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Archive for Medical Device Alliance Newsletter

March 2010, published on March 19th, 2010

Regulatory Handbooks: Barnett Educational
How Not To Miss Your Missing Data
Employee Compensation Shows Signs of Life for 2010
Companies in the News: Greatbatch, EnteroMedics, CVRx
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February 2010, published on February 22nd, 2010

Clinician of the Month: Lesa Hobright -Turner
Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Environment
Companies in the News: Anulex, AGA Medical, AMS
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January 2010, published on January 25th, 2010

Risk Evaluation of Adverse Events
Statistics and FDA Advisory Panels
Companies in the News: Medtronic, Cardiovascular Systems, Hansaton
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December 2009, published on December 15th, 2009

Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles to Regulated Companies
Clinician of the Month: Cristy DeLaCruz
Companies in the News: ATS, Apnex, and Smiths Medical
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November 2009 Issue, published on November 23rd, 2009

Book Review: SOPs in Handbooks and Manuals Versus Web Examples
Statistics, the FDA and Product Labeling
Companies in the News: Arkray, BridgePoint Medical, & Entellus
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October 2009 Issue, published on October 16th, 2009

Clinician of the Month: Charis Sugden
Companies in the news: SurModics, Cardiovascular Systems, Boston Scientific
6 Sigma Office Solutions
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September 2009 Issue, published on September 17th, 2009

Book Review: PROs and Registries – What are these?
Companies in the News: St Jude, Medrad/Possis, and Thermo Fisher Scientific
Financing When The Bank Says No
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August 2009 Issue, published on August 27th, 2009

Clinician of the Month: Kari Loing
Project Definition – A Critical First Step to Process Improvement
Company Headlines: NeuroVasx, ATS, Cardiovascular Systems
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June 2009 issue, published on May 31st, 2009

Clinician of the Month: Wayne Carlson
Companies in the News: Inspire Medical, Disc Dynamics, EV3
Need a Coach? Select wisely
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May 2009 issue, published on April 30th, 2009

Subgroup Analyses: Good Science, Data Mining and the FDA
The Nimble Workforce
Companies in the News: St. Jude Medical and Torax Medical
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April 2009 issue, published on March 31st, 2009

Clinician of the Month: Jane Johnson with Transoma Medical
Local Headlines: Atritech, NeuroVasX, St. Jude Medical, GE Healthcare
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March 2009 issue, published on February 28th, 2009

(Statistical) Power To The People
Book Review: Both Texts are Solid Additions to Your Library
Companies in the News - Transoma, Inspire Medical and Apnex Medical
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February 2009 issue, published on January 31st, 2009

Activity-Based Fees: Manage costs when outsourcing your clinical trials
Clinician of the Month: Carl Beaurline
Companies in the News: St. Jude Medical, Arkay USA, Transoma Medical
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January 2009 issue, published on December 31st, 2008

Bayesian Statistics: Fact And Fiction
The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials - Literature Review and Summary
Strategies for Publication Planning
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December 2008 issue, published on November 30th, 2008

Medical Device Product Recall Prevention
Clincian of the Month: Jennifer Maloney
Companies in the News: St. Jude, ev3, and AGA Medical
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November 2008 issue, published on October 31st, 2008

Am I Informed?
Issues in the Design and Analysis of Pre-clinical Studies
Local Industry News - SurModics, Cardiovascular Systems, and Lumen
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October 2008 issue, published on September 30th, 2008

Local News - Advanced Circulatory Systems, St. Jude Medical, Acist Medical
Patient Recruiting - Who needs the education?
Medical Device Manufacturing and the Regulations
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September 2008 issue, published on August 31st, 2008

Fraud: What is it? How to detect it? What to do about it?
Single Arm Studies: Objective Performance Criteria or Performance Goals
Selecting Clinical Study Sites
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August 2008 issue, published on July 31st, 2008

Medical Device Manufacturing Regulations - Product Recall from the Field
Local Industry Snapshot: Atritech, St Jude Medical CVRx
Clinical Research Staff: Can We Win The Olympic Gold?
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July 2008 issue, published on June 30th, 2008

The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials: Effective Site Monitoring
Noninferiority Clinical Trials
Local Industry Snapshot: AGA Medical, SuperDimension, Medtronic
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June 2008 issue, published on May 31st, 2008

The Search for the Perfect Employee
Medical Device Manufacturing Regulations, Product Recall from the Field
Local Industry Snapshot: Vision Ease, Virtual Radiologic, St. Jude Medical
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May 2008 issue, published on April 30th, 2008

The Informed Consent Process - Protection of Human Subjects
Practical Adaptive Clinical Study Designs for Medical Devices
Local Snapshot: Nonin Medical, American Medical, Medtronic, and Myocor Nonin Medical Inc. announces the release of the first and only wireless fingertip pulse oximeter to system integrators worldwide. The Onyx(R) II, Model 9560 fingertip puls
The Search for the Perfect Employee
Medical Device Manufacturing Regulations, Product Recall from the Field
Local Industry Snapshot: Vision Ease, Virtual Radiologic, St. Jude Medical
The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials: Effective Site Monitoring
Noninferiority Clinical Trials
Local Industry Snapshot: AGA Medical, SuperDimension, Medtronic
Medical Device Manufacturing Regulations - Product Recall from the Field
Local Industry Snapshot: Atritech, St Jude Medical CVRx
Clinical Research Staff: Can We Win The Olympic Gold?
Fraud: What is it? How to detect it? What to do about it?
Single Arm Studies: Objective Performance Criteria or Performance Goals
Selecting Clinical Study Sites
Bayesian Statistics: Fact And Fiction
The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials - Literature Review and Summary
Strategies for Publication Planning
Activity-Based Fees: Manage costs when outsourcing your clinical trials
Clinician of the Month: Carl Beaurline
Companies in the News: St. Jude Medical, Arkay USA, Transoma Medical
(Statistical) Power To The People
Book Review: Both Texts are Solid Additions to Your Library
Companies in the News - Transoma, Inspire Medical and Apnex Medical
Clinician of the Month: Jane Johnson with Transoma Medical
Local Headlines: Atritech, NeuroVasX, St. Jude Medical, GE Healthcare
Subgroup Analyses: Good Science, Data Mining and the FDA
The Nimble Workforce
Companies in the News: St. Jude Medical and Torax Medical
Clinician of the Month: Wayne Carlson
Companies in the News: Inspire Medical, Disc Dynamics, EV3
Need a Coach? Select wisely
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April 2008 issue, published on March 31st, 2008

Medical Device Manufacturing and the Regulations, Documentation Control
Industry News: Uroplasty Inc., Medtronic Inc. Starkey Laboratories
Challenges in Clinical Trial Enrollment
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March 2008 issue, published on February 29th, 2008

Aspects of Clinical Trials - Technical Support at Medical Device Implant
The Clinical Trials Arms Race
Local Industry Snapshot
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February 2008 issue, published on January 31st, 2008

Medical Device Manufacturing and the regulations, training
Emerging Employee Retention Practices in Manufacturing Companies
Local Industry Snapshot
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January 2008 issue, published on December 31st, 2007

The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials - Investigator and Site Training
Multicenter Clinical Trials
Local Industry Snapshot
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December 2007 issue, published on November 30th, 2007

Business Mentoring - A Protégé's Perspective
Medical Device Manufacturing Regulations - Internal Audit Process
FDA's Draft Guidance Overview
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November 2007 issue, published on October 31st, 2007

The Many Aspects of Clinical Trials - The Clinical Team
The Art of Sample Size Calculations
How do you Measure Up?
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October 2007 issue, published on September 30th, 2007

Milestones and Setting Expectations for Clinical Projects
Selecting Good Study Sites
Medical Device Manufacturing and the Regulations:
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September 2007 issue, published on August 31st, 2007

Meeting Your Enrollment Goals
Business and Operations' Strategy Sync
The Most Significantly Misunderstood Topic in Research
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August 2007 issue, published on July 31st, 2007

The Role of the Clinical Department in Product Development Cycle
The Importance of the Informed Consent Process
Medical Device Manufacturing and the Regulations
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July 2007 issue, published on June 30th, 2007

Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Environment
The Power of Randomized Experiments
Reauthorizing Medical Device User Fees through the year 2012
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June 2007 issue, published on May 31st, 2007

The Clinical Research Associate's Degree
Medical Device Manufacturing and the Regulations
Reimbursement and Its Role in Regulatory Strategies
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May 2007 issue, published on April 30th, 2007

Blinding in Medical Device Trials
Integrating Lean and Six-Sigma
Agreeing on Clinical Study Objectives Isn't Easy
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April 2007 issue, published on March 31st, 2007

What Makes a Good Clinical Research Associate?
Medical Device Manufacturing and Regulations: The Audit
Foreign Clinical Trials, Lessons Learned
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March 2007 issue, published on February 28th, 2007

Adverse Event Reporting: Considerations and Regulatory Requirements
Statistical Lessons from the Acorn Cardiovascular Experience
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February 2007 issue, published on January 31st, 2007

Clinical Post-Market Studies: Mere Days Away from Public Scrutiny
European Class IIa Medical Device Approval Routes
Medical Device Manufacturing and Regulations: Part III
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January 2007 issue, published on December 31st, 2006

Clinical Trials: Why Go Global?
Third Party Reviewers: A First Rate Process?
Medical Device Manufacturing and Regulations:
Overview of FDA's Postmarket Program for Medical Devices
The Problem of Missing Data in Clinical Trials
PERVASIVE PARANOIA: What does the Acorn dispute resolution mean?
Participate in the 2007 Manufacturing Compensation Benefits Survey
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November 2006 issue, published on October 31st, 2006

Medical Device CRO or Independent Consultant: How Do You Choose?
Can A Statistician Build A Better Mouse Trap - Or a Better Clinical Trial
Risk Management, Regulation, and Relevant Steps: Thoughts on Optimizing Process
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October 2006 issue, published on September 30th, 2006

Tight Submission Strategy: Pursuing Only Needed Data
HUD/HDE: Is There a Quick Way to Market?
Medical Device Manufacturing and Regulations: Part 1 of a Series
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