The European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFI) works to improve the preparation of better and safer medicines for children. One area they are interested in is the “gadgets” or devices (e.g. measuring spoons, dosing cups, inhalers) that are used to help patients take their medicines. It is important that these devices are used properly to make sure [...]
18th June 2020 Newsletter June 2020 News CVBF leads the implementation of c4c short courses in Trial Start Up and Monitoring We are pleased to inform you that CVBF coordinated the preparation of the first edition of the Trial Start up and Monitoring online Training Courses in the conect4children (c4c) project. The courses, launched [...]
On June 25, 2020, from 11.00 to 13.00, the AICRO training webinar will be held. The webinar is entitled: The concept of "vigilance" in clinical studies broadens the boundaries: from experience on the drug to the medical device. The regulatory background, language and methods of action: compared experiences. It will be an interactive seminar, although [...]
On 2020 June 1-4, the event “Clinical Trial Digital Week” took place as a global 4-day series of live educational webcasts and downloadable resources providing the latest insights for operational challenges and responding to a pandemic, partnerships, outsourcing and operations, technology in clinical trials, and clinical innovation. This edition foresaw the participation of Mariangela Lupo, [...]
The Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) has developed “COVID-19! How can I protect myself and others?” a new rapid-response guide for youth ages 8–17. The guide, which is based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, aims to help young people understand the scientific [...]
In the framework of EPTRI (European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure) a toolkit for patients has been developed to explain what the translational research is as well as to provide information about basic research and its models and resources. Providing informative material about the objectives, the goals and the resources used in the paediatric translational research [...]
The EPTRI Open Meeting on April 2-3 April 2020, due to Covid-19 outbreak, was run online. In occasion of this event the Special Issue entitled "Scientific Highlights in the First European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure Open Meeting" has been created on Pharmaceutics, an Open Access journal. EPTRI Work package 8 co-Leader Nunzio Denora (University of [...]
Patient’s involvement in paediatric clinical trials is recognized as an important component at European and International level and an essential contribution to paediatric clinical research. In order to guarantee that paediatric patients and their carers are effectively involved on the basis of their health conditions and personal experiences, it is necessary that they are well [...]
We are pleased to inform you that CVBF coordinated the preparation of the first edition of the Trial Start up and Monitoring online Training Courses in the conect4children (c4c) project. These two courses were launched on 25 May 2020 and were available for all clinical site staff and healthcare professionals involved in the c4c funded [...]
On 17 June 2020 at 11:00, the webinar “The power of innovation for the relaunch of the South of Italy. The pharmaceutical supply chain in facing the Covid-19 challange” will be organised by the Center “Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno” (SRM) linked to the Group Intesa San Paolo and in collaboration with Farmindustria – [...]
