Check out a mini clip from last weeks episode with Luis Corrales
Explore the potential of Costa Rica as a burgeoning hub for clinical research in this insightful discussion. Delve into the prospects of creating a collaborative environment where patients seeking advanced care, especially in vascular health, can intersect with companies and startups eager to generate crucial data to support innovative treatments.
Learn how Costa Rica’s robust healthcare system, despite its limitations in offering certain medications and devices, presents a unique opportunity for pioneering clinical research. Discover the journey of establishing a clinical research unit in a landscape where administrative frameworks were nascent, and the concept of clinical trials was unfamiliar to many. Understand the challenges faced in educating both the healthcare community and the public about the benefits and processes of clinical research, the strides made in integrating clinical studies into the medical mainstream, and the ongoing efforts to elevate Costa Rica’s position in the global healthcare research domain.