SCDM Annual Conference presentations update job skills, examine changing industry expectations

Sept. 30, 2009 - PRLog -- MILWAUKEE – Clinical data management professionals from across the globe will meet in Seattle Oct. 4-6 for the 2009 SCDM Annual Conference. The SCDM Annual Conference is the industry’s largest education event, attracting more than 600 professionals annually.

Clinical data management is a key role within clinical research, responsible for providing quality databases of information collected during clinical trials.

The SCDM Annual Conference features 16 educational sessions – 60 total presentations – covering diverse topics for all levels of CDM professionals. A complete program is available online at www.scdm.org/events/fall2009. Highlights include:

•   FDA-SCDM Forum Representatives from the Food and Drug Administration discuss the future of government regulation of clinical trials. 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6.
•   Data Driven Innovation Award Five industry finalists compete for this annual honor recognizing the year’s best advancement in clinical data management technology or service. Demonstrations 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5; winner announced at 7 p.m.

SCDM will also partner with CDISC and Duke Clinical Research Institute on pre-conference tutorials designed to provide in-depth training on key CDM topics including standardized data collection, data coding and managing lab data.

Members of the media interested in covering or attending the conference should contact SCDM Communications Manager Kimberly Jahnke at kjahnke@scdm.org or 414.226.0362.

The Society for Clinical Data Management is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in clinical data management through professional development, education and certification. Established in 1994, SCDM has more than 2,600 members with an interest in advancing data management practices. For additional information, please visit www.scdm.org.

Contact: Kimberly Jahnke
414.226.0362
kjahnke@scdm.org

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The Society for Clinical Data Management is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in clinical data management through professional development, education and certification.