Navigators are much more comfortable giving presentations and workshops. Workshops were conducted by the Latino-Hispanic, Low Income, API and African American Navigators to 36 community leaders. A presentation was conducted on September 20, 2007 to ten Community Leaders by an LGBTQ Navigator at the Sovereign Court of Tacoma (Drag Queens function).

In September, we hosted a workshop on “Improving Your Recruitment and Retention Practices” for clinical trial team members. This gave us the opportunity to bring together 13 clinical trials staffers and 7 community outreach navigators to talk about the challenges of recruitment and retention that both the community and researchers face. Great conversations emerged from this training and the local Policy & Advisory Committee will build those ideas and suggestions when planning and implementing project work.

The Policy & Advisory Committee has been working with Northwest CCOP for the approval of the short consent form approved by the HHS Office of Human Research Protections for Limited English Proficiency and Non-English speaking patients. The form is now being used throughout all sites in our county. It is our hope this will serve to improve access to clinical trials.