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# Building Non-Interventional Studies for Regulatory Purposes

*Registries, Observational Studies, and External Control Arms*

WEBINAR | JULY 29, 2026  |  12:00PM EDT





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### About this Session

As regulators place increasing weight on real-world evidence, non-interventional study designs are taking on a larger role across the pharma life cycle. The problem: too many are designed backwards, built from the data that happens to be available rather than from the regulatory question they need to answer. This webinar makes the case for a build-for-purpose mindset, in which every design decision flows from a clearly defined regulatory objective.

### What You'll Learn

We'll cover the evolving FDA and EMA landscape, how regulators evaluate fit-for-purpose evidence, and a single framework for designing registries, observational studies, and external control arms. We'll discuss three real case studies spanning label expansion, long-term follow-up, and an external control arm, and the technology and AI that now make regulatory-grade RWE feasible at any scale.

### Webinar Speakers

**Dr. Rich Gliklich, ***Founder*, OM1

Dr. Richard Gliklich, MD is the founder of OM1 and brings decades of experience in the areas of registries, outcomes, and analytics. He is senior editor of the landmark publication by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) handbook "Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User's Guide” and the PI for the Outcomes Measures Framework, which focuses on standardization of outcomes measurement. He has led several key national and international efforts focused on evaluating the safety, effectiveness, value and quality of healthcare. Dr. Gliklich also holds several patents for both health outcomes systems and medical devices.

**Michelle Leavy, ***Senior Director, Registries,* OM1

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