Triclinium contribute to important new textbook on Clinical Trials

Four Triclinium staff members have contributed a chapter to a recently published Elsevier textbook that was conceptualised to keep pace with the rapid globalisation of clinical research.

The book, Global Clinical Trials: Effective Implementation and Management is edited by Richard Chin and Menghis Bairu, two prominent scientists and business professionals who have extensive experience in clinical development of new therapies. The publication aims to elucidate current practices in conducting clinical trials across a wide range of countries. It is hailed as the first textbook that explores the principles and practice of global clinical trials.

Chapter 13 of the book, entitled Clinical Trials in South Africa gives a thorough overview of the growth of clinical trials, current research infrastructures, healthcare system, regulatory and other related processes that make South Africa a strong contributor to global trials, to a disproportionately high extent in comparison with its relative market size.

The chapter concludes with a critical synopsis of the research challenges and opportunities that exist in South Africa. This contribution is expected to further highlight South Africa as a suitable destination for the conduct of GCP compliant clinical trials.

The contributing Triclinium authors were Victor Strugo, Tracy Southwood, Marianne Coetzee and Havana Chikoto, together with Lynn Katsoulis of The Aurum Institute for Health Research.

The book can be purchased from Amazon books:
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