MINORITIES IN CANCER CONTROL TRIALS

描述：(申请人描述) 此应用程序请求支持，以抵消与 题为招聘和留用人员区域研讨会 少数人参与临床癌症研究，由 德克萨斯大学安德森癌症中心，1997年6月6-8日，J.W. 德克萨斯州休斯敦万豪酒店。该计划将重点关注各种 与癌症临床试验中少数族裔纳入有关的问题，强调 癌症预防/控制试验和该区域特有的挑战 (德克萨斯州和路易斯安那州)。介绍性概述会议将讨论 与审判中少数群体代表人数偏低有关的一般性问题 其余的课程和研讨会将集中于提供研讨会 具有可能在日常行为中应用的各种技能的与会者 癌症预防/控制试验。研讨会的目标是：(1) 促进与会者之间的互动和信息交流 可能导致非正式帮助和解决问题网络的演讲者 在该区域的审判调查员中；(2)提供区域论坛，以便 在招聘和保留方面的思想和经验的交流 癌症预防/控制临床试验中的少数群体受试者，包括 参赛者S对其审判体验的看法；(3)装备参赛者 具有技能和重要的可转让信息，可用于 培训同行调查员；及(4)将会议过程公布为 研讨会与会者和其他区域调查人员的资源。 对于所有方案组成部分，演讲者和小组成员的选择是为了反映 确定地区(德克萨斯州和路易斯安那州)的文化多样性。这个 拟议的研讨会包括全体讲座，然后是问题和 答题时间、工作坊、海报会议和晚间社区 来自社区的少数族裔领袖将讨论他们的 对癌症预防研究的看法和潜在的障碍 招募，前试验参与者将讨论他们的试验 经历。6月8日星期日，将举办一个可选的研讨会。 会议记录将汇编并分发给所有人 参与者。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Description) This application requests support to offset the costs associated with a workshop entitled Region Workshop on the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Participants in Clinical Cancer Research, sponsored by The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, June 6-8, 1997, at the J.W. Marriot Hotel, Houston, Texas. The program will focus on a variety of issues related to minority inclusion in cancer clinical trials, emphasizing cancer prevention/control trials and the challenges specific to the region (Texas and Louisiana). Introductory overview sessions will address the general problems associated with low representation of minorities in trials and the remaining sessions and workshops will focus on providing workshop attendees with various skills that may be applied in the day-to-day conduct of cancer prevention/control trials. The goals of the workshop are to: (1) foster interaction and exchange of information among the attendees and speakers that may lead to informal helping and problem-solving networks among trial investigators in the region; (2) provide a regional forum for the interchange of ideas and experiences in recruitment and retention of minority subjects in cancer prevention/control clinical trials, including the participant s perspective of their trial experience; (3) equip attendees with skills and vital transferable information that may be used in the training of fellow investigators; and (4) publish the proceedings as resources for workshop attendees and other regional investigators. For all program components, speakers and panelists were selected to reflect the cultural diversity of the defined region (Texas and Louisiana). The proposed workshop consists of plenary lectures followed by question and answer periods, workshops, a poster session, and an evening community session during which minority leaders from the community will discuss their perceptions of cancer prevention research and potential barriers to recruitment, and former trial participants will discuss their trial experiences. On Sunday, June 8, an optional workshop will be conducted. Proceedings from the conference will be compiled and distributed to all participants.