Fuse CR: Diversifying Clinical Trials Enrollment
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 4, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
April 4
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location
UNCW College of Health and Human Services
601 S College Road
Wimington, NC 28403
Fees/Admission
No cost to attend but registration is required.
Website
Description
To advance health equity, the clinical research industry is facing the need to recruit more women and minorities into clinical trials. Moderated by Kent Guion, MD, UNC Wilmington’s chief diversity officer, join a discussion designed to raise awareness, promote inclusion, and offer solutions to recruitment challenges. Panelists include Mary Anderson, executive director of Prostate Cancer Coalition of NC, Nadine Barrett, PhD, director of health equity and inclusion at Duke Cancer Institute, Anissa Vines, PhD, assistant professor at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Patrick Maguire, MD, physician, co-owner and executive medical director at Coastal Carolina Radiation Oncology.