Trial by Fire: Lessons from the History of Clinical Trials - Softcover

Gaw MD PhD, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956324207 ISBN 13: 9780956324207

Publisher: SA Press, 2009

Synopsis

TRIAL BY FIRE - Lessons from the History of Clinical Trials.
What can we learn from the past that may be relevant to modern clinical research?

In this book Dr Allan Gaw draws on the experience of two decades working in clinical trials to show how the past can illuminate the present and help us understand our current position.

In a series of intriguing stories that take us from Babylon and Ancient Egypt, to Europe in the 17th and 18th Centuries, and on to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, and the US in the 60s and 70s, he demonstrates the origins of randomisation and blinding in clinical trials; the importance of consent, trust and codes of ethical practice; and the crucial importance of publication. And he shows us where it may have all begun.

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Review

written in a clear, readable style, with interpretation as well as factual account, highlighting the aspects of each topic --CRFocus October 2009

lovely and readable book...flows well and is highly entertaining --Pharmaceutical Physician May 2010

a wonderful short but poignant book...keep[s] the reader enthralled, captivated and appreciative... --British Journal of Cardiology Nov 2010

"entertaining and educational...potentially of interest to all readers...good one for the birthday or Christmas list." --Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists, January 2011

About the Author

Allan Gaw, MD, PhD, FRCPath, FFPM is Director of Operations at the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility. He is the author or editor of 14 books mostly on the subjects of Clinical Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research, and Lipid Metabolism.

Edition details

• Publisher: SA Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0956324207
• ISBN 13: 9780956324207
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100