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The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/279) which became enforceable on May 25, 2018. Because personal information, including health information, is collected during clinical trials, knowing and understanding the GDPR is critical for running clinical trials in the European Union. Penalties for infringements of specific provisions of the Regulation can reach up to 4% of a company’s total worldwide turnover (i.e., gross revenue).
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Checklists. Some people hate them; some people love them. There have been whole books written about them. Some checklist fans say they live by their checklists. Cynics may see checklists as long, tedious, ineffective, bothersome, or just plain wrong. And, well, that’s sometimes true.
So what makes a good and effective checklist?