Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) Resources
Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing reliable information to prostate cancer patients and their families. Check out some of their valuable resources below:
1. Helpline
Call our PCRI’s Helpline at 310-743-2116 or email: help@pcri.org to get answers your questions from experienced prostate cancer patients. PCRI facilitators are patients or relatives of patients who have been intensely trained about prostate cancer by Dr. Mark Scholz and other PCRI Medical Advisors. They understand your situation and are able to help. Learn more here.
2. Youtube Channel
PCRI’s YouTube Channel provides resources for prostate cancer patients and caregivers looking to gain understanding, insight, and hope. Get honest answers from science based data. Learn more here.
3. Support Groups
A support group can provide a continuing opportunity to learn about the various aspects of the disease, and to share experiences and feelings with others. Most meetings provide an educational program presented by a professional in the field, followed by an open discussion session. Learn more here.
Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation
What are some of the barriers to clinical trial participation? What is a virtual clinical trial? Should my doctor be speaking to me about my clinical trial options? Dana Dornsife, founder of Lazarex Cancer Foundation, speaks to the key barriers in trials and how COVID-19 has really opened the door for a lot of opportunity to engage with patients around clinical trials.
Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation
Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.
What is a Virtual Clinical Trial?
What is a Virtual Clinical Trial? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.
COVID and Clinical Trials
COVID and Clinical Trials: Has There Been a Shift? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.
A Conversation With Becky Pleat
Specialty Pharmacy and the Patient Journey with Specialty Medication
In this segment of A Conversation With, Becky Pleat, PharmD, RPh the Associate Director of Medical Managed Care Oncology Specialist at Sanofi discusses specialty pharmacy and the patient journey. Becky answers the following questions:
- What is a specialty drug?
- What is a specialty pharmacy?
- Where can patients find a specialty pharmacy?
- How do patients receive a specialty medication?
- Will a specialty medication be covered by a patient’s health plan?
- What kinds of services and/or resources are offered at specialty pharmacies?
