Objectives    Constitution    Membership    Meetings

Objectives

The eClinical Forum was formed in 2000 by Pharmaceutical Industry representatives. It serves those members of the industry, vendors and service suppliers who are (or will be) involved in handling of electronic clinical research data.

The Forum was conceived to give access to:

• An environment for the informal exchange of information. A place to learn and avoid re-inventing the wheel
• A group that is representative of the industry user community to work alongside vendors and regulators
• Information from cross-industry surveys to build a better understanding of the status, needs and trends
• A virtual library of information on electronic clinical research data capture and management, and related initiatives
• A technology and vendor independent environment to understand the importance of a structured approach to ‘eClinical’ initiatives that manage the critical success factors and integrate technology, process and people.

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Constitution

The eClinical Forum has been formed to serve those members of the pharmaceutical industry who are or will be involved in handling of electronic clinical research data, and related initiatives. Information on the organisation and operation of the eClinical Forum can be found in the Constitution for the group. 

The eClinical Forum is a not-for-profit organisation run by a Steering Committee comprised of members who volunteer for a 2-year term.  Steering Committee is balanced between US and EU and pharma and associate members.  All eCF members have input into topics for meeting and subteam discussion.

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Membership                        

The eClinical Forum has a concept of core and associated membership. Core members of the Forum are limited to pharmaceutical industry representatives only. Other interested groups (CROs, Vendors, Consulting companies, Conference organisers, third party EDC service providers, Regulators, Investigators etc.) will be able to participate as associate members. 

Membership of the eClinical Forum includes pharmaceutical and associate members in Europe and the US.  From our Home Page, click on "Who We Are" to see a current list of members.

While we are a not-for-profit association, all members must share in the operating budget expenses via an annual membership fee.  The membership fee for 2008 for both Core (pharmaceutical) and Associated members is (per company) Euro 7800 ($10,700) for membership in both the EU and US Forums, or Euro 4100 ($5600) for either the EU or US Forum.

You can benefit from membership of the eClinical Forum by submitting the Membership Form to gain access to:

1. Surveys:
   • Industry status and future trends
   • Investigational site experiences and expectations
   • Regulatory experience
   • Performance
2. Knowledge and information:
   • Regulatory environment for electronic clinical research records
   • Metrics, cost:benefit
   • eSource
3. Tools::
   • Scale up issues and approaches
   • RFI development
4. A network of eClinical ‘experts’
5. Meeting participation (3-day meetings twice yearly in both EU and US ... All members are entitled to one seat at each meeting; Core members are permitted one extra complimentary seat at each meeting)
6. Access to the members area of the web site

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Meetings

Workshop-style meetings are held in the spring and autumn in both Europe and North America. Members are asked to nominate and vote on topics for these meetings.  Presentations are provided by guest speakers and members and all presentations are followed by a discussion session.  Meetings are set up horse-shoe style to facilitate easy sharing of information.  During the meetings, members discuss and progress ongoing projects and launch new projects as interest arises.  Meetings are typically 2 to 3 days in length and are often hosted by and/or at a member company facility.  See homepage for more information on upcoming meetings.

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Last Updated: June 05, 2008 .