The NIH/NIAID Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology (OCICB) is pleased to host our annual 2016 Bioinformatics & Computational Biosciences Festival, Virtual Clinical Trials: Modernizing Comparative Studies.
The clinical trials process is a key, but very costly, requirement for getting drugs and vaccines approved for use in the medical field. Virtual clinical trials (VCTs) replace one component of the trial with technology (i.e. digital patients, sites, investigators), and are a radical departure from the way traditional double-blinded placebo randomized controlled trials are conducted. While the traditional method is still considered the “gold standard,” proponents of the virtual method cite driving down the cost of drug development, improved patient engagement, and providing improved access as the benefits. Technology and online engagement is utilized to perform recruitment, patient counseling, remote monitoring, and data collection.
The festival will explore how virtual clinical trials are revolutionizing the typical randomized controlled study model. Creative thinkers from government agencies, academia, and the private sector will be sharing innovative ideas and perspectives with the NIH community. For a complete agenda and to pre-register, visit https://respond.niaid.nih.gov/conferences/bioinformatics2016
Virtual Clinical Trials: Modernizing Comparative Studies
- Date: Friday, October 21, 2016
- Time: 9:00 am – 4:15 pm
- VideoCast: Watch online by visiting NIH VideoCast
- Twitter: @NIAIDBioIT will be live-tweeting highlights from the event using #NIAIDFest2016. Join the conversation!
"... digital patients ... improved patient engagement ". My simulations are very happy with their level of care!