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The Alliance for Aging Research and Operation Warp Speed
(OWS) will be hosting a webinar discussion on Tuesday, November 10 at
1:00 p.m. ET about a new “one-stop shopping” online portal that will lay
out in plain language the three medical pathways currently available through
OWS to the public in order to accelerate enrollment across all COVID-19
clinical trials and plasma donations.
Register at: https://www.agingresearch.org/event/pay-it-forward-volunteer-for-covid-19-clinical-trials/
Speakers Include:
Lance Robertson, Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, who will share insights from the aging
services network about some of the challenges to increasing the numbers
of older adults who participate in clinical trials.
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who will speak on current areas of
research focus in COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and why older adult
participation is so important.
Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director of the Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration, currently on
detail serving as Therapeutic Lead for Operation Warp Speed.
Lindsay Clarke, J.D., Vice President of Health Education and
Advocacy, Alliance for Aging Research, who will speak about effective
messaging and educational tools for explaining clinical trials and
encouraging participation.
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