How Teckro Facilitates Better Sponsor-Site Relationships
This week, Teckro Program Director Brian Deighan joins the podcast to talk about how sponsors are using Teckro to better engage their research sites. Brian explains how innovative approaches in sponsor communication improve relationships with investigators and discusses how surveys are an underutilized tool for sponsors to understand their sites.“Email chains for information can get lost, items can get misunderstood, or things may be taken out of context. Teckro and our survey functionality allows for that direct line to sites and really hearing everything firsthand.”
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From Scrubs to CEO: A Unique Perspective on Patient Care
This week, Lexitas Pharma Services' George Magrath joins the podcast to discuss his unique dual perspective on patient care as both a CEO and a physician. George shares how his double role gives him a better understanding of patient needs and helps Lexitas to stand out in a competitive market. “I love taking care of patients. It's really quite a privilege and quite an honor to be able to do that. I think it keeps me really grounded with the purpose of what I'm doing, which is trying to advance our care.”
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Lost in Translation: Breaking the Clinical Trials Language Barrier
In this episode, freelance medical translator Ana Sofia Correia joins us to discuss the need for translation in clinical trials. She explains the risks if clinical trial material is biased towards English-speaking populations and the need for cultural sensitivity when translating content into local languages. Ana Sofia also reflects on the benefits AI could have on the industry and for translators.“While AI can be a powerful tool, it cannot replace human translators because there are still many aspects of translation that require human judgment and human expertise, such as the ability to understand those cultural nuances.”
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Struggles and Perseverance: A Glimpse into Ovarian Cancer Care in Developing Countries
Frances Reid, program director at the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition is back with an update on the Every Woman Study, the first of its kind to quantify global challenges women face with diagnosis and care access for ovarian cancer. Building on the survey's success, Frances explains how they have pivoted from online to other data capture methods with the help of healthcare providers in some of the most remote settings in the world. The stories she shares give us a glimpse into the incredible challenges women face in middle- and low-income countries. “It took 18 hours in an ambulance that she and her family had to pay for. And she received the surgery. And then she went home to recuperate, and the team were trying to encourage her to come back. But the woman and her family couldn't afford to raise the money to come back.”You can find out more information and follow the progress of the Every Woman Study here.
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Planting for the Planet: Exploring the Intersection Between Clinical Research and Reforestation
This episode we have something a little bit different as we talk with Karl McGrory, director of Europe at One Tree Planted. As an international nonprofit focused on reforestation, One Tree Planted has garnered widespread support from many sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry. Teckro has partnered with One Tree Planted and contributed to a project in Ireland, home to our HQ. Karl talks about Ireland’s significant deforestation over the centuries and upcoming projects they have around the world.“There's an old folklore that said a squirrel could travel from the south of Ireland to the northern tip without touching the ground. That's how forested it was. So, it really is important that we restore some of the trees to that landscape.”
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