Episode 47, “A Visit with Michael Harhay”
On episode 47 of "In the Interim…" Dr. Scott Berry interviews Dr. Michael Harhay, Associate Professor at Penn and Director of the Center for Clinical Trials Innovation.
Dr. Harhay details his calculated, multidisciplinary path in academia and addresses persistent methodological challenges in large-scale clinical trials. Key topics include the complexity of defining and analyzing endpoints in critical care, especially ventilator-free days, mortality, and composite measures.
The conversation examines practical trial applications, such as an EHR-based intervention adjusting opioid prescription defaults. Harhay analyzes strengths and limitations of Bayesian and frequentist methods, emphasizing the flexibility of Bayesian frameworks for real-world trial complexity and adaptive designs.
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