Released on: June 18, 2008, 11:12 am

Press Release Author: GTC Bio

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: Larry Blankstein, Senior Director of Clinical Research at
Genzyme will be speaking at GTCbio's Global Clinical Trial Operations conference on
September 25-26, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Dr. Blankstein will give a presentation
entitled "An Interactive Lessons Learned Process to Optimize Sponsor and Provider
Performance on Global Trials."

Press Release Body: Managing team dynamics is key to the successful implementation
of global clinical trials. The pressure to complete a trial on time, while
coordinating internal global resources makes this difficult. Adding one or multiple
Service Providers to the mix compounds this challenge. Constructive collaborative
relationships must be managed and maintained not only between internal resources,
but between the internal resources and the Service Provider(s) to ensure the project
is completed on time, on budget with quality deliverables. There is no guarantee
this will happen on it own, but the implantation of a Lessons Learned process can
help optimize team performance and be a key component to achieving success. By
implementing an interactive lessons learned process at various points in a project
can identify project issues, finds solutions to problems while building strong
positive relationships between all team members. When implemented correctly, Lessons
Learned provides a mechanism to asses how the Provider, Sponsor or the combined team
is performing, coordinating activities and working as a team to the mutual benefit
of all team members. Dr. Blankstein will provide the benefits of performing Lessons
Learned at key time point in a project, present a process for collecting
quantitative and qualitative information, explain how to focus on the key project
and team issues so the real Lessons Learned are identified and how to summarize the
data collected so a productive Lessons Learned meeting can be held.

The Global Clinical Trial Operations conference brings together leaders, directors,
vice presidents, heads, managers, supervisors, and CROs from all over the world to
collaborate and discuss the latest developments in clinical trial operations and
logistics and covers clinical trials in emerging markets, first-in-man clinical
trials, pediatric clinical trials, material storage, distribution, site selection,
patient recruitment and retention, technology in clinical trials and case studies of
running global clinical trials.

For more information including a detailed agenda, exhibitor opportunities and
registration information visit http://gtcbio.com/conferenceDetails.aspx?id=127.

ABOUT GTCbio

GTCbio organizes conferences specifically for the biomedical and biopharmaceutical
industries. Our goal is to facilitate the exchange of biopharmaceutical and
biomedical intelligence between industry leaders, academic and government
organizations, and the financial community.
GTCbio is a subsidiary of Global Technology Community, LLC, a privately held company
founded in 2002.


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