In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Laura Periman, MD, chat with Kendra Hileman on how to get involved in clinical research.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :00

·       Introduction :06

·       Welcome Kendra Hileman :33

·       What is your role and what do you do? :38

·       How do you get involved in clinical research as a private practice surgeon? 1:53

·       Alconscience.com 3:49

·       How did you build up the infrastructure to participate in clinical trials? 8:15

·       How do you decide what questions you ask and where to place your priorities in research and development? 9:50

·       Identifying the need 11:41

·       Collaboration between doctors and industry 13:21

·       Negotiating the budget for clinical trials 14:30

·       Women in Ophthalmology clinical trials training program 18:54

·       Alcon Research Institute 19:19

·       Any pearls of wisdom? 20:55

·       Diverse patient populations 22:22

·       Thank you 23:51

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Kendra Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.

Laura M. Periman, MD, is founder and director of DryEye Services and Clinical Research at Periman Eye Institute in Seattle, WA. She can be reached @Dryeyemaster on Twitter.

Dagny Zhu, MD, is a cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon and medical director and partner at NVISION Eye Centers in Rowland Heights, CA. She can be reached on twitter @DZEyeMD.

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.