We brought together key partners at Clinical Trials BC’s Modernization of Clinical Trials symposium to discuss how to enhance capacity for pragmatic clinical trials in the BC health system landscape.
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Gavin Stuart: Bringing international expertise to BC clinical trials
Dr. Stuart’s worldwide experience in governance has been of great value to the development of Clinical Trials BC (CTBC) as a fully-operational unit.
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BC Health Data Platform Pioneer: Victor Espinosa and REDCap
While not officially a member of the staff team, Victor Espinosa’s accomplishments are noticeable in most of the work of the overall BC AHSN organization, as well as in the health research landscape across the province.
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COVID-19 research journeys: Outcomes and impacts one year later
We caught up with five of the COVID-19 Research Response Fund award recipients to gain insight on where their research programs are at, one year later.
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Methods Matters Webinar Recording: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for Falls Prevention
“Methods Matters” is a monthly webinar series from the Unit’s Methods Clusters to showcase emerging research in patient-oriented research methods. Continue reading “Methods Matters Webinar Recording: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for Falls Prevention”
BC research funding collaboration supports critical COVID-19 vaccine research
MSFHR, Genome BC, and the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health have joined forces to fund research addressing critical COVID-19 vaccine questions.
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Rethinking how we design clinical studies
Most clinical researchers who come up with their ideas do ask others if it’s a good idea…. but the trouble is they ask other clinicians, and not potential patients. So, we asked patients. What did they want from their treatment?
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Combining psychedelics with therapy to manage mental health
Dr. Shannon Dames is exploring how combining psychedelic medicines with talk therapy can profoundly improve mental health.
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Meet Jean Smart, Clinical Trials BC
Clinical Trials BC is honoured to have an accomplished and internationally-recognized leader in clinical research as part of our team.
MSFHR funding partnerships support AI-powered wearable technology
With funding from MSFHR and Plantiga, Dr. Christopher Napier is advancing AI-powered wearable technology to remotely monitor biomechanics.
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