SCRS Talks

Most of us are aware of the telltale signs of heart disease in men. But what about women? Diana Reedie, Director, Clinic Management & Operations at LMC Healthcare and Vivienne van de Walle, Owner of PT&R, share their unique patient and physician perspectives on what women should know about cardiovascular disease. Listen as they highlight some of their personal experiences and advice as wel...

In honor of American Heart Month, we spoke with Dr. Michael Koren, Medical Director and CEO of ENCORE Research Group, as he shares his top tips for heart health – especially for busy professionals working in the clinical research industry. Dr. Koren also explores how cardiovascular research and treatment have progressed over the past several years as well as some exciting new learnings for this vi...

Nancy Trapp, Sr. Director, Field Management, North America Clinical Operations at Novo Nordisk, joins us to discuss why collaborating with clinical research sites is vital to her organization's success. Hear what Novo Nordisk is working on and how it will impact sites.

DM Clinical Research, recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Patient Centricity Award, joins us to highlight some of the programs they put in place to earn the prestigious award. Hera Arham, Director, Marketing & Patient Engagement at DM Clinical Research, shares how they identified the issues patients were facing, the practices they deployed, and advice for sites and industry partners that want...

SCRS recently hosted the European Site Solutions Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, where speakers shared stories about how the conflict in Ukraine is impacting clinical trials and patients. Roman Fishchuk, Head of Clinical Trials Department at Central City Clinical Hospital in Ukraine, shares his perspective on the current status of clinical trials in Ukraine and how the war has affected them. 

Mike Clay, Chief Operating Officer at Javara , joins us to share more information about the winning recruitment strategy his organization presented at the 2022 Global Site Solutions Summit for the Site Patient Recruitment Innovation Award (SPRIA). Mike discusses how Javara developed their idea, what recruitment methods had the most impact, and the value of collaboration for better community engage...

CRAs have a notoriously difficult job in the clinical research landscape. Daniel Paucar, Manager, Strategic Site Networks, US EPON Operations Lead at IQVIA, joins us to share how the role has evolved over the past several years as well as the conveniences and challenges with remote monitoring. Hear Daniel's insight on how sites and CRAs can better work together for more efficient monitoring.

What is the industry doing to address the issue of staffing challenges for clinical research sites? In this episode 2022 Site Tank winner, Kate Marusina, Ph. D., MBA, Director of the Clinical Trials Office of UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center, shares insights on their innovative program presented at the 2022 Global Site Solutions Summit. Learn more about Site Tank at https://sites...

Scott Gray, CEO of Clincierge, highlights statistics from an independent, IRB-approved survey of patients and caregivers regarding participation in clinical trials. Learn about the financial risks of patient dropouts and trial delays, plus practical strategies for making trial participation easier and encouraging patient retention. 

Has your clinical research site thought about joining a site network? Mark Blumling, CEO and Founder of Headlands Research , shares what to expect when joining a network and how to prepare your site for acquisition. Mark also discusses how their site network approaches diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

SCRS is excited to reunite with our European community in-person in Lisbon, Portugal this November! Viviënne van de Walle, co-founder of PT&R and SCRS European Site Solutions Summit chair, shares how clinical research has changed since we last hosted the European Summit in March of 2019 and some of the sessions she is most looking forward to this year.  Plus, learn how to maximize your experie...

Danielle Mitchell, CEO and Founder of Black Women in Clinical Research , shares why she started her organization and how they are working to advance diversity in the clinical research industry. Tune in to hear about the panel session she will be participating in at the 2022 Global Site Solutions Summit and why she feels SCRS Summits are different from other industry conferences.

SCRS is quickly approaching its annual Global Site Solutions Summit ! This year the Summit will be extra special as we celebrate 10 years of advancing site success. Allyson Small, Chief Operating Officer of SCRS, and David Vulcano, SCRS Honorary President, share how attendees can make the most of their experience while highlighting some of the exciting additions planned for the Summit.  Don't...

The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) is celebrating 20 years since its inception. Doug Peddicord, Ph. D., Executive Director of ACRO, joins us to share his thoughts on some of the biggest changes in clinical research over the last two decades and how they have worked with SCRS through the years. Learn more about ACRO's session at the Global Site Solutions Summit and what...

Medidata recently hosted a Site Advocacy Group (SAG) where SCRS member sites offered feedback on budgeting and payments for clinical trials. Tina Mincher, Director, Client Strategy, Clinical Trial Financial Management at Medidata and Edward Czerwinski, Senior Medical Director, FutureMeds, join us to discuss what was learned from a service provider and site perspective. Hear some of the top financi...

Amanda Wright​, Chief Development Officer at Javara , a new SCRS Global Impact Partner, shares insights about integrated research organizations (IROs), clinical research as a care option, and how industry partnerships can streamline clinical trials. Learn what initiatives Javara is working on and why joining SCRS was a priority for their organization.

SCRS is excited to welcome Transformative Pharmaceutical Solutions (TPS) to the Global Impact Partner program! Jeff Repper, Executive Vice President, and Kyle Given, EVP, Account Management share why their organization decided to become a GIP and how they want to work with clinical research sites and industry partners to improve the research experience for all.

Technology has the power to reduce the burden on overworked sites–but only if that technology is well-integrated. Catherine Gregor, Chief Clinical Trial Officer at Florence Healthcare , shares insights from her session at the 2022 Global Oncology Site Solutions Summit on challenges and opportunities with site-centric technology. Listen as Catherine shares how sites and Sponsors can ensure they are...

Commemorating a decade since the organization's inception , SCRS spoke with one of our first clinical research site members, Richard Pollack with Evolution Research Group.  Dr. Pollack shines a light on how he was introduced to SCRS and some of his fond memories with the organization while reflecting on how the industry has changed.

Decentralized clinical trial (DCT) technology has the opportunity to create more effective, efficient, and accessible clinical trials. Now that research sites have more experience with these systems, we also have a better understanding of their challenges and opportunities. Craig Lipset, advisor and founder of Clinical Innovation Partners and co-chair of the Decentralized Trials & Research All...

The clinical research industry is currently seeing an unprecedented rise of sites facing financial burden due to increasing costs of staffing and supplies. Now more than ever, it's critical that sites learn what actions they can take to ensure they understand what they are agreeing to in clinical trial agreements and what flexibility they have. Daniel Fox, Ph. D., founder and CEO of the Clini...

SCRS recently held its fourth annual Global Oncology Site Solutions Summit in Austin, Texas. It was an incredible two-day event with actionable insights and best practices specific to oncology clinical research. In this episode, we speak with Peter Fredette, a long-standing member of the SCRS Oncology program and our new Global Oncology Summit chair, to discuss some highlights from this year'...

Patient-centricity has been a hot topic in clinical research. Recently the industry has realized that to truly be patient-centric, you must also be site-centric. Deena Bernstein, Vice President of Customer Success at Datacubed, discusses what it means to be site and participant centric in clinical trials and how to reduce the burden of technology for both patients and sites.

The implementation of decentralized tools and technologies has drastically changed study start-up and training requirements that have placed an additional burden on clinical research sites. SCRS spoke with Todd Albin, CEO of Cedar Health Research to discuss how sites can prepare for these changes and ensure all industry stakeholders are working together to ensure efficiency and sustainability with...

The 2022 Australia-New Zealand Summit is quickly approaching! ANZ Summit chairs Cheryl-Ann Hawkins, Chief Operating Officer at Emeritus Research and Tam C. Nguyen, Deputy Director of Research at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, share what they are most excited about for this year's Summit, sessions they are looking forward to, and how to maximize your experience. Learn more and register toda...