| Clinical Trials Awareness Month - Ideas for Activities |
| Here are just some of the many outreach
events and educational activities that can be implemented during
Clinical Trials Awareness Month. Please consider being a sponsor or a co-sponsor of special Clinical Trials Awareness Month events or activities this year and in future years to help get the message out to people within your organization or your community, or to specific target audiences. |
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Promote clinical trials awareness at hospitals and other health care facilities by sponsoring or participating in activities such as:
- Providing education and clinical trials material
to staff through Grand Rounds, tumor board meetings, visits to
provider offices, presentations to relevant specialty groups,
presentations at staff meetings, internal employee newsletters,
and making necessary forms available to providers in a secure
area of your organization's Web site;
- Providing education and clinical trials material
to staff through Grand Rounds, tumor board meetings, visits to
provider offices, presentations to relevant specialty groups,
presentations at staff meetings, internal employee newsletters,
and making necessary forms available to providers in a secure
area of your organization's Web site;
- Providing education and clinical trials materials
to patients by developing disease- or study-specific brochures for
use in inter-disciplinary areas, and displaying posters in patient
waiting areas and treatment rooms;
- Producing seminars on the benefits of clinical
trials and how to access information about them; or
- Encouraging the facility to identify and promote
a contact for patients and staff who have questions about clinical
trials.
- Organize informational meetings, with a meal provided,
for community physicians regarding topics that may reduce physician/provider
bias, such as:
- The value of clinical trial participation;
- Current research opportunities;
- Meetings scheduled on a regular basis to provide updates on clinical trials; and
- Mechanisms for feedback and follow-up reporting
to referring physicians.
- Invite local social agencies working with minorities
to your hospital or health care facility to discuss ways to increase
the diversity of patients enrolled in clinical trials. Among the topics
to discuss:
- Common fears and misconceptions about clinical trials and how to address those issues;
- Cultural concerns; and
- Language and socio-economic barriers.
- Organize a speakers bureau of qualified health professionals
and clinical trials participants to provide a consistent, well-supported
program to any group requesting it.
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Sponsor a special event to honor clinical trials participants who have battled cancer.
- Distribute clinical trials awareness materials at
community locations, such as:
- Local health agencies;
- Doctor’s offices;
- Health care clinics;
- Health fairs;
- Flu clinics; and
- Senior centers.
- Distribute clinical trials awareness materials through
existing programs and communication networks, such as:
- The Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program;
- Public relations and marketing departments; and
- Parish nurse programs.
- Invite qualified health professionals and clinical
trials participants to speak at special events, such as:
- Brown bag lunches for employees;
- Special hospital- or health agency-sponsored events for the public;
- Seminars about men’s and/or women’s health issues; and
- Meetings of community and volunteer groups.
- Collaborate with the media to publicize local hospital
clinical trials programs, focusing on the advantages of clinical trial
participation and information that addresses common misconceptions.
- Write monthly updates and articles in local newspapers.
last updated: 12/13/01
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