Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) 2026

Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) 2026 is organized by The Conference Forum (TCF) at Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Description:
Embedding clinical trials into hospitals and healthcare systems can lead to better health outcomes, higher rates of clinical trial participation, lower cost of care and more satisfied patients.

The 10th annual CRAACO® conference addressed how healthcare systems, hospitals and pharma can work together to integrate clinical trials with clinical care and bring more patients the option of trial participation.

4 Benefits of CRAACO for:

• Health Systems
• Learn how to structure clinical trials around the continuity of care
• Provide patients with more options by being on the cutting-edge of research
• Build or optimize the capacity to become research-ready partners to industry
• Attract physicians, retain patients and develop the next generation of clinical researchers

Pharma:

• Understand the current healthcare and hospital ecosystem to become better partners in research
• Partner with more sites beyond AMCs to get patients more access to clinical trials
• Reduce the gap of health inequity and reach diverse patient populations
• Greater access to real-world data to help pair the right patient to a clinical trial

5 Goals of CRAACO:

• Chart a path towards more fully integrating clinical trials into care settings by bringing together key stakeholders: health systems, pharma, patient advocacy, payors, regulators and innovators
• Demonstrate practical examples, strategies and success stories from health systems that illustrate fit-for-purpose approaches
• Aid pharma navigating the intersection points of research and care
• Demonstrate tools, services and vendors specifically geared towards allowing for the safe and efficient integration of clinical trials into health systems
• Identify ways to reduce the burdens of participation for clinicians, research investigators and patients and make research look more like care