Focus Area: Clinical Trials & Research
Health Literacy in Clinical Trials
Presentation
Presented on: April 11, 2019
Presented at: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Roundtable on Health Literacy, Washington, DC
Health Literacy in Clinical Research Communications: Tools and Techniques
Presentation
Presented on: September 12, 2019
Presented at: CBI Medical Writing & Plain Language Summaries Summit in Philadelphia, PA
Dissemination strategies and options for plain language summaries
Presentation
Presented on: January 15, 2020
Presented at: EFGCP-EFPIA Workshop 2020, Brussels, Belgium
Expectations of ‘Good Lay Summary Practices’
Presentation
Presented on: January 15, 2020
Presented at: EFGCP-EFPIA Workshop 2020, Brussels, Belgium
Development of a Plain-Language Library of Educational Resources for Research Participants
Publication
Published on: July 06, 2018
Published in: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Promoting Patient Health Literacy in the Clinical Research Space
Health Literacy in Clinical Research: Practice and Impact – Proceedings of a Workshop
Publication
Published on: March 1, 2022
Published in: Clinical Therapeutics
Description: MRCT Center Faculty Director Dr. Barbara Bierer and Program Manager Sylvia Baedorf Kassis contributed to a published report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine “Health Literacy in Clinical Research: Practice and Impact – Proceedings of a Workshop.”

Promoting equity in understanding: A cross-organisational plain language glossary for clinical research
Publication
Published on: December 2020
Published in: European Medical Writers Association (EMWA)
Use Plain Language to Increase Understanding
Publication
Published on: April, 2023
Published in: DIA Global Forum
Description: Our collaboration with CDISC to make the MRCT Center Clinical Research Glossary available as a global standard is featured in the April edition of DIA’s Global Forum! Take a moment to read it and learn more about this wonderful development.
