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.

Guest Moderator:
Lesley Curtis, PhD
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Department of Population Health Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine

Panel:
Marie A. Bernard, MD
Acting NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health

George A. Mensah, M.D., FACC
Director, Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Natalia Morone, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
General Internal Medicine

Topic: Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Diversity in the PCT Ecosystem – How Do We Develop a Pipeline of Diverse Investigators and Leaders in PCTs?
Date: Friday, July 30, 2021, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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