From Annette’s perspective, clarity of roles is really important
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Well I think sometimes patients misunderstand their role in terms of research – they think it’s going to be service that they’ll receive. Like so the communication, like you have to be sure that you explain well what the role is and what the purpose is, and the fact that they’re going to do a lot of waiting, you know that things – that research is a slow process. So I think often like for people – for patients who are new to the research world, you have to be sure that they really understand what their roles are and what it is and what it isn’t, so that they’re not disappointed.
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