The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and developing a pipeline of trainees from underrepresented groups to be leaders in pragmatic clinical research. The seminar on June 25 will include Jonathan Jackson, PhD, member of the IMPACT Health Equity Team.
The webinar series will kick off on Friday, May 14, at 1 p.m. ET with a keynote presentation by Dr. Clyde Yancy, Vice Dean of Diversity and Inclusion and Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
The series will include four moderated webinar discussions with panels of experts, wrapping up with a podcast discussion in August. Download the Diversity Workshop Series Flyer and see the full schedule below. All sessions are free and open to the public; no registration required. Recordings will be archived on the Grand Rounds website.
- May 14, 2021, 1:00 pm ET: Keynote (Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc; Moderator: Kanecia Zimmerman, MD)
- June 4, 2021, 1:00 pm ET: Planning for Diversity: Stakeholder Engagement and Site Selection to Maximize Diversity (Gloria Coronado, PhD; Julie Fritz, PhD, PT; Amanda Petrik, MS; David Wetter, PhD, MS; Moderator: Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH)
- June 25, 2021, 1:00 pm ET: Meeting Participants Where They Are: Outreach, Trust, and Consent to Maximize Diversity (Jonathan Jackson, PhD; Judith Schlaeger, PhD, CNM, LAc, FAAN; Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH; Moderator: Emily O’Brien, PhD)
- July 16, 2021, 1:00 pm ET: Maximizing Diversity in PCTs: What Can We Learn From Implementation Trials? (Amanda Midboe, PhD; Anne Trontell, MD, MPS; Moderator: David Chambers, DPhil)
- July 30, 2021, 1:00 pm ET: Diversity in the PCT Ecosystem: How Do We Develop a Pipeline of Diverse Investigators and Leaders in PCTs? (Marie Bernard, MD; George Mensah, MD; Natalia Morone, MD, MS; Moderator: Lesley Curtis, PhD)
- Recording August 2, Available August 9, 2021: Podcast: Summary Expert Panel Discussion (David Chambers, DPhil; Lesley Curtis, PhD; Emily O’Brien, PhD; Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MP; Kanecia Zimmerman, MD; Moderator: Robin Boineau, MD, MA