The Gift of Participation: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Volunteering for a Clinical Trial

The Gift of Participation, now in its third edition, takes a fresh look at what clinical participation means and how it helps to advance medical science. Dedicated to honoring and helping people make informed decisions about volunteering for a clinical trial, it is the ultimate guidebook for seeing patients and their families through this process. The edition offers crucial information on what to expect, where to find trials and questions to ask. Book chapters * A new forward by cancer survivor and Medical Hero, Meisha Brown * A new chapter on the Patient Engagement Movement and new ways that patients, their families, and health care providers are getting involved as partners in the clinical research process * A new section on precision medicine and the use of genetic information and bio-markers in clinical research * A new area on changing legislation and guidelines about expanded access and the Right to Try for patients who are not eligible for a clinical trial but wish to inquire about gaining access to a new investigational treatment * A new section on novel approaches to improving study participation convenience, including the use of home nursing networks, concierge services, hybrid and virtual clinical trials * A new segment on receiving plain language clinical trial results * Updated and new charts and figures on the clinical research landscape