Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar Announced as Keynote Speaker for SCRS Global Site Solutions Summit
Hanover,
MD, September 2, 2021 – Today the Society
for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), the global trade organization dedicated to
representing the interests of clinical research sites, has announced Alex Azar,
former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as
the keynote speaker for its 16th Annual Global Site Solutions Summit.
As
former Secretary of HHS, Alex Azar led the historic
transformation of the healthcare system in the United States and HHS’s response
to the COVID-19 pandemic as the architect of Operation Warp Speed, which
delivered vaccines and therapeutics in record time. Additionally, Azar
furthered many important healthcare initiatives such as expanding telehealth,
giving patients ownership of their health records, and enabling healthcare
provider collaborative care models.
“2021 was a landmark year for the
healthcare and clinical research industries with significant progress made in
the advancement of research,” commented Azar. “There is a crucial need among
all industry stakeholders to discuss implementation methods designed to ensure
better healthcare initiatives that start with clinical trials. I’m honored to
be a part of the 2021 SCRS Global Site Solutions Summit to discuss
opportunities to advance the important work and progress the industry has made
and how we can move forward together. I also want to thank all of those
who made Operation Warp Speed possible, enabling huge clinical trials with
unprecedented speed and ensuring appropriate clinical trial diversity.”
The
annual meeting, which attracts clinical research sites, trial investigators, and
healthcare industry executives from around the world, will be held October 1-3,
2021 in Hollywood, Florida. The Global
Site Solutions Summit is an opportunity for research sites to share the
challenges they face to an audience of pharmaceutical sponsors, contract
research organizations (CROs), and clinical technology solution providers as they
discuss knowledge and best practices for improving and sustaining clinical
research site operations.
“We
are honored to have former Secretary Azar as our keynote speaker for the 2021
Global Site Solutions Summit,” said Mark Hanley, Chief Executive Officer of
SCRS. “It was important to Mr. Azar to
thank clinical research sites personally for their hard work and dedication
throughout the pandemic.”
“Our
Summit theme is Sites NOW: Courage and Vision because we want to
celebrate the courage shown by clinical research sites and share ideas for the
industry’s collective vision for the future,” commented SCRS Chief Operating
Officer, Allyson Small. “The important conversations that will happen at the
Summit will help the industry move forward together after a year of many changes.”
Registration for
the 2021 SCRS Global Site Solutions Summit is open now. Learn more and register
for the Summit at sitesolutionssummit.com
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About Society for Clinical Research Sites The Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) is a global trade organization founded in 2012 which represents over 9,500 research sites in 47 countries. SCRS’ mission is to unify the voice of the global clinical research site community for greater site sustainability. As an influential voice for sites and an active partner in industry-wide initiatives and dialogues focused on improving the clinical research enterprise, SCRS membership provides sites with a community dedicated to advocacy, education, mentorship and connectivity. For more information, visit myscrs-new.local/.
