{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Trials with Maya Z","title":"Understanding the Patient Journey is Our Duty as Researchers: Esther Howard's Insights from Two Decades in Clinical Research","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2025,"description":"Meet Esther Howard, Mental Health Advocate, Researcher and CEO of Bezyl. In this conversation, Esther shares her unique perspective on the importance of understanding patient journey, not just as a scientific necessity, but as a fundamental human duty for researchers. Esther explores the three critical prongs of patient journey: standard of care, the specifics of the patient's disease, and the often-overlooked aspects of their daily lives. She emphasizes the need for researchers to look beyond the protocol and embrace a more holistic view of patients' experiences, arguing that by embracing our human duty to understand and empathize with patients' experiences, we can not only advance scientific knowledge but also create a more compassionate and patient-centric approach to clinical research.Follow Maya Zlatanova: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayazlatanova/ Follow Esther Howard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-howard-7352b3b3/ Learn more about Bezyl: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bezyl/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/di2CnD9zjUlGWHZd3VzVGmgpENI6m_EYvjnHoz7emrw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYTYy/YzI0NjQxOWIzZWQ2/Y2UyMTU2MjYxZmUw/MmVkYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}