By Carlene Chen, RN, CCRC January 1, 2017. A day many embark upon with resolute determination to begin new habits, better discipline and positive goals. Personally, I do not make New Year’s resolutions. I have rarely kept one and tend to find that discouraging. Instead, I opt for the concept of prevention. It is a […]
Clinical Research Blog
Clinical Research Center
Clinical trials are an important part of improving health care. The Corvallis Clinic's Clinical Research staff shares their insights and updates.
Memories: This time of year’s most treasured gifts
By Lisa Buchheit, RN, CCRC What are your memories of Christmas? Mine are of traditions and time spent with family and friends. I was blessed that my mother truly savored every moment of the holiday. She worked overtime trying to create magic memories and excelled at not leaving out any detail. Every sense was stimulated […]
In Alzheimer’s Disease Research Failure is Not an Option
By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC Remember when you were a kid, having a grand time running around, then took a fall and got the wind knocked out of you? That’s about the only way to describe the feeling we had last week after it was announced that large scale clinical trials for solanezumab (our site […]
How the wonderful world of clinical research became personal
By Pat Eshelman, RN, BSN, CCRC I have worked in the health care field for 42 years, the last 36 years as an RN, the past 18 in clinical research. It has been a most interesting journey. When I started in health care, stomach ulcers were believed to be caused by stress, few drugs were […]
Placebos work!
By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC In the office recently we were discussing newly published results of a studysuggesting that placebo treatments can in some cases be effective treatments, even when patients know they are receiving placebo treatment. A placebo, in case you don’t know the term, is a sham treatment that looks exactly like the […]
