Steps nurses can take to improve health equity in cancer clinical trials
Nurse practitioner Faith Mutale discusses steps that can be taken by nurses to work toward achieving health equity....
21 November, 2022
Clinical Research
Teens recruit squirrels to promote clinical research
UK teens created a unique animated video series that gets young people engaged in clinical research and emphasizes the importance of utilizing plain language when communicating with potential participants about clinical trials....
18 November, 2022
Clinical trials enter a new digital era
One development that has helped the clinical trials industry evolve is the shift to digital technologies....
17 November, 2022
Better pay for clinical trial participants
While money should not be an incentive for patients to participate in clinical research, it is an important aspect to value them for what they truly are—a finite resource that drives clinical trials forward....
10 November, 2022
Tips to overcome the 4 major barriers to patient diversity
How to overcome barriers to increased patient diversity in clinical trials....
09 November, 2022
Finding luck in cancer journey
Deljuan Hunter initially had no desire to do any clinical trials, but because he had a strong, trusting relationship with his oncologist, he agreed to participate....
07 November, 2022
Pragmatic trials may help increase minority participation in MS research
Pragmatic trials are embedded in clinical practice, so visits are linked to those that would normally occur outside of a clinical trial....
02 November, 2022
UW clinical research nurses participate in international conference
Five UW–Madison clinical research nurses recently attended and played active roles in the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN)'s annual conference in Atlanta....
01 November, 2022
How to optimize returns on Plain Language Summaries
An effective Plain language Summary of a clinical trial provides participants with feedback they need about expectations from a trial while providing the sponsor with valuable insights into their patient communities....
31 October, 2022
UW Health nurse recognized for clinical research leadership
UW Health’s Tamara Kempken Mehring was recently named the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Clinical Research Nurse Award by the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN)....
28 October, 2022