Nurse practitioners (NPs) have an important role to play in informing their patients about the availability and benefits of clinical trial participation. The outcomes of clinical trials have led to increased knowledge, improved health status and new treatments. In this podcast episode, Drs. Leslie Davis and Paula Tucker discuss details of the research process, provide helpful examples and share resources so you can leverage your role as a clinical trial participation champion for your patients.  

Podcast Resources:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: How to Engage, Recruit and Retain Women in Clinical Research — https://orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit/recruitment/history.

• The Belmont Report — https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html.