About the Event
Dell Med’s Health Transformation Research Institute and UT Health San Antonio’s Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science present a virtual and interactive workshop aimed to bolster the ability to recruit and retain clients to research projects. Experts cover key recruitment and retention topics and addressing specialty populations. Participants practice designing a recruitment or retention strategy in breakout groups.
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This workshop is sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School through the Health Transformation Research Institute and the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science, which is comprised of UT Health San Antonio.
For questions, email Leta Moser.
Workshop Agenda
1 p.m. | Introductions: Study Recruitment and Retention — What Is It and Why Do We Need It? Study Feasibility — Overview and Importance
- Alison Cahill, M.D., MSCI, Associate Dean of Translational Research; Director, Health Transformation Research Institute; Professor, Department of Women’s Health, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
- Shweta Bansal, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
1:20 p.m. | Panel 1: Key Recruitment & Retention Strategies
- Moderator: Stephanie Rowan, Ph.D., MN, RN, Director of Clinical Research Implementation, Office of the Vice President for Research, UT Health San Antonio
- Marissa Burgermaster, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
- Keli Hawthorne, M.S., R.D., Director of Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
- Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UT Health San Antonio
- Meredith Nahm Zozus, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences; Division Chief, Clinical Research Informatics, UT Health San Antonio
2 p.m. | Panel 2: Recruitment & Retention in Specialty Populations
- Moderator: Alison Cahill, M.D., MSCI
- Rogie Royce Carandang, Ph.D., MPH, M.Sc., R.Ph., Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, UT School of Public Health San Antonio
- Tim Mercer, M.D., MPH, Chief, Division of Global Health; JP’s Peace, Love and Happiness Family Foundation Endowed Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Population Health; Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
- Kelly Reveles, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, UT Austin
- Beth Widen, Ph.D., R.D., Assistant Professor, departments of Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, UT Austin; Courtesy Assistant Professor, departments of Pediatrics and Women’s Health, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
- Matthew Wilkinson, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, UT Austin
3:00 p.m. | Break Out Session
3:50 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Utilize strategies for increased recruitment of study populations.
- Utilize strategies for increased retention of subjects.
- Develop and refine mock recruitment or retention strategy.
- Identify optimal strategies for recruitment and retention for specialty populations in research studies.
Target Audience
- Primary: Research coordinators, trainees, health care providers and faculty members who recruit participants to clinical trials
- Secondary: Individuals involved in research who are interested in the topic
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care; Interpersonal & Communication Skills; Professionalism; Systems-based Practice
- IOM: Work with Interdisciplinary Teams; Use Evidence-based Practice
- IECC: Interprofessional Communication
Disclosures
All speakers for this educational activity have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
All planners for this educational activity have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclosure.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statements
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course provides 3.0 continuing nursing education credits through The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing’s Department for Continuing Professional Development.
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.