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ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast is back with bonus episode! Host Sophia McLeod sat down with Tafoya Hubbard (ACRO Site Resource Grants Program Manager) and Kristen Surdam (ACRO D&I Steering Committee Member) to discuss ACRO’s new D&I Site Resource Grants Program. They provide background on the goals of the program and what sites need to know when applying for grants.

On this episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, host Sophia McLeod is joined by Cyndi Verst (President, R&DS Design & Delivery Innovation, IQVIA) and Peyton Howell (Chief Operating & Growth Officer, Parexel). Peyton and Cyndi sat down to discuss the changes they have seen in the representation of women in clinical research throughout their careers, from trial participation to the board room. They dive deeper into how the clinical research industry can make trials more accessible for women and the role that many women play as healthcare decisionmakers in their families. 

On this episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, host Sophia McLeod sat down with Kimberly Richardson (Patient Advocate & Founder, Black Cancer Collaborative) to talk about what is still missing from conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion in drug development. Kimberly shares her own experiences as a patient and a patient advocate, and how that has impacted her approach to diversity in clinical research. 

On this episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, host Sophia McLeod is joined by Lisa Moneymaker (Chief Technology Officer & Chief Product Officer, Saama Technologies) and Stephen Pyke (Chief Digital & Data Officer, EVP Clinical Data & Digital Services, Parexel). Lisa and Stephen dive into how AI and ML are currently being used in the clinical research industry and opportunities for further utilization in the future. They discuss misconceptions about AI and how regulators and policymakers are responding to its potential use in drug development.

On this episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, host Sophia McLeod is joined by Lord James O’Shaughnessy (Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Newmarket Strategy), Alistair MacDonald (Operating Partner, GHO Capital Partners), and Leona Fitzgerald (Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific). Building off Lord O’Shaughnessy’s Report on Clinical Trials in the UK, listen to their discussion about approval timelines, implementation, governmental response, and where we must go from here. 

On this episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, host Sophia McLeod of ACRO is joined by Jackie Kent (Executive Industry Advisor) and Catherine Gregor (Chief Clinical Trial Officer at Florence Healthcare). They sat down to discuss their own experiences as women working in the clinical research industry and areas in which the industry needs to continue to grow to better promote representation. Catherine and Jackie dive into what the industry must do to make participating in clinical trials more accessible for all women.