Effectively Democratizing Access to Clinical Trials for All

In this podcast, you will hear a discussion from the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference on Effectively Democratizing Access to Clinical Trials. This panel covers how making clinical research a care option is the ultimate opening of access to clinical trials. Including points on:

• Current state of affairs: Gross underrepresentation of minorities 5-6% are represented in trials, but it should be closer to 40%
• What are the barriers to opening access?
• How can we educate underserved communities about clinical research?
• What are we doing to overcome this?
• Does offering these care options enhance access in a broad sense?

Moderated by:
Jennifer Sheller, MPH, Regional Head, North America, Merck
Panelists:
Jonathan Jackson, PhD, Director, CARE Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Cynthia Verst, PharmD, President, Design and Delivery Innovation, IQVIA

The 2020 CRAACO conference will take place on July 13-14, 2020 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more here.