do any of the searchers at google routinely do specific healthcare
searches on things like finding clinical trial protocols and
identifying investigators, etc? i'm looking for someone to do these
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
29 Apr 2003 16:09 PDT
There are a number of sites on the web that are devoted to compiling,
and making available, information on clinical trials. Are these the
type of things you are looking for, or is it something else you're
after?
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Clarification of Question by
tma-ga
on
29 Apr 2003 18:15 PDT
no. we're familiar with the usual sites that compile specific
clinical trial information. what we're looking for will be
occassional additional information on a given drug in development. a
lot of times different investigative centers will put up a protocol on
the internet, but it takes a while to find them all. that's the
reason we're thinking about "farming out" these occasional projects,
but it only really makes sense for us if we're working with someone
who has done these sorts of things in the past and knows the tricks to
searching for this information. i realize that your answer may be
that there is not a dedicated person who does a lot of this
healthcare-specific searching, but i thought i'd give it a try.
thanks
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
29 Apr 2003 18:46 PDT
I would suggest "farming one out" right here, and giving us a try.
You'd be amazed at what some of the GA researchers here have
uncovered. And there are a number of us with medical or biological
backgrounds, to boot.
Take a look at the answer given here, about adverse events reporting
for pharmaceuticals, to get a bit of a feel of some of our
capabilities:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=173514
Bottom line is: If you get a satisfactory answer, then you win. If
no one can answer your question to your satisfaction, then you're only
out the 50 cent listing fee.
Just a thought....
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Request for Question Clarification by
tehuti-ga
on
30 Apr 2003 03:59 PDT
Are you looking for information of the type to be found, for example,
on this site?
CRASH (Corticosteroid Randomisation After Significant Head Injury)
http://www.crash.lshtm.ac.uk/
Has full protocol details in Chinese, Czech, English, French, German,
Romanian, Portuguese & Spanish. The FAQ, first question, lists all
participating hospitals worldwide.
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