Engage, Recruit, Retain: Understanding
Women’s Needs in Stroke Clinical Trials

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES PRESENTED BY:

Clay Johnston, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder,
Harbor Health, and Adjunct Professor,
University of California, San Francisco

Deidre De Silva MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology,
SingHealth Duke-NUS Neuroscience
Academic Clinical Program

Pierre Fayad MD, PhD
Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences Director, Vascular
Neurology and Stroke Program

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

IDENTIFY how stroke disproportionately impacts women, with a focus on disparities in care

EXPLORE the challenges associated with enrollment and retention of women in stroke clinical trials and the impact their participation has on advancing treatment and care

REVIEW best practices based on real-world experiences for overcoming the common barriers associated with recruitment and retention of women in clinical trials