Dinosaurs evolved faster than we previously thought. We've seen a similarly fast evolution occurring with paediatric clinical research in light of global legislative changes, increasing commitment by pharmaceutical companies and urgency for high-quality clinical trials in children. In Evolving the Dinosaur, Violet Ford demonstrates how a transformative, data-driven change, measure and track framework, combined with adaptive practices, successfully turned around a pharmacy-managed paediatric clinical trials/research service. Ford has made the intrapreneurial journey, and now she is sharing the lessons learned on how to expand on current practices to improve operational performance, patient safety and quality care through service optimisation, efficient interprofessional collaboration and streamlining cross-functional workflows. Evolving the Dinosaur offers expert guidance and pragmatic solutions for various stakeholders either directly or indirectly involved with pharmacy trials services. Ford shows how to improve clinical trials' disconnected systems, substandard data collection tools and information resources, and develop more effective systems to meet the twenty-first-century demand for high-quality paediatric clinical research. It's time to evolve the dinosaur!
