Saliha Akhtar

Saliha Akhtar has held various positions in the pharmaceutical industry including Clinical Trial Manager and Strategic Development Manager. She has experience in the start-up through close-out phases of clinical trials. Saliha earned her Master of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Master of Science in Health Sciences from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Montclair State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Sciences at Seton Hall University. Her research interests include understanding the factors that prevent clinical trials from recruiting on time and the reasons for low retention rates.

Publications

Using Social Media to Increase the Recruitment of Clinical Research Participants
Using Social Media to Increase the Recruitment of Clinical Research Participants
Saliha Akhtar. © 2019. 11 pages.
Research has shown that clinical research continues to have difficulty recruiting participants. This problem is expected to increase as the number of clinical trials increases...
Using Social Media to Increase the Recruitment of Clinical Research Participants
Using Social Media to Increase the Recruitment of Clinical Research Participants
Saliha Akhtar. © 2018. 9 pages.
Research has shown that clinical research continues to have difficulty recruiting participants. This problem is expected to increase as the number of clinical trials increases...
Increasing Health Literacy to Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment
Increasing Health Literacy to Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment
Saliha Akhtar. © 2018. 15 pages.
Health literacy has been found to be linked to healthcare understanding and decision making. Therefore, it makes sense why individuals who do not understand clinical trials will...
Improving the Recruitment of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Advocating for a Strategic Shift Toward Community-Based Recruitment
Improving the Recruitment of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Advocating for a Strategic Shift Toward Community-Based Recruitment
Saliha Akhtar, Michelle Lee D'Abundo. © 2017. 14 pages.
Clinical research trials are an important part of establishing evidence-based practice in the U.S. healthcare industry. The purpose of this chapter is to review how the...
Diversifying Clinical Research Participants: The Potential Role of Health Information Technologies and Online Strategies
Diversifying Clinical Research Participants: The Potential Role of Health Information Technologies and Online Strategies
Saliha Akhtar, Cynthia Israel, Michelle Lee D'Abundo. © 2017. 26 pages.
The diversification of clinical trial participants to include women and minorities is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical research industry. The lack of diversity in...
Increasing the Participation of Women and Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Integrating Technology-Oriented Strategies into Clinical Research Practice
Increasing the Participation of Women and Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Integrating Technology-Oriented Strategies into Clinical Research Practice
Michelle Lee D'Abundo, Saliha Akhtar, Cynthia Israel. © 2017. 11 pages.
Increasing the participation of women and minorities in clinical trials is a challenge for the healthcare industry. The lack of diversity in clinical trials prevents the...
Diversifying Clinical Research Participants: The Potential Role of Health Information Technologies and Online Strategies
Diversifying Clinical Research Participants: The Potential Role of Health Information Technologies and Online Strategies
Saliha Akhtar, Cynthia Israel, Michelle Lee D'Abundo. © 2016. 25 pages.
The diversification of clinical trial participants to include women and minorities is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical research industry. The lack of diversity in...