Dear Friends,
Please take a LSIT minute to meet our Board members and volunteers, here is a brief update:
- Volunteers 2009 Awards
- LSIT Adds Directors and Advisors to Boards
- "Meet LSIT at the Research Informatics for Life Sciences Conference" July 28, 2010
Our teams have been going full steam making significant progress in our GIP development efforts,
The best is yet to come, Anette Asher, President and CEO
Volunteers of 2009 Awards
On behalf of the Board of Directors we are very pleased to recognize two member volunteers who significantly contributed to the goals and progress of LSIT.
Kimberly Green “Gators and Gardening, Volunteer Extraordinaire” and Mark Vilicich “Technology Expert at Work and Home” are the 2009 honorees’ who’s many hours of devotion to the process of developing Good Informatics Practices (GIP) exemplifies what it means to be outstanding volunteers.
Please click on Kim Green and Mark Vilicich to read more about them and their contributions!
LSIT Adds Directors and Advisors to Boards
We are pleased to name these directors and advisors to the LSIT Board of Directors: Andy Spinks,
Director Research and Development Informatics (RDMi) America Region, Pfizer; Charles Jaffe, MD, CEO of HL7; Paul Allen, President of Genactics, Inc.
Industry Advisory Board (IAB) appointees are; Michael Doyle, CEO of Medsphere and Keith M. Glassford, Ph.D.
Recently engaged and active on the Technology Advisory Board (TAB) are: Richie Siconolfi, Director Computer Validation Services, R&D Procter & Gamble Company., Bikash Chatterjee, President & CTO of Pharmatech Associates, and Monica Cahilly, President of Green Mountain Quality Assurance.
In addition, LSIT is delighted to appoint Ford Winslow as Program Director for Process and Mark Vilicich to Program Director for GIP Content.
Research Informatics for Life Sciences Conference Announced
On July 28th, 2010 the Advanstar's Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) will be hosting this conference with Anette Asher, LSIT President and CEO as keynote.
CBI has developed a one-of-a-kind event focused on strategies to streamline data integration and use, improve data sharing and promote knowledge-based innovation.
Pharma, bio and med device leaders convene in Philadelphia July 28-29 to troubleshoot challenges, discuss tools and develop practical approaches to integrate and apply data from a multitude of sources.
Hear real world case studies from J&J, AstraZeneca, BMS, Janssen, BioFortis and more!
Register online at www.cbinet.com/informatics and save $400 with promo code MYQ955!
Just Released!
Free, open-source white-paper
Good Informatics Practices for Life Sciences and Health Care Organizations
Click to download white-paper:
GIP Meeting the Need for Standards
(6.9mb pdf)
“The TAB is reviewing content of LSIT’s Good Informatics Practices (GIP) in Security, Training Management and Verification and Validation,” said Anette Asher, LSIT’s CEO.
“Additionally, Richie Siconolfi is finishing a book to be published later this quarter:“Computerized Systems in Clinical Research – Current Quality and Data Integrity Concepts.”
Beth Everett, chair of the Board of Directors says, “With so much high-level talent and thought leadership, we can accelerate development of GIP and will begin developing use cases early next year.
With the activities of the TAB, IAB and Board of Directors, we can focus our energy on our strategic plan that fulfills a need in the market place for IT guidance.”
LSIT is a volunteer organization comprised of people who range from expert to novice and represent various industries. These volunteers lend expertise and insight to the unique needs of Life Sciences Information Technology. Our volunteer involvement continues to expand and is lead by the Go-Team Chair, Linda J. Speake, VP Operations at San Diego BOS Techs and Co-Chair John Kim, Business Technology Manager at Pfizer.
By all means, feel free to call us if you have questions, comments or ideas.
We live to the rule of being open and accessible,
and listen to our members and colleagues.
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