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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: ARP

Improving Participation in Clinical Trials Among Underrepresented Populations

Monday, October 27, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
CE: 1

    Moderator(s)

  • JB

    Joy Buie, RN, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Lupus Foundation of America
    Washington, DC, United States

    Disclosure(s): Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMS): Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • Neil Moody, Jr, BS, PA-C

    Multicare Tacoma General Rheumatology Associates
    Tacoma, Washington, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

This session will describe challenges in recruitment and participation in rheumatology clinical trials among underrepresented populations, with ideas on increasing patient representation to improve health outcomes in diverse populations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe disparities in recruiting and retaining research subjects from underrepresented populations
  • Identify barriers to recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in rheumatology research
  • Outline approaches for improved recruiting and engagement of underrepresented patient populations in clinical studies

Presentations:

  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central Time
    Experience Recruiting and Retaining Latino Clinical Research Participants”

    Speaker: Alice Fike, MSN – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time
    Approaches for Recruitment and Engagement of Indigenous Populations in Clinical Research

    Speaker: Elizabeth Ferucci, MD, MPH – Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium