D.R.I.V.E Initiative - Industry Representatives

Dr. Ruemu Birhiray, MD invites you to the 2nd D.R.I.V.E. Initiative on Friday February 23, 2024.

Inequalities exist in cancer care outcomes, with minorities especially amongst Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, with a major reason being a lack of representation in cancer research clinical trials.

Diversity

All clinical trials must include a Diversity Officer who is tasked just like a DSMB in safety to ensure a diversity plan is established, maintained and modified during the course of each study to meet its accrual goals of inclusion and diversity.

Ranking

Create a ranking system for measuring the relative diversity of enrolled subjects in a clinical trial that are published with each trial.

Individual

Create an Individual/Personal diversity plan to ensure minority patients are enrolled or participating in clinical research.

Verify

Verify and ensure that podium presentations at major conferences are preferentially given to clinical trials meeting diversity goals.

Elevate

Elevate, train and recruit minority investigators to participate in all clinical trials.

Date: The Initiative will take place on Friday, February 23, 2024 at The Westin Indianapolis, 241 W. Washington, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Tentative Agenda:

6:45 am – 7:15 am Registration/Continental Breakfast

7:15 am - 7:45 am Welcome and Promoting Clinical Research Diversity: DRIVEing BEYOND the Indianapolis Black Paper

7:45 am – 8:15 am Promoting DEIA in Oncology Clinical Oncology Research: The Role of Major Medical Societies

8:15 am - 8:45 am FDORA - How to Wear a FDORA: Implications for Today's Clinical Researchers and the Pharmaceutical Industry

8:45 am – 9:15 am A Clinical Investigator's Approach to Promoting DEIA in Oncology Clinical Research

9:15 am – 9:30 am Break

9:30 am - 10:00 am How We do it: BEYOND TALK: Improving Accrual of Minorities to Clinical Trials

10:00 am - 10:15 am Advocating Alongside and Not Just About: Community Outreach and Engagement

10:15 am – 10:30 am Educating Minority Populations: The Alliance of Community Organizations and Medicine

10:30 am - 10:45 am Bringing a Drug to Market: The Ethics of Drug Development from the Perspective of the Pharmaceutical Industry

10:45 am - 11:00 am DRIVEing the Next Generation of Medical Researchers

11:00 am – 11:35 am DRIVE KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: Leave No Patient Behind: Our Collective Responsibility in Clinical Data Generation and Application

11:35 am – 12:50 pm Lunch/DRIVE: Break-Out Sessions/Workshops:

Diversity Officer

Ranking

Individual

Verification

Elevate

12:50 pm - 1:05 pm CONSENSUS

1:05 pm - 1:10 pm Closing Remarks

*Note: The Agenda is subject to change

Questions: Call 317-841-7171 or email Indyhr@conventionmanagers.com