People with Empathy Blog

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our inaugural panel discussion on May 19. Feel free to fast forward to the 9-minute mark, which is when the panel begins, or feel free to watch us chit-chat first! 

People with Empathy is excited to announce that we have partnered with Patientwing, a platform dedicated to connecting patients with clinical trial sponsors and sites, to help recruit individuals to currently ongoing COVID 19 clinical trials. Please visit covid19studies.org to find out how you can help. The dedicated site, launched by Patientwing, tracks all COVID 19 trials globally, and allows you to search for trials by geographical location, participant type, and more. Keep in mind that healthy, asymptomatic individuals are often eligible for study participation in addition to those who are symptomatic and/or those who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Patientwing's statement on launch, in part, is below: “Due to the large number of studies and volunteers needed, it is critical that we educate and help patients and volunteers find and enroll in appropriate studies. Additionally, it is going to be very difficult for researchers to find qualified participants,...

Join our panel discussion  on May 19 (11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT) as we review the current drug development process and explore the roadblocks and solutions and bring together industry, research, and patient perspectives. Find out how breaking down silos in health care is the answer. Register now . You can also submit questions when you register. Clinical trials are publicly listed, conducted by dedicated scientists, and adhere to strict standards of care even for the placebo population. Yet, recruitment continues to be a difficult, arduous, uphill battle, especially for rare diseases and conditions that disproportionately affect women and people of color. Our Panelists: Christine Von Raesfeld, Patient Advocate & Founder/CEO, People with Empathy Rashieda Gluck, Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Operations Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Vij Senthilnathan, Senior Manager, Clinical Operations, PTC Therapeutics The panel will be moderated by Spandan Chakrabarti, Founder/C...