The Conference Forum Announces Mobile in Clinical Trials Conference Goes Virtual and Addresses Urgent Adoption of Digital Solutions for Clinical Research

NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Conference Forum announced the launch of the first virtual program for the 7th annual Mobile in Clinical Trials conference to take place on September 21st, 2020. This annual conference challenges biopharma R&D on how to embrace, adapt and scale mobile and digital technologies to reduce the barriers for patients and physicians to participate in clinical research.

"This event comes at a critical time," says Mark Scherzer, conference producer. "As COVID-19 has disrupted so many clinical trials, the need for remote digital solutions has never been more urgent."

Mobile in Clinical Trials features industry-led examples of how clinical trials can be more flexible for patients and physicians and will be presented in a virtual format to accommodate clinical researchers, patient advocates and technologists. Co-chaired by Dan Karlin, MD, CEO of Healthmode and Michelle Shogren, Senior Director of Innovation at Bayer, this year's conference features many dynamic sessions including:

University of Rochester Medical Center's Ray Dorsey, MD, a neurologist who is an early adopter of mobile digital technologies will speak about why physicians value virtual trials.

Boston Children's Hospital's Caitlin Schumann, Strategy and Business Development Manager will present a case study on rapidly deploying a digital solution to meet the needs of patients.

MyoKardia's Priyanka Agarwal, MD, Director of Digital Health will discuss a cutting-edge trial in the cardiovascular space.

Attendees will also learn about the COVID-19 early detection system study conducted by UC San Francisco using a remote device. Joseph Kim, Senior Advisor Digital Health at Eli Lilly will sit down with a key investigator of the study to discuss opportunities for disease tracking through wearables.

Other companies presenting virtually include Pfizer, Bayer, Abbvie, Janssen, Biogen,
Takeda,and Boehringer Ingelheims.

"The 2020 conference will feature multiple case studies with valuable insights from companies who have walked the talk," says Michelle Shogren. "In this brave new world where we strive to conduct studies that meet the needs of patients, Mobile in Clinical Trials is an event not to be missed."

About Mobile in Clinical Trials
The Mobile in Clinical Trials conference is an annual event for clinical operation professionals working in R&D to get the best access to implementation strategies for applying mobile/digital tools to connect and empower patients and obtain better outcomes in drug development. 

About the Conference Forum 
The Conference Forum is a life science industry research firm that develops conferences primarily around getting therapeutics to patients faster. They examine and challenge the complex ecosystem of drug development and delivery, bringing ideas together from a variety of sources to help advance clinical research with common goals that are patient-focused. They are committed to creating the best content, exchange of ideas and solutions among peers, as well as providing high quality networking.

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