With MSFHR funding, Dr. Lori Brotto is setting out to solve access to sexual disfunction treatment for BC women with a simple tool: a smartphone.
Continue reading “Talking about sex: A new app to revolutionize women’s sex therapy”
With MSFHR funding, Dr. Lori Brotto is setting out to solve access to sexual disfunction treatment for BC women with a simple tool: a smartphone.
Continue reading “Talking about sex: A new app to revolutionize women’s sex therapy”
The 2020 C2 and Reach award recipients are co-creating and disseminating research to increase its impact on British Columbians.
To help support and ensure a streamlined approach in research ethics, this Guidance document is intended to support REB offices and members when considering activities pertaining to public health surveillance. Continue reading “New Guidance Document on Public Health Surveillance”
New research led by Dr. Jason Andrade is improving health outcomes and quality of life in patients with an irregular heartbeat.
Dr. Jude Kornelsen and Namaste Marsdenâs term as Co-Chairs of Research Ethics BCâs Advisory Council began on January 12, 2021. Continue reading “New REBC Advisory Council Co-Chairs Welcomed”
MSFHR has collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of spinal cord injury researchers, research users, and funders to co-develop guiding principles to support research partnerships.
MSFHR and BC AHSN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces to create a dynamic and integrated health research organization.
Thank you for joining us at #CTBC21!
Clinical Trials BC held its inaugural provincial conference called âThe Modernization of Clinical Trialsâ on January 26, 27 and 28 2021. The virtual conference attracted many in the British Columbia clinical trials community with a final registration of over 600. Overall attendance was at 81%, with most participants joining from BC.
The Conference was opened by Jean Smart, Conference Chair, followed by Welcomes from Elder Syexwaliya, Mary Ackenhusen, Ministry of Health, Stirling Bryan, BC AHSN and Alison Orth, Clinical Trials BC.
Keynote Session
The inspirational Keynote address by Allan Hackshaw, Professor of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics at University College London, and Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, is now available for viewing below.
Session Recordings
Special Events and Awards
A few special events were featured at the Conference. The Lunch Bite Panel on âPatient Engagement in Clinical Trialsâ was a notable draw. The video âBest Practices in Communicating Study Results to Clinical Trial Participantsâ was premiered and the Clinical Trials BC Awards ceremony was held. The awards honoured Fasken for 25 years of support in education in the research and clinical trial community, and Clinical Research Professionals of BC (CRPBC) for 25 years service in professional education and networking. The awards video is available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
Conference Session Summary
The Conference Planning Committee (with active participation of the entire CTBC Advisory Council and the CTBC patient participants) hosted 10 Clinical Trials Forums: Innovations, Diversity, Vaccine Development, Pragmatic Clinical Trials, Regulatory and Leadership. The forum-style expert presentations with follow-up discussions, were popular and conducive in a virtual setting.
The Exhibition Hall was open throughout the conference with 23 active booths.
Thank You
The Conference has been deemed a clinical trials community success. Many thanks have been extended to our 54 speakers, patient partners, moderators, coordinating centre (Venue West) and the registrants.
Keynote Address Recording
Fasken and Clinical Research Professional were honoured at the 2020 Clinical Trials BC Awards.
With an MSFHR COVID-19 Research Response Fund award, Dr. Julian Somers is investigating practices to support some of BC’s most vulnerable citizens during the pandemic.
Continue reading “Precarious housing, prisons, and our COVID-19 vulnerabilities”