Review
It is critical that patients play an active role in their healthcare be it cancer treatment or treatment for any serious illness and learn about ALL of their options, including clinical trials. The Gift of Participation is a great resource for people considering a clinical trial, helping them make informed choices as they search for the best outcome possible. --Lance Armstrong, Cancer Survivor and Seven-time Tour de France champion, Founder, Lance Armstrong Foundation
A very helpful guide to patients considering entering clinical trials. The author provides awealth of information and stresses the importance of asking questions. --David Shimm,M.D., Medscape
The millions of clinical trial volunteers who participate each year deserve our honor and respect. I applaud The Gift of Participation for educating the public and patients about the importance of clinical trials and the vital role they play in leading to important treatments and cures and in improving public health. --Rick Boucher, Congressman (D-VA)
About the Author
Kenneth Getz is the founder and chairman of CISCRP and a Senior Research Fellow at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development at Tufts University. A well-known speaker at conferences, symposia, universities and corporations, Ken has published over 150 articles and chapters in journals and reference books and co-authored the nationally recognized book for patients entitled Informed Consent: A Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials. He received the 2006 Innovator in Clinical Research award from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. Ken has served on a variety of boards and committees including the Institute of Medicine's Clinical Research Roundtable, the Consortium to Examine Clinical Research Ethics at Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard Medical School s Osher Institute Leadership Council. He is on the editorial boards of Controlled Clinical Trials, Research Practitioner, and the Drug Information Journal and writes a bi-monthly column for Applied Clinical Trials. Ken holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. He lives with his wife Debra and their three children in Southern Massachusetts and Northern Maine.
