Intro to Clinical Research

Episode 63 - Q & A Again

It is finally time for another long awaited Q&A episode! Elyse is the questioner and Debbie does her best with the pre-researched and prepared answers. Huge thanks to eve

Episode 62 -Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

In this episode, we’re talking about anti-microbial resistance (AMR). The episode will include what we mean by a pathogen, how they may become resistant, how that resista

Episode 61 - Research in the News

It’s time for us to update you on current events, medical research or drugs in the news! We’ve got a few stories at different points in their research journey, from just

Episode 60 - Elyse's Corner: The Interstitium

Episode 60   In this episode, we’re back in Elyse’s corner (hooray!), and today, we’re talking about the interstitium (with a prelude into the human lymphatic system). D

Episode 59 - Interpretation of ICH GCP part 2

This is part 2 of our discussion on interpretation of GCP. If you haven’t listened to part 1, I recommend going and checking that out first. We’re covering a few more exa

Episode 58 - Interpretation of ICH GCP part 1

Today, we’re finally getting into why Debbie says “it depends” so much in answer to many of Elyse’s questions. We’re looking at how ICH GCP sets out the principles and pr

Episode 57 - Medical Ethics

Today, Debbie throws us all back into the Philosophy Ravine together to discuss medical ethics. We’re going to talk about what it is and use the framework of Medical Ethi

Episode 56 - International Collaboration

In this episode, we’re going to be discussing some international collaborations in clinical research! Let’s cross some borders and work together! Remember, you can get i

Episode 55 - Safety Events & Investigator's Brochure

Hey everyone! We’re back (again!) and we hope you didn’t miss us too much. In this episode, we’re going to be discussing safety events, safety reporting and the compilati

Episode 54 - Medical Devices

Hey everyone! We’re back and we hope you didn’t miss us too much. In this episode, we’re diving right back in and talking about Medical Devices - what they are, how varie

Episode 53 - Elyse's Corner: Anthrax Vaccines

In this episode, we’re back in Elyse’s corner (hooray!), and today, we’re talking about Anthrax, and Anthrax vaccines. Maybe you know as little about it as Debbie, or may

Episode 52 - Data Management

In this episode, we’re talking about Data Management because of a listener question - thanks very much Aswini! So, we get into the weeds about the data that is collected

Episode 51 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Today, we’re going to discuss Good Manufacturing Practice - GMP - which is like GCP but for the manufacturing of drugs, devices, food and cosmetics rather than the clinic

Episode 50 - Out-takes and unreleased stuff

Wow, 50 episodes of our podcast. How exciting. So, in celebration, I’ve collected together some out-takes and previously un-released material (un-released, in that, we re

Episode 49 - Patient Reported Outcomes

Today, we’re discussing patient reported outcomes - what are they, how can they be measured and how do they compare to other measures we often use to measure the success

Episode 48 - Site Monitoring, part 2

In this episode, we’re talking about the activities broadly referred to as “monitoring” in ICH GCP. We’re going to focus on site monitoring, because of a listener questio

Episode 47 - Site Monitoring, part 1

In this episode, we’re talking about the activities broadly referred to as “monitoring” in ICH GCP. We’re going to focus on site monitoring, because of a listener questio

Episode 46 - Elyse's Corner: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

In this episode, we’re back in Elyse’s corner (hooray!), and today, we’re talking about a topic we all probably had some exposure to during Covid but might not remember a

Episode 45 - Contracting in Clinical Research

Alright so we’ve talked about contract research organisations and vendors and suppliers lots, but it’s time to put on our legal hats and discuss contracting! Why is it ne

Episode 44 - Research in the News

It’s time for us to update you on current events, medical research or drugs in the news! We’ve got a couple of stories from Debbie and an update on our favourite shiny ro