COVID-19 Clinical Research Recruitment Best Practices
The “Strategies and Best Practices for Enrolling Black and Latinx Americans in COVID 19-related Clinical Research” symposium, held in August 2020, featured overviews presented by Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS, Director for the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity and Dean Mary Klotman, MD, the Dean and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the Duke University School of Medicine.
The Keynotes were given by Nadine Barrett, PhDÂ , an Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, who addressed the lack of diversity in clinical research and proposed strategies to engage Black communities; and Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, an Associate Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing, who shared strategies to effectively engage Latinx communities in research and the implications for COVID-19 research.
Individual Study Consultations were provided to those who requested consultation when registering for the workshop.
Dr. Barrett moderated an abbreviated Just Ask training that was focused on the impact of implicit bias in clinical research and trial recruitment. Participants discussed how personal beliefs and attitudes affect approaches to recruitment and practiced strategies to increase participant diversity.
View the Symposium recording at https://bit.ly/3eWx4Wb.
