Overview:
30% of clinical trial sites fail to enroll a single patient and according to CenterWatch, 45% of study delays are attributed to recruitment difficulties, ultimately delaying the development of potentially life-saving therapies. Clinical trial sites face a number of challenges that can contribute to low or slow enrollment.
This webinar will present and discuss strategies to exceed enrollment targets at the site level. This includes assessing centralised vs. site level support, site resourcing needs, barriers to patient centricity, and addressing the increasing need for a diverse and representative patient population. Experts from site networks, site resourcing and patient recruitment discuss how to approach enrollment strategically to meet and exceed targets.
Participants will learn the following during the presentation:
- Understanding centralised vs. site level support – What is the difference and what should you be asking for?
- How to approach site resourcing to meet targets
- Keeping up-to-date on patient centric strategies in clinical trials – what are the barriers and how can you overcome them?
- Addressing the increasing demand for representative populations in clinical research recruitment
Speakers:
Melissa (Missy) Gottschlich
Missy Gottschlich PA-C, MPAS is Director, Site Networks for Accellacare (part of ICON, plc). In her role, she leads US clinical site teams with the remit of operationalising clinical trials across multi-therapeutic sites for Accellacare.
Missy’s research experience ranges from sub-investigator duties to overseeing clinical site teams. She has been with ICON since 2021 and before that worked at Velocity Clinical Research for 5 years as a Site Director.
With Missy’s physician assistant foundation, she enjoys focusing on the patient experience, celebrating their voluntary contributions as our medical advances would be unachievable without each of them.
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Nicola McBeath
Nicola McBeath is the Global Director for Patient Recruitment at Accellacare Site Network (part of ICON Plc).
In this role Nicola has responsibility for oversight of the centralised patient recruitment team spanning 6 countries. The recruitment team provide tailored recruitment strategies including marketing, advertising, community outreach and tele-screening activities to support recruitment across all Accellacare sites.
Nicola has worked in the clinical research industry for more than 20 years and has been with ICON since 2008. She moved to Accellacare Site Network in 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in complex early phase and oncology studies. Nicola is now focused finding new ways to connect patients with the right trials and increasing awareness of clinical trial options in under-represented communities.
Jessica Zuniga
Jess Zuniga is a Site Support Manager for Accellacare (part of ICON, plc). In her role, she oversees and manages contract clinical research coordinators, nurses, and site managers working on sponsor dedicated studies at the site or remote.
Jess began her clinical research journey in 2018 working as a clinical research coordinator on ophthalmology trials for over 3 years. She then left her role to peruse a Master’s degree and joined Accellacare shortly after graduation in February 2023.