#SaludTues Bilingual Tweetchat 4/4/17: Clinical Trials and Latinos

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Did you know fewer than 5% percent of Latinos participate in federal clinical trials?

Researchers thus have less chance to develop new cancer treatments for this population, which suffers a heavy burden of certain cancers, obesity, and mental health issues.

Let’s use #SaludTues on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, to tweet in English and Spanish about the latest strategies to get more Latino into clinical trials for National Minority Health Month in April 2017 and National Public Health Week April 3-9, 2017:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Bilingual Tweetchat: “Clinical Trials and Latinos”
• TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT), Tuesday, April 4, 2017
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: FDA Office of Minority Health (@FDAOMH), FDA En Español (@FDAenEspanol)
• SPECIAL GUESTS: National Hispanic Medical Association (@NHMAmd) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (@NIMHD), Christina Lizaso, Clinical Trials Advocate (@btrfly12), Cancer Therapy and Research Center at UT Health San Antonio (@UTHealthCancer)
• Optional hashtags: #NMHM17 #NPHW #LatinoHealth

We’ll open the floor to your comments, tips, and stories as we explore:

• All about clinical trials;
• The importance of clinical trials for Latinos;
• Barriers and enablers to clinical trial participation; and
• Strategies to increase minority enrollment;

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter in English or Spanish, and share stories and resources to boost minority clinical trial participation.

“Most of today’s best cancer treatments are based on what we learned from past clinical trials,” said Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, leader of the SaludToday blog and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. “The more Latinos join clinical trials, the faster we can find better cancer treatments and prevention options and increase survival rates.”

See our full Tweetchat schedule.

#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat on Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at UT Health San Antonio and its Salud America! obesity prevention program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.