinical Trials
Drug Delivery, October 2008
The core activity of the drug development industry is the measurement and documentation of results. Indeed, the mantra in clincial research is, "If you don't document it, it didn't happen." Despite this, very little measuring and documenting has been done in an important area of clinical research: the trining of study sites to conduct individual clinical trials. full article

Best Practices in Clinical Study ePortals
Monitor, August 2008
In recent years, ePortal that support specific clinical trials have emerged as an invaluable tool for many drug and device development organizations. The clinical research community has gone through a period of experimentation with ePortals, and that experience has now enabled it to identify various best practices in their design and use. full article

It's Time to Consider GTP (Good Training Practices) In Clinical Research
Pharmaceutical SIG Newsletter, March 2008
Effective training of study sites is essential for a successful clinical trial, and achieving effective training is a major challenge for study managers. full article

Profile: Training Company
CW Weekly, Feburary 11, 2008
MedPoint company profile—an interview with Bill Cooney, president and chief executive officer. full article

Meeting Planner, Meet E-Meeting Planner
Event Solutions, June 2007
E-meetings have arrived as a mainstream tool for business. In the last several years, almost every major corporation has placed a Web conference solution on its network and provided training to employees. At many companies, holding an e-meeting has become as routine as holding a conference call. Over this same period, broadband access to the Internet has exploded. With broadband, e-meetings can go far beyond the PowerPoint presentation to include live video of meeting participants, application sharing and other advanced media. full article

Virtual Meetings Offer Solid Benefits for Investigators
Pharmaceutical Executive, April 2007
In today's world of clinical research, almost every process is coming under scrutiny to see if it can be performed better, faster, or cheaper: One research activity that is ripe for re-engineering is the investigator meeting, which in its traditional form can be expensive, time-consuming, and less effective. full article

Using eMedia to Support Clinical Studies
Bio-IT World, February 2007
In recent years eMedia, including Web-based and CD/DVD-based programs, have gained widespread use in the medical community for both initial training and learning reinforcement. But the use of electronic media has lagged in training to support clinical study launches, where the conventional live-meeting approach still prevails. full article

12 Ways to Improve Training for Clinical Studies
PharmaVOICE, December 2006
Investigator meetings are, in fact, training sessions.But there is a tremendous gap between current prevailing practices and best practices in preparing study sites to conduct individual clinical trials. training for clinical studies. full article