Recruitment And Diversity

  1. Summing Up The FDA's Long-Anticipated Draft Guidance On Diversity Action Plans 8/26/2024

    Life sciences attorney Marylana Saadeh Helou summarizes the FDA's draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans (DAPs).

  2. Taming The Competitive Enrollment Stampede 8/24/2024

    Free-for-all competitive enrollment may achieve quick enrollment but might harm site efficiency and satisfaction. Site Council Executive Director Norman M. Goldfarb offers managed competitive enrollment as an alternative.

  3. Operationalizing A Diversity Action Plan That Makes An Impact 8/19/2024

    In part two of this series on creating a diversity action plan (DAP), Elevate Advocacy's Devra Densmore shares a detailed plan for creating a DAP that meets FDA expectations.

  4. Diversity Action Plan (DAP): Creating An Ecosystem For Success 8/12/2024

    In part one of this two-part series, Elevate Advocacy Founder Devra Densmore explores how to create an ecosystem in which a successful diversity action plan (DAP) can be written and executed.

  5. True Informed Consent Requires Understanding And Trust From Patients 8/6/2024

    Kelly Collaborative Medicine Founder and Medical Director Kathryn Kelly, MD contents that building trust and providing an understanding of clinical research with patients is crucial before approaching them with an opportunity to participate in a clinical trial.

  6. Want More Diverse Enrollment? Slow Down And Listen To Patients 8/2/2024

    Getting more diverse patients enrolled in clinical trials isn't an easy task, but Teri Crumb, MSN, RN, CCRC says it could be as simple as taking the time to understand and then meet patients' needs.

  7. How Clinical Research Can Be A Path To Clinical Care For Minority Health 7/12/2024

    BJEConsultants Chief Quality Officer Courtney Shihabuddin, DNP discusses how clinical research can be a pathway to clinical care for minority populations, specifically exploring care for minority women with breast cancer.

  8. Clinical Trial Recruitment: Who Are You Paying And What Are You Saying? 7/10/2024

    Who and what you pay — and what you say — matters for the success of a clinical program and from a compliance perspective.

  9. New Law Expected To Boost Clinical Research In Brazil 6/19/2024

    Approved in May 2024, Law 14.874/24 aims to streamline the assessment process for clinical trials, reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and improve assessment predictability in Brazil.

  10. Going Beyond Generative AI And Templates To Create Informed Consent Documents 6/18/2024

    Informed consent documents (ICDs) should be easy to understand. More often, they are long and complex. Consultant Kamila Novak details how to create ICDs that actually meet patients' needs.