Episode two of a two-part series on clinical trials and the value of clinical trial participation

In this episode, we’re continuing our discussion of clinical trials. Part one of our series focused on what a clinical trial is, how clinical trials are organized, supported, and structured, and how these important studies help to advance and safeguard our health care. We also learned that clinical trials depend on people to enroll as study participants, a critical part of moving medicine forward that remains a great challenge for researchers.

Just how are patients recruited? What are the barriers to participation? Why should a person consider enrolling in a clinical trial? What is it like to be part of a clinical trial? We will address these questions and more with our following guests:

John Boockvar, MD, co-director of the Brain Tumor Biotech Center at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, vice chair of the department of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital of Northwell Health, and professor of neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine. Dr. Boockvar is joined by Jennifer Beakes, a patient and clinical trial volunteer who will share her medical journey and decision to participate in a study. Jennifer is accompanied by her husband Kevin Lorme.

Resources:

AWARE for All-Long Island

Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation