Clinical Trial Podcast | Conversations with Clinical Research Experts

Using Medical Records to Pre-Qualify for Clinical Trials with Komathi Stem The traditional model involves sponsors and CROs contracting with trial sites and  hoping  the sites will find and enroll eligible patients.  Through her work at monARC Bio, Komathi Stem is flipping the traditional model upside down.  In this interview, Komathi shares how patients can now share medical records for clinical...

In this interview, I had the honor of speaking with Richard Stubbs, who is the President of the New Zealand Association of Clinical Research.  Throughout my career, I've always been fascinated by clinical trials conducted in the Asia-Pacific region. Richard pulls the curtains for us today and shares with us how easy and valuable it is to conduct clinical trials in New Zealand.  Richard is a surgeo...

In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Antoinette Frankum, who currently serves as the Vice President/Executive Director of Clinical Research at CROMSOURCE, a global Clinical Research Organization (CRO). Antoinette has over 20 years' experience leading teams and managing complex clinical trials in the biopharma and medical device industry.  At CROMSOURCE, she is part of the executive...

In this episode, I had an epic conversation with an amazing human being who has been a force behind my clinical research knowledge and training. Jessie is a Project Director at Abbott. She has led several important clinical programs including the approval of Abbott's flagship medical device, the XIENCE V drug-eluting stent in the United States and Japan. Jessie is a wizard in clinical research pro...

Karmen Trzupek, MS, CGC, is part of the leadership team at Informed DNA where she is responsible for ocular and rare disease genetics services. In this phenomenal interview, Karmen shares with us the world of genetic testing and the role it plays in clinical trials. Karmen is a certified genetic counselor since 2005. She earned her masters in Genetic Counseling from Northwestern University and a b...

In this episode, I share with you strategies and tactical advice on patient recruitment. Patient recruitment is the foundation of any clinical study. If your trial doesn't enroll the minimum number of patients required per protocol, you or your company cannot get the data you need to prove your trial hypothesis, determine product safety and effectiveness. More importantly, you cannot bring the med...

Our guest on the show is Dr. Lindsay McNair, Chief Medical Officer for the WIRB-Copernicus Group, a central Institutional Review Board (IRB) overseeing more than 200,000 clinical research protocols and more than 2,700 institutions and 700 local Institutional Biosafety Committees. In her current role, Dr. McNair develops strategic partnerships with pharma/biotech companies for comprehensive ethical...

Christina Mack, Ph. D., MSPH is Sr. Director of Epidemiology and Clinical Evidence in the IQVIA Real-World Insights division. She is a recognized expert in effectiveness studies for medical devices and pharmaceutical products, sports injury research, and pharmacoepidemiology methods including the use of external comparators, propensity scores, instrumental variables, and missing data.   Her work f...

In this interview, I had the pleasure of speaking with Stephen Smith. Stephen has several years of project management experience in the healthcare industry. His experience isn't limited to clinical project management. Stephen has served as senior program management director where was the glue between R&D, marketing, clinical and manufacturing teams for rare disease and oncology drugs. Stephen shar...

In this interview with Dr. Jeffrey Kingsley, we talk about what it takes to start and manage a clinical trial site, the world of site networks, how an investigator can decide whether or not a clinical study is worth their time, volunteering for Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) audits, books and a lot more. Dr. Kingsley is the President and C...

"Just create output. You don't start riding a bike until you take both feet off the ground and push off" - Ryan Jones, CEO, Florence Healthcare Technology is disrupting the clinical research industry. Globally sites, sponsors and CROs are adopting technology to manage risks, to stay competitive, to build a culture that embraces change, to fail fast and to move forward with speed.   In this intervi...

"Technology makes our lives easier, but it doesn't replace people" - Melissa "Liss" Easy The dynamic, engaging Melissa "Liss" Easy is the Founder of clinical operations technology provider DrugDev, which is now part of IQVIA. Early in her career Liss was consulting to a Contract Research Organization and became frustrated by inefficiencies in matching investigators to pharma protocols. She started...

"I enjoy conversations. It takes you somewhere different" - Gabriel D'Amico-Mazza Gabriel is one of the most positive and enthusiastic individuals I know in clinical research. This was one of the main reasons I wanted him to be on this show. He is an expert in business development at a clinical trial site, GCP Research, in Quebec, Canada. Since joining GCP Research in 2010, Gabriel has led recruit...

"We're at the threshold of an astounding period in medical discovery" - Manuel Prado Manuel Prado is an amazing individual who has founded three companies in the clinical space. He spent much of his youth in Peru and worked in investment banking before transitioning into medical transcription and real-world data.   Manuel and I had an amazing conversation about how we're missing a lot of eligible...

In this interview, Norm and I dig deep into the business of clinical research. You'll hear us talking about what it takes to run a clinical trial site, the importance of clinical research training and certifications, negotiation strategies, remote monitoring, challenges of being a research coordinator, our love for Ben Franklin and much, much more. Hope you enjoy my interview with the all amazing...

"It is important that you start with the big picture" - Dr. Manfred Stapff This is episode Dr. Manfred Stapff, Chief Medical Officer at TriNetX shares with us the use and application of real-world data in clinical trial. Manfred Stapff is a physician and board-certified clinical pharmacologist with an extensive career in clinical and pharmaceutical medicine. He was formerly an Executive Director a...

"You have to forgive yourself and not expect perfection" - Robin Eckert In this episode, I had the privilege to talk to Robin Eckert. Robin is an engineer by training who later transitioned into clinical safety and clinical trial management. She is a very accomplished individual who has led complex structural heart medical device trials. Robin is also one of the most creative individuals in the cl...

"Don't be afraid to try new things" - James Hasegawa This is a special episode in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) with James Hasegawa. James is a director at Abbott and is responsible for HEOR projects. In this episode, James shares insights on how healthcare reimbursement works as it related to clinical trials. We also dig into the world of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) groups...

This is a solo episode where I share with you "13 Suggestions for Becoming a Great Clinical Project Manager." If you are currently clinical project manager or desire to transition into the clinical project manager role, this episode is for you. This episode will also serve well for those interested in learning about what are the roles and responsibilities of a clinical project manager. In this epi...

Conversation with Clinical Development Veteran Marshall Cool "There are a lot of things we can do, but we want to make sure we're doing what we want to do" - Marshall Cool In this interview, I talk to one of my dear friends Marshall Cool, who also turns out to be a clinical research veteran. Marshall brings to us his over two decades of clinical development experience, including his time at Abbott...

"Life is an adventure" - Gary Thompson In this interview, I had the pleasure to speak with one of the most optimistic individuals on the planet, Gary Thompson. Gary is the Vice President of Clinical Research at Abbott Vascular. In this interview, Gary shares a ton of valuable information on career choices, his #1 advice for all managers, and the relationship between money and happiness. In his fre...

Download Episode "It's important to make things clear and also look at it from the lens of public health not just from the lens of business." - David Rutledge "Don't let the place you begin dictate the place you end up" - David Rutledge My guest on today's podcast is David Rutledge. David is a Regulatory Affairs Director at Abbott Vascular. David is an expert in Clinical Evaluation Plans (CEP) and...