Our Aims:
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To share information about MedDRA and WHODRUG, this can range from current user issues to learning how other groups use the dictionaries
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To learn from the experience of others
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To interact with the group and participate at meetings
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To ensure we keep up to date with developments within the coding industry including technologies and system upgrades
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To raise the profile of coding as a specialist area
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To try to ensure coding consistency across the industry
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To help improve MedDRA and try to influence MSSO
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Help develop coding expertise within the industry and 'educate' investigators on being MedDRA aware
Over the years we've had meetings in England, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland. We've had presentations from DIA, MSSO, UMC, industry and therapeutic area experts plus many more and some of the best presentations have been provided by the members of the SIG themselves.
Ideally we should have a minimum of 2 per year and following discussions at the last live meeting it was agreed that one of these should be a live / face to face meeting and at least one teleconference / webinar.
If you want to join the Coding and Dictionaries SIG or just wish to contact us please email: admin@acdm.org.uk
We now have a LinkedIn Group. To participate or just to read the latest discussions click HERE.
Coding and Dictionaries - Forthcoming SIG activities
For suggestions and ideas for future live or WebEx meetings please contact the SIG chairs at ian_slack@vrtx.com or vanessa.pierpoint@merckserono.net
FUTURE Meetings
Next Web meeting - This will take place on 8th March 2012. Watch out for invitations and updates!
Please get in touch if you would like to present or even suggest a topic for this and any future meetings.
Some quotes from SIG meeting attendees:
"I enjoyed the meeting : good choice of topics and very informative presentations, interesting discussions."
"Just a note to say thank you for having organised yesterday's coding SIG teleconference. I appreciate it is difficult to find the time to arrange things like this on top of an already busy life, and I'm sure I'm not the only one to feel grateful. Working in a CRO, one sometimes feels a bit isolated from the mainstream and for me the opportunity to talk to other people from time to time is really valuable. I enjoyed the formal presentations at last July's meeting, but really felt that yesterday there was good discussion about points that affect our day to day lives and think that a mixture of telecons and F2Fs is a really good way to go."