Oct. 19, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- BOSTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experts from PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, will address important industry issues at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 3rd Annual Clinical Forum, being held from October 19 - 21, 2009 in Nice, France. A number of PAREXEL's thought leaders will present on topics ranging from pharmacovigilance reporting to centralized monitoring for late phase trials. Presentations from PAREXEL and its subsidiary, Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider, will also discuss best practices for the integration of technology in post-marketing studies as well as data checks in Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePRO) based studies.
Attendees at the meeting will be able to learn more about capabilities related to these topics by visiting the PAREXEL Booth #16 or Perceptive Informatics Booth #13 in the exhibit hall. The DIA Annual Clinical Forum program features the following sessions:
Monday, October 19
-- The European Annual Safety Report: A case study in best practice for
outsourcing pharmacovigilance writing to a global CRO - Julia Cooper,
PhD, Senior Director, Worldwide Head of Medical Writing Services,
PAREXEL (4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
-- Simple Data Checks to Check for Fraud Data: A case study on the process
of fraud detection in ePRO studies - Hannah Jane O'Gorman, Associate
Director, ePRO Operations, Perceptive Informatics (4:30 p.m. - 5:30
p.m.)
Wednesday, October 21
-- Centralized Monitoring in Late Phase Studies: Shifting the paradigm -
Ramita Tandon, Senior Director, Global Portfolio Management,
Peri-Approval Services, PAREXEL (9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
-- The ICF: A balancing act - James Wolfe, Associate Director, Medical
Writing Services Europe, PAREXEL (9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
-- Integration of Technology in Post-Marketing Studies - Kate Trainor, Vice
President, Operations, Peri-Approval Services, PAREXEL (11:00 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.)
For more information about PAREXEL visit www.PAREXEL.com or Booth #16, and for more information about Perceptive Informatics visit www.perceptive.com or Booth #13. Information about the meeting can be found at www.diahome.org.
About PAREXEL International
PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
