FPM Journal Club with guest host Dr Amy Rogers
Thursday 22 May 2025
12:00 - 13:00
In the week of International Clinical Trials Day, we will be welcoming guest host Dr Amy Rogers for the next session of Journal Club. She has chosen to review:
‘A secondary qualitative analysis of stakeholder views about participant recruitment, retention, and adherence in decentralised clinical trials (DCTs)’ by Coyle et al. (2022).
Dr Amy Rogers is one of the lead authors of this paper, which examines participant engagement in decentralised clinical trials (DCTs). The study presents a secondary analysis of stakeholder interviews, exploring factors influencing engagement with a focus on recruitment, retention, adherence, and patient and public involvement (PPI). Three key themes affecting engagement were developed: perceived value, burden, and trust. The research emphasizes that PPI is essential for optimizing participant engagement in DCTs.
About your host: Dr Amy Rogers
Dr Amy Rogers is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Dundee with expertise in clinical trial methodology, particularly decentralized trials and the use of routinely collected data. She has worked on several large pragmatic clinical trials, including FAST, ALL-HEART, and TIME. Her research focuses on improving clinical trials using mixed methods and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI). She co-leads Public Engagement at the University of Dundee School of Medicine, promoting the value of public engagement in clinical research.
Amy was awarded the 2020 Stephen Fry Engaged Researcher Award and the 2024/25 Ian Stephenson Award for Excellence in Public Engagement by her University. She is also a member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine’s Working in Partnership with Patients and Communities Forum.
Journal Club with Dr Amy Rogers - Thursday 22 May 2025
- This is a free members-only event. To book your spot, please login to My FPM.
About Journal Clubs
Journal clubs are educational settings where individuals meet regularly to critically evaluate articles in the medical and scientific literature.
They are a recognised way of keeping up to date with latest advancements in areas of interest.
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Booking Deadline: 10am Thursday 22 May 2025.