Increasing Diversity in IBD Clinical Trials Podcast

Episode breakdown:

Episode 1: Diversity in IBD Trials: Start with our workforce

Our hosts Drs. Erin Forster and Ayanna Lewis are joined by guests Drs. Freddy Caldera and Jana Al Hashash to discuss how diversifying participation in clinical trials starts with diversifying our workforce.

Episode 2: Diversity in IBD Trials: Changing how we talk to patients

Drs. Erin Forster and Ayanna Lewis are joined by guest Melodie Narain-Blackwell, the founder and president of Color of Crohn’s & Chronic Illness (COCCI) to discuss how to talk about clinical research with patients.

Episode 3: Diversity in IBD Trials: Bringing research to the community

Co-host Dr. Erin Forster is joined by guest Kenneth Getz, founder of CISCRP to discuss how to bring awareness of and education on clinical research to the community.

Episode 4: Diversity in IBD Trials: The community GI perspective

Co-host Dr. Ayanna Lewis is joined by guest Dr. Erica Cohen, to discuss the community GI’s perspective on clinical trials.

Episode 5: Diversity in IBD Trials: The role of the CRO

Co-host Dr. Erin Forster is joined by guest Dr. Gabriela Radulescu to discuss how contract research organizations (CROs) are working with investigators and sponsors to increase the diversity of patients enrolling in clinical trials.

Episode 6: Diversity in IBD Trials: How artificial intelligence may help

In this supersized episode, co-host Dr. Ayanna Lewis is joined by guest Dr. Ryan Stidham to explore how artificial intelligence may help address challenges with participant recruitment for clinical trials, while also discussing the role of AI in the field of gastroenterology more broadly.