Eugene Sefanov

  In a post from earlier this year, Medical Coding In Argus Safety, Perficient’s Dr. Rodney Lemery discussed how Oracle’s safety and pharmacovigilance (PV) system integrates very nicely with MedDRA and WHO Drug. Since much of the work our safety and PV team does revolves around Argus Safety, we’re also heavily involved with the installation […]

  It’s not in the San Francisco Bay Area or San Diego. Nor is it in North Carolina or Seattle. 

  Stock symbols remind me of the website domains. If you have something easy to remember, short, and reflective of your business, you’re golden. Even if you just own a great domain, without an actual business, there’s a slight chance you can strike it rich. Remember all those domain names being sold for crazy prices? […]

  I just read “Failing To Report Severe Drug Side Effects: A National Embarrassment,” written by Forbes contributor Luke Timmerman. He talks about his recent personal experience with our health system and what he believes is poor adherence to the reporting of adverse events. Why should patients or their loved ones have to demand that […]

  Now that May is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in April – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. 

Abhishek Tamang, 4, looks on after receiving medical treatment, following the earthquake, at Dhading hospital, in Dhading Besi, Nepal on April 27, 2015. Reuters Photo/Athit Perawongmetha The situation in Nepal isn’t good. The death toll now stands at over 6,000 and is growing by the day. And many, many more are seriously injured or simply […]

  Next week, we will have the opportunity to sit down with Apollo Endosurgery, the makers of LAP-BAND, for a “fireside chat” session on their use of Salesforce to run various aspects of their business. 

  Pharmaceutical companies often donate their products to those in dire need, but it hasn’t been especially clear how adverse events for donated products should be handled. In light of recent public health programs to fight neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to clarify the marketing authorization […]

  I was recently listening to the radio and heard about a book “Who Knew?: Things You Didn’t Know About Things You Know Well” and it reminded me of a story that that our safety and pharmacovigilance director, Dr. Rodney Lemery, told during a webinar earlier this year. Where did the name Argus Safety come […]

  I recently read an article, The Future of Cancer Treatment Is (Almost) Here, which discusses liquid biopsy, a method of using blood samples to detect cancer. While new forms of cancer detection and monitoring continue to be developed, we’ve already made significant strides in the treatment of certain diseases. 

  How many times have you searched your company’s Intranet portal, or even emailed, instant messaged, or called your colleagues in an effort to find the most suitable person to answer your questions? Maybe they’re in HR or Finance. Or, maybe they’re in Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, or IT. Whatever the case, pinpointing that person […]

  Imagine mailing over 60,000 letters to have only netted 305 breast cancer survivors for a clinical study. And that took three years. Now imagine enrolling thousands of subjects for a study, albeit with less strict criteria, in less than one month. That’s thanks to an app.