January's CRfocus supplement has been cancelled due to weather disruption either side of the Christmas break. The first issue of 2010 will be published early in February. Apologies for any problems this might cause.
In December's issue of CRfocus, we take our seasonal look into
the future of clinical research,
with expert professionals and commentators sharing their aspirations
and expectations for 2010. ICR Chair Janette Benaddi and CRfocus Editor
Andrew Smith also look back on what has been a tough year for pretty
much everybody in our sector, but still manage to pick out
some highlights for ICR and
for our profession as a whole. Completing our look back on 2009, we provide an
index of all the articles we've published during the year.
Also in this issue, we interview
David Gillen of Pfizer
on the role of medics in pharma, the growing importance of health
technology assessment and how UK clinical research should become more
specialised; Danielle Jacobs reports on
last month's ICR Freelance Forum, the GCP Forum discuss
how to handle the partner of a research participant becoming pregnant, the CTA Special Interest Group launch a
new manual for clinical trial administrators, and Catherine Gutsell presents the
results of a survey of employee confidence, following up on a similar survey conducted earlier this year.
And to end the year with a smile, our regular
"It's not all work, work, work..." page presents Christmas carols adapted for use by clinical research professionals and “
Ten things we wouldn’t want to receive from Secret Santa at the departmental Christmas Party”!
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