Episode 260: Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials [Video]

“I think it’s important to ensure that you consider each person uniquely. Because no matter how much I know or the nurse knows about the population, everybody is a little bit different. It’s really important to personalize every approach and ask them what they know and meet them where they are,” ONS member Reneé Kurz, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, director of clinical research operations at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about increasing diversity in clinical trials. You can earn free NCPD contact hours by completing the evaluation we’ve linked in the episode notes.

Music Credit: “Fireflies and Stardust (http://www.incompetech.com/) ” by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org (http://myoutcomes.ons.org/) by May 19, 2025. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Learning outcome: The learner will report an increase in knowledge related to increasing diversity in clinical trials.

Episode Notes

• Complete this evaluation for free NCPD (https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP500) .

• Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes:

• Episode 19: The Practical Side of Clinical Trials (https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-19-practical-side-clinical-trials)

• Episode 126: Oncology Clinical Trials and Drug Development (https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-126-oncology-clinical-trials-and-drug-development)

• ONS Voice articles:

• Overcome Inequalities in Cancer Treatment Options Across the Ages (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/overcome-inequalities-in-cancer-treatment-options-across-the-ages)

• Balance Hope and Quality of Life for Phase I Clinical Trials (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/balance-hope-and-quality-of-life-for-phase-i-clinical-trials)

• Drug Clinical Trials Focus on Efficacy Over Quality of Life (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/drug-clinical-trials-focus-on-efficacy-over-quality-of-life)

• The Case of the Clinical Trials Consultation (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/the-case-of-the-clinical-trials-consultation)

• Traits That Make You a Great Nurse Also Lead to Success as a Clinical Trials PI (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/traits-that-make-you-a-great-nurse-also-lead-to-success-as-a-clinical-trials-pi)

• Use ClinicalTrials.gov to Find the Right Cancer Research Studies for Your Patients (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/use-clinicaltrialsgov-to-find-the-right-cancer-research-studies-for-your-patients)

• Nursing Roles in Clinical Trials (https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/nursing-roles-in-clinical-trials)

• ONS Oncology Clinical Trials Nurse Competencies (https://www.ons.org/oncology-clinical-trials-nurse-competencies)

• ONS Clinical Trials Huddle Card™ (https://www.ons.org/huddle-cards/clinical-trials-huddle-card)

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Cancer Clinical Trials: Improving Awareness and Access for Minority and Medically Underserved Communities (https://www.ons.org/cjon/23/2/cancer-clinical-trials-improving-awareness-and-access-minority-and-medically-underserved)

• Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Role of Oncology Nurses in Discussing Clinical Trials (https://www.ons.org/articles/role-oncology-nurses-discussing-clinical-trials)

• ONS book: Manual for Clinical Trials Nursing (third edition) (https://www.ons.org/books/manual-clinical-trials-nursing-third-edition)

• Citi Program (https://about.citiprogram.org/)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/home)

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug Development and Approval Process (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-approval-process-drugs)

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities (http://communities.ons.org/) .

To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

Highlights From Today’s Episode

“By ensuring access for diverse populations, we also promote trustworthiness within the diverse communities that we serve.” Timestamp (TS) 02:04

“We have a centralized education team for clinical trials, and all of the new investigators get a toolkit that they can use and get…