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|Articles|January 23, 2015
PHT Offers Rater Training in Three Instruments
The pharmaceutical industry is further optimizing the collection of high quality electronic patient reported outcomes (ePROs) data for clinical research, with PHT Corporation Rater Training programs
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On Monday, January 26, eCOA systems provider PHT Corporation, will announce its rater training programs inclusive of instruction on each instrument’s electronic implementation for the Clinician Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Screening/Baseline (SB) and Since Last Visit (SLV) Adult and Pediatric versions; the Mini International Neurosychiatric Interview Questionnaire (M.I.N.I.); and the Sheehan Suicidality Tracking Scale (Sheehan-STS). Read the full release
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