Lauren is a leading researcher in multimorbidity and AI-driven healthcare and plays a key role in early-phase clinical trials. We chat about her role in ‘First in Human’ trials - what are they, what are the risks and why are they so important? And how does this work reach across to her clinical role which focuses on multimorbidity and polypharmacy. We discuss the role that AI may play in predicting polypharmacy and the development of DynAIRx - an Artificial Intelligence being designed to support medicines optimisation on multimorbid patients. It's a Robotic version of Steve the Chemist!
Our micro-discussion continues with the theme of clinical trials. How can we ensure they are representative of the populations they are supposed to be treating. Is it ever ethical to test new drugs on elderly and frail patients? ‘The current status of inclusion of older groups in evaluations of new medications: Gaps and implementation needs to fill them' https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38600697/
As with all of our guests, Lauren shares with us her Memory Evoking Medicine, a career anthem and book that has influenced her career or life. Fans of pharmacology will not be disappointed.
Check out Lauren's impressive full bio here, with further details of all of her research: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/lauren-walker
This week we also discuss Steve’s impressive TV debut where he describes the role of a Clinical Pharmacist to none other than Professor Green on BBC Morning Live. This is a must watch for anyone who wants to understand this role and the impact of polypharmacy. A new career beckons… You can watch it here: https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/news/details/polypharmacy-featured-on-bbcs-morning-live.
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