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Patnerships – moving beyond today’s model 4

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Over the past month I’ve attended and presented at a couple of conferences.  Partnershipsin in CTsThe first was Partnerships in Clinical Trials, a gather of 1000+ professionals involved in clinical research. The second was the Evolution Summit.  (I’ve included my presentations at both below).

Evolution SummitIt was great to see a number of leaders I’ve come to know and respect including Craig Lipset of Pfizer, Tomasz Sablinski of TLC, and Deirdre BeVard of Endo.  To me, conferences are more about making and growing relationships than they are about specific content.  That said, the highlight of the Partnerships conference for me was a presentation by Eric Topol on disruptive changes in medicine and how this will impact drug development. More…

We Like May 4th: Engaging Online Crowds in the Classroom, The Great Inflection of Clinical Trials, Sanford Health’s Clinical Trial Website 1

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Engaging Online Crowds in the Classroom

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PITTSBURGH-Online crowds can be an important tool for teaching the ins and outs of innovation, educators at Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University say, even when the quality of the feedback provided by online sources doesn’t always match the quantity.

In a pilot study that invited the crowd into their classrooms, Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern instructors found that input from social media and other crowdsourcing sites helped the students identify human needs for products or services, generate large quantities of ideas, and ease some aspects of testing those ideas. More…

[Poll] What Concerns Do You Have About Joining A Clinical Trial? Reply

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There are many factors that can turn a patient away from seeking potentially beneficial treatment options.  This is true for both clinical trials and even routine visits to the doctor.

For example, in some people, needle phobia prevents them from getting much-needed vaccinations. In some cases, people just wince when they see a needle and go through with it anyways and in others – their intense needle phobia prevent them from getting vaccinations altogether.

We recently came across an interesting approach Healthline is taking to help kids ease through their needle phobia. More…