AWARE Program

9:00 am-3:00 pm        Main Hall

• Health screenings
• Information alley
• Distribution of clinical research 101 handbook

9:15am-10:15am        Breakfast
All attendees are invited to a Reception for Clinicial Research Volunteers.    

• Mayor Thomas M. Menino
• Nancy Achin Audesse

        

10:30am-11:20 pm      Session 1 Workshops
(CE Contact Hours Available for Nursing)

12:40 pm-2:00 pm       Lunch

• Janet Wu - WHDH TV Reporter
• Keynote Speaker - Dr. Bernard Schwetz                            Director, US Office for Human Research Protections

The following workshops are being offered in both sessions 1 & 2 (except as noted)

1. Clinical Research 101 - Learn about the clinical research process

Laurie Halloran, BSN, MSN, CCRA, BU Medical Center

2. Meet the doctors who conduct medical research

Session 1 only

Dr. George Dimetri , Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Dr. Matthew Heller, Arthritis Associates, Inc.

Dr. Patricia Hibberd Tufts-New England Medical Center

Session 2 only

Dr. Sanford Auerbach, Boston Medical Center, Alzheimer's research

Dr. Patricia Hibberd, Tufts New England Medical Center

Dr. William Hsu, Joslin Diabetes Center

3. Meet the people who have participated in clinical research

4. Patient rights and protections, and the informed consent process

Dr. Greg Koski Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute of Health Policy

5. Minority Participation in clinical research

Dr. Judy Bigby Brigham and Women's hospital

Medical Director, Community  Health Programs

6. The role of women as clinical research participants

Dr. Karen Freund, Boston Medical Center

Director of the Boston University Center of Excellence in Women's Health