How to recruit patients successfully
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How to recruit patients successfully
Patient recruitment and retention, a key determinant of the success of a clinical trial, has become a major challenge for pharmaceutical companies as well as for the clinical research organizations conducting these trials. The reason is the increased complexity of clinical trial design, stringent eligibility criteria, the lengthy nature of these trials, and the trend toward a more targeted patient population.
The real question is how can pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations deal with this challenge? Patient recruitment can be enhanced by providing additional support, training, and education to the investigators by helping them to comply with global requirements and provide high-quality data for the clinical trial analysis. But even when the pharmaceutical facilities will follow these recommendations, the result does not have to be positive at the end. There is no value in recruiting the right people if they drop out before the study is completed. So shouldn’t we rather ask straight away how to make people stay in a clinical trial until the end?
To improve the rate of patients completing all clinical trial phases, it is crucial to create patient retention strategies that keep patients informed and engaged, ensuring they stay the course until trial completion. My question is what would be the most successful strategy which would help pharmaceutical industry the most? It might be social media, which is able to captivate and create caution more than any other digital media. But on the other hand, isn’t this too sensitive a topic to debate via social media?
Would you like to hear the answer to any of these questions? Join the 2nd Annual Patient Recruitment and Retention America Conference organized by Allan Lloyds and learn about the issues and challenges related to development in the pharmaceutical industry as well as the newest trends and solutions that can decrease costs, shorten development timelines, and increase the pace at which new medicine becomes available to patients.
By Silvia Klincekova
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How to Optimize OSS/BSS in Telecom
How to Optimize OSS/BSS in Telecom
All fixed and mobile telecommunications services consist of two kinds of software which are critical to a service provider’s day-to-day business. These two forms of software are: business support system (BSS) and operations support system (OSS). Even though both have been part of telecommunication services for a long time, they have to deal with new challenges every day due to fast moving forward technology.
OSS/BSS solutions in the past focused mainly on subscriber management, inventory management and revenue creation through basic voice and related services. With new services being launched daily, the OSS/BSS platform has to be flexible and scalable while being able to offer new services to both rural and urban subscribers.
The process of transforming the OSS/BSS segment does not only need a sustainable capex, it also requires senior management to invest their energy, time and effort to make it a success. Neeraj Jain, of the strategic and commercial intelligence at KPMG elaborates even more on the challenges in the article Opportunities and Challenges of Migrating to OSS/BSS Systems: ʺ Thus, the biggest challenge is the amount of effort senior management puts in to build a structure that enables the solutions deployed to generate outputs that can be used in a beneficial mannerʺ
Would you like to learn more about the innovative ideas and current trends related to the optimization and transformation of OSS/BSS in the telecom industry? If yes, join the 2nd Annual Optimizing OSS/BSS in Telecom Conference organized by Allan Lloyds. All attendees will have a unique opportunity to learn from case studies delivered by experts from Deutsche Telecom, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, UPC Cablecom, and Magyar Telecom Plc. to name a few.
By Silvia Klincekova
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Discover the global view on the actual sourcing trends
Discover the global view on the actual sourcing trends
,,All is in flux, nothing will remain the sameˮ Dr. Buiter
Many companies are trying to define the best procurement approach and consider both the tactical and the strategic procurement streams. The key word of 2013 is agility.
The most important challenges and opportunities in the healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry will be pointed out by one of the confirmed speakers at the Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Summit. Moving beyond supplier relationship management co-creating value through strategic alignment will be addressed by Sammy Rashed, Former Global Head of Productivity and Sourcing Strategy of Novartis. He will identify the unique capabilities in a supplier community which best tackle unmet needs.
David Strohner as a Senior Sourcing Manager and Strategy Leader from DOW Europe GmbH will explain the impact of Geopolitical effects on the procurement and supply chain missions.
The top decision makers will be discussing the current sourcing trends at the Global Strategic & Procurement Summit in Barcelona. The 2-day conference is supported by a pre-conference workshop on strategic sourcing visions and budget visibility.
Companies such as AstraZeneca, Solvay, DOW, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, TDC, Ericsson, HSBC, Deutsche Bank to name a few are going to share their knowledge and views at the Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Summit.
For more information about the conference visit www.strategicsourcingevent.com or request the updated brochure www.gsssummit.com/download-e-brochure
By Silvia Klincekova
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Twitter: @SiSaKlincek
9th Annual Strategic Sourcing in Chemical/Petrochemical Industry
9th Annual Strategic Sourcing in Chemical/Petrochemical Industry
Join the 9th Annual Strategic Sourcing in Chemical/Petrochemical Conference and examine the effect of the market ups and downs on strategic sourcing focusing on price hedging, real sourcing secrets, methods, and achievements in the chemical/petrochemical industry. Meet experts from BASF, Equate Petrochemical Company, AkzoNobel, DuPont de Nemours, Clariant, Borealis, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Solvay, Saltigo.
Key topics:
• Relocation of manufacturing sites into growth/developing areas
• Price hedging in strategic sourcing- risk management
• Low cost country sourcing
• Achieving environmental sustainability
• Importance of demand planning & relationship management
• Finding sustainable sources for raw materials
Discover innovative opportunities and strategies for creating positive change in your work life. 
URL: http://www.strategicsourcingsummit.com/
Brochure: http://www.strategicsourcingsummit.com/download-e-brochure2/
By Silvia Klincekova
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Twitter: @SiSaKlincek
Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Summit
Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Summit
Companies are trying to define the best procurement approach and consider both the tactical and the strategic procurement stream. Above all is the value-creation. The operative procurement needs to maintain the required quality, be capable of managing possible risks and minimize costs. The Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Summit addresses the issues and challenges in direct and indirect procurement across the telecom, banking, pharmaceutical, chemical and food production verticals. The unique concept of the cross-industry format of the conference will offer a complex and deep insight into the major challenges of 2013 in strategic sourcing and procurement. Speakers form AstraZeneca, Solvay, DOW, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, TDC, Ericsson, HSBC, Deutsche Bank to name a few will present their views on strategic and value-creating procurement function, the changing position of procurement and its role in creating profit and successful business.
Key Topics:
• Effective strategies for value-creation in cost reduction scenarios
• Risk management and how to handle it in SCM (especially with commodities)
• Opportunities and challenges related with the move from centric to global sourcing
• Transformational sourcing and how to get the best of the new procurement approach
• Value driving role of procurement
• Closer look on multi-zone and multi sourcing
Join the Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Summit and explore the best practices to create value, minimize costs and manage risk effectively. The unique concept of the cross-industry format of the conference will offer a complex and deep insight into the major challenges of 2013 in strategic sourcing and procurement.
URL: http://www.strategicsourcingevent.com
Brochure: http://www.gsssummit.com/download-e-brochure/
By Silvia Klincekova
LinkedIn: sk.linkedin.com/in/silviaklincekova/
Twitter: @SiSaKlincek
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