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May 25, 2021
“Trial Reporting and the Clinical Trials Enterprise” in JAMA Internal Medicine by MRCT Center Program Director, Dr. Deborah Zarin and Dr. Robert Califf
MRCT Center Program Director Dr. Deborah Zarin authored invited commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine with Dr. Robert Califf: “Trial Reporting and the Clinical Trials Enterprise.” Discussing how trial reporting has evolved and why academic medical centers must double down on efforts to ensure complete and accurate reporting. Read now
Mar 18, 2021
MRCT Center in Science Magazine: “Justice, diversity, and research ethics review”
Published in Science Magazine “Justice, diversity, and research ethics review: It is time for institutional review boards and research ethics committees to address the ethics of inclusion” by MRCT Center Faculty Director Barbara Bierer, Executive Director Sarah White and Senior Advisor David Strauss. Read now
Dec 18, 2020
Capacity Building of Ethics Committees: an AVAREF-MRCT Center Collaboration
The African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) and the MRCT Center are initiating a partnership focused on capacity building of ethics committee members. AVAREF and the MRCT Center will collaborate to create and deliver an ethics training course for AVAREF country-members’ National Ethics Committees (NECs)/Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).
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Jun 24, 2021
Reimagining Clinical Trials: Learning from COVID-19, 2nd meetingDiscussion topic: The MRCT Center is planning a 2-part meeting that seeks to create a vision for new ways of conducting clinical research, building upon experiences from interventional, multi-site, multi-national clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. More information and registration here.
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Jun 29, 2021
MRCT Center Bioethics CollaborativeDiscussion topic: Limited English Proficiency and Translation of Study Materials
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Jun 30, 2021
WEBINAR: Launch of the MRCT Center Clinical Research GlossaryPlease join us for an introduction to the MRCT Center’s Clinical Research Glossary, a resource to support the use of plain language in clinical research and promote harmonization across stakeholders in the clinical research environment, co-developed with patients and participants. REGISTER NOW
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