CRF Health to present on ePRO data collection methods at DIA EuroMeeting

CRF Health, a leading global provider of ePRO solutions for the Life Sciences Industry will be joined by industry colleagues at the DIA EuroMeeting for a session on the topic ePRO data collection methods.

“Advanced Clinical Monitoring and Data Management with ePRO”

The meeting takes place March 28-20, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland. The title of the session is "Comparing ePRO Technologies: What Works?" The Session Chair will be Ingrid Klingmann, CRF Health, Clinical Advisor. Rauha Tulkki-Wilke, Director Product Management, CRF Health will deliver the introduction which will discuss the rapidly evolving techniques utilized in ePRO technology and provide attendees with an overview of practical considerations for utilizing different ePRO technologies ranging from PDA and mobile phones to tablet PCs and the web. Results from tests with people with a healthcare or technology background and from cognitive and usability interviews with patients in a real-world setting as well as experiences made in clinical trials will be presented and discussed in the session.

In addition to presenting at the session, CRF Health recently presented "Which ePRO Solution is Right for Your Clinical Study" at DIA's Annual Workshop in Japan for Clinical Data Management in January, and will present at DIA's annual meeting in June on these topics "Advanced Clinical Monitoring and Data Management with ePRO" and "Web-Based Assessments: The Internet is an Emerging Modality in PRO."

Mary Briggs, VP Global Sales & Marketing comments, "We are very pleased to present on various global ePRO trends at DIA events in Asia, Europe, and the US in 2011. These events support CRF Health's objective of educating the pharmaceutical industry on patient reported outcomes, and raising the visibility of ePRO within the clinical trials sector."