LC Lectures on Cultural Adaptation in Clinical Trials
Language Connections was recently invited to participate in teaching part of an online course, "Principles of Transcultural Health Care", as part of a master's degree program at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey geared toward biomedical professionals.
The session presented by our life science expert, entitled 'Cultural Adaptation in Clinical Trials', primarily dealt with the logistics of overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers among increasingly diverse patient populations participating in clinical trials. The lecture provided a forum for the discussion of linguistic and cultural issues related to minority under-representation in US clinical trials as well as barriers to informed consent, data accuracy, and other challenges related to outsourcing international clinical trials.
In addition, the session provided a review of current industry trends in outsourcing, as well as a summary of major challenges in clinical research which must be addressed to ensure the quality of clinical research despite significant linguistic and cultural differences. Although the primary focus of the lecture was on the importance of cultural adaptation, the issue of language as it relates to translation, as well as socio-economic disparities among patients participating in clinical studies were also discussed. |
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