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Multi-Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting: Patient Recruitment - Challenges, Trends, and Best Practices

Event Date: 28 April 2010 00:00

Sponsored by AHRQ's National Resource Center for Health IT

Recruiting patients for research studies is an essential component for many of AHRQ's research grants. Carefully planned design and implementation of sound recruitment and enrollment strategies, as well as followthrough, contribute to the efficiency and success of studies, from initiation to study completion. Recruiting patients can be challenging and often leads to delays in meeting project milestones.

This meeting offered grantees information related to patient recruitment challenges and provided an opportunity for grantees to learn about possible strategies and approaches to overcome the common challenges associated with patient recruitment. Presenters provided feedback to several specific questions regarding recruitment methods, identification of participants, and barriers or roadblocks.

Event Materials

  • Presentation Slides (PDF, 6.09 MB)
  • Discussion Summary (PDF, 310 KB)
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