DIA 2021 Virtual Global Annual Meeting

Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

This session will present an overview of the challenges with assessment methods and analytics in heterogeneous populations with case studies focusing on dermatology assessments in people of color and on methods to address heterogeneity in rare disease populations.

Learning Objectives

Identify the challenges that heterogeneity poses in clinical trial research; Describe assessment methods to address phenotypic heterogeneity to improve accurate data capture; Discuss analytic methods to address heterogenous manifestations of signs, symptoms, and impacts, which are a challenge in rare diseases.

Chair

Sonya Eremenco, MA

Speaker

The Importance of Accounting for Diversity When Training Clinicians to Apply Dermatological Rating Scales in Clinical Trials
Alexandra Kalpadakis, PhD, MSc

Multi-Domain Responder Index: A Novel Analysis Tool to Capture Broad Clinical Benefit in Heterogeneous Complex Rare Diseases
P. K. Tandon, PhD