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Join the Ethical and Regulatory Issues of Pragmatic Clinical Trials Workshop May 10

On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, the NIH Collaboratory invites you to view a public webcast of the workshop, Ethical and Regulatory Issues of Pragmatic Clinical Trials.

This workshop will include several topics from a series of articles discussing regulatory and ethical issues related to the conduct of pragmatic clinical trials. Panelists from the NIH Collaboratory pragmatic trial Demonstration Projects, along with experts in the areas of informed consent, vulnerable populations, IRBs, data monitoring committees, and privacy issues, will participate in moderated discussion using case examples from the NIH Collaboratory.

Patient-Reported Outcomes Workshop Report Available


Tools for ResearchIn January of 2015, the NIH HCS Collaboratory’s Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Core Group convened a 2-day workshop in Baltimore devoted to identifying barriers and possible solutions to the use of NIH-supported PRO tools in comparative-effectiveness research (CER).

Findings from the meeting, which include case study presentations and reflections from multiple stakeholders representing the research, clinical, and patient communities, were distilled into a summary document available from the NIH Collaboratory Knowledge Repository at the link below:

The workshop summary is also available on the Living Textbook’s “Tools for Research” section, under “Patient-Reported Outcomes White Paper.