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3 Useful Books on Clinical Research
When we talk about learning, sometimes online recourses may turn out to be inaccurate, inconsistent, unclear and too difficult to understand. So let’s not forget the physical world and the objects which can be touched. Like books for example. They are the traditional and most reliable cradle of information. For this reason, we offer you a list of 3 useful books related to clinical research that researchers, recruiters, project managers and any other dealing with clinical studies should read.

“Fundamentals of Clinical Trials”, by Lawrence M. Friedman, Curt D. Furberg, David DeMets This book is a great introduction to clinical trials. It explores key topics and issues like study design, blindness, randomization, monitoring, assessment, reporting of results, interpretation and others. Moreover, the authors devote a chapter to every single critical area of protocols, and craftily explain the specifics. The text in the new edition may be viewed as technical, but it is much more expanded and revised. There are many real-life examples and statistics in order to outline key features of clinical trials.

“Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Project Management in a Changing Global Environment”, edited by Scott D. Babler The importance of this piece derives from the fact that it addresses the serious forces at work nowadays when dealing with the development of pharmaceuticals. Readers can find practical examples, enlightening experiences, best practices and common sense approaches. Three vital areas are closely examined – small molecules, large molecules and medical devices. Above all, the information included will be found most relevant and helpful by managers of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies.

“Designing Clinical Research”, by Dr. Stephen B Hulley, MD, MPH, Steven R Cummings, MD, Warren S Browner, MD Visibly updated and revised, the book has highly informative content suitable for nurses, pharmacists, doctors and other professionals involved in research practices. Every chapter has new material added on and offers advanced epidemiologic concepts, highly useful methodologies for design, funding and implementation. Some of the topics tackled in “Designing Clinical Research” include non-inferiority trials for comparative effectiveness research, diagnostic test studies to inform prediction rules, ethical aspects of whole genome sequencing, automated data management approaches etc.

Books are essential to any industry. Because of their in-depth analysis and detailed information, they have become a source of crucial information which guide clinical experts throughout their practices and professional development.