With regard to the adoption and use of digital health solutions in clinical R&D, where are we as an industry? In our latest Pharma15 Live! debate, BBK Worldwide founding principal Bonnie A. Brescia posed this question to the panel of industry experts. Justin Johnson, CEO of Biotaware, answered in no uncertain terms: “[the industry] is five to eight years behind where it should be.” Do you agree?
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There are probably a good number of us in the clinical research and development industry that are spending a lot of time dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on their Privacy Policies and otherwise ensuring that everything is ready for the 25th of May, the day that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. And, there are probably a good number of us who have had a rather intense schedule over the past few months. But, I bet if you conducted a poll, you’d find that despite all the time-consuming work and activity, those of us concerned with the patient experience are greatly pleased that GDPR is finally here.
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For our latest eBook 21st Century Research Champions, we reached out to physicians to gain a deeper understanding about their attitudes and actions with regard to clinical research, and explored tested strategies in building relationships with physicians to enhance patient recuritment. As it turns out, physicians were more than happy to provide their insights into the value of referring physician programs and to elaborate on their willingness to contribute to clinical research. We interviwed Dr. Eliott Rosenstein -- a physician with more than 40 years of experience and Director of the Institute for Rheumatic and Autoimmune diseases -- to get his take on our latest eBook and the importance of referring physicians in clinical trial patient recruitment.
Topics: Physician Referrals, clinical research, clinical trials, Most Viewed
Picture this: a clammy Nicolas Cage sits hunched forward in the driver’s seat of a $5m hypercar, gripping the top of the steering wheel and staring at an undefined point just beyond the camera.
His grip on the wheel tightens and he punches the accelerator.
In a cacophony of protesting rubber and tire smoke, he’s Gone in 60 Seconds.
Sound familiar? I’m making a tenuous but spellbinding opening remark to get our blood flowing about advertising. Not just advertising in general but also, more specifically, patient recruitment advertising.
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It’s clear that the clinical team for each study is tasked with creating and managing an individual study budget. The problem is one-off study purchases do not accrue the benefits of volume discounting. Of course, there are numerous and complicated financial arrangements sponsors make with service providers to create optimal rates for clinical trial support – but what about the simple construct of, “buy one shirt, get another for free?”
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Supporting rare disease research is a big part of our work here at BBK and rare disease recruitment is an expertise that our sponsors and CRO customers have come to expect from us.
While progress has been made to improve the lives of patients with rare disorders, there is much that still needs to be done to reach patients, further research, find new treatments and improve outcomes. Our most recent eBook, “Rare Disease Research. What’s Next?” is a collection of insights from a variety of rare disease stakeholders, including Roberta Carson, Founder and President of Zaggo, Inc. – a national nonprofit devoted to helping patients and families be more engaged members of their medical teams.
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