Course Information: Clinical research in pediatric populations must follow the same regulations that adult clinical research follows, yet there are additional safeguards for children in clinical research, challenges associated with consent and study management for families and nuances in these populations that we don’t experience in the adult clinical research community. When you engage a child for participation in a clinical research program, you are engaging the entire family. Parents have a different risk/benefit profile for their child than they do for themselves. Navigating this complex environment with compassion, integrity and processes that embed compliance into every interaction are critical to protecting this vulnerable population and ensuring we can bring the best treatments forward as quickly as possible. Whether you're just getting started in pediatric clinical research or you have decades of experience, this program is designed to elevate your understanding and application across the regulatory environment, informed consent and assent, recruitment and retention, feasibility, budgeting, contracting and financial management with compliance tips and tricks along the way. Our goal with this interactive conference is to share lessons learned from experienced pediatric clinical research professionals but more importantly, understand the challenges or questions each conference attendee is facing and weave content and engaging discussions around those challenges so that each attendee walks away with the knowledge and the tools they need most.
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