UPDATE:

The Electronic Data SIG will be having it's next face to face meeting on June 24th (location TBC in the London area). This meeting will include reassignment of goals and objectives, review of current initiative, guest presentations (CDISC ESUG).

There will also be Teleconferences:

• 30 April 2010
• 28 May 2010

Please contact edcsig@acdm.org.uk if you would like to attend either the face to face or the teleconferences.

 "Draft EDC Training Best Practice Recommendations for ACDM Community Review"

"The Training Sub-team of the EDC SIG have drawn from their own experience and industry recommendations to develop draft recommendations on the most appropriate methodology to use for EDC training. The recommendations were made considering the following key factors:

• Scalability
• Timeliness of training
• Whether the role is central or locally based in a typical environment
• Resource management
• Logistics and administration

Due to the summer vacation we have extended the review cycle for these documents and would welcome your comments and thoughts by email to Susy Laws (susy.laws@sldsolutions.co.uk) by close of business Friday 25th September. Draft documents with review comments received to date incorporated are here: Word Document & Excel Document 

The Word document provides background and considerations related to the type of training that should be conducted as well as considerations when selecting a method of training; and should be read prior to reviewing the Excel table.

SIG Leadership and Membership:

The SIG is chaired by Richard Young and Paul MacDonald (Medidata); with additional leadership being provided by Gareth Adams (PRA) and Ian Fairey (Daiichi-Sankyo).

Currently, the SIG is actively supported by 75 members.

In order to best deliver upon it's goals the SIG has divided itself into 4 sub-teams;

• Training
• Project Management
• Systems and Technology
• Communications

Our Aims:

• To provide an industry forum where all members can discuss the various electronic data capture methodologies and technologies that affect the clinical trials process.This includes, but is not limited to:
• Electronic Data Capture - both Internet and Distributed database models
• Different vendors
• Different technologies
• Best Practices
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Challenges
• Benefits
• Costs
• Site Set-Up
• Training
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Non-eCRF data

Additionally, the group will also discuss;

• IVRS
• eDiaries
• CDISC
• eSource
• Paper CRFs

If you are interested in joining please contact edcsig@acdm.org.uk