WHAT: George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the 溏心vlog免费B站 will mark International Clinical Trials Day, May 20, with a 鈥渧irtual clinical trial experience鈥� and learning event to educate the community on what it means to participate in an Alzheimer鈥檚 clinical drug trial and why volunteers are crucial to research progress. The event also includes guest speakers on aging and brain health topics.
WHO: Scheduled speakers include Dr. John Stoukides of the Rhode Island Mood and Memory Institute, who will discuss 鈥淎dvances in Alzheimer鈥檚 Research;鈥� elder care specialist and registered nurse Charlotte Senno to present 鈥淗ealthy Aging: Why Didn鈥檛 Someone Tell Me?;鈥� and clinical trial participants who will share their own perspectives and experiences. In addition, 溏心vlog免费B站 student filmmaker Justine Mirek 鈥�19 will offer a screening of her short film 鈥淎 Man鈥檚 Life,鈥� based on her grandfather鈥檚 experience with Alzheimer鈥檚.
WHEN: Monday, May 20.
The virtual clinical trial experience will be available from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The speaker schedule includes:
3 to 4 p.m. 鈥淎 Man鈥檚 Life鈥� screening and filmmaker Q&A
4 to 5 p.m. 鈥淭alk to the pros鈥� session with clinical trial participants
5 to 6 p.m. 鈥淗ealthy Aging: Why Didn鈥檛 Someone Tell Me?鈥�
6 to 7 p.m. 鈥淎dvances in Alzheimer鈥檚 Research鈥� with Dr. John Stoukides
WHERE: The Social Sciences Research Building, 130 Flagg Road. Parking is available in Lot 16 at the corner of Flagg and Butterfield Roads.
REGISTRATION: Seating is limited. To attend any portion of this event, please RSVP at 401-874-5650.
For more information: https://ryaninstitute.uri.edu/clinical-trials-day/