Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum

Session Chair(s)

Rebecca Sleeper, PharmD

• Co-Chair Sex and Gender Summit
• Senior Associate Dean and Professor, TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, United States

This session will summarize some of the recent changes in the representation of specific patient variables (e.g., age, sex, gender, race and ethnicity) in clinical literature, citing where there have been improvements in representation and where there are still gaps. In addition, this presentation will highlight the importance of differentiating the representation of these variables in subject populations from the practice of disaggregating and reporting sub-group data.

Learning Objective :

• List and cite recent improvements in representation of specific populations in clinical literature
• Determine remaining gaps in the data evaluating specific populations in clinical literature
• Define strategies for interpreting clinical literature to inform patient care decisions