The choice to participate in a Clinical Research study is a personal decision and should be made after careful consideration of the potential risks and benefits of the study. Initial discussions with volunteers are interactive, and in this blog, I’m sharing questions commonly asked by study volunteers: Will it cost me anything to participate/will the […]
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Meet Pat
Pat Eshleman, the manager of The Corvallis Clinic Clinical Research Center, is a natural born caregiver. She has been taking care of people for most of her life.Her professional caring career beganwith her first nursing positions at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. In addition, Pat was the owner and Director of Nursing for a company […]
Soup in a Snap!
Did you know that January is National Soup Month? For me, it doesn’t matter what month it is, as every day is the perfect time for a delicious steaming bowl of heaven! In fact, just the other day I made a big pot of white bean chicken chili for my family. Unfortunately later that day […]
2013 Research Retrospective
Hard to believe, but this is my last Research blog of 2013! I’d like to share what I think are the Research Center’s most exciting accomplishments of the year. Our projects fall into one of two camps: improving the prevention or management of a disease. In 2013 this resulted in more than 490 study […]
Sometimes a Screen Failure is Not a Failure
The background work that I must do to screen a volunteer for a study is extensive. But as I’ll explain below, the time and effort can be worth it, even if the patient doesn’t qualify for the study. First, I’ll set the stage for you. The volunteer has the condition that the clinical study is […]
