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Topics highlighted include diversity and inclusion, decentralized clinical trial (DCT) elements, workforce challenges, and a possible role for sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) in supporting outreach by sites based in diverse communities.  

Health Care Compliance Association®(HCCA®) invites you to join us for our 28th Annual Compliance Institute, April 14–17 2024, where you can connect with other healthcare professionals and get the latest information and updates on healthcare compliance priorities and best practices.

Eighty-five percent of trials fail to recruit enough patients, while 80% are delayed due to other factors like participant dropouts. These high rates are influenced by financial, emotional, and logistical barriers to participation, such as geographic location and travel-related costs, which prevent patients from enrolling in trials and accessing life-changing medicine. As 2024 gets under way, clinical trial stakeholders are witnessing transformative trends aimed at addressing these pain points.

When the ACRP 2024 pre-conference events get under way in Anaheim, Calif., in May, retiree John P. Rowell, Jr., MSN, will take a break from his home gardening and competitive sport shooting to once again present a day-long Friday workshop aimed at helping new clinical researchers face the many workforce-related challenges being thrown at them, as he has for nearly 25 years, this time teamed up with several colleagues.