Medical training, effects research

Marie Curie worked tirelessly to develop radioactivity as a new discipline in physics. With the help of five assistants, she studied the effects of radioactivity and developed the atomic theory of its origin. In 1911, Marie was awarded her second Nobel Prize— this time in chemistry, for the chemical processes discovered in the identification of radium and polonium and for the subsequent characterization of these elements. During World War I, she trained doctors in the new methods of radiology and, after learning to drive, personally transported medical equipment to hospitals. After the war, Madame Curie assumed leadership of the newly built Radium Institute in Paris. In 1920, a campaign was mounted in the United States to produce 1 gram of radium for Marie to support her research. She traveled to the United States to receive the precious vial of radium at the White House in 1921. 

Within this context, clinical pharmacists face effective participation in the research environment. Protocol development and execution, adherence to GCP and ethical principles, together with the balance between revenues and expenses, draw a specific working scenario that requires additional education and training, and represents an emerging challenge for clinical pharmacists. Conceptually, pharmacists are responsible for the safe and effective use of all medications, and this is especially important for medications used in clinical trials. Different pharmacy associations have been pointed out and have defined how far drug development and its attendant activities are a core function of the pharmacy profession." " ... 

It would be irresponsible to focus solely on research and development, while ignoring potentially simpler, faster, or less expensive mechanisms, such as organization, staff, training, and procurement. All health establishments must be surveyed and evaluated for the tasks of being prepared and responding adequately to potential terrorist violence. Not only should a special attention be paid to supplies of antidotes, drugs, ventilators, personal protective equipment and decontamination capacity, but the spotlight must also be fixed on an insufficient familiarity of medical stuff with the acute effects and treatment of chemical weapons. 

Coordination of outside engineering and technical services performed by vendors Training of medical personnel in the safe and effective use of medical devices and systems Clinical applications engineering, such as custom modification of medical devices for clinical research, evaluation of new noninvasive monitoring systems, etc. 

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