Evolving the Dinosaur

Dinosaurs evolved faster than we previously thought. We''ve seen a similarly fastevolution occurring with paediatric clinical research in light of global legislativechanges, increasing commitment by pharmaceutical companies and urgency forhigh-quality clinical trials in children. In Evolving the Dinosaur, Violet Forddemonstrates how a transformative, data-driven change, measure and track framework,combined with adaptive practices, successfully turned around a pharmacy-managedpaediatric clinical trials/research service. Ford has made the intrapreneurialjourney, and now she is sharing the lessons learned on how to expand on currentpractices to improve operational performance, patient safety and quality carethrough service optimisation, efficient interprofessional collaboration andstreamlining cross-functional workflows. Evolving the Dinosaur offers expertguidance and pragmatic solutions for various stakeholders either directly orindirectly involved with pharmacy trials services. Ford shows how to improveclinical trials'' disconnected systems, substandard data collection tools andinformation resources, and develop more effective systems to meet thetwenty-first-century demand for high-quality paediatric clinical research. It''s timeto evolve the dinosaur!