|Articles|May 12, 2005

Aware for All, the Clinical Research Education Awareness Day, is May 21

On Saturday, May 21, in Boston Massachusetts, the newly formed non-profit organization -- CISCRP -- will be hosting an event called Aware for All to help educate the public about the clinical research process and the role that it plays in public health.

On Saturday, May 21, in Boston Massachusetts, the newly formed non-profit organization -- CISCRP -- will be hosting an event called Aware for All to help educate the public about the clinical research process and the role that it plays in public health. This is the first event ever of its kind to be held nationally -- and globally.

Aware for All's Honorary Co-Chairs are Lt. Governor Kerry Healey and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Featured speakers at the event include Dr. Bernard Schwetz, director US Office for Human Research Protections, Dr. Judy Bigby, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Dr. Karen Freund, Boston Medical Center, Dr. Patricia Hibberd, Tufts-New England Medical Center, and Dr. George Demitri, Dana Farber Cancer Institute to name a few.

For more information, visit www.ciscrp.org


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