Clinical trials fuel tomorrow’s medicine. On #WorldClinicalTrialsDay, we thank our researchers, partners, and participants for advancing care in Alberta and beyond.
Les essais cliniques sont le moteur de la médecine de demain. Merci à nos chercheurs, partenaires et participants.
Elevate your clinical research career with @PfizerCA's Investigator Training Program (ITP)! Complete the session and earn a TransCelerate GCP Certificate. ✅
For more details and registration, visit: bit.ly/43zZJcl
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Join us for @PfizerCA's Investigator Training Program (ITP) on April 19th, 2024! Hosted by @ClinTrialsAB & @UCalgary, this workshop is perfect for clinical trial investigators and staff.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/43zZJcl
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Explore the story of PEAK - Pediatric Emergency Advancing Knowledge in our latest video and blog. See how research is positively connecting clinicians with families and transforming pediatric medicine.
🔗: nactrc.ca/2023/10/the-peak-o…
#clinicaltrials #pediatrics #healthresearch
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Attention researchers & clinical trial enthusiasts! Apply for CANTRAIN awards nationwide until July 15. Exciting opportunities await in MSc/PhD Studentships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Clinical Research Internships w/ @wecantrain. Don't miss out! Apply now: bit.ly/3Ps21Fz
Exciting news! @RocheCanada introduces the Advancing Inclusive Research® Site Alliance, a coalition of clinical research sites partnering to enhance diversity in trials, improve recruitment and retention, and promote health equity.
Learn more: bit.ly/42J8Aqf
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Watch Candy Marriott's inspiring #ClinicalTrial journey battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the collaborative efforts of the @UAlberta's Digital Health Unit, Alberta Innovates, ST Innovations and AHS.
Together, we're transforming healthcare.
📺: bit.ly/3J2VWvo
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Join us in celebrating #ClinicalTrialsDay!
Each May 20 is an opportunity for the research community to pause in reflection, recognition, and admiration of all that has been accomplished thanks to trials and those behind them.
New medicines & therapies. Healthier, longer lives.
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Right now there are fewer discussions more topical than the growth of generative AI and its pros and cons. How about its effect on the life sciences and higher education? Join us and our panel of leading experts to discuss the impact of generative AI and its perils.#yeghih
Underinvestment in health research is killing us.
Read more in @ResearchCda's open letter: ow.ly/Wyp150N7suu #ResearchIsTheSolution
The poll results are in!👇 Although we do have a "winner", all these risks and more are directly related to the underinvestment in health research.
Check out our open letter to Canadians at ow.ly/Wyp150N7suu and add your voice by contacting your MP!
#ResearchIsTheSolution
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We just grew by another great mind!
Please join us in welcoming Lee Ann Langkaas to AHS as the Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) Manager. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Lee Ann.
Read more: nactrc.ca/2023/02/welcome-le…
#AHS #NACTRC #UAlberta #WelcomePost
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Group A Streptococcus is a bacteria responsible for ~500K deaths every year globally. Particularly common in indigenous populations in Canada and Australia, this has led to the GAS Vaccine Trial led by Dr. Michael Good of Griffith University.
Full story: bit.ly/3ZCwwv2
ALT Research Spotlight: GAS Vaccine Trial
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After a history of unsuccessful treatments and surgeries, Paul Johnson had his doubts about participating in a clinical trial. Paul’s patient journey has been a long one, but thanks to research, it finally looks like it’s reaching its end.
Full story: bit.ly/3ixwofi
ALT Research Spotlight: M. Chimaera. Watch Paul’s Story and see how everyday individuals can help detect disease and find new ways to treat and prevent illness.
Celebrating 1 year since launch, REBX streamlines research ethics across multiple institutions, shortening the time from submission to start. With over 200 sites conducting a variety of study types, REBX allows researchers the ability to go further, faster bit.ly/3LM68aK
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Need CME credits? This @AbSPORU course is accredited for 41.25 hours of Section 1 credits on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. More info & register @ bit.ly/3dYJmxd Join us to expand your clinical research skills.
Congratulations to our first OnCore Clinical Trial Management System Users! @WCHRIUofA @AlbertaDiabetes & the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute - we’re excited to watch your continued success in OnCore. For more info, visit nactrc.ca/ctms/
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Want to expand your clinical trials research skills? This innovative @AbSPORU course on pragmatic (real-world) clinical trials & patient-oriented research runs from Feb 23 - June 16, 2022. Register now bit.ly/3dYJmxd @nactrc @ahs_scn @JoinACRC @ClinTrialsAB @ABInnovates
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Congratulations to Dr. Frank Hoentjen of @UAlbertaGI on receiving a @GiveToUHF research grant to improve colorectal cancer prevention in patients with ulcerative colitis.
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How do clinical #researchers approach #artificialintelligence? We found out from @LawrenceRicher, Vice-Dean, Clinical Research at @UAlberta_FoMD!👉 askai.org/post/how-do-clinic…
Thanks to sponsors @microsoftcanada & @itscinchy 😍
#Canada #artificialintelligence #clinicalresearch
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(3/4) BioAlberta President and CEO Robb Stoddard: "Though COVID-19 presented challenges for the life sciences sectors, we expect it to re-bound and capitalize on new emerging opportunities." bioalberta.com/nid/16939 @DeloitteCanada
#biotechnology #drugdiscovery #agritech