The more I study the world of clinical trials and read the comments of the brightest minds who comment on them, the more I notice the absence of agreement on two important subjects. These subjects are “patient engagement” and “patient…
Doctor’s Corner
I am all for changes in paradigm, as they are frequently for the best. But perhaps we’ve finally gone too far, and even “jumped the rails”. Depending on your perspective, we are currently either in the middle of positive change,…
Birth of a New Entity — The IRO or Independent Research Organization (Sometimes called the Innovative Research Organization) Clinical trials have been progressing quickly and rather quietly as they have moved rapidly beyond the boundaries of the time-honored model for…
As a clinician and a trials investigator, I’ve made several limited observations that are both encouraging and concerning, all at the same time. I have had the growing sense that many of the existing workflows required for clinical trials are,…