On this episode of People Always, Patients Sometimes we welcome Michelle Shogren back to the podcast. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. We recently spoke to Michelle Shogren, a familiar face in the clinical trials industry, m

Bringing Clinical Trials Into the Neighborhood

Aug 25th, 2022 24m 9s

Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. We are proud of the amazing work that pharmacies do to support patient health and wellbeing. The need for innovation in the clinical trial ecosystem has challenged traditional pharmacies to r

Fostering Innovation with Michelle Shogren

Aug 9th, 2022 24m 34s

Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Today we have the first of two interviews with Michelle Shogren. Michelle is a familiar face on conference stages as a 25 year veteran of the clinical trials industry. Most recently as Senior

24 Hours of Rare with Eden Lord

Feb 28th, 2022 22m 18s

The rare disease community has found strength in small numbers by banding together to share their stories. On this rare disease day, we would like to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the patient advocates and organizations that keep the

Transforming Trials 2030 with Sally Okun

Jan 18th, 2022 29m 4s

The last two years have been driving many discussions of the need for change in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the clinical trial arena. Discussions have not always led to actions, however. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Healt

Specialty Pharmacy, NASP with Sheila Arquette

Jan 18th, 2022 26m 33s

Spencer Health Solutions was founded knowing that pharmacies are an integral part of the patient's health journey. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Pharmacy partners are key to supporting Spencer in patient homes for clinica

Meet the Digital Apothecary

Oct 13th, 2021 30m 33s

Pharmacy companies are an important part for Spencer Health Solutions, and pharmacists are an integral part of fulfilling our mission to serve patients in their homes. Hi, I'm Tom Rhodes, CEO, Spencer Health Solutions. We have had the opportuni

It's a Revolution for Rare Diseases

Sep 28th, 2021 24m 49s

What happens to a person who finds out they have a rare disease? When you're diagnosed with a condition that affects one in a thousand or one in ten thousand, where do you turn to find information, help, and support? Recognizing the need for th

Decentralized Clinical Trials Are Here to Stay

Jul 9th, 2021 30m 38s

Decentralized trials are here to stay, says Dr. Isaac Rodriguez-Chavez, our podcast guests today. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. We are delighted to have Isaac join the podcast to discuss decentralized clinical trials and

Patient Engagement with Shazia Ahmad

May 19th, 2021 23m 30s

Understanding the patient journey is an important part of clinical trial development. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. On today's podcast, we welcome Shazia Ahmad, Senior Director of Patient and Physician Services at UBC. Sh

HD Patient Advocate BJ Viau

Apr 29th, 2021 26m 2s

Huntington's disease is a rare genetic condition that impacts over 30,000 people in the U S and 200,000 worldwide. It is a neurological disorder that impacts movement mood and the thinking process. Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solu

Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance

Mar 23rd, 2021 27m 38s

It is always a great pleasure to engage with clinical trial innovator and thought leader Craig Lipset. We asked Craig to join the People Always, Patients Sometimes podcast to share more information about DTRA, which stands for Decentralized Tri

Creating Change Agents for MedTech

Mar 10th, 2021 16m 49s

One of the foremost conferences in the field of clinical trials is SCOPE, which stands for the Summit of Clinical Ops Executives. While held virtually this year, the conference was packed with interesting and innovative presentations. Spencer H

Inspire - Building Rare Disease Patient Communities

Feb 24th, 2021 20m 18s

Welcome to People Always, Patients Sometimes, a podcast production of Spencer Health Solutions. I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer. This year, we are pleased to be presenting a series of interviews with patient advocates, inspiring leaders, and inf

Jake LaPorte, Clinical Trial Innovation

Feb 16th, 2021 21m 18s

Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Today we have invited Jake LaPorte co-founder and global head of The BIOME by Novartis to return for a second conversation on the People Always, Patients Sometimes podcast. On the previous ep

Jake LaPorte, The BIOME by Novartis

Feb 9th, 2021 26m 20s

Hi, I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Our podcast People Always, Patients Sometimes was created to feature innovators, disruptors, and patients driving new ways of doing things in clinical trials. Little do we know that the coron

Carly Flumer, Patient Advocate and Data Scientist

Dec 10th, 2020 23m 7s

Tom Rhoads (00:02): Welcome to "People Always, Patients Sometimes." I'm Tom Rhoads, CEO of Spencer health solutions. Our podcast is focused on many of the thought leaders and executives that are calling for change in how we design and run clini

Lilly Stairs, Founder Patient Authentic

Nov 17th, 2020 22m 3s

Tom Rhoads (00:03): Welcome to "People Always, Patients Sometimes". I'm Tom Rhodes, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Our podcast is focused on many of the thought leaders and executives that are calling for change and how we design and run clin

NORD - Supporting the Rare Disease Community

Aug 13th, 2020 22m 52s

The National Organization of Rare Disorders has been helping patients, caregivers, organizations, researchers, and Clinicians for almost 40 years. Introduction by Tom Rhoads (00:02): There are over 300 million people living with one or more of

Transforming Digital Health Brands

Jul 1st, 2020 22m 17s

Introduction by Tom Rhoads, CEO Spencer Health Solutions (00:03): This past January, I had the pleasure to speak at the open innovation and health event at the JP Morgan healthcare conference. The event was sponsored by Mount Sinai Innovatio

Chronic Pain Patient Advocate Barby Ingle

Jun 9th, 2020 21m 54s

Tom Rhoads: The patient perspective is an integral part of how we at Spencer Health Solutions approach our work from UX and human factors testing and designing Spencer all the way through our customer interactions. We always look at how the pa

Data Simulation Studies Reduce Risk and Cost for Clinical Trials

Jun 3rd, 2020 23m 30s

Tom Rhoads (00:03): Welcome to the "People Always, Patients Sometimes" podcast. Our guest is Aiden Flynn. The founder of Exploristics. We worked with Aiden and his team to look deeply into how Spencer, in a simulation study of 6,100 cardiovascu

Joseph Kim The Digital Health Office at Eli Lilly

May 12th, 2020 34m 1s

Hi, I'm Tom Rhodes, CEO of Spencer Health Solutions. Our podcast guest today is Joseph Kim, who is a member of the digital health office at Eli Lilly and the host of Lilly's podcast, The Elixir Factor. On our podcast, he talks about digital hea

Patient Centric Software Design

Apr 30th, 2020 16m 57s

Tom Rhoads (00:03): In our previous podcast, we interviewed human factors expert Christina Mendat. Christina worked with us in some of the software design for Spencer. I thought you would also enjoy hearing more about the development team at Sp

Human Factors in Healthcare Design

Apr 22nd, 2020 20m 12s

Understanding human factors is essential when designing technology that people interact with, especially when you're dealing with unique healthcare populations such as the elderly. Our podcast guest is Christina Mendez, Managing Director at Hu