Clinical Trials: Considerations for Women and Ethnic Minorities
Course Overview
This course will review basic concepts pertaining to clinical trials, the history of clinical trials, and societal views about medical research. The course will then examine the sociocultural context of medical research and clinical trials to provide a frame of reference in understanding factors that promote and impede women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trial participation. Healthcare professionals and social workers will be able to adequately address patients' questions about clinical trials. It will also assist healthcare professionals and social workers to collaborate with investigators in developing culturally sensitive communication and recruitment strategies to better target these two groups.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Analyze the various components and types of clinical trials.
- Outline the historical and sociocultural context of clinical trials.
- Evaluate the sociocultural, medical, and scientific research milieu in order to better understand women's and racial/ethnic minorities' roles in clinical trials.
- Discuss arguments and counterarguments for the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials.
- Identify barriers that contribute to the under-representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials.
- Identify ethical issues specific to the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials.
- Discuss the role of healthcare and behavioral health professionals in the recruitment and retention of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials.
About the Author/Presenter
Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correctional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families.
Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon University, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online curriculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician, Social Work
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