This year Rebar attended the Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) from January 24th -26th in Miami, Florida. We caught up with five clinical trial innovators who participated in this year’s SCOPE and asked the following question: What’s the most valuable piece of knowledge or insight that you walked away from SCOPE with? Michelle Crouthamel, […]
5 Ways ResearchKit is Changing Clinical Research
NOTE: I first wrote this post for the Lilly Clinical Innovation blog. It is being republished here with their permission. In the 10 months since launch, Apple’s ResearchKit has achieved some impressive milestones: Over 100,000 people signed up to participate in ResearchKit studies 50 developers contributed an assortment of platform enhancements Companies like Quintiles and […]
Great Facebook Pages for Research Sites (2015 SoCRA Presentation)
Welcome attendees of SoCRA’s 2015 workshop Harnessing Social Media to Advance Clinical Research! I’ve compiled a list of 40+ links and resources as a companion to my talk, which was titled “Great Facebook Pages for Research Sites.” (Download slides here.) I’m also in the process of putting together additional content related to this presentation. If […]
Patients As Partners 2015: Get a 15% Discount
The 2nd annual Patients as Partners conference is taking place March 16-17 in Philadelphia. The conference organizers are offering friends of Rebar Interactive a 15% discount. To claim the discount, enter “REB15” during registration. If you have an interest in partnering with patients for clinical trials, you will enjoy this conference. And if you don’t […]
Digital Marketing for Patient Engagement (2014 SoCRA Conference)
Welcome 2014 SoCRA conference attendees! 🙂 This blog post is a companion to my presentation on September 20, titled “Digital Marketing For Patient Engagement and Recruitment: Systematic Strategies & Tactics for Research Sites.” You can download a copy of the presentation slides here. The presentation addressed three major areas: The what and why of digital […]
Great Facebook Pages for Research Sites (2014 SoCRA Presentation)
Welcome attendees of SoCRA’s 2014 workshop Harnessing Social Media to Advance Clinical Research! I’ve compiled a list of 40+ links and resources as a companion to my talk, which was titled “Great Facebook Pages for Research Sites.” (Download slides here.) I’m also in the process of putting together additional content related to this presentation. If […]
How Clinical Research Sites Can Engage Patients Using Facebook
I’m currently headed to Chicago to speak at SoCRA’s conference, Harnessing Social Media to Advance Clinical Research. My presentation, which is titled “Great Facebook Pages for Research Sites,” focuses on three of my favorite things — social media, patient engagement, and research sites. I presented at SoCRA’s social media conference last year on the same […]
eCongress: Optimizing Patient Participation in Clinical Trials
During the month of June, eCongress is hosting Optimizing Patient Participation in Clinical Trials, a series of six webinars focused on attracting, engaging, and retaining clinical trial participants. This series is an excellent opportunity to learn from industry experts on important patient-related topics in a convenient format. And it’s all free! The eCongress series is […]
Patients as Partners Conference: Get a 15% Discount
“Nothing about me without me.” This phrase was popularized by the Society for Participatory Medicine (which I am a member) to promote greater patient access to electronic health records, particularly as it relates to meaningful use regulations here in the US. But the phrase is often applied more broadly and has become a common rallying […]
The Clinical Trial Patient Engagement Challenge: Can You Build a Great App?
Patient engagement has been hailed as the “blockbuster drug of the century.” Even if you think this statement is hyperbole, it’s hard to deny that patient engagement has great potential to improve healthcare. For example, engaged patients tend to have better outcomes, and perhaps even lower healthcare costs. That’s the conclusion of a growing body […]
