On the 17th July, the Australasian Lung Cancer Trials Group(ALTG) are inviting people to an event for those interesting to understand more about clinical research. The ALTG Consumer Education Workshop will cover various topics related to clinical trials and the role patients and carers can have in research. This...
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Fixing the low hanging fruit of clinical trial recruitment
Today we are sitting and reflecting on the Thinktank we held a year ago today to discuss the issues people have finding clinical trials and possible solutions. Finding clinical trials is hard for patients. In fact, it is pretty hard for anyone, even if you think you know where...
Paratus Clinical joins our tribe committed to engaging people in research
We are excited to announce Paratus Clinical has joined the tribe of organisations committed, like Research4Me, to taking action to increase the engagement and involvement of patients, caregivers and the public in clinical trials. Up to 80% of clinical trials struggle to recruit enough participants, causing delays and trial...
PC4 Scientific Symposium 2019
The Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4) is hosting their annual symposium on the 4th April 2019 in Melbourne. This symposium is a multidisciplinary meeting with invited speakers to cover the primary care spectrum of cancer research. The symposium will highlight prevention and diagnosis, survivorship, and cancer palliative care...
Last chance for a free registration to ACTA2018 29-30Nov18 in Sydney.
In case you missed our social media anouncements, we’ve been promoting the opportunity for a health consumer to get a free registration to come along to the ACTA clinical trials summit 29-30Nov18 in Sydney next week. Our Events and Current Opportunities pages can tell you more about the conference,...
Reina’s Top 7 Reasons Why Clinical Trials Matter
Our founder first crossed paths with Reina S. Weiner a couple of years ago, and interviewed her for the #WhyClinicalTrialsMatters campaign she started before founding Research4Me. You can catch up on that interview here where Reina shares why you need to either ask about clinical trials, or potentially miss...
An experiment to teach young children about clinical trials & what it I learnt doing it
Each August, Science Week runs across Australia. It is an opportunity to raise the profile of and engage people in science and research, from small grass roots events to large scale citizen science projects. This includes teaching children, who will be our next generation of STEM leaders. As a...
Searching For Clinical Trials: What Do Patients Want?
What information do people looking for clinical trials want to know? Is this information easy to find? We often hear that people struggle to find current, comprehensive, useful information on the clinical trials that are open for participation, and if they do find it, getting involved can still be...
What are Clinical Trials, in the words of Dr Judy Stone
I have worked in different capacities in clinical trials for the past 16 years – as a trial monitor, project manager, trial manager and consultant helping researchers improve their clinical trial conduct. In my journey to learn more about clinical trials, I have had the good fortune to meet...