Community Consultation in Dallas Fort-Worth: An Opportunity to Learn from Our Neighbors

Speakers Ahamed Idris, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine and the Director of the Dallas-Fort Worth Center for Resuscitation Research at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Pamela J. Okada, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center presented their experience of conducting clinical trials for emergency problems such as cardiac arrest and severe traumatic injury that required special exception from informed consent (EFIC). The speakers outlined Dallas-Fort Worth's (DFW) community consultation methods required for EFIC, including random digit dialing surveys, focus groups, community advisory panels, and one-on-one discussions with citizens attending large-scale community events.