Grand Rounds Workshop Series: Inclusion of Diverse Participants in PCTs

In 2021, the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory held a special Grand Rounds workshop series on diversity in pragmatic trials. Sessions focused on increasing engagement of diverse participants, building trust, recruiting diverse research sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and developing a pipeline of trainees from underrepresented groups to be leaders in pragmatic clinical research. The series concluded with a podcast discussion from a panel of experts.

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• June 4, 2021: Planning for Diversity: Stakeholder Engagement and Site Selection to Maximize Diversity
  Speakers: Gloria Coronado, PhD; Julie Fritz, PhD, PT; Amanda Petrik, MS; David Wetter, PhD, MS
  Moderator: Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
• June 25, 2021: Meeting Participants Where They Are: Outreach, Trust, and Consent to Maximize Diversity
  Speakers: Jonathan Jackson, PhD;  Judith Schlaeger, PhD, CNM, LAc, FAAN; Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH
  Moderator: Emily O’Brien, PhD
• July 16, 2021: Maximizing Diversity in PCTs:  What Can We Learn From Implementation Trials?
  Speakers: Amanda Midboe, PhD; Anne Trontell, MD, MPS
  Moderator: David Chambers, DPhil
• July 30, 2021: Diversity in the PCT Ecosystem: How Do We Develop a Pipeline of Diverse Investigators and Leaders in PCTs?
  Speakers: Marie Bernard, MD; George Mensah, MD; Natalia Morone, MD, MS
  Moderator: Lesley Curtis, PhD
• Podcast August 9, 2021: Summary Expert Panel Discussion
  Speakers: David Chambers, DPhil; Lesley Curtis, PhD; Emily O’Brien, PhD; Wendy  Weber, ND, PhD, MP; Kanecia Zimmerman, MD
  Moderator: Robin Boineau, MD, MA