Why Clinical Trials Matter

July 7, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Guest Post By Janelle Bowden

If you don’t ask, you might not be told about clinical trials…Reina knows

I recently became acquainted with Reina Weiner (@helpapatient) via Twitter. We crossed paths and I learnt of Reina's interest in getting patients more engaged in their healthcare. I asked Reina if she would like to write a guest post to give her thoughts on 'Why Clinical...

June 19, 2016 In Clinical Trials By Janelle Bowden

How To Get People To Care And Ask About Clinical Trials?

It's been a few weeks now since International Clinical Trials Day, May 20. We've been a little quiet on this blog since then for a couple of reasons. The first is trying to recover from May and all the energy put into various events, such as...

May 20, 2016 In Clinical Trials, ICTD2016, International Clinical Trials Day By Janelle Bowden

Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day. Speak Up!

International Clinical Trials Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the stakeholders that are involved in clinical trials and create awareness of clinical trials in the community. From those that design the research, to the clinicians, nurses and coordinators running the trials, volunteers that participate, sponsors...

May 19, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Guest Post, ICTD2016, International Clinical Trials Day By Janelle Bowden

A personal observation on cancer trial participants

I encourage people to email their thoughts if they would like to contribute to this project, but aren't on Twitter. I received the following note yesterday which I'd like to share with you (with the permission of the author)...

May 18, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Guest Post, ICTD2016, International Clinical Trials Day By Janelle Bowden

Clinical Trials: We Can’t Do Them Without You

I would like to thank Kelly McKee for preparing this guest post. Kelly is head of Eli Lilly's new patient outreach effort. You can learn more about Kelly here. I'd also like to thank Leigh Anne Naas at Lilly for seeing some value in #WhyClinicalTrialsMatter and allowing her...

May 17, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Using Twitter By Janelle Bowden

Tips on Joining Twitter, so you can take part in events like #WhyClinicalTrialsMatter and #WhyWeDoResearch

I was an early adopter of Twitter and have found it a wonderful resource for finding like-minded people both professionally and personally. I have found, in general, the community that uses Twitter well is very generous in sharing their knowledge about how to use the...

May 16, 2016 In Clinical Trials, Public Perceptions By Janelle Bowden

What Value Are Clinical Trials to the Public?

Patient-centricity is one of the latest themes building momentum in clinical trial circles, but it is a concept many are still struggling to put into practice. Despite the fact that most people I have worked with are involved in clinical trials because they want to do...

May 15, 2016 In Clinical Trials By Janelle Bowden

What are Clinical Trials, in the words of Dr Judy Stone

I have worked in different capacities in clinical trials for the past 16 years – as a trial monitor, project manager, trial manager and consultant helping researchers improve their clinical trial conduct. In my journey to learn more about clinical trials, I have had the...

May 1, 2016 In Clinical Trials By Janelle Bowden

Launching the #WhyClinicalTrialsMatters Hashtag Campaign

It is May 1st, and I am delighted to be launching this opportunity to gather the thoughts of the community, researchers, industry and other stakeholders in the clinical trials enterprise on Why Clinical Trials Matter. I'd like to begin by acknowledging ECRIN as the founder of...