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Velos Implemented To Create Networked Clinical Research Infrastructure For The UNM Cancer Research & Treatment Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico – April 8, 2005 – The
University of New Mexico (UNM) Cancer Research & Treatment
Center (CRTC) and Velos, Inc. are pleased to announce today that the
University of New Mexico CRTC has implemented Velos eResearch in a
regional network to support clinical trials and research information
needs.
The UNM CRTC is unique in implementing a network of
research affiliates through the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance,
with clinical trials and infrastructure being available at the CRTC
and at member clinics and hospitals in the Alliance.
"The
ability to bring our entire network together on the same operational
systems while managing appropriate security and privacy is a
critical need in our effort to make access to information and
clinical trials easier for physicians and patients in our community"
said Cheryl Willman, MD, director of the UNM CRTC.
"We are
delighted to be part of the team in the research-driven community
approach taken by the leadership in oncology in New Mexico. Velos’
advanced features that enable 'create-as-needed' multi-organization
networks, for both diseases and clinical trials, are contributing to
a new cancer research reality in New Mexico today. This is a model
that will be copied." said John McIlwain, CEO and President of
Velos, Inc.
Clinician and management leaders at UNM and the
oncology community in New Mexico envisioned a seamless network for
clinical trials that extends within the Cancer Center, and across
other clinics and hospitals that deliver oncology care to the
community.
Clinician and management leaders at UNM and the
oncology community in New Mexico envisioned a seamless network for
clinical trials that extends within the Cancer Center, and across
other clinics and hospitals that deliver oncology care to the
community.
The network supports trials that can be offered
across the entire membership, decreasing set-up and administrative
burdens and providing added safeguards through central reminders,
alerts, messaging, and workflows for patients and nurses in any
particular trial.
The Cancer Research & Treatment Center
has deployed Velos eResearch for use in research administration,
budgeting, patient management, electronic data capture, clinical
data management, adverse event management, trial, patient and
adverse event reporting and analysis. All the functions are entirely
managed over the Internet.
About the University of New Mexico Cancer Center
The University of New
Mexico Cancer Research & Treatment Center is New Mexico's
premier Cancer Center supported by the State and the National Cancer
Institute to conduct innovative research and deliver
state-of-the-art patient care. The UNM CRTC works to reduce the
incidence of cancer in New Mexico, decrease cancer mortality and
contribute to the world's understanding of cancer. With a staff of
over 300, including more than 150 physicians and research
scientists, the UNM CRTC maintains a vigorous clinical research
program, participates in clinical trials and compiles and tracks
data on all cancer cases affecting the state's diverse population.
About the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
For more
information, please see the Alliance’s website
“HSC—Providing New Mexicans a Healthy
Outlook.”
About Velos
Velos is a leading designer and developer
of next-generation healthcare information systems. Velos eResearch
is an internet and intranet product line designed for study site
professionals that supports patient recruitment, study monitoring,
project planning, study design, protocol compliance, budget
management, data safety monitoring, and study execution. The Company
is privately held with headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Additional information regarding Velos may be obtained by
contacting Madalynne Chapman (510-580-2661 / mchapman@velos.com) or visit our corporate website http://www.velos.com/
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