AWARE
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Dallas
CISCRP organizes and hosts
AWARE for All (Annual Workshops to Advance Clinical Research
Education). These educational programs are held in metropolitan
areas and are free and open to the public. They include
thank you receptions for local clinical research participants,
Informational workshops with top doctors and researchers,
health screenings and additional educational resources.
Surveys have shown that even
though 94% of the public recognizes that participation
in clinical research is very important to advance medical
science, 74% say they have no ‘real’ knowledge
of the clinical research process. In addition, 98% do
not know where and how to identify and evaluate appropriate
clinical studies for patients diagnosed with cancer and
other chronic diseases.
There is a need for general
education about the clinical research process including
the risks, benefits and the rights of participants. Patients
typically learn about the risks and benefits for the first
time when asked to sign an informed consent document,
which is required of all participants before beginning
a study. This in not an ideal time for such education
because the person or loved one may be under great stress
due to illness. In fact, a recent survey showed that 35%
of people who signed consent forms said they did not understand
what they signed and another 10% claimed never to have
read the document at all. The purpose of AWARE for All
is to address this lack of fundamental knowledge.
Through Aware for All, CISCRP
and our organizational partners help build greater awareness
and understanding of the clinical research process and
the important role participation plays in advancing medical
science.
Please join us at one of our
upcoming AWARE for All programs in Boston,
Indianapolis,
Philadelphia,
and Dallas.
Check this site
in the future for additional program offerings.
