In this month’s episode of the Scope of Things, host Deborah Borfitz catches listeners up with the latest news of the clinical trials and research industry, starting with SCOPE 2024, where a record-breaking 4,000 attendees arrived to learn and discuss about new products, technology, and ideas. Other hot topics in this episode include convergence of clinical research and clinical care, patient centricity, protocol complexity, the growing use of AI, and an update on decentralized clinical trials. She also interviews CliniSpan Health founder and CEO Dezbee McDaniel, winner of the pitch contest at SCOPE, about his company’s novel social media influencer relationship management platform for improving clinical research diversity.
LINKS

Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE)

• Conference website

Convergence of clinical research and clinical care

• Story in Clinical Research News [link to come, story runs 2/27?]

Oliver Patch Project

• Website

Conference themes

• Savvy Cooperative’s #AskPatients website
• Barnett International’s GCP reference guide

ProofPilot integrates Magnol.AI

• Press release

TransCelerate’s Participant Data Return initiative

• Resource pack

Impact of protocol design on trial performance

• Study in Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science

Use of AI in clinical development

• FDA-issued discussion paper

The Scope of Things podcast explores clinical research and its possibilities, promise, and pitfalls. Clinical Research News senior writer, Deborah Borfitz, welcomes guests who are visionaries closest to the topics, but who can still see past their piece of the puzzle. Focusing on game-changing trends and out-of-the-box operational approaches in the clinical research field, the Scope of Things podcast is your no-nonsense, insider’s look at clinical research today.