3455 - Achieving Diversity in Pediatric Research: The Only Way to External Validity

Monday, April 25, 2022

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM US MT

Location: Convention Center: 207

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Selected By: SPR
Course Number: 3455

Leader(s)

Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
La Crescenta, California, United States

Co-Leader(s)

NM

Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Pediatrics
Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute
atlanta, Georgia, United States

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Joyce R. Javier, MD, MPH, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD: Thrive Neuromedical (Currently Ongoing) (Products/Services: Ownership Interest including individual stocks, stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds)

In this 'how-to" workshop, presenters will share lessons learned from using community based participatory research and stakeholder engagement to increase participation of underrepresented populations in pediatric research. Dr. Joyce Javier will share to current state of the representation of diverse populations in clinical trials, the barriers and facilitators to recruiting minority populations, including the impact of racism, and examples from her own research addressing mental health during COVID-19. Digital stories by parent and youth research participants will also be shared as examples to outreach to diverse populations. Dr. Nathalie Maitre will share lessons learned from using parent engagement to ensure participation of diverse populations in pediatric clinical trials. Attendees will be encouraged to bring their own strategies and questions regarding how to achieve diversity in pediatric clinical trials. Case studies will also be presented to highlight practical strategies to achieve diversity in pediatric clinical trials. This workshop has been approved by the Society for Pediatric Research and Dr. Lina Chalak, from the PAS Planning Workgroup for SPR. It also falls in line with two of the PAS 2022 Highlighted Themes, Racism in Research and Medical Care and Managing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis.