Today we celebrate Clinical Trials Day as Alberta’s clinical trial infrastructure grows

May 20, 2021

Today we celebrate Clinical Trials Day as Alberta’s clinical trial infrastructure grows

U91��ɫ at forefront of provincial research collaboration to benefit Albertans

U91��ɫ and Alberta researchers are known for conducting high-quality clinical trials. Colourbox

The global pandemic has highlighted the importance of medical research — particularly clinical trials. In the urgent search for effective COVID treatments, clinician researchers relied on the global clinical trial infrastructure to conduct critical research. Alberta investigators were among those at the forefront of COVID research, including teams from the 91��ɫ who contributed to landmark studies like the CATCO COVID19 treatment trial (the Canadian arm of the WHO’s SOLIDARITY Trial).

To build on current infrastructure and further enhance collaborations to benefit Albertans, multiple academic, government, and research organizations have come together to launch (CTA). CTA is dedicated to enhancing Alberta’s position as a premier destination to conduct high-quality clinical trials.

Clinical Trials Alberta is designed to attract industry and academic partners to this province to conduct high-quality clinical trials.

“This co-ordinated Alberta-wide endeavour will attract industry and academic partners to Alberta and help our investigators to continue solving the most challenging health questions in the world,” says Dr. Marcello Tonelli, associate vice-president research (health), 91��ɫ. “ will be a critical enabler to realize our vision for a healthy Alberta.”

Founding organizations include the 91��ɫ, the University of Alberta, the Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, Alberta Innovates, Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, and the Northern Alberta Clinical Research and Trial Centre.

U91��ɫ is also launching the Clinical Trials at U91��ɫ website and will host the new provincial . The Clinical Trials at U91��ɫ website provides a point of access for industry to learn about clinical trial capabilities and expertise at the university, while CTMS will provide a platform to manage and organize a clinical trial from start to finish.

Clinical Trials at U91��ɫ website is an entry point for industry to learn about clinical research capabilities at U91��ɫ and a management tool for researchers..

The Clinical Trials at U91��ɫ website is a point of access for industry to learn about clinical trial capabilities and expertise at the university and is a trial management tool for researchers.

These new initiatives launch on International Clinical Trials Day — commemorating 274 years since the first controlled clinical trial on May 20, 1747. To help raise awareness about the importance of clinical research, International Clinical Trials Day is now celebrated throughout the world.

The at the 91��ɫ is hosting the fourth 91��ɫ Clinical Trial Market Day on Thursday, May 20, from 12 to 2 p.m. This event is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about the U91��ɫ Clinical Trials ecosystem and discover the various services available to support studies conducted at the university.

Anyone interested in joining the virtual Clinical Trial Market Day please email cccr@ucalgary.ca.

Marcello Tonelli is a professor in the departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, senior associate dean (health research) at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and associate vice-president research (health) at the 91��ɫ. He is a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the CSM.

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