The PATIENTS program at the University of Maryland has produced a brief video on the role of Stakeholder Advisory Boards. Stakeholders are anyone who cares about the outcomes of a clinical study to inform healthcare decisions. The board’s purpose is to advise the study team during the course of a trial to help ensure the results are relevant and important to all stakeholders.

A Stakeholder Advisory Board comprises a diverse and balanced collection of individuals and organizations from the following groups:

• Patients, caregivers, and advocacy organizations
• Clinicians, nursing staff, specialists, and healthcare system administrators
• Academic investigators and other researchers
• Public and private healthcare payers
• Policy and guideline organizations
• Industry sponsors and therapeutic product developers

The 4-minute video features Ellen Tambor, MA, Senior Research Manager at the Center for Medical Technology Policy and a member of the Collaboratory’s Stakeholder Engagement Core working group.

Watch the YouTube video here.