Breaking Barriers in Clinical Trials: A Conversation with Dr. Eddilisa Martin

While Black

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Education, Self-improvement

4.1 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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On this episode of While Black, we dive into a critical conversation with Dr. Eddilisa Martin, Owner and CEO of M&B Sciences, Inc. She shares her extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry and her passion for making clinical trials accessible to all, especially for underrepresented groups. We explore the history of Black people in clinical trials, the disparities and mistrust that still exist today, and the importance of increasing diversity in clinical trials. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in advancing health equity and learning about innovative tools for patient recruitment, engagement, and retention in clinical trials. Tune in to gain a new perspective and be inspired by Dr. Martin's vision and commitment to creating positive change. Follow us on Instagram @while_black, Twitter @whileblackpc, and Facebook @whileblackpodcast. And be sure to engage with our guests and learn more about their amazing stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So there is good reason why people have a lack of trust really in the medical feel overall
0:11.4	and definitely have a distrust of being in clinical trials.
0:15.8	But I believe it is very, very important that we have representation in clinical trials.
0:22.4	Just me as a person or you as a person, if you get a prescription for a medication, don't
0:28.5	you want to know that it's been proven to work in somebody like you?
0:33.7	So if you're getting antibiotics, if you're getting things for your blood pressure, if
0:38.0	you're getting things for being treated for cancer, you want to know that that population
0:43.1	represented you.
0:44.5	And there actually have been, you know, documented cases of where there wasn't good representation
0:51.1	in the clinical trial.
0:52.8	It was approved.
0:54.3	And then it was after it got onto the market.
0:56.5	We realized that it didn't work as well in some subsets of people.
0:59.9	African Americans.
1:01.0	African Americans, African Americans.
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