Robert Nicholas, Lilenbaum Rogerio, Hurley Patricia
From the Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax, VA; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2014:e111-5. doi: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2014.34.e111.
ASCO's Community Research Forum is a solution-oriented venue for community research sites to overcome barriers to conducting clinical trials. The key objectives of the Forum are to (1) convene community-based researchers to identify challenges to conducting research that ASCO can address, (2) develop solution-oriented projects to address these challenges to facilitate clinical trial participation in community research settings, and (3) shape ASCO programs and policies to support members engaged in community research. The Community Research Forum holds an annual in-person meeting that convenes physician investigators, research administrators, research nurses, and clinical research associates from community-based research programs and practices. To meet identified needs, the Community Research Forum has developed the ASCO Clinical Trial Workload Assessment Tool and the ASCO Research Program Quality Assessment Tool. Both of these tools will be available to the public in 2014. The Forum is currently exploring the concept and potential metrics of a research certification program to formally assess community-based research programs, and to identify gaps and areas to improve the program in order to meet quality standards. The Community Research Forum's website aims to serve as a go-to resource for community-based physician investigators and research staff. The Community Research Forum will continue to provide a forum for community-based researchers to network, share challenges, and develop initiatives that provide solutions and facilitate the conduct of clinical trials.
美国临床肿瘤学会（ASCO）的社区研究论坛是一个以解决方案为导向的场所，供社区研究机构克服开展临床试验的障碍。该论坛的主要目标是：（1）召集以社区为基础的研究人员，确定ASCO能够解决的研究挑战；（2）制定以解决方案为导向的项目，应对这些挑战，以促进社区研究环境中临床试验的参与；（3）塑造ASCO的项目和政策，以支持从事社区研究的成员。社区研究论坛每年举行一次面对面会议，召集来自社区研究项目和实践机构的医生研究人员、研究管理人员、研究护士和临床研究助理。为满足已确定的需求，社区研究论坛开发了ASCO临床试验工作量评估工具和ASCO研究项目质量评估工具。这两种工具将于2014年向公众提供。该论坛目前正在探索研究认证项目的概念和潜在指标，以正式评估以社区为基础的研究项目，并确定项目中的差距和改进领域，以达到质量标准。社区研究论坛的网站旨在成为以社区为基础的医生研究人员和研究人员的首选资源。社区研究论坛将继续为以社区为基础的研究人员提供一个交流的平台，分享挑战，并开展能够提供解决方案并促进临床试验开展的倡议。
