Summary:
Evan R. Goldfischer, MD, MBA, CPI, CPE, Co-Founding CEO and Founding Director of Research for Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley, and Secretary of LUGPA, updates his presentation from earlier this year detailing how to effectively manage a clinical research program. He examines why clinical research is important and how it has changed over the years, noting that the biggest changes in 2020 include more training, more paperwork, and more time and difficulty negotiating budgets. Dr. Goldfischer also looks at how to obtain trials and highlights the need to network to do this successfully. He discusses integrating the research program with the cancer clinic, as well as how the staff must work together to ensure a program’s success. He also covers the importance of getting physicians engaged in the research, as well as managing budgets and patient recruitment. The main takeaway is that clinical research must involve everyone in the practice in order to be a well-managed program.
Q&A – Summary:
In this follow-up interview with E. David Crawford, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology, Dr. Goldfischer discusses the effects of COVID-19 on managing these programs, such as possible relaxation of FDA protocols for research programs, including virtual visits and shipping back leftover drugs, and the possible carryover of these rule changes after the pandemic is under control.
How to cite: Goldfischer, Evan R. “Managing a Clinical Research Program in 2020 (Updated)” July 2020. Accessed Oct 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/managing-a-clinical-research-program-in-2020-updated/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Goldfischer is a urologist and Director of the Research Department at Premier Medical Group in Poughkeepsie, New York. He received his BA from Tufts University and his MD from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his Internship in General Surgery and his Residency in Urology at the University of Chicago. He then completed a Fellowship in Endourology under the direction of Arthur Smith at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Goldfischer received his MBA from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Physician Executive. He is the Founder and Chair of the Board of Premier Cares Foundation, which aims to support and educate individuals who are unable to address significant issues like prostate and colon cancer. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed abstracts and publications and has lectured on six continents. Dr. Goldfischer has served as the Chair of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Expert Panel for the Public Education Council of the Urology Care Foundation, which is the official foundation of the AUA. He was elected to the LUGPA Board of Directors in 2014 and was elected Secretary of LUGPA in November 2018. Dr. Goldfischer was elected President of LUGPA in 2022 and still serves in that role.
