Empowered Patient Podcast

Alicia Staley is the VP of Patient Engagement at Medidata and working to bring more technology and software solutions to clinical research. With a focus on creating patient-centric clinical trials, Alicia emphasizes the value of digital tools to drive diversity of participation and retention. As a cancer survivor and patient advocate, Alicia has deep insights into how clinical trials are run and who participates.  Alicia explains, "I think the entire industry is still responding to what life looks like post-COVID. However, in particular, in clinical research, this gravitation toward more digital tools to support clinical research is still very much at the forefront. Topics like decentralized clinical trials and patient portals, patient registries, and ways to support the patient through the clinical journey using digital tools, sensors, and wearables are very much at the forefront of the conversations we're having today. Clearly there is an interest in going in that direction. And I think we learned during t