CME/CE Activities

Clinical trials help pave the way for new cancer treatments. The navigator role is increasingly being used in the clinical trials process, and navigators need to know about clinical trials to better educate their patients. This course will equip the navigator with knowledge of inclusion and exclusion criteria to enhance the assessment and application for identification of patients as well as understanding of clinical trial protocols, accrual, and retention best practices.

There is a history of a lack of diversity in clinical trials. Navigation can help encourage health equity in the clinical trial setting. This module will focus on reasons for distrust in healthcare systems by some minority groups, review social determinants of health (SDOH), and provide evidence-based tactics navigators can use for establishing patient trust and bridge the gap.

There are many roles within a clinical trial/clinical research team. This module will explore the roles and responsibilities of different clinical trial team members and focus on the role and responsibility of the navigator.

Clinical trials and research itself are very complex and can be very confusing for patients to understand. Navigators can help bridge that education gap and address any barriers to clinical trial adherence. This course will describe methods to engage the patient, address clinical trial myths, and explore compliance and adherence tools as well as barrier assessments and referral sources.

Clinical trials involve a multidisciplinary team and have many moving parts. This panel presentation will provide case studies with commentary by navigation, clinical trial team members, advocacy, and patient expertise followed by Q&A.