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Keynote: Surgeon’s Perspective on Integrating Clinical Care & Clinical Research Feb 14, 2020

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In this podcast, you will hear a keynote presentation from the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference. Dr Laura Esserman, the architect behind the I-SPY 2 TRIALTM has achieved remarkable progress with this clinical trial in improving the outcomes of early stage, breast cancer for patients who are at high risk for early recurrence. I-SPY 2 is also impacting far beyond breast cancer by increasing efficiencies that promise to accelerate the development and delivery of more effective therapies for other cancer types and a range of other diseases. This would not be possible without the integration of care and research. In this keynote session, hear this surgeon’s view on the future of integrating care and research. Speaker: Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, Director, UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Cancer Center; Alfred A. de Lorimier Endowed Chair in General Surgery; Professor of Surgery and Radiology, UCSF The 2020 CRAACO conference will be taking place April 27-28 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more about it here.

How Wilmington Health is Streamlining Integration of Clinical Research & Care Feb 13, 2020

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In this podcast, you will hear a session from the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference. Jeff James, CEO of Wilmington Health, presented a case study on how they are streamlining the processes behind integrating clinical care and clinical research, including: Going from a fragmented patient journey to a streamlined oneHow to take the patient experience to “just making it another visit type”How to take study protocols and make them more native to EMRGeneral best practices for streamlining the process for patients and investigatorsWhat it took to actively normalize the flows and processes of clinical research The 2020 CRAACO conference will take place on April 27-28 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more here.

Addressing Barriers Health Systems Face in Integrating Clinical Care & Research Feb 12, 2020

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At the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference, a panel discussed Barriers Health Systems Face in Integrating Clinical Care & Research, including: Financial barriers – Speaking to administration’s bottom lineHistorical barriers – Who are the key stakeholders that need to be converted into believers of the CRAACO movement?Logistical issues – How can we make study startup a more streamlined process?Culture change – Onboarding an outside group nested into an existing infrastructureDoes adding the offering of clinical trials disrupt the ability of the physicians in the clinics to have appropriate patient flow?How do you offer patients the options of clinical research?Insight from the front line of physicians seeing patients Moderated by: Lora Black, Senior Director of Clinical Research, Sanford Health Systems Panelists: Greg Burke, MD, MSc, Chief Science Officer, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, Vice Dean for Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine The 2020 CRAACO conference will be taking place July 13-14, 2020 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more here.

Effectively Democratizing Access to Clinical Trials for All Feb 11, 2020

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In this podcast, you will hear a discussion from the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference on Effectively Democratizing Access to Clinical Trials. This panel covers how making clinical research a care option is the ultimate opening of access to clinical trials. Including points on: Current state of affairs: Gross underrepresentation of minorities 5-6% are represented in trials, but it should be closer to 40%What are the barriers to opening access?How can we educate underserved communities about clinical research?What are we doing to overcome this?Does offering these care options enhance access in a broad sense? Moderated by: Jennifer Sheller, MPH, Regional Head, North America, Merck Panelists: Jonathan Jackson, PhD, Director, CARE Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Cynthia Verst, PharmD, President, Design and Delivery Innovation, IQVIA The 2020 CRAACO conference will take place on July 13-14, 2020 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more here.

Delivering an Innovative, Patient-Centric Delivery System Feb 06, 2020

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A new way of doing business was required to achieve the mission of serving patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. In this podcast, first recorded at the 2nd annual Drug Delivery West conference, William (Bill) Rich, Amgen and Daniele Fazio, Flex discuss how Amgen and Flex created an integrated, single team with co-executive sponsorship and overarching program management that enabled the successful development and launch of a novel combination product. To learn more about the 3rd annual Drug Delivery West conference happening May 17-18, 2021 in San Francisco, CA please visit www.drugdeliverywest.org

Ophthalmology: Exploring Other Routes of Administration Feb 06, 2020

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In this podcast, first recorded at the 2nd annual Drug Delivery West conference, Dr James Cunningham, Allergan leads a panel on exploring other routes of administration for ophthalmology. Discussion points include: Barries/challenges associated with drug delivery to the back of the eyeProlonging delivery & reducing frequency of administrationAlternative/less invasive routes of administration for delivery to the back of the eyeDelivery for emerging modalitiesImpact of delivery system design choices on development/scalabilityHow to effectively assess novel delivery approaches Panelists include: Dr James E Chastain, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, IncDr Susan Crowell, GenentechDr Viral Kansara, Clearside Bio To learn more about the 3rd annual Drug Delivery West conference happening May 17-18, 2021 in San Francisco, CA please visit www.drugdeliverywest.org

Transforming Cardiovascular Treatment with Pulmonary Delivery Feb 05, 2020

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First recorded at the 2nd annual Drug Delivery West conference, Dr Carlos Schuler, InCarda Therapeutics discusses transforming cardiovascular treatment with pulmonary delivery. This podcast discusses: Pioneering a novel approach for treating cardiovascular conditions by the oral inhalation routeWill be the ONLY non-invasive, self administered product for acute management of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrilation, providing rapid cardioversionIn Phase 2: Dose dependent conversion observedWorking on enhancements to greatly improve speed of delivery To learn more about the 3rd annual Drug Delivery West conference happening May 17-18, 2021 in San Francisco, CA please visit www.drugdeliverywest.org

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound and the Delivery of Therapeutics to the Brain Feb 05, 2020

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In this podcast, first recorded at the 2nd annual Drug Delivery West conference, Dr Isabelle Aubert, University of Toronto, provides an introduction to MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRIgFUS) and reviews applications in preclinical models of neurodegenerative disorders where therapeutic molecules, gene therapy vectors, and progenitor cells are injected intravenously and delivered from the blood to targeted areas of the brain with MRIgFUS. Dr Aubert will describe the seminal work of the Sunnybrook team on MRIgFUS-BBB modulation, without exogenous therapeutic, leading to glial plasticity, amyloid pathology reduction, hippocampal neurogenesis and improved cognitive functions in a preclinical model of Alzheimer's disease. To learn more about the 3rd annual Drug Delivery West conference happening May 17-18, 2021 in San Francisco, CA please visit www.drugdeliverywest.org

Better Strategies to Inform Patients on Clinical Research & Trial Participation Jan 23, 2020

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Bringing clinical research as a care option to patients is arguably the greatest change we can collaborate on to give patients the best choices of care and to help make clinical trial options easier for providers to access. This panel, moderated by Dr Irfan Khan, TrialScout and recorded at the 6th annual Patients as Partners US conference, will explore how to collaborate to create better strategies to inform patients on clinical research and trial participation. Key talking points include: Demystifying physician/research burdens. What are physicians really up against?How to better inform physicians of clinical research and trialsHow can more physicians get involved in research and communicate the offering of clinical trials?Patient perspectives on clinical research as a care option Panelists include: Dr Alistair Lindsay, GSKLinnea Olson, Patient AdvocateDr Sanjay Sethi, University of BuffaloDr Kelly Wade, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & CHOP Newborn Care at Pennsylvania Hospital/ University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine To learn more about the 7th annual Patients as Partners US conference happening June 29-30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA please visit www.patientsaspartners.org

Chief Patient Advocate/Officer: Driving Culture Change from the Top Down Jan 23, 2020

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In this fireside chat, moderated by Ken Getz, Tufts CSDD/CISCRP and recorded at the 6th annual Patients as Partners US conference discusses the following: How do you create a culture that enables new strategic, operating and organizational models to flourish?How do you drive a patient-centric organization while continuing to execute on business imperatives? How do you balance that?How do you drive a patient-centric agenda through the value chain?How do you engage your employees and empower them to implement patient involvement strategies? And, how do you enlarge the outlook of employees who are stuck in status quo? Guests include: Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, MerckJayne Gershkowitz, Amicus Therapeutics To learn more about the 7th annual Patients as Partners US conference happening June 29-30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA please visit www.patientsaspartners.org

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