When I was a study coordinator there was a lot to juggle — from patient visits, to protocol amendments, to monitoring visits, to the all important patient recruitment. At the end of the day, no patients means no study to conduct. I found one of the most helpful modalities for recruitment was being sent candidates… Continue reading A Study Coordinator View on Recruitment
One of the best parts of leading Leapcure is that we’re still young enough to make a lot of our own rules. This is one of our favorite challenges to tackle as a team. We’re adding a new rule today: Free Feasibility Free feasibility work for clients is one way we can give researchers value… Continue reading Feasibility for FREE
When I receive a notification that a patient signs up for a study, I get excited. As head of Patient Success, I am privileged to be able to be a patient’s first point of contact and help be apart of their journey to joining a clinical study. On a daily basis, I get to know… Continue reading Putting Patients First
For the past four years, Leapcure has focused on connecting existing patient advocacy groups to clinical research. Across our 3,000+ global partnerships with organizations like National Eczema Association and Together with ALS (Sweden), it’s been a key component of achieving our mission of improving the voice of the patient in clinical research. To this day… Continue reading Leapcure Community Building in 2019
Despite extensive experience in clinical research and our growing patient advocacy group network, we’re far from where we want to be with putting ourselves in the shoes of patients. Absolute patient empathy is an evolving process, and we’re determined to push the learning curve as far forward as we can every day. At a recent… Continue reading Putting ourselves in patient’s shoes – an evolving process
Among the most unexpected benefits from working for Leapcure are the stories and lessons we hear from people around the industry. When we started this operation, we knew a solution like ours was sorely needed. We couldn’t find anything like Leapcure when we were looking to pay for it (and we would have paid a… Continue reading Unexpected Benefits
Healthcare and digital health are notorious for being behind the curve in adopting modern day technology and design trends. Years go by, design trends change, technology and communication tools advance and develop, and all the while, major medical institutions are still using up their free AOL Hours CDs. Great user experience and design are paramount in gaining a user’s… Continue reading 3 Ways The Health Industry Can Enter 2016 through Design
