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Virtual

Oct 06, 2022 4:00 PM - Oct 07, 2022 11:50 PM

(US Eastern Standard Time)

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across Life Sciences R&D Meeting

Turn insights into action with meaningful exchange across life sciences research and development (R&D) fields.

Session 7: Missing the Trees for the Forest

Session Chair(s)

Tamei  Elliott, MS

Tamei Elliott, MS

Associate Director, Scientific Programs

DIA, United States

Stephanie  Young Moss, PharmD, MS

Stephanie Young Moss, PharmD, MS

Pharmacist, Owner

Integrative Pharmacy Outcomes and Consulting, United States

Missing the forest for the trees is a very popular term that encourages us to not be distracted by details, but to look at the bigger picture. Sometimes it's important to focus on an individual versus the problems of the group. In life sciences research and development, data could be interpreted as a forest and the individual story, patient, or participant, as the tree. The value in understanding how one’s individual story, or in this case, data, may influence the outcome of a treatment and how one reacts to such treatment, is important to evaluate in clinical trial design and recruitment. Many challenges exist in understanding data from defining it from a race and ethnicity perspective, its real-world application and use, and the importance of equitable data in relation to clinical trial development. This session will discuss and evaluate these perspectives and provide actionable solutions to how the field can move forward on these efforts.

Learning Objective : At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
  • Define industry’s current understanding of data from a race and ethnicity perspective
  • Describe the use and real-world application of data in clinical trials
  • Restate the importance of equitable data in relation to clinical trial research and development

Speaker(s)

Rita  Ko, MBA

Speaker

Rita Ko, MBA

Urban Institute, United States

Chief Data Officer & Director, Racial Equity Analytics Lab

Kayt  Leonard, MA

Speaker

Kayt Leonard, MA

SAS, United States

Principal Product Marketing Manager

Spencer  James, MD, MPH

Speaker

Spencer James, MD, MPH

Genentech, United States

Principal Data Scientist

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