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Innovating Clinical Trials
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through concise, insightful segments. Join your hosts, Liam Eves and Ted Trafford, as they uncover the core issues in clinical research, reflect on the industry, and challenge conventional wisdom.
Ted Trafford - https://probitymedical.com/
With 30 years of experience in clinical research, Ted serves as the Director of Business Development…
Episodes
- Innovating Clinical Trials
ICT Ep 2.40: Duncan Shaw on the AI Translation Trap: Why the Human “Last Mile” Still Matters When the Stakes Are High (Part 3/3)
In Part 3 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted wrap up their discussion with Duncan, President at DTS Language Services about AI, risk mitigation, and…
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ICT Ep 2.39: Duncan Shaw on the Translation “Quilt Factor”: How Inconsistency Can Erode Patient Trust and Derail Trial Operations (Part 2/3)
In Part 2 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted continue their discussion with Duncan, President at DTS Language Services about patient trust…
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ICT Ep 2.38: Duncan Shaw on the Hidden Risks of Clinical Trial Translation: What Happens With One Wrong Word (Part 1/3)
In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted sit down with Duncan, President at DTS Language Services, to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly…
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ICT Ep 2.37: "You Lose a Patient You Didn't Even Know You Lost" Why No One Owns Recruitment
In this episode, Ted introduces the “ENROLL Corporation” (Everyone Needed for Recruitment Optimization Leadership and Logistics) an imaginary joint venture…
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ICT Ep 2.36: Robin Piazza on ICH E6 R3 and the New Rules for Safety Oversight (Part 2/2)
In Part 2, Robin Piazza, Liam and Ted get specific about what good safety oversight actually looks like in practice, and what sponsors are getting wrong under…
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ICT Ep 2.35: Robin Piazza on the Safety Oversight Gap No One's Training For (Part 1/2)
Robin Piazza reached out to us directly with this topic suggestion, and we’re glad she did. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Liam and Ted sit down with…
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ICT Ep 2.34: Study Startup Delays Are a Symptom: What Happens When You Stop and Listen
In this episode, Liam and Ted ask a simple “what if”, what if the industry took the time to really listen? Ted starts with a study startup delay that looks…
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ICT Ep 2.33: Steve Wimmer on the Button That Almost Killed a Recruitment Campaign (Part 3/3)
Each episode in this series has built toward this one: what does all of this look like from the other side of the table? In the final part of this series, the…
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ICT Ep 2.32: Steve Wimmer on Why Recruitment Campaigns Fall Apart at the Site (Part 2/3)
Part 1 was about why storytelling matters, part 2 is about how to actually operationalize it and Steve Wimmer brings a framework that reframes the entire…
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ICT Ep 2.31: Steve Wimmer on Why Storytelling Is What Sponsors Keep Getting Wrong (Part 1/3)
Liam and Ted sit down with Steve Wimmer, who brings seven years of direct-to-patient recruitment advertising experience. They discuss why storytelling in…
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Ep 2.30: Scott Burgher on Where AI Actually Helps Patient Recruitment (Part 3/3)
In the final part of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted close things out with Scott Burgher, Director of Patient Operations at Quest Diagnostics…
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Ep 2.29: "That's Not a Performance Problem, It's a Structural One" Scott Burgher on Why Sites Stop Recruiting (Part 2/3)
In Part 2 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted continue with Scott Burgher, Director of Patient Operations at Quest Diagnostics, going deeper into why…
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Ep 2.28 Scott Burgher on Why 86% of Trials Miss Their Enrollment Deadline (Part 1/3)
In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted sit down with Scott Burgher, Director of Patient Operations at Quest Diagnostics, who brings over 20…
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Ep 2.27: 31 Years of Clinical Trials, Here's What Ted Trafford Knows for Sure
In this special episode, we mark Ted Trafford's 31st year in clinical trials with a candid reflection on what three decades in this industry actually teaches…
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Ep 2.26: Lasagna's Law and Building Recruitment Forecasts You Can Actually Trust
Every trial starts with a number on a slide, patients needed, months allotted, a clean straight line on a chart. Liam and Ted pull that line apart in this…
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Ep. 2.25 The Burdens Still Breaking Clinical Trials: 50-Page Consents, Broken Tech, and Stolen CRCs
In this episode, Ted opens with a poem that captures the persistent, compounding burden on clinical trial sites: 50-page consents, non-functional tech, poached…
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Ep 2.24 The Decision Threshold Matrix: Why Patient Motivation Isn't Fixed and What It Means for Trial Recruitment
In this episode, Liam and Ted explore one of the most underexamined problems in clinical trial recruitment: patient motivation is not static. Drawing on…
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Ep 2.23: Jill Fikowski on Why Participants Drop Out and What to Do About It (3/3)
In the final episode of our three-part series with Jill Fikowski, founder and CEO of Changemark Research + Evaluation, we get into one of the most persistent…
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Ep 2.22: Jill Fikowski on Designing Trials That Communities Actually Want to Join (2/3)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jill Fikowski, founder and CEO of Changemark Research + Evaluation, we get into what good community engagement actually…
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Ep 2.21: Jill Fikowski on on Substance Use, Stigma, and the Research That Actually Changed Policy (1/3)
Jill Fikowski, founder and CEO of Changemark Research + Evaluation, brings 25+ years of lived and professional experience in substance use and mental health…
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ICT Ep 2.20: What Monty Python Can Teach Us About Clinical Trials
Clinical trials don’t become complex overnight, they get there one added process at a time. In this episode, Ted and Liam break down why the industry is so…
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ICT Ep 2.19: Everyone Has a Plan Until the Trial Starts
A 5 AM wake-up call. A perfectly planned setup. And a moment that never delivered. In this episode, Liam and Ted use a story about a missed “blood moon” to…
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ICT Ep 2.18 What Recruitment Is Missing: Time, Trust, and a Cup of Tea
What does it actually mean to put the patient first? In this episode, Liam and Ted explore the role of empathy and human connection in clinical trials. From…
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ICT Ep 2.17 Borrowing the F1 Playbook: What Formula One Gets Right That Clinical Trials Don't
What makes a truly high-performing team? Inspired by the precision of Formula One pit crews, where the difference between winning and losing is measured in…
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ICT Ep. 2.16 Leading Teams That Take Risks and Deliver Results With Frank Watanabe (3/3)
In Part 3 of 3, Liam and Ted continue their conversation with Frank Watanabe, CEO of Arcutis Biotherapeutics discussing work-life balance, building social…
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ICT Ep. 2.15 Innovation, Risk and Building Great Teams With Frank Watanabe (2/3)
In Part 2 of 3, Liam and Ted continue their conversation with Frank Watanabe, CEO of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, focusing on what it takes to hire and build…
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ICT Ep. 2.14 From Navy Officer to CEO: The DNA of Leadership with Frank Watanabe (1/3)
In this episode, Liam and Ted sit down with Frank Watanabe, President and CEO of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, to explore his journey from a Navy officer to a…
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ICT Ep 2.13: The Hidden Complexity of Trial Feasibility
A patient in a database is not a patient in a trial. So why do we keep treating feasibility like a headcount? Fresh from a week deep in feasibility work, Liam…
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ICT Ep: 2.12: Dropping the Baton: Why Clinical Trial Handoffs Keep Failing
In elite sports, races are often won or lost in the transition, and Liam and Ted argue that the same is true in clinical trials. Drawing on the precision of…
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ICT Ep 2.11: The Top 10 Signs Your Site Feasibility Process Is Off Track
Using a David Letterman-inspired “Top 10” format, the conversation highlights common feasibility pitfalls faced by sponsors, CROs, and clinical trial sites…
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ICT Ep 2.10 Where Clinical Trials Break Down, Even With Good Teams
Why do clinical trials struggle even when teams are experienced and well-intentioned? In this episode, Liam and Ted explore why these outcomes are rarely about…
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ICT EP 2.9: Designing Eligibility Criteria That Work in the Real World
Eligibility criteria are meant to bring clarity to clinical trials, but in practice, they often do the opposite. In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials…
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ICT EP 2.8: The Cost of Fragmented Enrollment Ownership And Why Leadership Must Step In
In this episode, Liam and Ted unpack why enrollment behaves more like an operating system rather than a standalone process. They explore the question of…
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ICT EP 2.7: Rethinking How Sponsors Build Site Relationships
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, Liam and Ted explore why building strong relationships with clinical trial sites requires more than dedicated…
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ICT EP 2.6: What Shapes the Trajectory of a Clinical Trial
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, Liam and Ted explore what determines the trajectory of a clinical trial and why success often depends on…
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ICT EP 2.5: Why Enrollment Is Slow and the Questions We’re Not Asking
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, Liam and Ted challenge a familiar question in clinical research: “How do we increase enrollment?” Instead, they…
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ICT Ep 2.4: The Impact of Getting Site and Patient Engagement Right
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, Liam and Ted explore why clinical research is, at its core, a people-driven business. Drawing on real-world…
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ICT Ep 2.3: The Cost of Sponsors’ Extra Requests and what Sites can do about it
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICP Ep 2.2: Building Better Sponsor-Site Partnerships
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep 2.1: How Sponsors Win by Checking In Early with Sites
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep29: Feasibility is Broken: Maya Zlatanova on Redesigning Feasibility
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast where Liam and Ted explore the evolving landscape of clinical research and challenge the assumptions holding…
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ICT Ep28: Recruitment Solutions with Jill Pellegrino
Welcome to the Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of clinical research. In this episode, hosts Liam Eves and Ted…
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ICT Ep25: A deep dive into Feasibility with Nick Palumbo (Part 1 of 3)
Welcome to the Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of clinical research. In this episode, hosts Liam Eves and Ted…
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ICT Ep26: Balancing Data, Technology, and Human Expertise in Feasibility with Nick Palumbo (Part 2 of 3)
Welcome to the Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of clinical research. In this episode, hosts Liam Eves and Ted…
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ICT Ep27: Expanding the Scope of Feasibility in Clinical Trials with Nick Palumbo (Part 3 of 3)
Welcome to the Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of clinical research. In this episode, hosts Liam Eves and Ted…
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ICT Ep23: Q3 Results with Joel White (Part 2)
Innovating Clinical Trials Podcast Series: Part 2 - Pricing Strategies and Emerging Dynamics Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we continue…
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ICT Ep24: Q3 Results with Joel White (Part 3)
Innovating Clinical Trials Podcast Series: Part 3 - Opportunities in Patient Recruitment and Industry Transformation Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials…
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ICT Ep22: Q3 Results with Joel White (Part 1)
Part 1 - Navigating Trends in a Shifting Landscape Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials podcast, where we explore the dynamic forces shaping the clinical…
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ICT Ep19: The World of Site Startup in Clinical Trials
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford dive into the complex and often chaotic world of site startup in clinical…
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ICT Ep20: New ways of thinking about trial delivery
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford delve into the nuanced frameworks behind effective clinical trial delivery…
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ICT Ep21: Everything but the Kitchen Sink!
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, Liam Eves and Ted Trafford explore the challenges of recruitment and enrollment in clinical trials, comparing…
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ICT Ep16: Revolutionizing Cancer Trial Enrollment with Selin Kurnaz (Part 1 of 3)
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford are joined by Selin Kurnaz, CEO and founder of Massive Bio, an AI-driven…
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ICT Ep17: Exploring Enrollment Gaps in Oncology Trials with Selin Kurnaz (Part 2 of 3)
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford continue their discussion with Selin Kurnaz, CEO and founder of Massive Bio, an…
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ICT Ep18: Advice for Startups in the Clinical Trial Space with Selin Kurnaz (Part 3 of 3)
In this episode of Innovating Clinical Trials, hosts Liam Eves and Ted Trafford are joined by Selin, CEO and founder of Massive Bio, to discuss the challenges…
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ICT Ep13: Q2'24 The quarterly recap with Joel White (Part 1 of 3)
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep14: Q2'24 The quarterly recap with Joel White (Part 2 of 3)
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep15: Q2'24 The quarterly recap with Joel White (Part 3 of 3)
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep10: Don't mistake the map for the territory
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep11: Effective Leadership in Clinical Trial Delivery
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…
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ICT Ep12: How to Spot a Great Clinical Trial Site?
Welcome to Innovating Clinical Trials, the podcast designed for clinical research professionals eager to deepen their understanding of clinical trials through…