Accelerating Clinical Trials Through Decentralized Research with Dr. Pamela Tenaerts

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Episode Overview:

Clinical trials are the gateway to getting life-saving therapies to patients, yet traditional research methods often create barriers that slow progress and limit participation.

Our next guest, Dr. Pamela Tenaerts, is tackling this challenge as Chief Medical Officer of Medable.

With more than two decades of clinical research experience, including leadership of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative, Pamela possesses a unique perspective bridging rigorous science and digital innovation.

Driven by a passion to ensure that evidence-based best practices guide how we transform research, Pamela shares Medable's pioneering vision to decentralize clinical trials and meet patients where they are.

Join us to discover how Medable's digital platform is accelerating trials across 70 countries, expanding patient access, and getting effective therapies to people faster. Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

1. Evidence First: Always research whether a solution actually works before implementing—assumptions can be wrong.
2. One, One, and One: Medable's vision is to start a study in one day, enroll in one day, and complete in one year.
3. Expanding Access: Decentralized trials help rare disease and rural patients participate without traveling to research sites.
4. AI Integration: Medable uses AI to instantly generate patient questionnaires and automate trial workflows.
5. Finding Trials: Patients need easier ways to discover clinical trials that exist for their conditions.

About our Guest:

Pamela Tenaerts, MD, is Medable’s Chief Medical Officer, and aims to drive advancement of decentralized research methodologies with evidence-based best practices. She brings more than two decades of clinical research experience having previously served as Executive Director of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), Director of Clinical Programs at Coaxia, Director of the Clinical Research Center at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and various other research positions. She can be reached at pamela.tenaerts@medable.com.

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