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Out of Africa

A large, vibrant country located at the southern-most tip of Africa, South Africa is as diverse in its population and culture as in its varied geographic landscapes of coastlines, game reserves, semi-desert and major developed cities. It constitutes one of the most exciting and challenging environments within which to conduct clinical research. Classified as an emerging market, South Africa is typically in competition with India, Eastern Europe, China and South America for opportunities to participate in international clinical trials, as part of the trend to shift the mix of recruitment into clinical trials globally.

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Catherine Lund started her career as a Nursing Sister specialising in neonatology, before moving on to clinical research as a Research Sister. She subsequently worked for Quintiles, prior to starting her own consultancy in 1999. She is currently the Managing Director of OnQ Consulting, a South African-based clinical research organisation.
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4th Annual Patient Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials

13-15 October 2008, Amsterdam

Patient recruitment is now consuming thirty percent of clinical trial time - more time than any other clinical trial activity - and almost half of all trial delays result from patient recruitment problems. As the recruiting culture becomes more sophisticated and the forces affecting patient enrollment grow more numerous and complex, pharmaceutical companies are striving to discover new strategies to facilitate enrollment in clinical trials. With increasing industry pressure to develop, test and market greater numbers of new drugs faster, pharmaceutical companies need to perform clinical trials as quickly as possible. Inefficient patient recruitment processes is a formidable barrier to pharmaceutical companies' success in launching new products. Improving the patient recruitment process is imperative to avoid wasted investments and eliminate costly delays in bringing new drugs to market -- today and even more so in the not-so-distant future. Improved patient recruitment presents one of the largest opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to eliminate delays in clinical trials, thereby making it possible to reduce time to market.  With patent time limits and large overheads meaning that any delays in the development timeline can be disastrous, a good understanding of how to successfully recruit patients for trials is vital for any company looking to succeed.
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