ACRO Launches YouTube Channel To Educate About Clinical Trials and CROs
March 19, 2012
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an effort to educate the public, media and policymakers about clinical trials and the growing role of clinical research organizations in the drug development process, the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) has launched a YouTube channel @ACROHealthChannel.
"Increasingly, the ACRO member companies constitute the global drug development infrastructure," said John Lewis, ACRO Vice President of Public Affairs. "With a footprint now in 115 countries and responsibility for annually conducting more than 11,000 clinical trials involving two million participants, we have an obligation to engage and educate our various constituencies about issues effecting clinical research. These topics range from ensuring human subject protections to cultivating favorable regulatory and economic environments that promote more efficient drug development."
The first two videos on ACROHealthChannel feature 2012 ACRO Chairman Jeff McMullen, President and CEO of PharmaNet/i3, discussing the association's agenda for the year, and Neil McCollough, Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance at Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), discussing issues surrounding bioethics and the globalization of research.
"ACRO strives to be a resource for anyone in the world who is interested in clinical research and drug development," said Lewis. "We find the ACROHealthChannel, our Twitter feed @acrohealth, and other social media to be effective communications tools to reach a broad audience."
About ACRO
The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) represents companies that provide a variety of specialized services that support the development of new pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. The association provides an active voice for the CRO industry globally. Through its member companies, ACRO helps improve the quality, efficiency and safety of biomedical research. ACRO member companies employ approximately 75,000 professionals worldwide and annually conduct more than 11,000 clinical trials involving nearly two million participants in 115 countries. For more information, please visit www.acrohealth.org. Twitter @acrohealth. YouTube @ACROHealthChannel.
Contacts
Association of Clinical Research Organizations
John Lewis, 202-464-9340
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