IN - Circle City (Indianapolis)
Events
| Topic: |
Clinical Trials and the Minority Community: What's all the fuss about? |
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Date: |
April 22nd , 2008 |
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Time: |
5:30 pm - Registration and Reception
6:00 pm - Welcome: Mike Noone, ACRP Circle City President
6:15 pm Presentation
7:15 pm Q&A |
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Speaker: |
Francis Jones, President & CEO of Innovative Concepts |
| Location: |
Indiana Cancer Pavilion, Room 101 Auditorium, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 |
During this presentation, participants will:
- Review FDA "draft guidance" and regulatory requirements
- Review importance of minority participation
- Review statistics of minority involvement in clinical trials
- Understand the challenges of increasing minority involvement in clinical trials
Francis Jones is currently the President/CEO/Owner of Innovative Clinical Concepts, LLC. In the past, she worked for Eli Lilly and Company as an Associate Clinical Research Consultant, a Senior Clinical Research Administrator and a Medical Quality Assurance Associate.
She has her Bachelor of Science from Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. She has served as an Instructor for IUPUI Continuing Education.
**Please RSVP to jjackson@clarian.org by 4/18/08 if you plan to attend.**
Contact Hours: This program is targeted for all personnel involved in clinical research and is pending approval for 1.25 continuing education contact hours from ACRP. If you are not a member of ACRP, there is a $25 fee to obtain contact hours. Refunds are not available.
New Policy: We welcome all interested attendees, but if you are not a Circle City ACRP member or SOCRA member, there is a $5.00 admission charge to help with expenses, including our meeting reception. We will make it easy for you to join ACRP - we can take your check at the door and send it in to ACRP Global for you. You must be a member of ACRP to sign up for local ACRP (Circle City Chapter) membership.
Future Chapter Meetings
All Chapter Meetings take place at the same time and location, unless otherwise indicated. Please RSVP to
jjackson@clarian.org for all meetings.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - Topic TBA, Sara Strickler and Laura Hiles
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Friday, October 3rd, 2008, Fall 2008 Chapter Symposium, The Garrison
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Newly Elected Officials
Congratulations to the newly elected Circle City ACRP Officers!
Membership Chair: Jessica Yaron
Programs Chair: Candace Shelton
Sponsorship Coordination Chair: Ellen Looney
Contact Information
President
Michael S. Noone
Tel: (317) 569-0848
mikesnoone@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Maggie Potrikus
mpotrikus@ecommunity.com
Secretary
Judy Jackson
jjackson@clarian.org
Membership Chair
Jessica Yaron
Jessica.yaron@rhin.com
Past-President
Liz Pertile
Tel: (317) 521-7126
Liz.pertile@roche.com
Sponsorship Coordination
Ellen Looney
jelooney2@yahoo.com
Program Chair
Kathy Kane
klkane3@hotmail.com
Web Updates
Jennifer Bournique
Tel: (317) 521-3477
jennifer.bournique@roche.com