CLINICAL DATA MANAGEMENT

In this episode of Clinical Data Management Best Practices, Daniel Schwarz (IBA) talks with Diego Costa Pinto (NOVA IMS), coordinator of the European CHOICE project, about health literacy, decision support, and the role of reliable data infrastructure in helping patients make informed healthcare decisions. Diego’s work sits at the crossroads of data science, behavioral science, and consumer–techno...

The founder of DQ Pursuit, Subhan Huseynov, helps organizations take control of their business data. He does this through standards for identifying, managing, and correcting critical data, integrated into the DQ Pursuit knowledge-based learning concept and tool. Listen as Subhan explains why he built his business on a simple but powerful belief: "If you know your data, you know everything. If you...

From Patient Care to Digital Data Strategies – Sébastian Wischlen, consultant at CSP in Switzerland, shares his unique journey from nursing to clinical data management and strategic consultancy. In this episode, Sébastian reflects on the evolution from paper records to modern EDC systems, emphasizing the importance of blending technology with human expertise. He also highlights the challenges hosp...

In this special episode, two AI-generated hosts—one male, one female—dive into the world of clinical data management, offering a clear and engaging conversation on what makes data "healthy" in today's clinical trials. Despite being synthetically voiced, everything discussed is grounded in real-world documentation and certified practice. The episode unpacks how systems like CLADE-IS®, developed by...

Mariana is a biomedical engineer with expertise in pharmaceutical medicine and an MBA. Marianna has been active in clinical research for over than ten years – worked as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), held the management roles, including Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and director. Currently, Mariana excels in clinical project management and freelance consulting.  Mariana's extensive experien...

Lucie Špatenková is a key manager at Clinical Research Center s.r.o. Lucia has made significant contributions to medical science, leading projects that impact patient care and research in Czech republic and Slovakia.   Radek Špatenka is the CEO of Clinical Research Center s.r.o. (CRC) Radek is a visionary leader whose work is revolutionizing the landscape of clinical research.  Both, Lucie and Rad...

Ales Tichopad – biologist, biostatistician and founder of CEEOR- discusses the evolving role of data in healthcare and research. There is a lingering skepticism towards using AI tools, like ChatGPT, due to uncertainties regarding data handling, preferring human involvement in initial data analysis stages. The discussion shifts to the Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system CLADE-IS, which the speaker...

Diving into the dynamic world of clinical research data automation, this episode features Dr. Ali Al Alak, a young medical doctor from Copenhagen with extensive experience in clinical research. Now serving as the director of clinical data management at Speda, Dr. Al Alak shares invaluable insights into the challenging aspects of handling data in clinical research and the importance of automation....

Introducing the second season opener of the IBA podcast program on the best practices in clinical data management! In this episode, we explore the similarities and differences between data in healthcare provision and healthcare education. Our guest speaker, Luke Woodham, a computer scientist from the Center for Technology and Education at St George's University of London, offers a fresh perspectiv...

The eighth episode focuses on digital health and how the messy data in healthcare can be tamed with data standards and vocabularies. It features Dr. Adam Chee - an expert in health informatics with additional backgrounds in public health and business, who is now serving as the head of Smart Health Leadership Centre at the National University of Singapore.  Let's listen to someone who never stops l...

The 7th episode focuses on the EDC systems and their impact on the quality of data. It features Mr. Jaroslav Koca - an experienced clinical data manager with a background in computational biology, who is now affiliated with Cytel as a principal clinical data manager.  Let's listen to some of his experience with electronic data capture systems and also with other tools used not only by data manager...

The sixth episode focuses on the very specific role of a data manager within interdisciplinary communication in clinical research projects. It features Mr. Tomas Machulka who is now affiliated with Premier Research as an associated manager for clinical data sciences. He serves also as a senior consultant for CZECRIN - the Czech part of the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network.  Let's...

The fifth episode focuses on data integrity and also on data integration in long cohort studies. It features Richard Hulek - a computer scientist with a background in environmental informatics, experienced in the integration of systems behind long cohort studies. Let's listen to his opinions on how computer scientists may contribute to the education of data analysts. Let's learn something new abou...

The fourth episode focuses on data quality in clinical research, and how it relates to medication adherence. It features Antoine Pironet - a data scientist with a background in biomedical engineering, experienced in analyzing data collected in national registries and data in electronic medical adherence systems. Let's listen to some of his experience with the analysis of medical adherence data. Le...

The third episode focuses on machine learning and artificial intelligence applied on medical data. It features Dr. Alexander Krannich - a biostatistician whose professional carreer includes data-related positions in a clinical trial office at a large university hospital, CROs, pharma corporations, and recently also in a private company focusing on telemedicine. Let's listen to some of his experien...

The second episode focuses on the people side of data management. Dr. Alexander Schacht, who is also an influencing podcaster within the data science community, describes several extreme cases of bad data management, including unstructured data and poorly designed studies. There are also some promising news about validated R-software for pharma! 

Insights into data management applied in medical research from a top scientist. Professor Ivo Provazník is a biomedical engineer, working for Brno University of Technology, running also his own technological startup. Will he convince you that "the data is capital"?