AWARE for All – Midwest Webinar

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Visit the Informational Exhibit Center

The AWARE for All – Midwest educational event covers the Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Minnesota areas.

Taking good care of your health is one of the most important things you can do for yourself.

As clinical trial awareness continues to rise across the nation, due in part to conversations around coronavirus vaccines, it has never been more important to better understand clinical research opportunities and for the industry to ensure representative and inclusive research for the future. AWARE for All – Midwest attendees can expect to: Better understand what the clinical research process looks like. Discover why it’s vital that diverse communities are represented in clinical research. Hear personal stories from participants on why they chose to enroll in clinical trials along with commentary by experienced research professionals. Have an opportunity to visit more than 40 local health and wellness–focused organizations through the virtual Informational Exhibit Center. Engage in a 5-minute guided seated exercise. The first 250 people that sign up and attend the event will be entered to win a Fitbit Versa 2 and all attendees will receive a free downloadable booklet with helpful information about clinical research available in both English and Spanish.

At the AWARE for All – Midwest Webinar and Informational Exhibit Center, you’ll:

• Hear personal stories from people who have participated in clinical trials and why they chose to participate
• Find out how healthcare professionals help people participating in clinical trials
• Join in on a 5-minute easy chair yoga exercise
• Visit over 40 organizations in the Informational Exhibit Center to access health information, read brief stories from people who have participated in a clinical trial, visit the Health & Wellness Pavilion, and more!
• Receive a free downloadable booklet with helpful information about clinical research—available in English and Spanish

Webinar Agenda

• 4:30 PM—4:35 PM: Welcome from CISCRP
• 4:35 PM – 4:40 PM: MT Pharmacy Video
• 4:40 PM—5:10 PM: Overview Presentation
• Steve Satek, Founder & President of Great Lakes Clinical Trials
• 5:10 PM—5:50 PM: Panel Discussion
  
• Nia Grant, Type 1 Diabetes Trial Participant
• Lynne Jordan, COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participant
• Dorelia Rivera, Parent, Caregiver, & Rare Disease Advocate
• Manish Jain, MD, Rheumatologist, Ravenswood Rheumatology
• Anna Lok, MD, Assistant Dean of Clinical Research, University of Michigan
• Holly Milaeger, MPH, Program Manager, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Division of Rheumatology
• 5:50 PM—5:55 PM: Virtual Health Exercise – Seated Yoga Stretch
• 5:55 PM—6:00 PM: Med Hero Ceremony & Raffle

Watch the Webinar Recording Here

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