Supporting Evidence-Based Decisions About Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

Results of recent studies that we supported focusing on vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacterium that is responsible for the majority of community-acquired pneumonia, were recently published, providing more evidence for health departments to use when developing their pediatric vaccination strategies.

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Meet PREVAIL Team Member Victor Taryor, Site Manager at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia

As the site manager for PREVAIL, Victor puts his empathy and passion for helping people to work by responding to operations requests, evaluating challenges, holding daily meetings with staff, and verifying and approving daily financial disbursements.

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Meet PREVAIL Team Member T. Maccarthy Kpaan, Human Resources Manager, Based in Liberia

Maccarthy looks forward to working with diverse groups of people and perspectives on various issues and is passionate not only for improving human resources management but also for connecting talented individuals with a rewarding workplace.

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Meet PREVAIL Team Member Dr. Kumblytee Johnson, Site Physician, Clinical Investigator and Principal Investigator, Based in Liberia

Dr. Johnson carries the responsibility of many roles as part of the PREVAIL team, including being a licensed Liberian medical doctor and providing insights, expertise and guidance to her colleagues on a daily basis.

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The Colors of COVID Town Hall Event: The Ethical Engagement of Minority Communities in COVID Clinical Research

In April, the Director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity’s Dr. Stephen B. Thomas partnered with FHI Clinical for a frank conversation by experts about COVID and how to encourage Brown and Black communities to participate in clinical research.

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Site Monitoring & Management in a Clinical Trial of a Spatial Repellent for Vector-Borne Disease Control

The FHI Clinical project team supported site monitoring, site management and project management to assist the University of Notre Dame investigators achieve a level of rigor not typically required for a non-medical product in their double-blinded, randomized-cluster, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a spatial repellent against mosquitoes for malaria prevention.

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What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About the Need for Unified, Cloud-Based Technology?

The industry’s response to outbreaks like COVID-19 will continue to push advances in technology and influence the way we conduct clinical research. Challenges we’ve faced trying to adhere to impossible timelines and budgets have solidified the need for a technology platform that includes three main characteristics: unified, modular and cloud-based.

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