Tag: Clinical Trials

August 28, 2017 In #AusCT, Clinical Trial Awareness, Clinical Trials, paediatric, pediatric, Public Perceptions By Janelle Bowden

#AusCT 1Sep17: Clinical Trials With Children and Young People

We all tend to think that the medicines we get prescribed to us have been tested in a way that means they are likely to work for us. As adults, if a medicine is being used for the purpose it was approved, then that is...

February 23, 2017 In #AusCT, Clinical Trials By Janelle Bowden

#AusCT Twitterchat 3Mar17: The Ethical Challenges in Clinical Trials

Healthcare is changing rapidly as new discoveries about disease and disease processes, diagnosis and treatments are made. The Clinical trials landscape is also changing rapidly with the rise of new technologies and a global commitment to drive improved efficiency, reduce cost and increase the speed...

July 7, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Guest Post By Janelle Bowden

If you don’t ask, you might not be told about clinical trials…Reina knows

I recently became acquainted with Reina Weiner (@helpapatient) via Twitter. We crossed paths and I learnt of Reina's interest in getting patients more engaged in their healthcare. I asked Reina if she would like to write a guest post to give her thoughts on 'Why Clinical...

June 19, 2016 In Clinical Trials By Janelle Bowden

How To Get People To Care And Ask About Clinical Trials?

It's been a few weeks now since International Clinical Trials Day, May 20. We've been a little quiet on this blog since then for a couple of reasons. The first is trying to recover from May and all the energy put into various events, such as...

May 20, 2016 In Clinical Trials, ICTD2016, International Clinical Trials Day By Janelle Bowden

Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day. Speak Up!

International Clinical Trials Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the stakeholders that are involved in clinical trials and create awareness of clinical trials in the community. From those that design the research, to the clinicians, nurses and coordinators running the trials, volunteers that participate, sponsors...

May 18, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Guest Post, ICTD2016, International Clinical Trials Day By Janelle Bowden

Clinical Trials: We Can’t Do Them Without You

I would like to thank Kelly McKee for preparing this guest post. Kelly is head of Eli Lilly's new patient outreach effort. You can learn more about Kelly here. I'd also like to thank Leigh Anne Naas at Lilly for seeing some value in #WhyClinicalTrialsMatter and allowing her...

May 17, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Using Twitter By Janelle Bowden

Tips on Joining Twitter, so you can take part in events like #WhyClinicalTrialsMatter and #WhyWeDoResearch

I was an early adopter of Twitter and have found it a wonderful resource for finding like-minded people both professionally and personally. I have found, in general, the community that uses Twitter well is very generous in sharing their knowledge about how to use the...

May 16, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Public Perceptions By Janelle Bowden

What Value Are Clinical Trials to the Public?

Patient-centricity is one of the latest themes building momentum in clinical trial circles, but it is a concept many are still struggling to put into practice. Despite the fact that most people I have worked with are involved in clinical trials because they want to do...

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