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#603.1: Case Studies on AI-Enabled and Analytical Practices and Solutions Reducing Site and Participant Burden in Clinical Trials
Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
108A
Component Type: Session
Level: Advanced
CE: ACPE 1.25 Application UAN: 0286-0000-26-598-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

In this session, sponsor companies present use cases on strategies and solutions deployed (e.g., digitized protocols and AI-enabled tool) to simplify protocol design and reduce participant and site burden.

Learning Objectives

Discuss case examples profiling solutions and practices that sponsors have implemented to measure and reduce participant and site burden in clinical trials; Identify key factors driving burden in clinical trials; Describe approaches and experience with digitized protocol designs and AI-enabled protocol planning and design solutions.

Chair

Abigail Dirks, MS

Speaker

Panelist
Stephanie Christopher, MA

Panelist
Katrina Mateo, PHD, MPH


Speakers
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Stephanie Christopher

Patient Engagement and Advocacy Lead, Pfizer, United States
Stephanie Christopher is a Patient Engagement and Advocacy Lead at Pfizer, where she supports clinical research teams to bring patient perspectives into the design and implementation of clinical trials and recruitment strategies. In this role, she supports Pfizer’s Breast, Genitourinary... Read More →
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Abigail Dirks

Senior Data Scientist, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, United States
Abigail Dirks is a Senior Data Scientist at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (Tufts CSDD) where she specializes in analyzing large datasets pertaining to all aspects of industry-funded drug development performance including protocol design complexity, investigative... Read More →
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Katrina Mateo

Associate Director, Development Innovation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, United States
Katrina F. Mateo, PhD MPH, is a public health researcher, interventionist, and strategist bringing evidence-based, human-centered solutions to complex challenges. She leverages qualitative/mixed-method research methodology, human-centered design thinking, systems-thinking, behavioral... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
108A The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  02: ClinicalTrialOps-Innovation, Session |   03: Data-Tech-AI, Session

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