Faster Together: Enhancing Clinical Trial Recruitment
Learn strategies to improve recruitment and retention of marginalized communities in clinical trials. Essential for research professionals.
Learn strategies to improve recruitment and retention of marginalized communities in clinical trials. Essential for research professionals.
This comprehensive course addresses the critical need to enhance diversity in clinical trials by focusing on recruiting and retaining participants from marginalized communities. Led by experts from Vanderbilt University, it covers essential topics including historical research abuses, community engagement principles, effective communication strategies, and person-centered recruitment approaches. The curriculum emphasizes practical solutions to overcome barriers, build trust, and implement inclusive practices in clinical research. Students learn to develop effective recruitment plans, conduct culturally sensitive outreach, and maintain participant engagement throughout the trial process.
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What you'll learn
Understand barriers to clinical trial participation in marginalized communities
Develop effective community engagement strategies
Master culturally sensitive communication approaches
Learn to build and maintain community partnerships
Implement person-centered recruitment and retention plans
Address historical research abuses and build trust
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113 Minutes PreRecorded video
9 assignments
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There are 8 modules in this course
This comprehensive course teaches healthcare professionals and researchers how to effectively recruit and retain participants from marginalized communities in clinical trials. The curriculum covers essential topics including historical context of research abuses, community engagement strategies, cultural competency, and effective communication methods. Students learn practical approaches for developing inclusive recruitment plans, building community partnerships, and implementing person-centered retention strategies. The course emphasizes the importance of trust-building, cultural sensitivity, and ethical considerations in clinical research.
Understanding the Need to Increase Recruitment of Minoritized Communities in Clinical Trials
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Key Principles of Community Engagement
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Reaching Out Into the Community: Effective Communication
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Enhancing Community Knowledge and Awareness of Clinical Research
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Outreach with Community Healthcare Providers
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Developing an Effective Recruitment and Pre-Screening Plan
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Managing an Effective, Person-Centered Consent Process
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
Person-Centered Retention
Module 8 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Manager of Community Engagement Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Claudia Barajas, originally from Colombia, served as Director of Health Programs for the Latino Community Development Agency in Oklahoma from 1996 to 2015, where she developed programs to meet the health needs of Latino populations. Now the Community Engagement Manager at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, she focuses on increasing cancer prevention awareness and clinical trial participation among African American, Latino, and rural communities. Claudia builds partnerships with organizations across Tennessee to reduce cancer disparities using evidence-based strategies.
Independent Consultant
Yvonne Joosten M.P.H. is the Executive Director of the Office for Community Engagement at the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health and Associate Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core, a program of the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Ms. Joosten has a broad background in population and community health, with expertise in stakeholder engagement, community outreach, community development and partnership building. Her current work focuses on the development and implementation of institutional and community resources, services and policies to support community engaged and health equity research
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