Join ICTR’s Recruitment & Retention Resource Center this fall and winter for a virtual workshop series: “How We Talk With Research Participants: The Art of Communication.”

Each one-hour session of this five-part virtual series covers practical communication techniques that you can readily apply in your work to build stronger relationships with research participants and community members, increase understanding, and to improve recruitment and retention outcomes. Note: You do not need to attend all five sessions. Please select the sessions that are of interest to you.

All are welcome, including investigators, study team members, and those who communicate with research participants and community members. Sessions will be held on Sept. 23, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16.

Session 3 on Oct. 30: Meaningful Engagement Using a Participant-Centered Communication Approach

Presenter: Clark Benson & Alison Coulson

Explore how a participant-centered communication approach can guide researchers in meaningful and ethical engagement with participants. We will discuss intra- and interpersonal strategies and skills to support researchers and study team members in personalized interactions with research participants including steps to approach participants and other study design considerations. These approaches build stronger researcher-participant relationships, improving recruitment success and enhancing long-term retention in research studies.

Learn more & register: https://go.wisc.edu/db871i