My Story: Murray Walz
In this #TalkClinicalTrials blog, Murray Walz, a member of CTO’s College of Lived Experience opens up about his health story, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis diagnosis, and experience with clinical trials. After continually telling my family doctor I was getting short of breath while climbing stairs or walking uphill, he finally sent me for a breathing test and a […]
Read our Year in Review: Fuelling a thriving clinical trials sector
At CTO, we are focused on improving Ontario’s environment for conducting high-quality clinical trials, making them more efficient and effective for everyone – researchers and healthcare professionals, patients and families, and members of industry. This year, we worked alongside the clinical trials community to strengthen our programs. We are streamlining clinical trials processes, working to […]
Bridging the patient community with Industry
Lisa Holtshousen reflects on her 30-year career in the Life Sciences sector, highlighting her recent role as Patient Visionary at Roche Canada where she fostered patient inclusivity by integrating patient perspectives directly into the company’s decision-making processes.
5 things to consider before joining a clinical trial
There are a lot of advantages to clinical trials, including offering access to new treatments and improving outcomes for patients. Here’s what you should know before you sign up.
Kathie Zeman’s work on plain language summaries for clinical trial participants
Kathie Zeman of the Cancer Clinical Research Unit (CCRU) at Princess Margaret discusses her involvement in Clinical Trials Ontario’s Participant Experience Toolkit initiative, emphasizing the importance using plain language summaries to enhance transparency, inclusivity, and patient engagement in clinical trials.
Help us celebrate international Clinical Trials Day!
International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated around the world on May 20th to recognize the day that James Lind started what is considered the first clinical trial.