Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of the Importance of Clinical Trials
• How and Where They are Conducted
• What Happens in a Clinical Trial
• The Meaning of Informed Consent
• Benefits and Risks of Participation
• Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Clinical Trials
• Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Lowell Anthony, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Keith D. Eaton, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Assistant Member, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Margo Michaels Executive Director & President, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC.

December 9, 2009