Convergence of Technologies to Simplify User Workflow

This is an archived presentation.

Our industry uses the term eClinical with a number of different meanings. At Perceptive Informatics, we define eClinical as the way multiple technology solutions can work together to create integrated, business process-driven solutions. By making different applications work together in a way that enables the most efficient user workflow, our eClinical vision focuses on simplifying the use of multiple technologies, optimized for the way users manage clinical trials. Product convergence is at the center of this eClinical vision - making functionality that exists wholly in one application accessible through another. This concept is bringing about a radical shift in the way technologies can be used together in clinical trials, making life simpler for the end-user.

This webinar will discuss the future direction of eClinical as illustrated by two case studies on product convergence in clinical trial technologies.

Case Study 1: Accessing RTSM functionality directly from within EDC

When a site uses both EDC and IVR/IWR solutions in a trial, their natural workflow is interrupted as site users have to switch between these applications. It would be ideal to enable sites to perform all patient-level activities through the same system. This case study will show how site users can randomize subjects and dispense medication directly within an EDC application without logging into IVR/IWR. We will highlight how all patient-focused activities can be performed, managed and reviewed through a single interface with a single log-on.

Case Study 2: Using CTMS to facilitate user account administration across other systems

The typical process for creating and maintaining user accounts across multiple technologies is inefficient. Sponsors must provide user details for each technology so user accounts and credentials can be created for systems access. This often involves maintenance and updating data individually from CTMS and other sources. However, the functionality of CTMS (the central repository of enterprise-wide information) can be extended to provide an optimal workflow for the administration of user accounts across other systems. This case study will detail how a CTMS application can serve as a primary interface for facilitating and automating the set of activities involved in creating user accounts, granting access and communicating user credentials across multiple systems.

Hear from the following experts:

Bill Byrom, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Product Strategy
Perceptive Informatics

Bill holds responsibility for providing strategic direction to Perceptive's suite of products including developing new areas of technology application within clinical trials and healthcare. He joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1991 after completing a Ph.D. in disease control simulation at Strathclyde University, and has worked in a number of roles within statistics, clinical development and international marketing. Bill is the author of over 50 articles and chapters in professional journals and publications.

Iain Dowlman
Senior Director, eClinical Services
Perceptive Informatics

Iain has responsibility for developing eClinical operational delivery capabilities across Perceptive's suite of products. He joined Perceptive in 1996, and has held a number of strategic and management responsibilities for areas including project management, customer support and the development and roll out of the ClinPhone® RTSM platform. Iain is part of the strategic core team in charge of the design and implementation of Perceptive's eClinical solutions.