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FasterCures and Center for Public Health Welcome Breakfast (Invite only)
Kicking off the Forum, special guests, sponsors, and speakers are invited to a private breakfast
at the Army Navy Club. This casual breakfast will provide an opportunity to network and get to know some of the other attendees prior to the day's programming.
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article
FasterCures Statement of Support for 21st Century Cures 2.0 Legislation
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, has long supported policies that accelerate new, cutt
ing-edge biomedical innovations to patients.
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Global State of Patient Engagement Networking Roundtables (Invite only)
Patient engagement in medical research continues to grow in scope and complexity in many countri
es, as demonstrated by the many international organizations advancing impactful, patient-centered biomedical R&D initiatives.
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Gaps Amid the Progress: Uncovering Blind Spots that Persist in Patient Centric Research (Invite only)
This workshop brings together thought leaders from the FasterCures community to identify persist
ent gaps preventing full engagement of patients in R&D and post-drug-approval efforts.
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report
The Promise of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Technologies in Encouraging Research and Development
New blood-based technologies, known as multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests, are entering 
;the market and can identify multiple cancers early and simultaneously.
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report
COVID-19 Silver Linings for Biomedical Innovation: Implementation Roadmap
While the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the fault lines in the biomedical i
nnovation ecosystem that have slowed progress for decades, we have also shown ourselves capable of innovating in ways we perhaps did not think possible.
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Achieving Health Equity: A Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan to Address Diversity across the Clinical Trials Enterprise and the Biomedical Research Ecosystem
Clinical trials have been used for decades as the primary way by which researchers determine if a n
ew treatment is safe and effective for human use.
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video
Dec. 7 at 1:00 pm ET | Achieving More Person-Centered Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
Life expectancy in the US declined by 1.5 years from 2019 to 2020 in the largest 1-year drop since
World War II. While COVID-19 caused 74 percent of the decline, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease take a heavy toll.
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Dec. 7 at 9:30 am ET | Where Are We and Where We Are Headed with Patient Engagement in Research?
In the last decade, patient engagement in medical research emerged as a priority in the biomedical
research ecosystem.
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article
TRAIN Newsletter—December 2021
TRAIN eNews is delivered directly to organizations that take part in The Research Acceleration and I
nnovation Network (TRAIN).
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Partnering for Patients Forum: Freda Lewis-Hall
"Partnering for patients means developing inclusive partnerships and deepening ties across the healt
h-care ecosystem to support health and wellness for the patients we serve."
— Freda Lewis-Hall, Board Member, FasterCures
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