AANS

NeuroPoint Alliance

AANS.ORG

What services does NeuroPoint Alliance offer?

Surveys

  • Identify representative samples of clinicians using probabilistic methods
  • Maintain panels and contact preferences
  • Notify panels and monitor response
  • Rotate panelists to assure representative responses and avoid burn-out

Study design

  • Recruit expert neurosurgical consultants for study design or product development
  • Maintain a database of neurosurgical experts
  • Provide epidemiologists and statisticians to assist clients in study design
  • Enable clients to construct a study from concept to protocol

Clinical trial management

  • Identify and recruit appropriate investigators
  • Help in contracting with investigative sites
  • Create standardized operating procedures
  • Determine quality and work product of trial sites
  • Develop advisory and data monitoring panels

Data management

  • Use of an internet-based data management system with a range of data management tools including
  • Randomization and audit trails
  • Real time feedback
  • Communications among investigators and management of group documents
  • Automated, e-mail reminders for data submission
  • On-line survey data collection with the ability to generate response piping, branching or other question patterns

Statistical assistance for study design, study analysis or analytic reports

Manuscript preparation and manuscript review

Complete services for managing registries and Phase IV trials

Contracting for selected services or complete services from concept to publication

Providing neurosurgical speakers on selected topics