Engaging Community-Based Practices in Clinical Trials - A Workshop
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop on the opportunities and practical considerations for engaging community-based practices in clinical trials.
The public workshop may feature invited presentations and discussions on:
Opportunities for community-based practices to engage in clinical trials:
- Generating actionable evidence on relevant questions for drug research and development and improving patient care;
- Improving the relevance of clinical research for real-world practice;
- Practical barriers (e.g., lack of infrastructure and workforce, contracting, institutional review boards) to engaging community-based practices, practitioners, and community sites (e.g., barbershops, beauty salons, and places of worship);
- Considerations related to education, recruitment, and retention of the workforce in community-based practice settings;
- Mechanisms to incentivize evidence generation by community-based practices across the clinical trials enterprise;
- Short- and long-term goals for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and person-centeredness of clinical trials in community-based practice settings.
When:
Day 1: Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Day 2: Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Where:
Attend virtually:
You will receive the relevant link(s) to attend virtually via email.
Attend in person: