Clinical Collaborator Gifts

"Have a great day, dad and don't try to be a hero."

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

'Asynchronous, collaborative, interactive - we're obviously on a roll.'

'A problem with the Phase II trials. Everyone - all the people - was given the placebo, and no one got the drug.'

'Well, I guess we're the control group.'

"How long before the clinical trials are over?"

"You only need one prescription. The other 7 are for the side effects."

"I'm leaving. It's just way too much collaborating."

'Okay, let's go over this again: You tell me your great ideas, I repeat them back to you, then you tell me I have a great idea and I get all the credit for it!'

'Yes, your papers seem to have lots of citations, but I've checked: They're all self-citations...'

'I love these afternoon jam sessions.'

Teamwork: Innovation, Success, Evaluation, Development, Growth, Solution, Progess, Market.

"Dave, we need to talk about office props and work productivity."

Welcome to Teamville, Population: 7 ... great people to work with.

First clue that the latest medical breakthrough isn't quite there yet - 'Don't worry, I had the same thing...'

'...the side effects of this designer drug are more beneficial than it's intended use!'

"Tonight the part normally played by the audience will be played by actors playing the part of the audience."

"36% of our focus group suffered from the side effects, while 14% enjoyed them."

"It means, Thank Goodness I'm Boss."

"If they de-regulate this place, we wouldn't have to do all those boring scientific tests."

"If I don't think it's going to work, will it still work?"

Clinical Trails. . . Prevention . . . Detection. . . Diagnosis. . . Treatment.

'This one writes some fine lyrics, and the other one has composed some beautiful music, but they just done't seem to hit it off as collaborators.'

"I have to tell you, I got a totally different diagnosis from someone named PookyPoo on medi-answer.com."

Thanks for being such a fabulous desk partner!

'If you do not stop smudging, I'm getting a new cartoonist.'

Drugs - 'Placebos' and 'Ex-strength placebos'.

John was determined to involve more people in key decisions. "Hands up who thinks fleet prices should go up."

Chicken soup is in an intravenous drip.

Art Gallery: All my own work.

"So I guess this probably counts as an adverse event."

"We're taking you out of the clinical trial and putting you in a criminal trial."