Podcasts
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- Clinical Trials: An Overview Explaining Clinical Trials (2007)
- Rebekah Whichard, one of our Clinical Trials Coordinators, explains the entire process of a clinical trial, how new medications are used, the length of the trial to receive FDA approval for the medications and the benefits for the patients.
- Clinical Trials: What a Patient Should Expect (2007)
- Rebekah Whichard, one of our Clinical Trials Coordinators, walks through the entire process from beginning to end for a patient that will participate in a clinical trial, covering the patient’s eligibility for a trial, enrollment, review of the consent form and what to expect during the trial period.
- Clinical Trials: Digestive Disease Clinical Trials (2007)
- Rebekah Whichard, one of our Clinical Trials Coordinators, talks about clinical trials offered for digestive illnesses such as gastrointestinal cancers, acid reflux and Crohn's disease.
- Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: An Overview. (2007)
- Sphincter of Oddi (SOD) dysfunction refers to structural or functional disorders involving the biliary sphincter that may result in impedance of bile and pancreatic juice flow causing abdominal pain. Gastroenterologist, Dr. Joseph Romagnuolo, explains the sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and the pain associated with it. Dr. Romagnuolo also explains the specialized test, Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography (ERCP), which is the most common and safest way to treat the dysfunction.