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Velocity Launches Cardiology Council to Accelerate Research Excellence (CARE)

Velocity Clinical Research

Velocity is proud to unveil another groundbreaking initiative: the Cardiology Council to Accelerate Research Excellence (CARE). The proliferation of heart issues — paired with patient lifestyle factors that complicate recruitment and study design — reflect an urgent need for expert-led clinical trials.

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Grand Rounds December 15, 2023: Diversifying Clinical Trials: A Path Forward (Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, FESC)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Yet enrollment of ethnic minorities in NIH clinical trials and for trials studying approved devices and drugs remains low. Increasing diversity in trial leadership is one of the most important strategies to increase diversity among RCT participants. Many high school and college students are moving away from the sciences.

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Velocity Clinical Research Expands to Poland

Velocity Clinical Research

Velocity Clinical Research, the leading multi-specialty clinical sites business, announced it has expanded into Poland, acquiring its first site, ClinMedica Research. The site is recognized as one of the best research facilities in the country by Sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs).

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Clinical research business continues to expand in US

Drug Discovery World

Centricity Research has acquired North Carolina-based Lucas Research, making it the fifth clinical research company to join Centricity since it launched in November 2021. With this acquisition, Centricity now has more than 35 clinical research sites, reaching 8.5

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Heart and Kidney Health for All: Expanding Cardiovascular Clinical Trials to Include CKD Patients

XTalks

Yet, despite the overwhelming evidence linking CKD with this heightened cardiovascular risk, CKD patients are often underrepresented or outright excluded from cardiovascular clinical trials. Vice President of the Medical Department and Cardiology therapeutic lead, and Heather Lohr, Sr. Director of Clinical Trial Management.

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Shifting the Narrative on Clinical Research at a Nevada Health System

ACRP blog

This expanded clinical research opportunities for patients as a core pillar of the affiliation’s mission, with the goal of providing access to novel treatments for diagnoses in addition to standard of care. An important step was a review of the state of clinical trial awareness at the time of the affiliation agreement.

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“Nothing scares us” – Ukraine’s clinical research sector begins fearless recovery

Drug Discovery World

Following the news that the number of clinical trial recruiting sites in Ukraine has dropped by half since the Russian invasion, DDW’s Diana Spencer examines clinical trial data from analytics company Phesi and speaks to Dr Olena Karpenko , Clinical Research Director at Medical Center Ok!Clinic+