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.
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 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.
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.
UPDATE: Call for new members of the College of Lived Experience is now closed. CTO is no longer accepting expressions of interest. Clinical Trials Ontario
The following blog post was submitted by Dr. Katie Gillies, Director, Health Care Assessment Programme & Reader, Health Services Research Unit/School of Medicine Medical Sciences
