Funding and support

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following people and organisations for their contributions to the PVD group:

The Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive Health Directorates, the Scottish Government (formerly The Scottish Executive) for funding the PVD group since 1 January 1995;
Dr Ruth Jepson, the original Review Group Co-ordinator (RGC), for setting up the Group, the Specialised Trials Register, and developing editorial procedures;
Prof Irwin Faris, Australia, one of the original editors (retired from editorial team December 1998)
Mrs Hazel Dunn, Trials Search Co-ordinator (TSC) for establishing the Specialised Trials Register;
Dr Carol Forbes, former RGC and TSC  for developing the Group's website; 
Mr Mark McConville for covering the TSC responsibilities (Mar-Sept 2000); 
Mrs Rosemary Macdonald for providing secretarial support (Jul-Nov 2002); 
Dr Elizabeth Royle, former RGC (May 1996-May 2003); 
Mrs Irene McLennan for her dedicated secretarial support (1997-2003);
Dr Charlotte Archibald, former RGC (2003 - 2006);
Professor Lars Janson, one of the original editors (deceased 2007);
Mr Andrew Wawryzniak, former RGC (2006 - 2007)

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