Sponsored by StudyKIK
The year 2020 will forever be marked as the “Year of the Pandemic” with the impact felt in our personal lives, by our nation, and across the world. Through the tragedy, stories of innovation and creative problem-solving also emerged. How did innovation outlast the emergency? Join this session to hear what solutions emerged that may make a lasting positive impact on clinical research, drug development and our society.
Gain insight into operations and metrics to position your site for success. Current data will be unveiled, allowing you to make an impactful change for your organization. This session has always been a favorite at the Summit, and we know you won’t be disappointed this year!
Sponsored by RealTime
Our first networking break celebrates technology in clinical trials. Special host and technology track sponsor RealTime Clinical Trial Management Systems will share Q&A on the future of research technology. Say hello, bring a question, network or even help fellow attendees in this virtual must-attend.
1:30 – 2:30
Reinventing Your Site: During & After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed clinical research forever. As a result, sites have had to adopt new technologies, train and coach staff, implement new processes, and create an entirely new model of conducting studies. Communicating these changes and new capabilities to sponsors, CROs and patients is essential for ongoing as well as new study opportunities. This session will explore marketing strategies and “the message” sites must create and communicate to stakeholders now and going forward.
Lisa Bjornestad, Director, Site Alliance, Americas, Parexel
Christina Brennan, MD, MBA, VP, Clinical Research, Northwell Health
MarieElena Cordisco, MA, NP-C, APRN, CCRC, AVP Clinical Trials, Research and Innovation, Nuvance Health
Al Pacino, President, BlueCloud by HealthCarePoint
2:45 – 3:45
Site Business Health: Withstanding Disruption During a Pandemic
Clinical research sites that intimately know their finances and take proactive steps early to prepare for and anticipate disruptions stand a better chance of surviving and even coming out of a disruption stronger. Hear from business owners what strategies they took prior to, during and following major disruptions that resulted in surviving and even thriving.
Kay Scroggins, RN, President & CEO, Clinical Trials of Texas
William Smith, MD, MBA, CEO, Alliance for Multispecialty Research
Christin L. Trujillo, Financial Consultant, Skytale Group
Emily Wike, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Devana Solutions
Amanda Wright, VP, Javara
Track Category Sponsored by SubjectWell
1:30 – 2:30
Diversity in Clinical Research-The Time is Now
What steps have you taken to address diversity in clinical research? We are past the point of defining the issue and discussing ideas, now is a call to action. The panel of industry representatives will provide insights into the actions in progress and what we can do as the clinical research community.
Dan Milam, Vice President, Global Engagement, SCRS
Alicia C. Staley, Senior Director, Patient Engagement, Medidata Solutions a Dassault Systèmes company
Altair Silva, Director, Patient Recruitment Strategy, Parexel
Lorena Kuri, Head, Diversity Strategy, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Jackie Kent, EVP, Head of Product Medidata Solutions a Dassault Systèmes company
2:45 – 3:45
Enrollment Wizardry: How to Support Enrollment Before the Study Even Starts
Enrollment begins before the study starts! This session will provide you with tools needed to maximize lead time to ensure strong enrollment and hit milestones from the get-go. Patient pre-screening, recruitment campaign best practices, and what gets and keeps patients engaged will be addressed.
Alexa Florea, BS, PMP, Country Clinical Operations Leader, Roche
Steven Geller, MD, FACP CPI, Medical Director, Centennial Medical Group/RX Trials
Gretchen Goller, MSW, Global Head, Patient Recruitment and Retention Solutions, ICON
Lance Nickens, President, The Patient Recruiting Agency
Track Category Sponsored by CRIO
1:30 – 2:30
Site Management Pressure Points: Lessons Learned & Best Practices
We learn best from our mistakes. In this session, managers will share challenges experienced, what they did to pivot when mistakes were made, lessons learned and how they embraced change to survive and succeed. Challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic will be highlighted and discussed.
April Coburn, BA, MLA, Senior Manager, Study Start-Up Delivery – Americas , PRA Health Sciences
Felicia Irvin, MBA,Director of Sales and Marketing, IACT Health
Matt Maxwell, MS, MBA, CEO, Accel Clinical Services
Boris Nickolov, MD, CEO, IMIC Research
Kathy Scott, Assoc. Site Alliance Director, Parexel
2:45 – 3:45
Scaling Sites & Networks: Methods for Success
How does a site expand into new therapeutic areas or grow to add new sites? Hear from sites that have successfully done both to learn what triggers to look for and pitfalls to avoid so that your efforts to grow and expand succeed.
Deena Bernstein, MHS, SVP Network Development, Circuit Clinical®
Wes Bonner, VP, Strategic Development Meridian Clinical Research
Scott Palmese, Senior Director Site Mobilisation, ICON
Claudia Schaub, Site Alliances Assoc. Director, Strategic Site Network Access, Parexel International GmbH
Track Category Sponsored by RealTime
1:30 – 2:30
Remote Monitoring: The New Normal
Remote monitoring is not a new concept, however, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread adoption almost overnight. During this session speakers will provide regulatory, financial, and operational considerations for the widespread adoption of remote monitoring.
Larissa Comis, MS, Product Lead, Shared Investigator Platform, Cognizant
Nicholas Focil, MBA, CEO, FOMAT Medical Research
Karin Gulbrandsen, Sr. Director, U.S. Head, Global Clinical Operations, Janssen
Henry Kravchenko, CEO, Clinical.ly
2:45 – 3:45
Virtual Trials: Budgeting & Contracting for ” The New Normal”
You’ve done the work and you took the COVID-19 curveball in stride, changing course to accommodate remote visits to keep your trials moving forward. Now it’s time to get paid. What unique factors should you keep in mind when billing for remote visits and other elements of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs)? How do you navigate payment amidst sudden and urgently needed changes to protocol? This session will identify best practices to ensure full and fast payment.
Candi Barlow, MSN, CTN, RN, Senior Account Manager, Clinical Research, Bio-Optronics
Alex Morillo, MBA, Program Director, Biomedical Research Alliance New York (BRANY)
Joshua Rowell, Senior Director, SSU and Regulatory, Syneos
Holly Wilson-Leslie, MBA, Sr. Solution Consultant, Clinical Trial Financial Mgmt, Medidata Solutions, a Dassault Systèmes company
Summit Roundtable: Site Landscape
Mara DiMattia, Assoc. Director of BD, Integrative Research Associates
Kerry Gorman, Director, Strategic Site Solutions, IQVIA
Sponsored by StudyKIK
The Site Patient Recruitment Innovation Award was launched in 2014 to recognize sites that utilize innovative strategies to achieve enrollment success.
In judging submissions, the emphasis is placed on innovative patient-directed initiatives that are unique, effective, and take into account the response of the campaign. The finalists will present their innovative recruitment plans to an audience of sites, sponsors and CROs attending the Global Summit. For the first time, the 2019 SPRIA Europe and Asia-Pac winners will join us on stage to share their winning recruitment plans to kick off the Global SPRIA presentations.
Learn more about SPRIA at the Global Site Solutions Summit.
For questions or comments, please contact SPRIA@myscrs.org.
Learn More…
SPRIA Finalists:
Cindi Nellis, Clinical Trials of Texas
Doug Surowitz, Health Awareness
Dr. Naomi Sinclair, The Skin Hospital
Judges:
Karen McIntyre, Syneos
Bhavna Iyer, OncaCare
Casey Orvin, StudyKik (Sponsor)
Sponsored by TrialScout
Site Tank, modeled after the popular television show, “Shark Tank,” provides a platform through which sites can put on their innovator hats and share technology ideas that enhance, empower, and improve their operations and transform their business model.
Site Tank provides a platform through which sites can put on their innovator hats and share technology ideas that enhance, empower and improve research operations and transform business models.
Learn more about Site Tank at the Global Site Solutions Summit.
For questions or comments, please contact sitetank@myscrs.org.
Learn More…
Site Tank Finalists
Lukasz Wiech, AES – Synexus Warsaw
Stephanie Abbott, Western Washington Medical Group
Judges
Darren Cowan, Pfizer
Bill Tobia, Clinstruct
Deena Bernstein, TrialScout (Sponsor)
