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Merck Takes Action to Address Clinical Research Workforce Challenges

ACRP blog

Taking action to increase and diversify the clinical research workforce is a high priority at Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. Merck and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) are partnering on two pivotal new programs to grow and diversify the clinical research workforce for sites.”.

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Innovators in Action: Novel Programs Addressing Workforce and Enrollment Issues

ACRP blog

Staffing and retention have been the top concern at research sites since 2020, with patient recruitment and enrollment ranking second, and the complexity of clinical trials ranking third, based on WCG survey data for 2020 to 2023. based clinical research sites.

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Workforce and Patient Engagement Issues Capture Attention at ACRP 2024

ACRP blog

Some of the other educational sessions from the Saturday morning lineup of topics concentrated on the intricacies of pitching the availability of clinical trials to potential participants, and on incorporating the principles of best patient engagement practices into the training of clinical research professionals.

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3 Ways to Fast Track Your Career in Clinical Research

XTalks

If you’ve spent some time working as a clinical research associate (CRA) and are looking to advance your career, you might be wondering where to start. Here are three ways to advance your career in clinical research. In addition, ICON runs a graduate program to train the next generation of clinical researchers.

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VirTrial Selected as Finalist in the Fierce Innovation Awards – Life Sciences Edition 2020

VirTrial

The solution enables pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs to evaluate, qualify, train and routinely monitor research sites for studies without physical travel. VirTrial’s VCM platform is a proven telemedicine solution customized to drive adoption of hybrid decentralized clinical trials (DCTs). 2018 & 2019 Achievements.

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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Tackling the Issues in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC 2021

XTalks

Just as clinical researchers in other therapeutic areas have renewed their commitment to improving participant diversity in clinical trials, so too have those working in Alzheimer’s research. What Factors Promote Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Participation?

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Avoiding Radiation Toxicity: Understanding Dosimetric Endpoints and Challenges in Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials

XTalks

Guarnaschelli reviewed the medical considerations involved in radiopharmaceutical clinical trials. Watch the free, on-demand webinar to gain valuable insights from a group of experts about implementing radiation dose limits in radiopharmaceutical clinical trials. How does Radiation Cause Cell Death?