Sex-Based Diversity In Clinical Trials Can And Will Improve – An IWD Perspective

As a three-time cancer survivor and someone who has participated in a device trial, Alicia Staley, Medidata’s VP of patient engagement, is no stranger to innovative treatments. She spoke to Medtech Insight about how both the gender and socioeconomic diversity of trial participants could be improved.

Alicia Staley
• Source: Medidata

Friday, 8 March is International Women’s Day. To celebrate the day and Women’s History Month, Medtech Insight spoke with female leaders in medtech, regulatory and health care delivery about their experiences as women, women-specific industry challenges including research and innovation needs, and how women in leadership roles today are inspiring and empowering rising generations.

The history of medicine is a long, exclusionary one.

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