The Study Recruitment Puzzle
It's #InternationalPodcastDay so we released this show a little early to celebrate \U0001f389 \n\nIn this podcast we explore the intricacies of dementia research study participant recruitment.\n\nOur host Adam Smith and his three expert guests talk about why study recruitment is hard, the challenges they have faced in their own work, and unlock the secrets they have learned to crack the problem, and recruit on-time and on-target. \n--\n\nThis weeks guests are:\n\nDr Anna Volkmer, Senior Research Fellow, University College London. Anna is a Speech and Language Therapy clinician, researching Speech and language therapy interventions in language led dementia.\n\nEllice Parkinson, PhD Student and former Trial Co-ordinator, University of East Anglia. With a background in clinical psychology and working in Huntington\u2019s disease now focussed on Hydration care of older people, and people living with dementia.\n\nDr Megan Rose Readman, Demm Comm Research Fellow, The University of Liverpool. Megan\u2019s current research, working alongside Dr Clarissa Giebel, Dr Dalia Tsimpida and Professor Chris Plack, focuses on the relationship between hearing loss and atypical types of dementia, specifically Parkinson\u2019s Disease Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.\n--\n\n\U0001f399\ufe0f What to Expect:\n\u2022Gain insights into why recruitment is difficult.\n\u2022Learn effective strategies to overcome communication challenges between researchers and participants.\n\u2022Uncover novel approaches to streamline the recruitment process and reduce attrition rates.\n\u2022Discover top-tips to help you find the participants you need.\n--\n\nWebsites mentioned in this show:\n\nhttp://www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk\nhttps://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/research_progress/clinical-trials/trialmatch \nhttps://www.stepupfordementiaresearch.org.au/ \nhttps://www.scie.org.uk/dementia/after-diagnosis/communication/conversation.asp \nhttps://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/media/Project/RCSLT/rcslt-dementia-factsheet.pdf\n--\n\nFull biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk\n--\n\nLike what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode \u2013 and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you\u2019ll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel\n--\n\nThis podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer\u2019s Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.