Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS)

Reminder: highlight your site's important work, innovation and impact! Showcase your site's inclusive patient recruitment strategies, patient-centric practices, site advocacy work, or technology implementation in SCRS site awards: 🏆 Christine K. Pierre Site Impact Award ⭐ Excellence in Patient Centricity Award 🔍 Site Excellence in Patient Inclusion Award 💡 Site Spark (Formerly SPRIA and Site Tank) Submit by August 5: https://lnkd.in/eaAKrEDi

That’s a wrap for 2024 Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) Australia and New Zealand Site Solutions Summit! Great 2 days of presenting, networking, learning and catching up with old and new friends and colleagues! ⭐️ Budgets and contracts - we need to do this better and faster. Sponsors/CROs listen to your sites they know their sites they know their patients. They need healthy cash flow to keep running their trials. Sites we need to budget well, track well and invoice well to work towards self sustainability ⭐️ Technology - it is here to stay. How can we leverage technology (eISF, CTMS, etc) to enhance our trials unit operations and efficiency? To reduce (not add) administrative burden. What are the problems your sites trying to solve and dont forget to think about implementation costs! ⭐️ Workforce - contracts per contracts employment for our research staffs is just not good enough. How do we appreciate them truly for the work that they do to improve care for our patients through access to cutting edge treatments? ⭐️ Diversity, equity and inclusitivity - lots of initiatives and commitments to promote DEI across the country. People don’t know enough about clinical trials until they do but they should! How do we make sure everyone knows what clinical trial is, how to access them and what is available. How can we all nurture and bring along our new sites and new PIs on the journey with us? Such an insipiring story from David Downs to remind us why we do what we do to make sure everyone have equitable access to clinical trials! If not done already, check out the Australian Teletrial Program website on how we can support you https://lnkd.in/gFrDYV4G Also had a nice breakfast with Sanofi Carly A. Laura Moore Mehvesh Khan, PMP on this very important topic - great to see sponsor’s initiative to support DEI ⭐️ Congratulations to Jhodie Duncan from Latrobe Regional Health for winning the Site Spark Award! Amazing work advocating for your site well done!! So much to do, so many solutions and opportunities ahead! Let’s all work together to ignite the possibilities and improve clinical trials in Australia. We owe it to our patients to do better and make sure everyone has equitable access to clinical trials regardless of their geographical, socioeconomic and cultural status 💪 #SCRS2024 #clinicaltrials NT Health

What a collaborative Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) Summit full of rich conversations enabling solutions for successful clinical trials bringing treatments to a diverse population. I enjoyed the interactive panel discussion Digital Adaption Down Under with Facilitator Tam C. Nguyen, and speakers Maree Beare William Evans and Rossa King highlighting the pain points to address, including clinical trials Negotiations, and the hot potato topics, Patient Recruitment and Diversity. Topics included fear of technology vs the need for continuous innovation. To overcome these challenges in implementing new technology, 3 change management recommendations were discussed. Including the need for Leadership in driving and supporting innovative solutions and a Change champion, and allowing a short stop with time for team members to see the positive impact of innovation. I showcased Clinials AI focusing on providing a standardised visualization of the protocol schedule of events enabling sites to be more effective in their business development in clinical trial choices. #scrs2024 #clinicaltrials #innovation #diverseclinicaltrials

Many sites are already using AI tools to make clinical research coordinator responsibilities easier and more efficient. If your site is looking for ways to streamline feasibility analyses, patient recruitment, or budget negotiations, it's time to explore how AI can help with simplifying tasks. Aspen Insights, LLC shares some ways to get started. ⇢ https://lnkd.in/eJtrhn5h

Only 8% of trials are successful, and the clinical research industry has work to do to improve key areas of the drug development process. Advarra believes one of the biggest opportunities for clinical trial improvement lies in study startup. What are some ways to revolutionize study startup and reduce friction? Read more in InFocus ⇢ https://lnkd.in/eSvM47BQ

Site Partnership Symposiums are site-only forums encouraging open dialogue with sponsors and CROs. This is your opportunity to share feedback directly with industry partners and gain insight into trial pipelines, initiatives and technologies that will inform future site operations. Join us for Site Partnership Symposiums on Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27 at the Global Site Solutions Summit. Save your space today ⇢ https://lnkd.in/e2TAhVVu

This open forum will focus on the multifaceted aspects of inclusive and equitable clinical trials for sexual and gender minorities (SGM). Come together to share, learn, and discuss solutions to overcome barriers to inclusive research for SGM groups. Register here ⇢ https://lnkd.in/evu2DPkw

The newest issue of InFocus is out now! In this edition, get insights on: – accelerating study startup by GSK and ZS – enabling diverse oncology trials by Syneos Health – integrating research ecosystems by Advarra – how to innovate in research with ProofPilot – using AI as a research coordinator by Aspen Insights, LLC Read industry insights you need to know ⇢ https://lnkd.in/evZtgZKa