How Can We Be More Inclusive to Minorities in Clinical Research - The Site and Patient Voice Matters!

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Date and Time: April 15, 2021 @ 12:00 PM ET

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Presenters:

Marta Nelson, Partner, MplusM Consulting
Tracey Osborn, DHA, MBA, MSN, CCRC, Doctor of Health Administration, Site Director, Co-Owner, Innovative Research of West Florida, Inc.
Karri Venn, President, Research, LMC Manna

Description

The participation of minority study candidates in clinical trials remains low. Many incentive programs have been put in place across clinical trial sites to improve enrollment and participation Learn from both sites and patient directly on what is working and how to overcome barriers that lessen inclusion into trials.

Objectives: 

1. To learn what is being done at one research site to embrace inclusion of the Latino/Hispanic community
2. To share learnings from a case study conducted in minority study participants as important reasons why they enrolled in clinical trials
3. To highlight how to plan a patient advisory committee with special focus on diversity and inclusion

Presenters:  

Marta Nelson
Partner
MplusM Consulting

Marta Nelson is co-founder of MplusM Consulting, LLC and holds the position of Director of Operations. Marta is responsible for managing all the operations of our site network. She is also responsible for negotiating contracts and budgets and quality control.

Marta previously worked in health policy consulting, collaborating with large pharmaceutical companies in the development of new health care initiatives in the U.S. and Latin America.

Marta graduated from the London School of Economics with a Master of Science (MSc) degree. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Tracey Osborn, DHA, MBA, MSN, CCRC
Doctor of Health Administration
Site Director
Co-Owner
Innovative Research of West Florida, Inc.

Tracey Osborn DHA, MBA, BSN, CCRC has been involved in clinical trial research, coordinating and the management of research sites since 1995. She first received her Registered Nurse licensure in 1985, and worked as a general staff nurse for a few years, followed by Surgical ICU nursing for 8 years. Her and Miguel Trevino, MD started Innovative Research of West Florida, Inc. in 2002, for which she has been Director and Co-owner since this time. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2001, her Master of Business Administration in 2004, and her Doctor of Health Administration in 2020.  She enjoys family, the outdoors and spending time with her new puppy Molly.

Karri Venn
President, Research
LMC Manna

Karri Venn brings over 22 years of clinical research experience working at LMC Manna Research. In 2006, Ms. Venn was promoted to Director, Research of LMC Clinical Research, and subsequently in 2015 to President, Research of LMC Manna Research with a key responsibility of integration of Manna with LMC to create the largest clinical community-integrated research organization site network in Canada. In total, there are 20 sites that include therapeutic expertise in all phases of research including real-world/big data. 

Ms. Venn has led the project management teams for >1500 clinical trials and led the response to >50 Sponsor & Regulatory audits.  She has been certified in project management and as a Clinical Research Coordinator and Diabetes Educator.

Today, she is a founding Board member of the Canadian Association of Independent Research (CAICR), hyperCORE International network, and on the global conference committee of Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS).

Society for Clinical Research Sites, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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