Bringing Clinical Trials Closer to Patients within the Care Setting
Embedding clinical trials into hospitals and healthcare systems can lead to higher rates of clinical trial participation, better health outcomes, lower cost of care and more satisfied patients.
The CRAACO® conference addresses how healthcare systems, hospitals and pharma can work together to integrate clinical trials with clinical care and bring more patients the option of trial participation.
Key Topics for 2025
- Building and optimizing trial infrastructure, billing systems and staffing for hospitals and healthcare systems to become research-ready
- Helping pharma work better with hospitals and health systems to bridge the gap between research and care
- How to make the business case to hospital/healthcare executives for integrating clinical care and clinical research
- Success examples of getting more patients access to the option of clinical research in underrepresented communities, community care and rural/frontier settings
- Regulatory and policy updates impacting clinical research as a care option
Keynotes
Laura Esserman, MD
Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Brian Slomovitz, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach
Featured Speakers
Nadir Ammour, MBA
Global Lead, Clinical Innovation & External Partnerships
Sanofi
Adam Kinsey
Associate VP, Clinical Operations Regional Head North America
Merck
Emily Ray Ko, MD, PhD
Hospital Medicine Specialist
Duke Regional Hospital
Donna O'Brien, MHA
National Advisor
Manatt Health
Creating an Infrastructure for Pharma and Healthcare to Provide Greater Patient Access to Clinical Trials
4 Benefits of CRAACO for Health Systems
- Provide patients with more options by being on the cutting-edge of research
- Learn how to structure clinical trials around the continuity of care
- Build or optimize the capacity to become research-ready partners to industry
- Attract physicians, retain patients and develop the next generation of clinical researchers
4 Benefits of CRAACO for Pharma
- Understand the current healthcare and hospital ecosystem to become better partners in research
- Partner with more sites beyond AMCs to get patients more access to clinical trials
- Reduce the gap of health inequity and reach diverse patient populations
- Greater access to real-world data to help pair the right patient to a clinical trial
5 Goals of CRAACO
CRAACO aims to:
1. Chart a path towards more fully integrating clinical trials into care settings by bringing together key stakeholders: health systems, pharma, patient advocacy, payors, regulators and innovators
2. Demonstrate practical examples, strategies and success stories from health systems that illustrate fit-for-purpose approaches
3. Aid pharma navigating the intersection points of research and care
4. Demonstrate tools, services and vendors specifically geared towards allowing for the safe and efficient integration of clinical trials into health systems
5. Identify ways to reduce the burdens of participation for clinicians, research investigators and patients and make research look more like care
2025 Sponsors
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