I recently attended OCT New England, which was my first in-person clinical trial conference since the spring of 2020! It felt great to be with so many people from the industry. Pandemic precautions were very much in place, with required Covid screenings and masks. I…
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OECT-Canada Virtual Conference Not as Remote as Expected
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldI have come to cherish the opportunity to gather with a select group of industry experts across geographic borders and company types to discuss the pressing issues of the day impacting clinical research. Being smaller events, with many panel sessions and working groups, it’s hard for anyone attending to not be pulled into the discussion.
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World Mental Health Day is October 10 and observed all month long to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The World Health Organization, sponsor of World Mental Health Day, provides these facts: Close to one billion…
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DPHARM Conference Hits Year 11: Driven by COVID, it Delivers its Proof of Concept
by Dan McDonaldby Dan McDonaldLike many conferences in the COVID era, DPHARM, the annual conference based in Boston and focused on disruptive innovations in clinical trials, moved from in-person to a virtual setting this week, due to local spikes of the Delta variant. To date, I’ve largely avoided these…
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Translations for Clinical Trials: COVID-19 Brings Special Challenges