SISTERS SERVING SISTERS
Fri, Jul 01
|On Zoom
Diversity & Inclusion
Learn about ethical standards and safeguards in research and clinical trials. Now versus the past, the new protocols in place to ensure safety. Gain insight on the benefits of diversity and inclusion in research as it relates to participation.
Date & Time
Jul 01, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
On Zoom
About the Event
We are so excited to bring you this. We invite you to join us as we discuss ethics, diversity, and the benefits of our inclusion in clinical trials and research. Bodour Salhia, Ph.D., of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present on research ethics (Then And Now), and is the lead investigator of the Bench With Bedside Initiative™. She will also speak about the ethics, transparency, and safety of this initiative. In addition, she will explain the science behind this initiative, how to enroll and what the follow-up entails. Speakers include: Sharon Spencer Schlesinger of Susan G. Komen, Yolanda Origel of Cancer Kinship, Antoinette Greer of My Sister My Friend Breast Cancer Support and Jacqueline H. J. Kim, Ph.D. of UCLA . Jacqueline will speak to her experiences as a person of Asian ethnicity and involvement in research.
It's time to get your questions answered. This event is free and open to the public. Remember, your participation and feedback are vital to the health outcomes of our community.