Glynis Ablon, MD, on Getting Involved in Clinical Trials

At the 2025 South Beach Symposium held in Miami Beach, Florida, Glynis Ablon, MD, gave a presentation titled, “Getting Involved in Clinical Trials.” During the talk, Ablon covered all aspects of clinical trials, including creating a budget, recruiting patients, and analyzing results.

“When you get involved in clinical trials, there are many different aspects that make it a big deal to your own practice,” Ablon said in an interview with Dermatology Times. “Research is at the forefront of new discoveries in drugs and technologies. Running these clinical trials can really provide many of your patient who are difficult or non-responsive to other procedures or treatments these novel therapies, novel treatments, that can actually work for them.”

Ablon noted that, although helpful for non-responsive or difficult cases, being involved in clinical trials is also a great experience for clinicians. “It allows your practice to be on the cutting edge of new treatment opportunities,” she said. “It integrates naturally into most of our practices. Clinical trials really can augment your own dermatology practice with that research arm being an extension of your normal care as a physician.”

Although she covered the excitement of being involved in clinical trials, Ablon also noted some pitfalls and difficulties clinicians could run into when running clinical trials. Even with these in mind, Ablon still finds the process insightful and educational.“There’s a lot involved. It’s all very exciting, and makes everything exciting every day,” Ablon concluded.

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