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Perspectives from Inspired Health Strategies and occassional industry experts
Back to this work of enhancing diversity in clinical trials with the wider world
From May 2022 through December 2023 I worked with a pharma sponsor helping to enhance diversity in their clinical trials. Due to the contractual arrangement I was unable to post or blog or otherwise discuss the work I was doing. As a result, I have not posted here for...
Are We at a Long Overdue Tipping Point on Patient Engagement?
This is the first of a series of posts planned over the next few weeks. At the end of April, I finally attended my first in-person industry meeting in two years. I had the honor of presenting at the DTC National meeting during the Multicultural Health track, held in...
Latest FDA Draft Guidance re Enhancing Diversity in Clinical trials
So, has the FDA finally decided to use its power to ensure diversity in clinical trials? I say a resounding "YES!!!!". FINALLY. The guidance issued April 14, 2022 has the teeth needed to push the industry to finally DO something. This guidance draws heavily from the...
Community engagement continues to prove its value to patient engagement
This is definitely a personal plug - a plug that can also help the pharma industry find a path to working in the diverse communities they are currently trying to sort through. I am excited to be a speaker at the upcoming DTC National Multicultural Health National...
Community partnership and cultural competence will be essential for driving clinical trial diversity and health equity.
This is a commentary on "Why Poor Diversity in Medical Research Threatens Health Equity" first published on the Patient Engagement HIT website here. The article clearly recognizes the value of working with the community, however, there is more to say on this. Until I...
The Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance Hopes To Advance Studies
Originally published in Clinical Leader From The Editor | January 19, 2021 By Ed Miseta, Chief Editor, Clinical Leader Follow Me On Twitter @EdClinical In 2019 Amir Kalali celebrated the 10th anniversary of the CNS Summit. Kalali, biopharma executive, and the chairman...