3rd c4c Multistakesholder Meeting
A 3rd c4c Multistakeholder Meeting (MSM) was held on 21 February in Berlin; the topic was medical devices for children with Type 1 diabetes.
Patients, Families & the Science of Rare Diseases
On the 28th February, we commemorated Rare Disease day. The majority of rare diseases affect children, with an estimated 70% having a Paediatric onset (source www.eurordis.org). There is a huge, unmet need to develop effective drugs for children with rare diseases. Currently, only 5% of rare diseases have an effective treatment option.
Spotlight on SwissPedNet – Swiss National Hub
What did the Swiss clinical research landscape look like ten years ago? Research infrastructures in adult medicine were available and funded, and Swiss paediatricians were aiming to include paediatrics into those activities.
CDISC and c4c release Paediatrics User Guide
CDISC and conect4children (c4c) release of Paediatrics User Guide to facilitate better medicines for babies, children and young people
Spotlight on In4kids – the Irish National Hub
In4kids, the Irish national hub of the c4c network has been going from strength to strength over recent years, helping to bring researchers across the island of Ireland together to improve the quantity and quality of children’s clinical research in Ireland.
New c4c paper published!
New c4c paper published – Standardizing Paediatric Clinical Data: The Development of the conect4children (c4c) Cross Cutting Paediatric Data Dictionary
Expert network works towards better drug development for children
IMI project c4c has pioneered an advice process involving diverse experts including patients to aid drug developers when designing paediatric clinical trials.
c4c team: Jaana Kallio
Today’s spotlight is on Jaana Kallio from the Helsinki University Hospital. You will be surprised in how many parallel activities Jaana is involved, from helping researchers with paperwork to preparing the future of c4c!
Expert advice in pediatric drug development by c4c
Clinical, methodology, and patient/carer expert advice in pediatric drug development by conect4children – CTS Journal – Wiley Online Library Many medicines are used “off-label” in children outside the terms of the license and feasible pediatric clinical trials are a challenge to design. Conect4children (c4c) is an Innovative Medicines Initiative project to set up a…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Webinar
A very successful webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in paediatrics took place on the 7th of December 2022.
