It's #InternationalPodcastDay so we released this show a little early to celebrate 🎉

In this podcast we explore the intricacies of dementia research study participant recruitment.

Our host Adam Smith and his three expert guests talk about why study recruitment is hard, the challenges they have faced in their own work, and unlock the secrets they have learned to crack the problem, and recruit on-time and on-target.

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This weeks guests are:

Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Research Fellow, University College London. Anna is a Speech and Language Therapy clinician, researching Speech and language therapy interventions in language led dementia.

Ellice Parkinson, PhD Student and former Trial Co-ordinator, University of East Anglia. With a background in clinical psychology and working in Huntington’s disease now focussed on Hydration care of older people, and people living with dementia.

Dr Megan Rose Readman, Demm Comm Research Fellow, The University of Liverpool. Megan’s current research, working alongside Dr Clarissa Giebel, Dr Dalia Tsimpida and Professor Chris Plack, focuses on the relationship between hearing loss and atypical types of dementia, specifically Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.

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🎙️ What to Expect:

•Gain insights into why recruitment is difficult.

•Learn effective strategies to overcome communication challenges between researchers and participants.

•Uncover novel approaches to streamline the recruitment process and reduce attrition rates.

•Discover top-tips to help you find the participants you need.

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Websites mentioned in this show:

http://www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/research_progress/clinical-trials/trialmatch

https://www.stepupfordementiaresearch.org.au/

https://www.scie.org.uk/dementia/after-diagnosis/communication/conversation.asp

https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/media/Project/RCSLT/rcslt-dementia-factsheet.pdf

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Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.