Medidata Solutions to Address Clinical Trial Process, Outsourcing and Adverse Events at November Industry Conferences
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Medidata Solutions to Address Clinical Trial Process, Outsourcing andAdverse Events at November Industry Conferences
Company Executives to Drive Discussions at DIA Winning Strategies for Achieving aQuality EDC Clinical Trial Process, DIA Outsourcing Summit and Canada Annual Public Health Days
NEW YORK, NY – November 5, 2007 – Executives at Medidata Solutions, a global provider of
electronic clinical data capture, management and reporting solutions, will present at three leading
industry conferences this month:
DIA Winning Strategies for Achieving a Quality EDC Clinical Trial Process
November 13–14, 2007 Weston, Florida
Chair: Frances Nolan, Vice President, Global Quality Assurance
Session Title: ?Data Output, Reporting, and Analysis in EDC Clinical Trials?
Date & Time: November 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Speaker: Keith Howells, Vice President, Development
Session Title: ?A Generic Approach to Producing Analysis Datasets from EDC?
Date & Time: November 14 at 10:30 a.m.
This conference will provide sponsors, CROs, investigational sites, IRB members and EDC
and electronic health records (EHRs) companies with the opportunity to discuss and
propose process changes, assessment/audit methods and delivery practices for assuring the
quality of electronically captured data across the whole chain of clinical trial activities.
Chair of the panel, Nolan, along with featured presenter Howells, will drive discussion on
addressing the opportunities and challenges associated with data output, reporting and
analysis in EDC-based clinical trials. Attendees will also gain insight into the advantage
offered with EDC in its ability to process and report data in real-time.
DIA Outsourcing Summit
November 13–14, 2007 Weston, Florida
Speaker: Frances Nolan, Vice President, Global Quality Assurance
Session Title: ?Effective OS: Lessons for Successful Partner Selection?
Date & Time: November 13 at 10:30 a.m.
The DIA Outsourcing Summit will bring together executives and operational personnel to
benchmark best practices and engage in discussions on how to achieve greater value from
outsourcing. As a member of a panel discussion detailing sponsor-provider relationship
management, Nolan will highlight recommendations for choosing partners to fit the needs
of a company?s organization and study.
Annual Public Health Days
November 20–23, 2007, Montreal, Canada
Speaker: Dr. Barton Cobert, Vice President, Global Regulatory Initiatives & Pharmacovigilance
Session Title: ?What Can We Expect from the Health Authorities and Drug Companies to
Protect the Public from Drug Adverse Events Seen with New Products??
Date & Time: November 22 at 10:00 a.m.
This year?s conference theme, ?Building on Concrete Evidence,? underlines the importance
for public health to base its actions on solid data—and program evaluation is at the core of
these concerns. In Cobert?s session, attendees from Canada, Brazil and the US will learn
about the issue of access to medicines and health care in a globalized world.
For background information about Medidata executives, please visit
http://www.mdsol.com/about/team_management.htm.
About Medidata Solutions Worldwide
Medidata Solutions helps the world’s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and research organizations maximize the value of their clinical research investments. Innovative process design, technology and services streamline clinical trials by providing early visibility to reliable clinical data—the lifeblood of every research organization. Working with companies and institutions both large and small, Medidata Solutions helps clinical researchers safely accelerate the process of bringing life-enhancing treatments to market—on six continents and in more than 80 countries. Medidata Solutions brings significant value to its broad client base with deep clinical experience and expertise in more than 20 therapeutic areas, projects in Phase I, II, III, IV, registries and surveillance, and studies with thousands of investigators and tens-of-thousands of subjects. For more information, please visit www.mdsol.com.
Contact:
Susan Lombardo
Lois Paul & Partners
781.782.5767
Susan_Lombardo@lpp.com