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The Scope of Things podcast explores clinical research and its possibilities, promise, and pitfalls. Clinical Research News Senior Writer welcomes guests who are visionaries closest to the topics, but who can still see past their piece of the puzzle. Focusing on game-changing trends and out-of-the-box operational approaches in the clinical research field, the Scope of Things podcast is your no-nonsense, insider’s look at clinical research today.
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- Yesterday24 min
Episode: 51 - Bridging the Equity Gap in Oncology with Eugene Manley, Jr.
Are medical advancements closing or widening medical disparities? Eugene Manley, Jr., Ph.D., founder and CEO of the STEMM & Cancer Health Equity Foundation, breaks down why equity is still not completely measurable in clinical trials, what proper representation in studies is, and how certain demographics are at a disadvantage for biomarker tests compared to other groups with host Deborah Borfitz. Their conversation explores whether health equity in cancer trials is different compared to c...
- May 5, 202639 min
Episode: 50 - Ramona Burress and Cassandra O’Neal on Health Equity That Works
Health equity is being reorganized, renamed, or quietly deprioritized. Ramona Burress, co-founder of Onyx Health Collective, and Cassandra O’Neal, founder of Illuminated Arc Consulting, join the Scope of Things podcast for a direct, practical conversation about health equity in clinical trials. They break down what “decision-grade intelligence” looks like for site selection and community integration, why marketing-style segmentation and better storytelling can improve outreach, and why health...
- Apr 7, 202632 min
Episode: 49 - Mike Sullivan on AI and Clinical Operations in the Year 2030
What will AI and clinical trials look like in the year 2030? Mike Sullivan, head of IT globally for development operations at Bristol Myers Squibb, joins The Scope of Things to discuss how creating value with AI depends on redesigning how clinical operations teams work. He covers the four pillars of what AI and clinical operations can look like in the next few years, as well as how AI will affect the job market. Plus, host Deborah Borfitz gives you the latest rundown on building the capacity ...
- Mar 10, 202622 min
Episode: 48 - Florence Mowlem on the Challenges and Solutions of Pediatric Rare Disease Trials
How can electronic capture of clinical outcome assessments (eCOA) help with the unique challenges of pediatric rare disease trials? Florence Mowlem, chief scientific officer of uMotif, joins The Scope of Things to offer her expertise on eCOA, share advice for companies on vetting technology providers, and discuss where sponsors are tripping up when it comes to pediatric rare disease trials. Plus, host Deborah Borfitz brings you the latest news on a possible probiotic for preventing immune sys...
- Feb 3, 202625 min
Episode: 47 - Joseph Kim on Pragmatic Solutions to Age-Old Problems
Joining this month’s episode of The Scope of Things is Joseph Kim, chief strategy officer of ProofPilot, who talks about his company’s first-ever CORE Symposium, where pharma pros shared practical solutions to age-old trial challenges. Kim provides a pragmatic viewpoint on the problematic trio of clinical trials—study execution, recruitment, and engagement—and what change agents are needed to pave the way forward and find an exit from the bottlenecks. Plus, host Deborah Borfitz delivers the l...
- Jan 6, 202625 min
Episode: 46 - Dan Drozd on How Noninterventional Studies Can Change the Clinical Research Game
Noninterventional studies in clinical research are underutilized in clinical research and inefficient. Dan Drozd, CMO of PicnicHealth, knows we can do better. With host Deborah Borfitz, Drozd discusses the issues and ramifications researchers face from the lack of noninterventional studies, offers tactics for raising the bar for evidence generation, and shares what he expects in the clinical research space in 2026 in this episode of the Scope of Things. Plus, Borfitz shares the latest news on...
- Dec 2, 202523 min
Episode: 45 - Doug Bain on Streamlining Clinical Trials
Doug Bain, founder and consulting partner of ClinFlo, discusses his proposed regulatory blueprint for digital trials in the latest episode of The Scope of Things podcast. With host Deborah Borfitz, Bain delves into his strategy for turning 21 CFR Part 11 into a more practical regulation that streamlines rather than bogs down clinical trials, what would qualify someone to take on the role as a trusted third party (and what makes them trustworthy), and the new FDA administration’s modernization...
- Nov 4, 202516 min
Episode 44 - SCOPE Europe 2025 on AI Literacy Training, Reducing Excess Data Collection, Combating Superbugs
This episode of the Scope of Things features an exclusive panel at SCOPE Europe 2025 covering regulatory requirements for AI literacy training, featuring industry executives Jonathan Crowther, head of the operational design center at Merck KGaA; Janie Hansen, global development information management, business systems transformation at Daiichi Sankyo; Francis Kendall, head of statistical programming, digital and data sciences at Biogen; and James Weatherall, vice president and chief data scie...
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The Scope of Things podcast explores clinical research and its possibilities, promise, and pitfalls. Clinical Research News Senior Writer welcomes guests who are visionaries closest to the topics, but who can still see past their piece of the puzzle. Focusing on game-changing trends and out-of-the-box operational approaches in the clinical research field, the Scope of Things podcast is your no-nonsense, insider’s look at clinical research today.
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