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AWARE for All – Northwest | VIRTUAL Event
May 20, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm MDT
Free!Informational Exhibit Center and Webinar
New and expanded format. The AWARE for All – Northwest educational event covers the Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Northern California areas with a specific focus on these therapeutic areas and medical conditions:
- Neurology/Multiple Sclerosis
- Infectious Disease/COVID-19
- Oncology/Cancer
You have an opportunity to visit the Informational Exhibit Center that offers more friendly, informative resources about clinical trials, these specific medical conditions and others, helpful health tips and exercises, and the ability to connect with health and wellness organizations in your own community.
Taking good care of your health is one of the most important things you can do for yourself.
At the AWARE for All – Northwest Webinar and Informational Exhibit Center, you can:
- Learn about clinical trials and what’s involved in the process
- Hear first-hand experiences from clinical trial participants and research professionals
- Ask any questions you have along the way
- Visit health and wellness organizations from the Northwest and across the country in our Informational Exhibit Center
- Access health tips and exercises in our Health & Wellness Pavilion
Webinar Agenda
- 4:30 PM—4:35 PM: Welcome from CISCRP
- 4:35 PM – 4:40 PM: Recognizing Research Professionals Who Participated in COVID-19 Trials Video
- 4:40 PM—5:10 PM: Overview Presentation + Q&A
- 5:10 PM—5:40 PM: Panel Discussion
- Helen Russon, MS Trial Participant
- Desiree Deluca-Johnson, Breast Cancer Trial Participant & Manager of Trial Curation and Public Education, BreastCancerTrials.org
- Dr. Rachel Bender Ignacio, Assistant Professor & Director, UW AIDS Clinical Trials Unit | Medical Director, COVID-19 Clinical Research Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Patrick Ezeh, Director, Clinical Operations Program Leadership, Biogen
- Luis Arroyo, Specialist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials, Janssen
- 5:40 PM—5:50 PM: Q&A
- 5:50 PM—5:55 PM: Virtual Health Exercise
- 5:55 PM—6:00 PM: Med Hero Ceremony & Raffle*
