The author discusses the disparities between clinical trials in Western Europe and Russia, and looks at the implications thereof and ways of resolving these apparent hurdles to conducting of a successful trial. In this article two research scientists talk about their experiences of moving abroad to work in pursuit of their respective career goals. The article examines their motives for moving, their initial impressions of the foreign country, the main problems they faced and how these were overcome. They also offer advice for scientists faced with similar opportunities and examine the fundamental differences in attitudes towards working practice in England and France. In this article clinical practice guidelines are defined and examined in terms of their principal and subsidiary functions, the potential benefits for clinicians, patients and the health service industry.
Advice is given regarding implementation of new guidelines.
It could mean the difference between having a respected public face, and relative obscurity. The Faculty's President is Professor Peter Stonier - a man who is involved in pharmaceutical medicine at many levels. In this interview given almost a year after his inauguration, he talks openly about his work, dreams, and in particular the influence he believes the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine could have not only within the UK but in the wider and changing world of clinical research, drug development and healthcare.