Life expectancy continues to increase across the globe. Today, thankfully, we are able to overcome diseases that were once impossible to beat. Yet, many of us forget about the medical experts and volunteers who are working hard to find cures through careful research. Every day, clinical trials are used to determine new types of treatment and ways to administer therapies that will improve a patient’s quality of life. In the February 2012 issue of Global Communicator, we wrote about clinical studies and how pooling patient data across countries and cultures is an important part of advancements in global clinical studies. Please read the February issue for points to consider when a Patient Reported Outcome (PROs) instrument is translated in order to help avoid a potentially negative impact on the study data.
For more information about PROs, attend CBI’s Forum on Patient Reported Outcomes on May 7-8, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. Contact us (melissa(at)globallanguages.com) for a special Global Communicator code and save $400 off registration fees.
