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Clinical Trials and 

Preclinical Infrastructure 

Asset Map 

Activities, Strengths, and Opportunities

It gives Genome British Columbia great pleasure to present BC’s first Clinical Trials and Preclinical 

Infrastructure Asset Map. This document, which was developed by International BioPharma 

Solutions Ltd., strives to encapsulate the existing infrastructure and clinical trial activity of the 

last five years. The document will be used by the community to better understand BC’s strengths 

and to identify new opportunities: to build upon past investments and successes and to create a 

world- class clinical research enterprise for the province. 

In order to implement this strategy, the UBC Medical School, BC Health Authorities, Life Sciences 

BC, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and Genome British Columbia have collaborated 

and formed the British Columbia Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (BCCRIN). 

This network will focus on building infrastructure to support clinical research activities and 

personnel within BC, to compete on the world stage and attract inward investment. BCCRIN will 

also endeavour to harmonize critical clinical research activities such as ethics, research 

agreements and quality systems resulting in streamlined processes and enhanced efficiencies across 

centres. Finally, investments in human resources, through training and development programs, 

will be implemented to improve the recruitment and retention of the sectors’ ‘best and brightest’. 

It is our hope that this asset map provides the foundation for a realistic business plan. Through the 

implementation of this plan it is our goal to move clinical research forward in BC - and foster an 

environment of collaboration which will result in increased private and public investmentbenefitting 

all British Columbians. 

BCCRIN has just appointed, Heather Harris-Harper, who comes with a wealth of 20 years clinical 

research experience in both industrial and academic settings. 

We look forward to working with the BC clinical research community to build a world-class research 

enterprise for BC. 

Pierre Meulien 

Chief Scientific Officer 

500 – 555 West 8 th Avenue, Vancouver BC V5Z 1C6 t. 604.738.8072 f. 604.738.8597 w. www.genomebc.ca

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CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Executive Summary 2 

Introduction 4 

Clinical Trials Infrastructure 5 

Universities and Hospitals Involved in Clinical Trials 5 

Clinical Trials Units 6 

Clinical Trials Support Units 19 

Contract and Regulatory Support 20 

Quality Control/ Assurance 20 

Research Ethics Boards 21 

B.C.’s Ethics Review Structure 21 

Training Facilities 22 

Funding Sources for Clinical Research 23 

Industrial Funders 24 

Therapeutic Focus of Clinical Trials 24 

Types of Clinical Trials 26 

Clinical Investigators 28 

Patient Populations 29 

Other Public Clinical Trials Support Infrastructure 30 

Biorepositories 30 

Patient Registries 31 

Healthcare Research Centres 32 

Technology and Informatics Platforms 33 

Health Economics and Outcomes 33 

Epidemiology and Surveillance Facilities 35 

Biomarker Translation and Development 37 

Networks 37 

Independent Corporations Offering Clinical Trials Services 42 

Successes 44 

Organizations Offering Preclinical Services 45 

Comparative Positioning of B.C. Within Canada 46 

Opportunities for Collaboration 47 

Acknowledgements 48 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 

With its Province-wide single-payer government healthcare program, uniform treatment policies, 

ethnically diverse rapidly growing population of approximately 4.4 million people, and world class 

investigators, B.C. is a hot bed for clinical trials. The Province houses at least 59 clinical trials units (CTUs), 

centres, and study sites, as well as six clinical trials support units. All CTUs, centres, and study sites have 

Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) measures in place and work closely with the Province’s 

Research Ethics Boards (REBs). 

Over the past five years (2005/6 to 2009/10) B.C. physicians have conducted over 2,100 clinical trials, 

excluding investigator-initiated studies. These trials were sponsored with over $100M by industry, 

governments, patient groups, and other not-for-profit organizations. Sixty-two percent of the funds 

were obtained from 260 companies, including all of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotech 

companies. This money financed 78% of the projects. 

Clinical trials in B.C. cover all major disease areas. The most important, based on number of studies over 

the past five years, are those conducted in cancer (23%). In terms of funding, clinical trials in infectious 

diseases/ infection receive the most money (24%). Cardiovascular/ cardiology and CNS disorders are 

also areas of clinical strength, accounting for 18% and 15% of individual trials and 9% and 17% of funds, 

respectively. Furthermore, of the Province’s 59 CTUs, centres, and study sites, 11 focus on cancer/ 

hematology, 10 on CNS disorders, five on infectious diseases, and four on cardiology. In all disease 

areas, the main focus of clinical trials is drug therapies. Over the past five years 62% of all funds for 

single trials, and 80% of the studies, have been dedicated to pharmaceuticals. 

At least 560 investigators in B.C. have received funding to conduct clinical trials over the past five years, 

including 16 who hold endowed Chairs. The distribution of investigator expertise broadly reflects the 

number of clinical trials, with 127 working in cancer, 99 in cardiovascular diseases /cardiology, 85 in 

CNS disorders, and 48 in infectious diseases. With the largest full-service child health centre in Western 

Canada (B.C. Children’s Hospital) pediatrics is also an important area for clinical trials with at least 86 

investigators. 

Clinical trials have included major components in health economics, health outcomes other than 

response to experimental therapy, and epidemiology. Approximately 48 investigators have been 

involved in epidemiological aspects of clinical trials, 45 in health outcomes, and 15 in other aspects of 

health economics. In addition, the Province has nine health economics and health outcomes research 

facilities, and 13 centres that focus on epidemiology and surveillance. 

B.C.’s physicians have expertise in all Phases of clinical trials, from first human use studies to Phase IV. 

The Province’s strengths in the former are under-pinned by a number of cutting-edge technical and 

informatics platforms, such as genomics, pharmacogenomics, proteomics, and microarrays, as well as 

expertise in the translation and development of biomarkers. 

B.C.’s physicians are also pivotal players in many national and international clinical research and trials 

networks, with a number of those networks based in the Province. Investigators are the founders or 

co-founders of the Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety, the CIHR Canadian HIV


Trials Network, PrioNet Canada, the SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative (SAVI), the Canadian Urologic 

Oncology Group, and various NCIC Clinical Trials Groups. These and other networks give B.C.’s 

investigators unsurpassed links to external experts and resources. Moreover, there are 13 Provincial 

healthcare-related networks that harness internal expertise and expand the sum of the parts. Four of 

these are disease-based. 

B.C. also contains a great deal of other public infrastructure to support clinical trials. This includes 

comprehensive tissue databases and patient registries that are aligned with many Provincial research 

opportunities. Furthermore, B.C. has 24 disease-based and 14 population based (i.e., focused on 

children, youth, women, the elderly, aboriginals) healthcare research centres that conduct research to 

aid disease/ health management. 

As well as the public facilities described above, the Province is home to at least 25 independent 

organizations that offer clinical trials services, including 16 focused on clinical trials operations and five 

that offer analytical services. At least 21 of these organizations are home-grown companies. In addition 

to these clinical trials companies, B.C. has at least six major organizations offering preclinical services, 

including analytical services, medical device development, and preclinical drug development. 

The Province’s investigators and companies are keen to collaborate with companies, clinical trials 

networks, and other interested parties in the conduct of new clinical trials, particularly those that are 

research intensive (high content). 

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4 

INTRODUCTION 


With its Province-wide single-payer government healthcare program and resulting uniform treatment 

policies, B.C. is a hot bed for clinical trials. Its well-regarded teaching hospitals house many clinical 

opinion leaders in various therapeutic areas, particularly in cancer; conditions of the central nervous 

system (CNS); cardiology; cardiovascular, pulmonary and genitourinary diseases; infectious diseases; 

pediatrics; and transplantation. 

This Asset Map has been produced to facilitate new and ongoing medical product development 

programs managed by local, national, and international organizations. It is a snapshot of B.C.’s 

infrastructure and capabilities for clinical and, to a much lesser extent, preclinical studies. It includes an 

analysis of industry-sponsored clinical trials, as well as those funded by peer-reviewed research grants, 

that took place between April 2005 and March 2010. 

The term “clinical trials” is used here to cover the testing and evaluation of interventions and diagnostic 

or prognostic tests in clinical or community settings. Studies can involve the evaluation of therapeutics 

or vaccines, medical devices and instruments (including diagnostics and biomarkers), rehabilitation 

programs, and/or surgical, dietary, or psychological/ behavioural interventions in accordance with 

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations/ guidelines. They can range from “first human use” studies 

(e.g., proof of concept, identification of mechanisms of pathophysiology or disease) 1 to post-marketing 

surveillance. Social/ behavioural studies, such as childhood development, family dynamics, youth 

behaviour, healthcare access, health and social services or policy, health education, health culture, and 

health and safety are not defined as clinical trials and are not included in this report. 

In today’s health care environment, the socioeconomic value of novel methods within the context of 

the overall health care system is often included as part of clinical trials in the form of health economics 

(including health technology assessment and/or health outcomes research). Epidemiology studies, 

when combined with clinical research (new treatment options) and/ or interventions (lifestyle 

modification) are also included in this Asset Map as clinical trials. Furthermore, clinical studies often 

depend on other supporting infrastructure, such as technology and informatics expertise, health 

surveillance facilities, and more basic clinical research. Information on all these supporting disciplines is 

summarized in this report. B.C.’s wealth of research in disease etiology and the discovery and preclinical 

development of therapeutic interventions or diagnostics is generally excluded from this report. 

Information on some of this can be found in previous Asset Maps 2 . 

As well as clinical trials facilities, the Province is also home to a number of organizations offering 

preclinical services. These facilities can involve the chemical or engineering development, 

characterization, purification, stability, and manufacturing of new medical products; the safety and 

efficacy testing of pharmaceuticals in nonhuman systems, such as animals and cell cultures; and the 

sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility testing of devices using relevant tissues or fluids. Such tests 

are conducted in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and for manufacturing, Good 

Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations. 

1 Also known as Experimental Medicine. 

2 www.investbc.ca/assetmaps.htm.


CLINICAL TRIALS INFRASTRUCTURE 

Health Authorities, Hospitals, and Universities Involved in Clinical Trials 

B.C. is covered by six health authorities 3 , five of which are involved in clinical trials. Table 1 lists the key 

hospitals/ agencies within these authorities involved in such studies. Many of the hospitals, particularly 

those within the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) 

provide tertiary care. The Province also has a single medical school at the University of British Columbia 

(UBC) (www.med.ubc.ca). This has clinical academic campuses at a number of the listed hospitals or 

agencies within the greater Vancouver area and Victoria (Vancouver Island), as well as in Prince George 

(Northern B.C.). 

TABLE 1. Health Authorities and Key Hospitals/ Agencies that Conduct Clinical Trials 

Health Authority (URL) Key Facilities Location URL 

Fraser Health Authority (FHA) Burnaby Hospital Burnaby www.fraserhealth.ca/find_us/locations/ 

(www.fraserhealth.ca) 

our_locations?site_id=1756 

Royal Columbian New Westminster www.fraserhealth.ca/find_us/locations/ 

Hospital 


Surrey Memorial Surrey www.fraserhealth.ca/find_us/locations/ 

Hospital 


Interior Health Authority (IHA) Kelowna General Kelowna www.interiorhealth.ca/health-services. 

(www.interiorhealth.ca) 

Hospital 

aspx?id=280 

Penticton Regional Penticton www.interiorhealth.ca/health-services. 

Hospital 

aspx?id=282 

Royal Inland Hospital Kamloops www.interiorhealth.ca/health-services. 

aspx?id=284 

Northern Health Authority Does not yet conduct 

(www.northernhealth.ca) clinical trials 

Provincial Health Services Au- B.C. Cancer Agency Vancouver, Victoria, www.bccancer.bc.ca 

thority (PHSA) (www.phsa.ca) (BCCA) 

Kelowna, Surrey, 

Abbotsford 

B.C. Children’s 

Hospital (BCCH) 

Vancouver www.bcchildrens.ca 

B.C. Women’s 

Hospital and Health 

Centre 

Vancouver www.bcwomens.ca 

Vancouver Island Health Au- Nanaimo Regional Nanaimo www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/nrgh. 

thority (VIHA) (www.viha.ca) General Hospital 

htm 

Royal Jubilee 

Victoria www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/royal_ 

Hospital 

jubilee_hospital.htm 

3 The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), is responsible for provincial services, and five regional Authorities — Vancouver 

Coastal Health (VCH), Vancouver Island Health Authority, Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health — deliver services in their 

respective geographic areas. 

5

6 

Health Authority (URL) Key Facilities Location URL 

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority 

(VCH) (www.vch.ca) 

Providence Health Care Society 

(Providence) 4 (www.providencehealthcare.org) 

Victoria General 

Hospital 

Victoria www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/victoria_general_hospital.htm 

UBC Hospital Vancouver n/a 

Vancouver General 

Hospital (VGH) 

Vancouver n/a 

St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver www.providencehealthcare.org/info_ 

stpauls_main.html 

Mount Saint Joseph 

Hospital 


TABLE 1. Health Authorities and Key Hospitals/ Agencies that Conduct Clinical Trials (cont’d) 

Vancouver www.providencehealthcare.org/info_msj_ 

main.html 

In addition, some clinical studies involve researchers (such as epidemiologists) at Simon Fraser 

University (SFU), UBC, the University of Victoria (UVic), and the B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT). 

Furthermore, although they do not conduct clinical trials themselves, some other PHSA agencies may 

coordinate trials within their disease specialties: B.C. Mental Health & Addictions Services, B.C. Transplant 

Society, Cardiac Services B.C., Provincial Renal Agency, and Provincial Specialized Perinatal Services. 

Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites 

B.C. has at least 59 clinical trials units (CTUs), centres 5 , study sites, and medical departments 6 that 

encourage clinical trials located in the hospitals and agencies listed in Table 1 7 . These are presented 

in Figure 1. The classification of the facilities by disease is shown in Figure 2, while a summary of 

each entity according to disease area can be found in Table 2. Appendix 1 contains details of each 

clinical trials unit, centre, and study site. Extrapolating from the responses of all 18 facilities that were 

interviewed in-depth specifically for this report 8 , all 59 units have the capacity and desire to conduct 

additional trials. 

A number of the facilities included in the listings are not fully fledged CTUs or Clinical Trials Centres. 

They generally employ study nurses or coordinators and are supported by one of the Clinical Trials 

Support Units described below 9 . In addition, some of the Province’s smaller hospitals, such as Cowichan 

District, Langley Memorial, Chilliwack General, Ridge Meadows, and Vernon Jubilee, have individual 

investigators who perform clinical trials. These investigators are listed in Appendix 6. 

4 Providence is an independent legal entity aligned with VCH for operational purposes. 

5 For this report, a Clinical Trials Unit or Clinical Trials Centre has been defined as a cohesive entity with dedicated study nurses and 

data managers. It acts as an independent management unit even if it has no dedicated space. 

6 Medical departments that support clinical trials are, at the very least, study sites, and are often CTUs. 

7 Note that the CTUs, centres, and study sites included here are probably not all-inclusive. The listings contain only those facilities that 

the authors were able to discover through extensive searches and discussions with hospital and health authority personnel. 

8 These facilities are marked with a • in Table 2. 

9 Although many of the facilities provide leadership in clinical trials, the way the data were collected did not generally allow a distinction 

between those that provided leadership and those that just provided patients (i.e., were study sites). Thus, for fairness to all the 

facilities, none have been tagged as leaders. The details presented in Appendix 1 provide some information of the leadership position 

for some centres.

Alzheimer’s Clinic 

Arthritis Research Centre 

Bladder Care Centre 

Cardiology/Research 

Centre for Ovulation & 

Menstrual Cycle Research 

Centre for Stroke & 

Cerebrovascular Diseases 

Dermatology CTU 

Diabetes Res. Centre 

Downtown ID Clinic 

Epilepsy Clinic 

Hematology Research 

& CTU 

VCHRI Clinical 

Research Unit 

VCH 


All CTUs and Clinical Trial Centres offer: 

• Principal and associate investigators 

• Expertise in industry sponsored, investigator-initiated, and grant sponsored studies 

• Study nurses/ coordinators 

• Data managers/ coordinators 

• Pharmacy and laboratory staff as needed 

• Quality control/ assurance procedures, of which Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good 

Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations and guidelines provide an integral part 

• Administrative services including contracts and other legal documents; budget negotiation; 

accounting; research ethics board (REB) submissions; regulatory documentation and coordination, 

including safety and other required reports. 

FIGURE 1. B.C.’s Hospital/Agency Based Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites that 

Support Clinical Trials 

The Lung Centre 

Mood Disorders Centre of 

Excellence CT Section 

Multiple Sclerosis Clinic 

Neurosurgery Division 

Pacic Parkinson’s Res. 

Centre 

The Vancouver Prostate 

Centre at VGH 

Psychiatry 

Administration Division 

Retinal Research Group 

Endocriminology & 

Metabolism 

Gastroenterology 

Nephrology Res. 

Unit/Group 

UBC Critical Care 

Medicine 

PHC 

AIDS Research Program 

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials 

Network 

Emergency Medicine 

Res. Group 

Foot & Ankle Clinic 

Heart Centre 

Hematology Res. Group 

James Hogg iCAPTURE 

Centre 

Pacic Lung Health 

Centre 

PHCRI Centre for Health 

Evaluation and Outcome 

Sciences 

Clinical Trials Support 

Units 

BCCA 

Edward Miller Clinical 

Research Unit 

Medical Oncology 

Vancouver Centre CTU 

Radiation Therapy (RT) 

Research Program 

Southern Interior CTU 

VIC RT Research 

Business Unit 

VIC Systemic 

Therapy CTU 

BCCH 

PHSA 

Vaccine Evaluation 

Centre 

Endocrinology 

& Diabetes Unit 

Neurosciences Program 

Neonatal Research Team 

Rheumatology Program 

Women & Family 

HIV Centre 

Pediatric Oncology/ 

BMT Hematology 

Provincial Medical 

Genetics Program 

Pediatric Anesthesia 

Dept. 

CFRI Clinical Research 

Support Unit 

UBC Obs&Gyn 

General Surgery 

Anesthisiology Res. 

CTUs/ Centres/ Sites & 

Depts. that Support 

Clinical Trials 

BCWH 

Health Authorities/ 

Agencies 

BCCDC 

7 

Labratory Clinical 

Studies Unit 

FH 

Burnaby Hospital 

Regional Cancer Centre 

Cardiology Clinical Trials 

Inc. 


IHA 

Penticton Regional 

Hospital Research Dept. 

VIHA 

Critical Care Group 

Orthopedics Dept. 

Ridge Meadows Hospital 

Dept. of Evaluation & 

Research Services 

Kidney Clinic 

VIHA Research Dept. 

VCH-Vancouver Coastal Health PHC-Providence Health Care Society PHSA- Provincial Health Services Authority BCCA- B.C. Cancer Agency 

FH- Fraser Health Authority BCCH- B.C. Children’s Hospital BCWH- B.C. Women’s Hospital BCCDC- B.C. Centre for Disease Control 

IHA- Interior Health Authority VIHA- Vancouver Island Health Authority

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FIGURE 2. Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites that Support Clinical Trials According 

to Disease Area 

“Other” includes arthritis, critical care, dermatology, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, medical genetics, retinal research, and 

two multi-disease hospital research departments. 

Two units are included twice in this chart due to their trials focus in two conditions. 

TABLE 2. Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites that Support Clinical Trials by 

Disease Area 

Facility 

(URL if available) 

Anesthesiology 


hospital departments 

affiliated 

with UBC (www. 

anesthesia.med.ubc. 

ca/cfmx/anesthesia/ 

RCH/aboutus.cfm) 

Pediatric Anesthesia 

Department 

(www.bcchildrens. 

ca/Services/SurgeryAndSurgSuites/ 

AnesthesiaService/ 

default.htm) 


Disease Focus 

E.g. post-surgical 

pain, perioperative 

ischemia, postoperativethromboembolism 

New technology to 

reduce patient risk 

in anesthesia and 

intensive care 

Types 

of 

Trials* 

Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

III N/A E.g. St. Paul’s 

(Providence), 

VGH 

(VCH), Royal 

Columbian 

(FH)) 

Investigators Contact 

• Choi, Peter (VGH) 

• Cole, Colm (St. 

Paul’s) 

• Merchant, 

Richard (Royal 

Columbian) 

• Puil, Ernie 

• Warriner, Brian 

(VGH) 


Cancer/Hematology 11 

CNS 

10 

Infectious Disease 

5 

Cardiovascular/Cardiology 

4 

Genitourinary 

4 

Obstetrics & Gynecology 

4 

Pulmonary 

3 

Metabolic/Endocrine 

3 

Other Pediatric 

3 


2 

Orthopedics 

2 

Other 

10 

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 

Cole, Colm. Head of Anesthesia, 

St. Paul’s Hospital. 

T: 604 806-8337. cole@ 

providencehealth.bc.ca. 

Choi, Peter. Director 

of Clinical Research. T: 

604 875-4111 x 68433. 

petert.choi@vch.ca. 

n/a n/a BCCH (PHSA) • Ansermino, Mark Ansermino, Mark. Director 

of Research. T: 604- 

875-2711. anserminos@ 

yahoo.ca.


Facility 



Disease Focus 

Cancer/ Hematology 

Burnaby Hospital 

Regional Cancer 

Centre (http:// 

research.fraserhealth. 

ca/clinical_trials/ 

clinical_trials_research_groups/) 


and Clinical 

Trials Unit (HRCTU) 

(www.leukemiabmtprogram.org) 

• 


Group (www. 

providencehealthcare. 

org/Dept_of_Medicine/researchers. 

html) 

Centre for the 

Southern Interior 

CTU 

Edward Miller Clinical 

Research Unit 

(www.bccancer.bc.ca/ 

RS/FraserValleyCentre/research.htm) 

• 

Medical Oncology, 

Vancouver Centre 

CTU 

Novel agents, 

expanded access, 

and supportive care 

studies 

All hematologic 

malignancies and 

also works with stem 

cells 

Myelodysplastic 

syndromes, 

acute and chronic 

myeloid leukemias, 

chronic lymphocytic 

leukemia, idiopathic 

thrombocytopenic 

purpura, lymphoma 

in HIV patients, hemophilia, 

thrombosis 

All cancer types: 

radiation, systemic, 

and palliative care 

All cancer types: 

radiation, systemic, 

and palliative care 

All cancer types (especially 

breast, GU, 

lung, GI, lymphoma) 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

II, III Sees 

approx. 

500 

new 

patients/ 

yr 

I, II, III Approx. 

100 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

Burnaby 

Hospital 

(FH) 

N/A N/A St. Paul’s 

(Providence) 

I, II, III Approx. 

150 

Primarily 

II, III; 

limited 

I; occasional 

010 , I, 

II, III 


9 

• Lam, Wendy Tkachuk, Ryan. Research 

Coordinator: T: 604-836- 

5340. 

tkservices@shaw.ca. 

VGH (VCH) • 12 investigators 

as listed in Appendix 

1 

BCCA-Centre 

for the 

Southern 

Interior 

(Kelowna) 

(PHSA) 

70 BCCA - Fraser 

Valley Centre 

(Surrey) 

(PHSA) 

400 BCCA- 

Vancouver 

Centre 

(PHSA) 

5, including: 

• Vickars, Linda 

• Leitch, Heather 

• 16 investigators 


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1 



1 

Smith, Clay. Director 

Leukemia/BMT Program 

of B.C. 

T: 604-875-4863. 

clsmith@bccancer.bc.ca. 

Leitch, Heather. Director. 

Tel: 604 684-5794. 

hleitch@providencehematology.com. 

Broughton, Sandra 

Regional Administrator. 

T: 250-712-3903. 

sbroughton@bccancer. 

bc.ca. 

Lee, Christopher 

Medical Director. 

T: 604-930-4017. 

clee@bccancer.bc.ca. 

Chi, Kim. Director. 

T: 604-877-6000 x 2746. 

kchi@bccancer.bc.ca. 

10 Phase 0 is a recent designation for exploratory, first-in-human trials conducted in accordance with the U.S. FDA 2006 Guidance on 

Exploratory Investigational New Drug (IND) Studies. Phase 0 trials are also known as human microdosing studies. Distinctive features 

of Phase 0 trials include the administration of single subtherapeutic doses of the study drug to a small number of subjects (10 to 15) 

to gather preliminary data on the agent’s pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Drug development companies carry out Phase 

0 studies to rank drug candidates to take forward into further development.

10 

Facility 


Pediatric Oncology/ 

BMT / Hematology 

Group 

Radiation Therapy 

Research Program, 


(no URL) 

The Vancouver 

Prostate Centre 

(also conducts genitourinary 

trials) (www. 

prostatecentre.com; 

www.pctriadd.com) 

Vancouver Island 

Centre Radiation 

Therapy Research 

Business Unit 

(www.bccancer.bc.ca/ 

RS/VancouverIsland- 

Centre/research/clinicaltrials/rtrbu.htm) 

VIC Systemic 

Therapy Clinical 

Trials Unit (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/VancouverIslandCentre/ 

research/clinicaltrials/ 

stctu/) 

Cardiology 

Cardiology Research 

(no URL) 


Disease Focus 

Pediatric cancer and 

complex blood disorders; 

bone marrow 

transplant 

All cancers that 

require radiation 

therapy 

Principally genitourinary 

cancers (e.g., 

prostate, bladder, 

renal, testes) 

All cancers that 

involve testing of 

radiation therapy 

techniques in clinical 

setting 

All cancer types 

requiring systemic 

therapy 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

III N/A B.C. Children’sHospital 

(BCCH) 

(PHSA) 

0, I, II, 

III, IV 

I, II, III, 

IV 

Approx. 

200 

800 – 

1200 

(potentialaccrual) 

I, II, III 82 – 

210/yr 

for the 

past 4 

years 

BCCA – 

Vancouver 

Centre 

(PHSA) 


• 7 investigators as 

listed in Appendix 

1 



1 



1 

BCCA – 

Vancouver 

Island Centre 

(Victoria) 

(PHSA) 

II, III 60-75 BCCA - 

Vancouver 

Island Centre 

(Victoria) 

(PHSA) 

Cardiac sciences II, III Several 

hundred 

• Berrang, Tanya 

• Pai, Howard 

• Truong, Pauline 

• Wai, Elaine 



1 



1 



Disease Area (cont’d) 

Rogers, Paul. Medical 

Director. 

T: 604-875-2322. progers@cw.bc.ca. 

(1) French, John. Director 

of Clinical Operations. 

T: 604 877 6000 x 2780. 

JFrench2@bccancer. 

bc.ca. 

(2) Lim, Peter. Acting 

Professional Practice 

Leader - Radiation Oncology. 

T: 604-877-6000 x 

2650. plim@bccancer. 

bc.ca. 

Palmer, Maureen. Study 

Coordinator and Nurse. 

T: 604-875-5675. 

maureen.palmer@vch.ca. 

1) Truong, Pauline. 

Radiation Oncologist. T: 

250 519 5500. ptruong@ 

bccancer.bc.ca. 

(2) Beckham, Wayne. 

Head, Medical Physics. 

T: 250 519 5500. WBeckham@bccancer.bc.ca. 

den Duyf, Johanna 

Director, Systemic 

Therapy and ST Clinical 

Trials Unit. 

T: 250-519-5591. 

jdenduyf@bccancer. 

bc.ca. 

Fox, Rebecca. Manager. 

T: 604-875-4065. r.fox@ 

telus.net


Facility 


Cardiology Clinical 

Trials Inc. (http:// 




• 

James Hogg iCAP- 

TURE Centre (also 

conducts pulmonary 

trials) (www.icapture. 

ubc.ca) 

Heart Centre (www. 

heartcentre.ca) 

CNS 

Alzheimer Disease 

& Related Disorders’ 

Clinic (http:// 

ubc-alzclinic.vch.ca/ 

index.html) 

B.C. Centre for 

Stroke and Cerebrovascular 

Diseases 

(www.bcstrokecentre. 

ca) 


(http://vch.eduhealth. 

ca/PDFs/FM/FM.470. 

V279.pdf) 


Disease Focus 

• Acute Coronary 

Syndromes 

• Congestive Heart 

Failure 

• Lipid lowering 

treatments 

• Cardiovascular 

disease and diabetes 

combined. 

Heart, blood vessel 

and lung diseases 

• The Healthy Heart 

Program 

• Interventional 

Cardiology 

• Atrial Fibrillation/ 

Arrythmia Device 

• Cardiovascular 

Surgery Research 

• Heart Failure and 

Acute Coronary 

Research 

Mild cognitive 

impairment, mild to 

moderate Alzheimer’s 

disease, use of 

neuroimaging 

Acute treatment of 

strokes and prevention 

of secondary 

strokes 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

II, III, IV N/A Surrey 

Memorial 

Hospital (FH) 

II, III N/A St. Paul’s 

(Providence) 

I, II, III N/A St. Paul’s 

(Providence) 

II, III N/A. 

Sees 

over 

1,200 

patients/ 

year 

UBC Hospital 

(VCH) 




1 



1 



1 

• Feldman, Howard 

and five others 

Lynn Breakwell, RN. T: 

604-587-3720. lynn. 

breakwell@fraserhealth. 

ca. 

Hansen, Melanie. 

T: 604-806-9299. Melanie.Hansen@hli.ubc.ca. 

See www.heartcentre. 

ca/clinics.asp. 

O’Neill, Valarie. Senior 

Clinical Research Coordinator. 

T: 604-822-7990. 

I, II, III N/A VGH (VCH) • Teal, Philip T: 604-875-5295. teal@ 

interchange.ubc.ca. 

N/A II, III N/A VGH (VCH) • Javidan, Mano 

• Townsend, 

Tiffany 

11 

Javidan, Mano. Medical 

Director EEG Lab. T: 604 

875-4402. manouchehr. 

javidan@vch.ca.

12 

Facility 


Mood Disorders 

Centre of Excellence 

UBC, Clinical 

Trials Section 

(www.ubcmood.ca) 

Multiple Sclerosis 

Clinic (http://research.fraserhealth. 



Multiple Sclerosis 

Clinic (www. 

ubcneurology.com/ 

Research_MS.html) 

Neurosciences 

Program (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/Neurosciences/ProgramsServices.htm) 

Neurosurgery Division 

(www.surgery. 

ubc.ca/neurosurgery) 

Pacific Parkinson’s 

Research Centre 

(www.parkinsons. 

ubc.ca/index.html) 


Disease Focus 

Mood disorders 

(particularly depression 

and bipolar 

disorders) 

Therapeutic trials 

for MS 

Therapeutic trials 

for MS 

Pediatric trials in 

neurology, neuromuscular 

diseases. 

Cerebrovascular 

disease/ stroke 

Diagnosis and 

management of 

Parkinson’s and other 

related disorders, 

such as tremor and 

dystonia, using novel 

drugs, surgery, and 

neuroimaging 

Types 

of 


I, II, III, 

IV 

Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Over 

100 

II, III N/A. 

Clinic 

has 

3,000 

patients 

II, III N/A. 

Over 

600 

new 

patients/ 

yr 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 


(VCH) 

Burnaby 

Hospital 

(FH) 


(VCH) 




1 

• Vorobeychik, 

Galina 



1 

Woo, Cindy. Research 

Coordinator. T: 604-822- 

7627. 

cinw@interchange.ubc. 

ca. 

Vorobeychik, Galina. 

Principal Investigator 

and Clinic Director. T: 604 

412-6405. 

galina.vorobeychik@ 

fraserhealth.ca. 

Traboulsee, A. Head of 

Clinical Trials Group. T: 

604 822-0788. trabouls@ 

interchange.ubc.ca. 

N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • N/A Farrell, Kevin, Clinical 

Neurologist. T: 604-875- 

2976. kfarrell@cw.bc.ca. 

II, III Approx. 

200 

may be 

eligible 

for 

clinical 

trials 

I, II, III, 

IV 

VGH (VCH) • Haw, Charles 

• Heran, Manraj 

• Redekop, Gary 

N/A UBC Hospital 

(VCH) 

• McKeown, 

Martin J. 

• Stoessl, Jonathan 

• Tsui, Joseph 




Redekop, Gary. Head, 

Division of Neurosurgery. 

T: 604-875-5235. 

gary.redekop@vch.ca. 

Babul, Shamin. Administrator. 

T: 604-822-7721. 

ndsb@interchange. 

ubc.ca


Facility 


Psychiatry Administration 

Division 

(no URL) 

Genitourinary 


(http://urology.ubc. 

ca/bladder-carecentre) 

Nephrology 

Research Unit, associated 

with the 

B.C. Renal Agency 

(www.bcrenalagency. 

ca/) 

The Vancouver 

Prostate Centre 

Kidney Clinic (www. 

bcrenalagency.ca/ 

kidneysvcs/Kidney- 

ServicesRegion/ 

InteriorHealth/chronicClinics.htm) 

Infectious Diseases 

AIDS Research 

Program (www. 

cfenet.ubc.ca/content. 

php?id=18) 

CIHR Canadian 

HIV Trials Network 

(www.hivnet.ubc.ca) 


Disease Focus 

Mental illness, particularly 

depression, 

schizophrenia, and 

addiction 

Investigation of 

medicines, and 

naturopathic and 

complementary 

therapies 

Chronic kidney disease, 

dialysis, kidney 

transplantation 

See above under 

“Cancer” for details 

Dialysis, end stage 

renal disease 

HIV, Hepatitis C Virus 

(HCV) – HIV coinfection, 

and fungal 

infection 

HIV and related 

diseases 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

III, IV Sees 

approx. 

500 

new 

patients/ 

year 

N/A N/A UBC Hospital 

(VCH) 

II, III, IV 800 

(potentialaccrual) 


Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

VGH (VCH) • Ganesan, Soma 

• Lu, Shaohua 

• Mok, HIram 

• Singh, Kulbir 

VGH (VCH) 

and St Paul’s 

Hospital 

(Providence); 

B.C. Renal 

Agency 

(PHSA) 

III N/A Royal Inland 

Hospital 

(IHA) 

II, III, IV 100 - 

200 

II, III, IV 417 in 

2008/9 

St Paul’s 

(Providence) 

St. Paul’s 

(Providence) 

Ganesan, Soma. T: 

604-875-4023. soma. 

ganesan@vch.ca. 

• Stothers, Lynn Stothers, Lynn. Director 

of Research. T: 604-822- 

7616. lynns@interchange.ubc.ca. 



1 

• Wijeyesinghe, 

ECR. 

• Montaner, Julio 

• Barrios, Rolando 

• Guillemi, Silvia 

• Phillips, Peter 

• Tyndall, Mark 

• Schechter, Martin 

• Anis, Aslam 

13 

Rogers, Daniel. UBC 

Division of Nephrology, 

Clinical Research 

Manager VGH. 

T. 604-875-4111x 67679. 

Daniel.rogers@vch.ca. 

Pennington, Carrie Mae. 

Manager. T: 250-314- 

2849. 

Chau, William 

T: 604-806-8064. 

wchau@cfenet.ubc.ca. 

Pankovich, Jim. 

Chief Scientific Officer. 

T: 604-806-8340. 

jpankovich@mail.hivnet. 

ubc.ca.

14 

Facility 


Downtown Infectious 

Diseases Clinic 

(no URL) 

Vaccine Evaluation 

Centre CTU 

(www.bcchildrens. 

ca/Research/Vaccine- 

EvaluationCentre) 

Women & Family 

HIV Centre (no URL) 

Pulmonary 

James Hogg iCAP- 

TURE Centre 

Pacific Lung Centre 

(www.pacificlung. 

com) 


(http://lungcentre. 

vch.ca/) 


Disease Focus 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 


Mainly HIV and HCV II, III, IV 40 VGH (VCH) • Conway, Brian 

• Alenezi, Osamah 

• Reynolds, Robert 

Various infectious 

diseases 

Therapy, vaccines, 

and diagnostic/ 

prognostic biomarkers 

in pregnant 

women, infants, 

children, and youth 

See above under 

“Cardiology” for 

details 

E.g. chronic obstructive 

pulmonary 

disease (bronchitis 

and emphysema), 

interstitial pulmonary 

fibrosis, chronic 

cough, cystic fibrosis, 

asthma 

E.g., asthma, 

emphysema, 

chronic bronchitis, 

bronchiectasis, lung 

cancer, occupational 

and environmental 

lung diseases, sarcoidosis, 

pnuemonia, 

tuberculosis, pulmonary 

hypertension 

and interstitial lung 

disease 

II, III, IV Not 

applicable 

BCCH (PHSA) • Scheifele, David 

• Dobson, Simon 

• Kollmann, Tobias 

• Bettinger, Julie 

• Sauve, Laura 

N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • Burdge, David 

• Forbes, John 

(Jack) 

II, III, IV N/A St Paul’s 

(Providence) 



1 

II, III, IV 140 VGH (VCH) • 16 investigators 


1 




Tossonian, Harout. 

Research Manager. T: 

604-642-6429 x 304. 

tossonian@exchange. 

ubc.ca. 

Bjornson, Gordean. 

T: 604-875-2422. gbjornson@cw.bc.ca. 

Forbes, John (Jack). 

Medical Director. T: 

604-875-2212. jforbes@ 

cw.bc.ca. 

Tel: 604 806-9465. info@ 

pacificlung.com. 

Tom, Freda. Clinical Trials 

Coordinator. 

T: 604-875-4111 x 

67916. 

Freda.Tom@vch.ca.


Facility 



Disease Focus 

Metabolic-Endocrine 

Diabetes Research 

Centre (http://diabetesresearch.net/) 

Endocrinology and 

Diabetes Unit 

Endocrinology and 

Metabolism (no 

URL) 

Novel drugs for 

diabetes, diabetes 

and cardiovascular 

disease 

Drug therapy and 

biomarkers in pediatric 

patients 

Neuroendocrine 

disorders, diabetes, 

dyslipidemia, and 

obesity 

Obstetrics & Gynecology 

Maternal Fetal 

Medicine Research 

Unit (no URL) 

Obstetrics and 

Gynecology hospital 

departments 

affiliated with UBC 

(www.obstgyn.ca) 

Obstetrics Medicine 

Program (http:// 

www.bcwomens.ca/ 

ForProfessionals/ClinicalPractice/SpecializedWomensHealth/ 

Obstetric+Medicine. 

htm 

Centre for Menstrual 

Cycle and 

Ovulation Research 

(www.cemcor.ubc.ca) 

Drug therapy; biomarkers;management 

of labour and 

delivery, technology 

assessment 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 


III + N/A VGH (VCH) • Elliott, Tom Elliott, Tom. T: 604-875- 

5934. tom.elliott@vch. 

ca. 

N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • Amed, Shazhan 

• Chanoine, Jean- 

Pierre 

• Metzger, Daniel 

•Panagiotopoulos, 

Constadina 

II, III N/A VGH (VCH) 

and St Paul’s 

(Providence) 

N/A N/A B.C. Women’s 

Hospital 

(PHSA) 

N/A II, III N/A E.g. B.C. 

Women’s 

Hospital 

(PHSA), St. 

Paul’s (Providence), 

VGH 

(VCH), Royal 

Columbian 

(FH) 

Hypertensive disorders 

of pregnancy 

and diabetes 

Ovulation and the 

causes for and consequences 

of ovulation 

disturbances 

N/A N/A BCWH 

(PHSA) 

• Elliott, Tom 

• Sirrs, Sandra 

• Ur, Ehud 



1 

• At least 18 investigators 

as listed in 

Appendix 1 

• Liston, Rob 

• Magee, Laura 

• Thompson, David 

Chanoine, Jean-Pierre. 

Head, Division of Pediatric 

Endocrinology. T: 604- 

875-2624. jchanoine@ 

cw.bc.ca. 

Ur, Ehud. Division Head. 

T: 604 875-4552. ehud. 

ur@vch.ca 

Alain Gagnon. agagnon@ 

cw.bc.ca. 

Fernandez, Ariadne. Research 

Program Manager. 

afernandez@phsa.ca. 

Magee, Laura. Senior 

Clinician Scientist. T: 604- 

875-2424 ext. 6012. 

lmagee@cw.bc.ca. . 

IV N/A VGH (VCH) • Prior, Jerilynn C. T: 604–875-5927. cemcor@interchange.ubc.ca 

15

16 

Facility 



Disease Focus 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 





Orthopedics 

Foot and Ankle Surgical techniques I, II, III N/A St Paul’s • Younger, Alastair Bora, Biraj. Clinical 

Clinic Orthopedics used to treat a 

Hospital • Yang, Tung Chuo Research Coordinator. T: 

Research Group variety of foot and 

(Providence) •Smith, Donna 604-806-8743. 

(www.bcfootandankle.com) 

ankle ailments 

Orthopedics 

N/A II, III N/A Royal • McCormack, Mauri Zomar, Research 

Department (http:// 

Columbian Robert 

Coordinator, 


Hospital • Perey, Bertrand T: 604-520-4855. Mauri. 



(FH) 

• Stone, Trevor Zomar@fraserhealth.ca. 

Other Pediatric 

Neonatal Research Effects of nutrition, I, II, III, Ap- BCCH (PHSA) • Chessex, Philippe Claydon, Jennifer 

Program (no URL) oxidants, and antiox- IV prox. 

(Head) 

Research Program 

idants on biological 

700 

• 12 others listed Manager. 

markers and clinical 

admis- 

in Appendix 1 T: 604-875-2000 x 7408. 

outcome; stress/ 

sions/ 

jclaydon@cw.bc.ca. 

pain; role of immunity 

and genetics 

in neonatal disease; 

brain development 

and injury; neonatal 

ventilation; critical 

care therapies 

year 

Pediatric General Fetal therapies, N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • Skarsgard, Erik Skarsgard, Erik. Head, 

Surgery (www.bc- including gene 

Division of Pediatric 

childrens.ca/Services/ replacement; 

General Surgery. 

SurgeryAndSurg- outcomes 

T: 604-875-3744. eskarsSuites/GeneralSurgery/default.htm)gard@cw.bc.ca. 

Pediatric Rheuma- Pediatric rheumatic N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • Cabral, David Cabral, David. Director of 

tology Program diseases including 

• Petty, Ross Young Adult Rheumatic 

(www.bcchildrens.ca/ chronic arthritis, 

• Tucker, Lori Disease (YARD) Clinic. T: 

Services/Specialized- systemic lupus 

604-875-2437. dcabral@ 

Pediatrics/Rheuma- erythematosus and 

cw.bc.ca. 

tology/default.htm) vasculitis


Facility 


Other 

Arthritis Research 

Centre 

Critical Care 

Medicine hospital 

departments 

affiliated with UBC 

(www.ubccriticalcaremedicine.ca) 

(see below for Fraser 

Health group) 

Critical Care Group 

Fraser Health 

(http://research. 

fraserhealth.ca/ 

clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_ 

groups/) 

Dermatology 

Clinical Trials Unit 

(www.derm.ubc.ca/ 

research/clinical_trials_unit.htm) 

Emergency 

Medicine Research 

Group (www. 

sphemerg.ca/research) 


Disease Focus 

Arthritis diagnosis, 

prognosis, prevention, 

care outcomes, 

and quality of life 

issues 

Sepsis and septic 

shock, prevention of 

thromboembolism, 

ARDS and other 

inflammatory lung 

diseases, apnea, 

and traumatic brain 

injury 

Thromboprophylaxis; 

ARDS; sedation 

management, life 

support outcomes 

for octogenarians; 

ventilator associated 

pneumonia; H1N1; 

sepsis; acute lung 

injury; antibiotics 

All areas of dermatology, 

including 

acne, psoriasis, 

eczema, warts, skin 

cancer, and hair 

disorders 

Infectious diseases 

(SSTI, Sepsis), Stroke 

Care, Patient Safety 

and Medical Decision 

Making 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 


N/A N/A VCH N/A Ellis, Nancy. Senior Clinical 

Trials Coordinator. T: 

604-871-4573. 

II, III N/A e.g. St. Paul’s 

(Providence), 

VGH 

(VCH), B.C. 

Children’s 

Hospital 

(PHSA), 

Royal 

Columbian 

(FH), Surrey 

Memorial 

Hospital (FH) 

II, III N/A Royal 

Columbian 

(FH), Surrey 

Memorial 

Hospital (FH) 

I, II, III, 

IV 

N/A VGH/ UBC 

(VCH) 

III N/A St. Paul’s 

(Providence) 



1 

• Reynolds, Steven 

• Keenan, Sean 



1 

• Grafstein, Eric 

• Harris, Devin 

• Stenstrom, 

Robert 

17 

Dhingra, Vinay. T: 604 

875-5949. vinay.dhingra@vch.ca. 

S vetik, Miroslav. ICU 

RCH Research Coordinator. 

miroslav.svetik@ 


Sheilagh Mans, ICU SMH 

Research Coordinator. 

Sheilagh.Mans@fraserhealth.ca 

Lui, Harvey. 

T: 604 875-4747. harvey. 

lui@ubc.ca 

Stenstrom, Robert. 

Research Director. Tel: 

604-682-2344 x 68985. 

robstenstrom@shaw.ca.

18 

Facility 



(no URL) 

Penticton Regional 

Hospital Research 

Department (No 

URL) 

Provincial Medical 

Genetics Program 

(www.bcchildrens.ca/ 

Services/MedicalGenetics/default.htm) 

Ridge Meadows 

Hospital (http:// 




Vancouver Retinal 

Research Group (No 

URL) • 


Disease Focus 

Colitis, Crohn’s, 

liver disease (e.g., 

hepatitis, cancer), 

GERD and erosive 

esophagitis, motility 

Cardiology, Neurology,Nephrology, 

Gynecology, 

Pediatrics, Oncology, 

Rheumatology 

Identification and 

experimental treatment 

of lysosomal 

storage diseases 

Cardiac research, 

antibiotics in 

pneumonia, asthma 

and COPD 

Macular degeneration, 

diabetic 

retinopathy, and 

central retina vein 

occlusion 

Types 

of 


Annual 

Patient 

Accrual 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority)* 

II, III N/A VGH (VCH), 

St Paul’s 

(Providence) 

III, IV N/A Penticton 

Regional 

Hospital 

(IHA) 




1 



1 

Byrne, Michael. T: 604 

875-5640. michael. 

byrne@vch.ca 

Susan Valley, Coordinator 

Clinical Research. 

T: 250-492-4000 x 2629. 

Susan.Valley@interiorhealth.ca. 

N/A N/A BCCH (PHSA) • N/A Clarke, Lorne. T: 604-875- 

2157. lclarke@cw.bc.ca. 

III N/A Ridge Meadows 

Hospital 

(FH) 

II, III N/A VGH/ UBC 

Eye Care 

Centre (VCH) 

• Auersperg, 

Edward 

• Ervin, Frank 

• Tsui, Winston 

• Albiani, David 

• Merkur, Andrew 

• Potter, Michael 




Ervin, Frank. T: 604-466- 

8199. flervin@telus.net. 

Gillies, Dawne. Clinical 

Research Coordinator. 

T: 604-875-4253. 

dawne.gillies@vch.ca 

N/A = Not available 

• BioPharma Solutions conducted an in-depth review of these facilities including visits and interviews. 

• Hospitals/ Agencies: BCCA = B.C. Cancer Agency (www.bccancer.bc.ca); BCCH = B.C. Children’s Hospital (www.bcchildrens.ca); VGH 

= Vancouver General Hospital; Health Authorities: FH = Fraser Health Authority (www.fraserhealth.ca; http://research.fraserhealth. 

ca/); PHSA = Provincial Health Services Authority (www.phsa.ca); Providence = Providence Health Care Society (www.providencehealthcare.org); 

VCH = Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (www.vch.ca); IHA = Interior Health Authority (www.interiorhealth.ca). 

* Most, if not all, units also conduct investigator-initiated, cooperative research group, and grant sponsored studies.


Clinical Trials Support Units 

The health authorities have five clinical trials support units to aid individual investigators in their clinical 

trials. These are shown in Figure 1, summarized in Table 3, and described in Appendix 2. The units generally 

offer the following services: 

• Study design, methodology, and protocol development 

• Budget planning and/or review 

• Assistance with REB submission 

• Regulatory documentation 

• Statistical analysis and data management 

• Training in clinical trials procedures and GCP 

• Pharmacoeconomic analysis (at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute [VCHRI] [through 

the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation] and Providence Health Care Research Institute 

[through the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences]) 

• Provision of trained nurses (at Child & Family Research Institute [CFRI] and VCHRI) 

• Provision of study/ clinic space (at CFRI, VCHRI and VIHA Research Department). 

In addition, the Laboratory-Clinical Studies Unit at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provides 

laboratory support and testing for clinical trials. 

TABLE 3. Clinical Trials Support Units 

Facility (URL if available) Types of 

Trials * 

CFRI Clinical Research Support 

Unit (www.cfri.ca/research_support/clinical_research_support/ 

default.asp) 

Department of Evaluation and 

Research Services 

(http://research.fraserhealth.ca/) 

Laboratory-Clinical Studies Unit 

(www.phsa.ca/bccdcpublichealthlab) 


I, II, III, IV 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority) * 

BCCH (PHSA) • Supports all 

CFRI clinical 

investigators 

II, III, IV plus 

screening, 

diagnostic, 

observational,interventional 

studies 

II, III, IV plus 

screening, 

diagnostic, 

observational,interventional 

studies 

mainly in 

HPV, HIV, 

Hepatitis 

Fraser Health 

(FH) 

• Supports all 

active FH clinicalinvestigators 

BCCDC, PHSA • Mel Krajden 

• Petric, Martin 

19 

Junker, Anne. Director, Clinical & Population 

Health Studies, CFRI. 

T: 604-875-3591 

ajunker@cw.bc.ca 

Susan Chunick, Director, Department of 

Evaluation and Research Services. 

T: 604-587-4681 

susan.chunick@fraserhealth.ca 

Krajden, Mel. Associate Director, Laboratory 

Services. 

T: 604-707-2421. 

mel.krajden@bccdc.ca.

20 

TABLE 3. Clinical Trials Support Units (cont’d) 

Facility (URL if available) Types of 

Trials * 

PHCRI and the Centre for Health 

Evaluation and Outcome Sciences 

(www.cheos.ubc.ca) 

VCHRI Clinical Research Unit 

(www.vchri.ca/s/CRU.asp) 

VIHA Research Department 

(www.viha.ca/rnd/) 

Hospital/ 

Agency 

(Health 

Authority) * 

II, III, IV St. Paul’s (Providence) 

II, III, IV Institutes and 

communities 

within VCH, 

including VG, 

UBC, Lion’s Gate 

and Richmond 

hospitals 

II, III, IV Hospitals within 

the VIHA 


• 45 affiliated 

clinical investigators 

• Supports all 

PIs at VGH, UBC 

and other VCH 

hospitals and 

clinics 

• Supports 

30 clinical 

investigators 

at Vancouver 

Island hospitals 

* Also support investigator-initiated, cooperative research group, and grant sponsored studies. 


Orr, John. Director of Operations 

T: 604-806-2294 

johnorr@mail.cheos.ubc.ca 

Feschuk, Connie. Manager. 

T: 604-875-5886. connie.feschuk@ 

vch.ca 

Patel, Anika. Acting Regional Manager. 

T: 250-370-8764 

anika.patel@viha.ca. 

Contract and Regulatory Support 

As indicated in Appendices 1 and 2, individual CTUs, centres, study sites, and Clinical Trials Support 

Units employ study nurses and other staff who liaise between sponsors and services that provide 

expertise in negotiating and developing contracts. For clinical trials facilities affiliated with VCH, Providence, 

BCCH, B.C. Women’s Hospital, and Fraser Health, the expert facility is the UBC University-Industry 

Liaison Office (www.uilo.ubc.ca). For BCCA CTUs and centres, services are provided by the Technology 

Development Office (www.bccancer.bc.ca). A number of the investigators on Vancouver Island use 

the services of the VIHA Research Department (www.viha.ca/rnd/); otherwise, contracts are generally 

handled in-house or by other external facilities. The majority of sites, if not all, provide support for REB 

submissions and regulatory documentation to, and coordination with, Health Canada and the U.S. Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA). 

Quality Control/ Assurance 

All B.C.’s CTUs, centres, and study sites have Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) measures 

in place, as indicated in Appendices 1 and 3. 

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) comprise an integral part of each unit’s quality systems. SOPs 

cover study-related functions (including consent, collection of blood and other biological samples, data 

management, confidentiality, reporting and management of adverse events, study termination/ closure, 

and archiving), responsibilities, and training requirements. In the absence of SOPs, facilities ensure 

standardization by the use of other documents, such as checklists, or closely follow in-house guidelines. 

As required for clinical trials, SOPs or in-house guidelines are compliant with Health Canada, .FDA.), and 

ICH Good Clinical Practices (GCP) regulations and guidelines. Quality is also assured by the fact that 

all staff and investigators are trained in their site-specific SOPs as well as GCP. Furthermore, all projects 

have to be approved by stringent REBs prior to initiation.


There is generally no requirement for standardized SOPs within a health authority or hospital. However, 

CTUs affiliated with the BCCA follow that agency’s SOPs. For industry sponsored trials, the sponsor generally 

provides a procedures manual specific to the study under investigation. 

QA annual audits are generally conducted for the REB and/or the clinical facility. For industry sponsored 

trials, audits are conducted by the study sponsor and may also be conducted by regulatory authorities. 

In addition, the UBC Office of Research Services, which manages the ethics review process for hospitals 

affiliated with UBC (see below), conducts internal reviews of randomly selected studies that have 

received REB approval. 

Research Ethics Boards 11 

Regulatory Guidelines Followed by Research Ethics Boards in B.C. 

The responsibility for ethics in research involving human subjects in B.C. lies primarily with institutional 

REBs that follow and interpret sets of international and national guidelines, codes of ethics or policy 

statements to protect human subjects through risk/benefit evaluation, assurance of informed consent, 

and monitoring of ongoing studies 12 . Investigators intending to conduct human subject research in B.C. 

must seek REB approval from the involved institution(s) to satisfy funding and regulatory requirements, 

institutional policy requirements, and to meet criteria for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The 

1998 Tri-Council 13 Policy Statement (TCPS): “Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans” established 

ethical principles as well as requirements and prohibitions for REBs in Canada. The TCPS is widely accepted 

as the gold standard to which Canadian REBs aspire for ensuring efficiency and fairness to both 

human subjects and researchers. 

In 2006, B.C. REBs reviewed a total of 13,593 research protocols, including 4,465 new applications, 6,473 

amendments, and 2,655 renewals. 

B.C.’s Ethics Review Structure 

B.C. has 23 REBs that review research involving human subjects, representing 21 academic institutions, 

health authorities, and community-based organizations (see Appendix 4). In addition, the for-profit 

Canadian Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB) located in Vancouver B.C. and based in the U.S., 

provides independent REB services to national multi-centre and international clinical trials (see Appendix 

11). Through an initiative sponsored by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), 

the harmonization of REB processes is in progress. 14 

Each of B.C.’s six health authorities is responsible for ensuring ethics review of all research protocols to 

be carried out at or by an investigator affiliated with a health care facility within its jurisdiction. Geographically 

dispersed REBs provide opportunities to bring local perspectives to the review process, incorporating 

knowledge of rural communities, ethnic cultures, and other issues of local concern. Four of 

the six health authorities have established their own REBs, the other two (VCH and PHSA) have reached 

agreement with UBC to carry out ethics reviews on their behalf except for the PHSA’s adult oncology 

protocols, which are reviewed by the BCCA REB. 

11 Extracted from The Ethics Review Process in British Columbia: An Environmental Scan. Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. 

October 2007. www.msfhr.org/resources/public/Reports/BC_Scan.pdf. Accessed October 21, 2009. 

12 Include: the Nuremberg Code (1948), the Helsinki Declaration (1964), the Belmont Report from The National Commission for the 

Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1979), and the International Conference on Harmonization 

(ICH) of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use guidelines established in 1990 by the European 

Union, Japan and the U.S. 

13 Tri-Council refers to Canada’s three federal research funding agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Social 

Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). 

14 http://www.msfhr.org/special_initiatives/ethics_harmonization. Accessed October 21, 2009. 

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Much clinical research - particularly cancer-related - is multi-centred and collaborative, thus subject to 

ethical review by each of the involved institutions. To minimize the requirement for multiple reviews 

of research presented to the UBC, Providence, and BCCA REBs, these institutions have agreed that the 

initial review may be conducted by any of their four REBs and that the other three will, in most cases, 

honour the outcome of the that review. Further, the REB that reviews and approves a protocol is responsible 

for subsequent supervision. 

The MSFHR-led “B.C. Ethics Harmonization Initiative” 14 is developing a harmonized provincial approach 

to ethics approval, including: 

• Creating common forms (e.g. application forms, informed consent) 

• Developing a shared/ common IT platform and tools accessible to researchers and institutions at 

which human subject research is undertaken in B.C. 

• Exploring how ethics review for multi-centre trials can be more efficient, consistent, and timely, 

possibly with some degree of inter-institutional reciprocity 

• Developing common educational and training resources to be shared by REBs. 

Training Facilities 

All B.C.’s CTUs, centres, and study sites ensure that their investigators and staff are trained in clinical trial 

procedures, SOPs, and appropriate (i.e., Health Canada, FDA, ICH) GCP regulations and guidelines, as 

indicated in Appendix 1. Such training is usually in-house or via on-line GCP courses. In addition, there 

are at least nine training programs in the Province that specifically focus on clinical trials. These are listed 

in Table 4 and detailed in Appendix 5. 

TABLE 4. Clinical Trials Training Facilities 

Facility (URL) Description 

ASKA Research (http://askaresearch. 

trainingcampus.net) 

CHEOS Clinical Research Education 

Series (no specific URL within www.cheos. 

ubc.ca) 

Clinical Research Professional Development 

(CRPD) Education Program (www. 

cfri-training.ca/training/ClinicalResearchCoordinators.asp) 

CFRI Monthly Education Forum (www. 

cfri-training.ca) 

Global Client Partners Consulting Inc. 

(www.gcpconsultants.com) 

Health Information Science, UVic (http:// 

hinf.uvic.ca/) 


Offers on-line courses and guides on ICH/GCP regulations, roles and requirements; 

GCP-compliant clinical trials for investigators, coordinators, monitors, and sponsors; 

informed consent; and project management. 

Offers clinical research education to investigators and clinical research coordinators. 

Supports professional development of clinical research coordinators and research 

staff involved in all aspects of clinical research. 

Specific to Clinical Research Coordinators, an education forum focused on clinical 

research. 

Offers training in ICH: Good Clinical Practice Guidelines; Code of Federal Regulations; 

Investigator and Coordinator Meetings; Standard Operating Procedures; Essential 

Documents; and the conduct of investigator-initiated studies. 

Offers a range of courses in healthcare management, epidemiology, and medical 

methodology; with some aspects of courses and training relevant to clinical trials 

management and clinical trials operations.


Facility (URL) Description 

School of Population & Public Health, 

UBC (www.spph.ubc.ca) 

Society of Clinical Research Associates, 

Inc., Vancouver Chapter (www.socra.org) 

Western Regional Training Centre for 

Health Services Research (WRTC) (http:// 

wrtc-hsr.ca/) 

Offers a range of courses in epidemiology and healthcare; with several directly 

relevant to clinical trials management and clinical trials operations. Masters courses 

relevant to clinical trials training include: 

• The Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials 

• Clinical Epidemiology 

• Clinical Decision Analysis 

• Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures. 

A non-profit, professional organization dedicated to the continuing education and 

development of clinical research professionals. It offers courses and workshops in 

subjects such as: 

• GCP 

• Trials management 

• SOPs 

• Monitoring 

• Legal, Ethical and Practical Considerations in Protecting Human Research Participants. 

A Western Canadian collaborative initiative that supports the postgraduate training 

of applied health services researchers across disciplines, sectors, and institutions. 

Relevant courses include: 

• Health Care Research Methods 

• Epidemiology of Health Care. 

Funding Sources for Clinical Research 

During the past five years (2005/6 to 2009/10) B.C. conducted over 2,100 clinical trials, excluding 

investigator-initiated studies 15 . The level of financial support for these trials was available for 83% of the 

studies and amounted to more than $100M. Funds were received from industry, governments, patient 

groups, and other not-for-profit organizations, with sponsor data available for 95% of studies. 

Industry sponsored 78% of the trials and supplied 62% of the funding (Figures 3 and 4). The most 

important government sponsor was the Canadian federal government’s Canadian Institutes of Health 

Research (Canada’s equivalent of the U.K.’s Medical Research Council or the U.S. National Institutes of 

Health [NIH]), which provided over three-quarters of government funding. Although governments provided 

33% of funds (Figure 3), such funds covered just 9% of the projects as they included national bulk 

funding for the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (Figure 4). 

15All clinical trial numerical data in this report are based only on industry-, government-, and not-for-profit-sponsored trials. Investigator-initiated 

trials have not been included. 

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FIGURE 3. Source of Funds for Clinical Trials, 2005/6 - 2009/10 

62% 

N= 1596 (78%) 

5% 

Government 


Industrial Funders 

Approximately 260 companies funded clinical trials in B.C. over the past five years. Industrial sponsors 

included small start-ups and major companies, with investments ranging from less than $1,000 to over 

$1M. Median sponsorship was $18,700, with 25% of projects receiving more than $53,000. Sponsors 

included all of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotech companies. 

Therapeutic Focus of Clinical Trials 

Clinical trials in B.C. cover all major disease areas. The most important, based on number of studies over 

the past five years, are those conducted in cancer, followed by cardiovascular diseases/ cardiology and 

CNS disorders (Figure 5). In terms of dollars, clinical trials in infectious diseases/ infection received the 

most funds, in part because of national bulk funding for the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network. Cancer, 

CNS disorders and cardiovascular diseases/ cardiology received the next highest levels of funds (Figure 

6). 

33% 

N= 269 (13%) 

N= 184 (9%) 

Industry 

Not-for-Prot 

FIGURE 4. Number of Clinical Trials According to Sponsor, 2005/6 - 2009/10 

Government 

Industry 

Not-for-Prot


FIGURE 5. Therapeutic Focus of Clinical Trials Based on a Number of Studies, 2005/6 - 2009/10 

4% 

4% 

7% 

4% 

6% 

3% 

3% 

11% 

6% 

24% 

14% 

9% 

15% 

“Other” includes anesthesiology, autoimmune, critical care, dental, dermatology, emergency medicine, hematology, musculo-skeletal, 

neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, surgery, and transplant. 

The distribution in terms of disease specialty and funding of the more than 200 pediatric trials included 

in this report is somewhat different to the overall pattern, as can be seen in Figure 7. Trials on diseases 

and disorders of the CNS, particularly epilepsy, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and Attention Deficit 

Hyperactivity Disorder, are the most common, followed by infectious diseases/ infection (mainly vaccine 

trials) 16 . The most common pulmonary trials targeted cystic fibrosis, respiratory syncytial virus, and 

asthma. 

23% 

17% 

23% 

18% 

9% 

Cancer 

CV/Cardiology 

CNS 

ID/Infection 

Gastrointestinal 

Genitourinary 


Pulmonary 

Other 

FIGURE 6. Therapeutic Focus of Clinical Trials Based on Amount of Funding, 2005/06 - 2009/10 

Cancer 

CV/Cardiology 

CNS 

ID/Infection 


Genitourinary 


Pulmonary 

Other 

16 Note that pediatric cancer trials do not come with individual trial funding and funding related to disease underestimates the 

amount of activity in this area. Using infrastructure funds from the international Children’s Oncology Group (COG), virtually every 

child is entered into cancer clinical trials that are seamlessly integrated into their health care. 

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FIGURE 7. Therapeutic Focus of Pediatric Clinical Trials Based on Amount of Funding, 

2005/06 - 2009/10 

10% 6% 

12% 

33% 

Cancer 

CNS 

ID/Infection 

Genitourinary 

8% 

Hematology 

3% 

Obs&Gyne 

3% 

Pulmonary 

Other 

25% 

Types of Clinical Trials 

The majority of single trials over the past five years have been dedicated to drug therapies, with diagnostics 

trials a distant second in terms of funding (Figure 8). Drug therapies are even more dominant in 

terms of number of studies, accounting for 4/5th of all trials. The second most important area according 

to study numbers was device treatments (Figure 9). 

FIGURE 8. Type of Product Testing in Clinical Trials Based on Amount of Funding, 

2005/06 - 2009/10 

62% 

10% 

5% 

13% 

10% 

“Treatment Other” includes stem cells, surgery, vitamins, infant formula, and exercise. 

Diagnostics 

Treatment-Devices 

Treatment-Drugs 

Treatment-Other 

Vaccines


FIGURE 9. Type of Product Tested in Clinical Trials Based on Number of Studies, 

2005/06 - 2009/10 

80% 

6% 

2% 

5% 

7% 

Diagnostics 

Treatment-Devices 

Treatment-Drugs 

Treatment-Other 

Vaccines 

Clinical trials have also included major components in health economics, health outcomes other than 

just a response to experimental therapy, and epidemiology. The number of such studies included in the 

more than 2,100 trials covered in this report is shown in Figure 10. These studies received $9M in funding 

over the past five years. 

FIGURE 10. Clinical Trials with Major Emphasis on Epidemiology, Health Economics, 

and Health Outcomes 

Health Economics 17 

Epidemiology 92 

Health Outcomes 

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0 20 40 60 80 100 

Number of Studies 

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Clinical Investigators 

Over 560 investigators in B.C. have received funding to conduct clinical trials over the past five years. 

Many of these individuals are world-renowned, with 16 occupying endowed Chairs. All investigators 

included in the clinical trials analysis are listed in Appendix 6 in both alphabetical order and according 

to specialty. The main disease areas in which they work are shown in Figure 11, with some researchers 

specializing in more than one area. The distribution of investigator expertise broadly reflects the number 

of clinical trials conducted over the past five years, as shown in Figure 5. 

As well as specializing in disease areas, some investigators also participate in trials that involve epidemiology, 

health economics, health outcomes, and pediatrics. The number of such individuals can be seen 

in Figure 12. The large number of pediatric trialists reflects the fact that Canada ranks second only to the 

U.S. in the number of active, registered clinical trials being conducted in children 17 . 

FIGURE 11. Number of Clinical Trials Investigators According to Disease Specialization 

Unknown 

Emerency Medicine 

Dental 

Anethisiology 

Transplant 

Opthamology 

Neonatology 

Dermatology 

Autoimmune 

Surgery 

Hematology 

Musculo-Skeletal 


Critical Care 

Obstetrics/Gynecology 


Pulmonary 

Genitourinary 

ID/Infection 

CNS 

CV/Cardiology 

Cancer 

6 

6 

5 

8 

8 

8 

9 

9 

9 

10 

11 

16 

19 

19 

23 

30 

34 

36 

0 30 60 90 120 150 

FIGURE 12. Number of Clinical Trials Researchers in Other Specialties 

Health Economics 15 

Health Outcomes 45 

Epidemiology 48 

Pediatrics 33 

86 

17 WHO. http://www.who.int/ictrp/child/search/en/. Accessed February 28th, 2010. 

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0 20 40 60 80 100 

85 

99 

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Patient Populations 

As B.C. has a single-payer government healthcare program there are no financial barriers to patient 

care. Thus, the demographics of potential study patients mirror those of disease occurrence within the 

general, ethnically diverse, rapidly growing population of approximately 4.4 million people. Table 5 summarizes 

the recent population information for the Province and includes the largest minority groups. 

Table 6 provides population figures for some of the Province’s most frequently occurring diseases and 

addictions. More details on all populations, including those for many other diseases, can be found in 

Appendix 7. 

TABLE 5. B.C. Population and Largest Visible Minority Groups 

Total Population 200918 All ages 0-14 years 15-64 years 65+ years 

4,455,200 

Populations 2006 

685,500 3,113,400 656,300 

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Total population 4,074,385 

Total visible minority population 1,008,855 (24.8%) 

Chinese 407,225 (10% of total population, 40% of visible minority population) 

South Asian 262,290 (6.4% of total population, 26% of visible minority population) 

First Nations (Aboriginals) 20 196,075 (4.4% of total population) 

TABLE 6. Patient Populations for Common Diseases and Addictions in B.C. 

Disease Area Population Information21 CNS Conditions 

Alcohol addiction 344,000 prevalence22 Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders Over 1,200 registered patients with UBC Clinic for Alzheimer’s 

Disease and Related Disorders23 Depression and anxiety 300,000 patients per year24 Multiple sclerosis (MS) Over 4,500 registered with UBC MS clinic 23 

Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Parkinson-like disorders (PLD) 1,100 with typical PD, 400 patients with PLD, 500 – 1,000 dystonia 

patients registered with UBC Movement Disorders Clinic 23 

Smokers 700,000 prevalence 22 


Hepatitis C 2,479 new case reports in 2008 25 

18Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo31a-eng.htm. Accessed December 6, 2009. 

19Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo52c-eng.htm. Accessed December 6, 2009. 

20Statistics Canada. www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo40c-eng.htm. Accessed March 9, 2010. These are people who reported an Aboriginal 

identity. They are not included in the 1,008,855 visible minority population. 

21The type of population information varies for different diseases, based on data source. 

22Stepping Forward. Improving Addiction Care in British Columbia. B.C. Medical Association, 2009. http://www.bcma.org/files/Addiction_Stepping_Forward.pdf. 

p. 5. Accessed October 22, 2009. 

23Neurosciences Asset Map British Columbia. www.investbc.com/assetmaps.htm. Accessed October 15, 2009. 

24Stepping Out of the Shadows. Collaborating to Improve Services for Patients with Depression. https://www.bcma.org/files/Depression_paper_ 

aug13.pdf. p. 12. Accessed October 22, 2009. 

25http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/59BFCFBB-933D-4337-9305-E3E5FF30D272/0/EPI_Report_CDAnnual2008_20090806.pdf. Accessed November 

4, 2009. 

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Disease Area Population Information 21 

HIV ~10,400 prevalence 26 

Other Conditions 

Arthritis 555,000 prevalence (2008) 27 

Asthma 280,600 prevalence (2008) 27 

Cancer (all types) 21,190 new cases/year 28 ; 72,300 prevalence (survivors over 10 

years) 29 

Diabetes 

1 87,000 prevalence (2008) 27 

Disease Area Population Information 21 

Hypertension 

55 4,900 prevalence (2008) 27 

Obesity 18% of men, 20% of women (prevalence: 2004) 30 

Children 

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Total children treated/ year at B.C. Children’s Hospital > 72,000 31 


TABLE 6. Patient Populations for Common Diseases and Addictions in B.C. (cont’d) 

Other Public Clinical Trials Support Infrastructure 

B.C. contains a great deal of additional public infrastructure to support clinical trials. This is summarized 

below and detailed in Appendices 8 – 10. 

Biorepositories 

Because of its public health system and Province-wide tertiary care clinics, B.C. has an exceptional stateof-the-art 

collection of appropriately consented tissues, blood, DNA, other molecular data, images, and 

protected clinical information. Tissues are available from patients with cancer, cardiovascular or pulmonary 

disease, and from those who have undergone organ transplantation or have donated organs. A 

brief description of the Province’s six biorepositories can be found in Table 7. 

TABLE 7. Biorepositories in B.C 

Biorepository 

Cancer 

Contact Comments 

Hematology Cell Bank of B.C. (www. Anna Koochin 

An initiative of the Leukemia/ BMT 

leukemiabmtprogram.org/general_infor- T: 604-875-4111 x 67409 

Program of B.C., this is a collection of more 

mation/research/hematology_cell_bank. akoochin@bccancer.bc.ca 

than 3,000 samples of blood, bone marrow 

html) 

material, peripheral blood stem cells, and 

leukapheresis products, as well as related 

clinical data from persons with hematologic 

malignancies or disorders and from 

healthy donors for use in research. 

26 B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. http://www.cfenet.ubc.ca/content.php?id=18. Accessed November 22, 2009. 

27 Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/pro01/pro110-eng.htm. Accessed October 22, 2009. 

28 B.C. Cancer Registry Statistics 2007 prepared by Population Oncology March 2009. Includes B.C. residents at diagnosis with any invasive cancer, 

excluding non-melanoma skin cancers (BCC, SCC - site C44: histology 8050-8084, 8090-8110). www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/27D69A84-8911- 

4B97-9073-96F5CEC13961/34420/NumberofCancerDiagnosis1.pdf. Accessed September 29, 2009. 

29 Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2009. Canadian Cancer Society. B.C. prevalence is assumed to be approx. 10% of total Canadian prevalence. 

30 Statistics Canada. www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-620-m/2005001/c-g/adults-adutles/4053576-eng.htm. Accessed March 9, 2010. 

31 www.bcchildrens.ca/AboutUs/BCCH/Facts.htm. Accessed November 6, 2009.


Biorepository Contact Comments 

Tissue Bank at the Vancouver Prostate 

Centre (www.prostatecentre.com 

and www.pctriadd.com) 

Tumour Tissue Repository (TTR), BCCA 

(Deeley Research Centre, Victoria) (www. 

bccrc.ca/ttr/index.html) 

Transplantation 

Biomarkers in Transplantation 

Biorepository 

Other 

iCAPTURE BioBank (http://www. 

icapture.ubc.ca/home.shtml) 

Eye Bank of B.C.; Eye Donation and 

Cornea Transplant Program (http:// 

www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/DBs/Redbook/orgPgs/3/3123.html) 

Antonio Hurtado-Coll 

T: 604-875-4111 x 61746. 

ahurtado@prostatecentre.com 

Peter Watson 

T: 250-519-5700 or 1-800-670-3322 

TTR@bccancer.bc.ca 

Janet McManus 

T: 604-806-8328 

JMcManus@mrl.ubc.ca 

Mike Allard 

T: 604-806-9292 

actinghead@pathology.ubc.ca 

Mark Elliot 

T: 604-806-8346 x 62709 

mark.elliott@hli.ubc.ca 

VGH 

T: 604-875-4567; 1-800-667-2060 

City wide REB approved biorepository for 

genitourinary tissues (prostate, urothelial, 

renal, and testes cancer) as well as serum 

and plasma bank. 

On behalf of the Province, the BCCA 

houses the TTR to support translational 

cancer research locally, nationally, and 

internationally. The collection includes 

tissues, blood, and clinical information 

from patient donors and a range of tumor 

types, accrued under carefully crafted 

and standardized consent, collection and 

operational protocols. A core component 

of the Canadian National Tumour Bank 

Network, the TTR has so far accrued over 

1,500 cases. 

Biomarkers of injury/ failure in kidney, liver 

and heart/lung. 

An amalgamation of the Cardiovascular 

and Pulmonary Registries, the locus for 

the registration, triage, and photography 

of all submitted specimens, including 

organs, tissues, cells, proteins or genes, 

computer images, or clinical information 

from humans, animals, cells, and cell-free 

systems. 

The Eye Care Centre at VGH is the provincial 

referral centre for the Eye Donation and 

Cornea Transplant Program; it coordinates 

the collection, evaluation, and distribution 

of donor eyes. 

Patient Registries 

A number of important national and Provincial patient registries are housed in B.C., with a breakdown 

according to disease area shown in Figure 13. Details can be found in Appendix 8. 

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CV/Cardiology 

CNS 

Pulmonary 

Cancer 

Infectious Disease 

Other 

0 1 2 3 4 5 

Number 

“Other” includes dialysis, transplant, public health, trauma, childhood vasculitis 


FIGURE 13. Provincial and National Patient Registries Involving B.C. Investigators 

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Healthcare Research Centres 

B.C. has at least 60 healthcare research centres that conduct research to aid disease/ health management. 

The number of centres focused on each disease or population type are illustrated in Figure 14 

while details can be found in Appendix 9. Twenty-four centres are disease-based, while 14 focus on 

specific populations (e.g., children, youth, women, the elderly, aboriginals). 

FIGURE 14. Breakdown of Healthcare Research Centres According to Focus 

Broad-Based 3 

Neurosciences 

Cancer 


Cardiovascular 

Pulmonary 

Autoimmune Diseases 

Other Disease-Based 

Child and Youth Health 

Women’s Health 

Ageing and Gerontology 

Rural and Aboriginal Health 

Other Health Research 

Health Policy, Epidemiology, Health Economics 

Environmental Health 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

3 

3 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3 

0 2 4 6 8 10 

5 

6 

4 

5 

9 

10


Technology and Informatics Platforms 

The Province has a number of cutting-edge technology platforms that offer important informatics, genomics, 

pharmacogenomics, proteomics, microarray, and other services to those interested in conducting 

research intensive (high content) clinical trials (Table 8). Details can be found in Appendix 9 (“Other 

Health Research Centres”, Sections 4 and 13). 

TABLE 8. Technology and Informatics Platforms to Support Research Intensive Clinical Trials 

Facility (URL) Services 

Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) 

(www.cmmt.ubc.ca) 

Multi-platform genotyping, DNA purification, and sequencing. 

Centre for Translational and Applied Genomics (CTAG) 

(PHSA/BCCA) (www.phsa.ca/AgenciesAndServices/Services/ 

PHSA-Labs/About-PHSA-Labs/CTAG.htm) 

Genomics and molecular pathology. 

Genome Research Lab, B.C. Centre for Disease Control 

(www.bccdc.ca) 

Pathogen identification & characterization. 

Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, B.C. Cancer 

Sequencing, bioinformatics, mapping, microarray, proteomics, 

Agency (PHSA/BCCA) (www.bcgsc.ca) 

expression cloning, and drug discovery. 

UVic - Genome B.C. Proteomics Centre (www.proteincentre. Biomarker discovery and validation, MALDI imaging, quantita- 

com) 

tive proteomics, structural proteomics, peptide synthesis, 

protein characterization, protein identification, bioinformatics, 

metabolomics. 

UVic School of Health Information Science (http://hinf.uvic. Consultative service on health informatics, as well as academic 

ca/) 

programs. 

The Vancouver Prostate Centre - Genome B.C. Microarray Microarray facility: Multi-platform facility offering design, 

Facility (Vancouver General Hospital/VCH) (www.microarray. execution and interpretation of microarray experiments. 

prostatecentre.com) and Translational Research Initiative for CECR: supports high content clinical trials for GU cancer; only 

Accelerated Discovery and Development (PC-TRIADD) Centre of 

Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) (www. 

pctriadd.com) 

site in B.C. with Veridex Circulating Tumor Cell technology. 

Health Economics and Outcomes 

As well as individual scientists working in the areas of health economics and outcomes, some of whom 

are listed in Appendix 6, B.C. has a number of centres and programs dedicated to this discipline (Table 

9; details in Appendix 9, section 14 unless otherwise stated). These focus on health technology assessment 

and/or health outcomes research, as well as other areas of health economics. 

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TABLE 9. Health Economics and Health Outcomes Facilities 

Name of Facility (URL) Description Contact 

Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, 

VGH (www.arthritisresearch.ca) 

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & 

Evaluation (C2E2), VCHRI 

(www.c2e2.vchri.ca/) 

CFRI Clinical Research Support Unit 

(www.cfri.ca/research_support/clinical_research_support/default.asp) 

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network 


Centre for Health Evaluation and 

Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) (www. 

cheos.ubc.ca) 

Collaboration for Outcomes Research 

and Evaluation (CORE), UBC 

(www.core.ubc.ca/index.php) 

Division of Mathematical Modeling, 

UBC/ B.C. Centre for Disease Control 

(www.mathmodeling.cdc.ubc.ca/index. 

htm) 

Patient-oriented research centre, with a 

wide range of disciplines including epidemiology, 

biostatistics, health psychology, 

health economics and education. 

Focused on evidence-based health care. 

Also supports clinical trials investigators 

by offering expertise in study design, data 

collection and management, statistical 

analysis, systematic reviews, health 

economics. 

Offers expertise in epidemiology, statistics 

and economics. See Appendix 2. 

Pharmacoeconomics is a key activity 

within this Network, with the Pharmacoeconomics 

Program Director (Aslam 

Anis) also holding the position of national 

co-director of the Network. 

Conducts pharmacoeconomic analyses. 

Evaluates, interprets and disseminates 

health outcome information. See Appendix 

2 

A multidisciplinary group of researchers 

with expertise in clinical pharmacy, 

pharmacoepidemiology, health economics, 

health services research, program 

evaluation, and health promotion 

research. Works in clinical and economic 

research, and pharmaceutical outcomes 

assessment. Includes the Community 

Pharmacist Research Network (CPRN), 

which enables the collection of real-time, 

patient-specific data under conditions of 

routine clinical care. 

Provides mathematical modeling expertise 

to public health policy makers in B.C.; 

builds infectious disease transmission 

models to assist policy design in Canada. 

Projects include modeling HPV & influenza 

immunization strategies, treatments 

for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis. 

Kellner, Shauneen. Executive Director. 

T: 604-879-7511. 

T: 604-875-4043. 

C2E2@vch.ca 


Junker, Anne, Director, Clinical & Population 

Health Studies, CFRI. 

T: 604-875-3591. 

ajunker@cw.bc.ca 

Pankovich, Jim. Chief Scientific Officer. 

T: 604-806-8340. 

jpankovich@mail.hivnet.ubc.ca 

Orr, John. Director of Operations. 

T: 604-806-2294. 


Marra, Carlo, Director. 

T: 604-827-3398. 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca 

Westland, Kristin. 

T: 604-822-9460. westland@exchange. 

ubc.ca 

English, Krista. Program Manager. 

T: 604.707.2476. 

krista.english@bccdc.ca


Name of Facility (URL) Description Contact 

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy 

Innovations, B.C. Children’s Hospital 

(POPi) (www.popi.ubc.ca) 

University of Victoria Pharmaceutical 

Outcomes and Policy Innovation (no 

URL) 

Pediatric research unit that fosters 

pharmaceutical policy innovation through 

proactive policy research, training and 

knowledge translation concerning the effectiveness, 

safety, and cost management 

of prescription drugs. Its three general 

components are: Drug Safety, Drug Effectiveness, 

Drug Policy. 

Research unit that studies drug effectiveness, 

safety and costs to provide decision 

makers with cost effective drug coverage 

strategies that produce the best health 

outcomes. 

Carleton, Bruce, Director. 

T: 604-875-3609. 

bcarleton@popi.ubc.ca 

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Warburton, Rebecca. Assistant Professor. 

T: 250-721-8066. 

rnwarbur@uvic.ca 

Epidemiology and Surveillance Facilities 

B.C. is home to numerous epidemiologists who work in public/ population/ community/ environmental 

health. This Asset Map lists some of the researchers that combine epidemiology with new treatment 

options and/or interventions (lifestyle modification) in Appendix 6. In addition, a number of the Province’s 

health research centres have epidemiology or surveillance divisions. Thirteen of these are listed in 

Table 10; details can be found in Appendix 9 unless otherwise stated. 

TABLE 10. Epidemiology and Surveillance Facilities 

Facility (URL) Description Contact 

Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, 

VGH 

Described above in Table 9. 

B.C. Centre for Disease Control, • Epidemiology Division - Provincial re- Epidemiology Division. 

Epidemiology Division and Immuniporting centre for cases of communicable T: 604-707-2510. 

zation Programs 

disease - monitors and evaluates cases Surveillance: Naus, Monika. 

(http://www.bccdc.ca/util/about/div/ and outbreaks, develops prevention and T: 604-707-2400. 

epidemioligy/default.htm) 

control policies and programs, and supports 

the implementation of immunization 

programs 

• Adverse events surveillance system for 

monitoring the public administration 

of vaccines (part of its Immunization 

Programs). 

Monika.naus@bccdc.ca 

Centre for Aboriginal Health Re- Research projects in diverse areas of Lalonde, Chris. Associate Director. 

search (CAHR) (www.cahr.uvic.ca) Aboriginal health including: chronic T: 250-721-7535. 

disease, disability, First Nations health, 

knowledge translation, epidemiology, 

global indigenous health, participatory 

and collaborative community-based 

research, and health disparities. 

lalonde@uvic.ca

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TABLE 10. Epidemiology and Surveillance Facilities (cont’d) 


Facility (URL) Description Contact 

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & 

Evaluation (C2E2), VCHRI 

(www.c2e2.vchri.ca/) 


Centre for Health Evaluation and Works in areas of epidemiology and Orr, John. Director of Operations. 

Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) (www. population health. See also Tables 3 and Tel: 604-806-2294. 

cheos.ubc.ca) 

9. 


CFRI Clinical Research Support Unit Offers expertise in epidemiology, statistics Junker, Anne, Director, Clinical & Popula(www.cfri.ca/research_support/clini- 

and economics. See Appendix 2. 

tion Health Studies, CFRI. 

cal_research_support/default.asp) 

T: 604-875-3591. ajunker@cw.bc.ca 

Immunity & Infection Research Collaborative team of basic scientists, Helm, Jeffrey. Research Co-ordinator. 

Centre (IIRC), VCHRI (www.iirc.ca/Immu- clinicians, and health professionals whose T: 604-875-4111 x 68576. 

nity_and_Infection_Research_Centre. expertise includes epidemiology, health jhelm@interchange.ubc.ca 

htm) 

care delivery, and policy development. 

Integrated Public Health Informa- Automated, integrated, client health re- Sandrin, Dilma. iPHIS Program Manager, 

tion System (iPHIS) 

cord and reporting system that supports BCCDC. 

(www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/ciphs- public health provider interventions, T: 604-707-2501. 

eng.php#wiphis) 

tracking, follow-up, case management, 

and reporting. Includes surveillance components. 

More details in Appendix 9. 

Pharmacoepidemiology Hub, B.C. Resource for researchers interested in Hood, Jane . 

Mental Health and Addictions Re- using B.C.’s prescription database, Phar- Tel: 604-707-6393. 

search Institute (BCMHARI) (no URL) maNet, to study patterns of utilization of 

pharmacological agents in the treatment 

of mental illness and addiction. 

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy 




School of Environmental Health SOEH research includes: 

Hurrell, Christie. Executive Director, Centre 

(SOEH) UBC (www.soeh.ubc.ca) 

• Determinants of exposure 

for Health and Environment Research 

• Epidemiology and risk regulation 

• Knowledge translation 

T: 604-827-5622. 

Vaccine Evaluation Centre, BCCH A node of the Canadian Immunization Bettinger, Julie. 

(www.bcchildrens.ca/Research/Vaccine- Monitoring Program, Active [IMPACT] – a T: 604-875-2422. 

EvaluationCentre) (www.cps.ca/English/ pediatric hospital-based national active jbettinger@cw.bc.ca. 

surveillance/impact/impact.htm) 

surveillance network for adverse events 

following immunization, vaccine failures 

and selected infectious diseases in children. 

Also conducts epidemiological studies. 

Women’s Health Research Institute Conducts epidemiology studies on 

Heath, Katherine. Manager, Research 

(www.whri.org) 

the health and health care of girls and Development. 

women. 

T: 604-875-2424 x 4877. 

kheath@cw.bc.ca


Biomarker Translation and Development 

B.C. has a large cohort of researchers who are identifying biomarkers of disease such as cardiovascular 

events, cancer, CNS and pulmonary diseases, infection, and transplant rejection, and translating these 

to clinical use. The key institutions involved in biomarker translation and development are listed in Table 

11. Information on each of these centres can be found in Appendix 9 (sections 3, 5, 7, and 13). Of the 

more than 2,100 trials included in this report, 27 (funded with over $1M) involved the translation of 

biomarkers. 

TABLE 11. Centres Involved in the Translation and Development of Biomarkers 

Centre (URL) Biomarker Translation and Development 

B.C. Cancer Research Centre (www. Diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive tests for cancer using biomarkers. Research 

bccrc.ca) 

depts. involved in such development include the Terry Fox Laboratory and Michael 

Smith Genome Sciences Centre. 

Centre for Molecular Medicine and Genetic markers that are predictive of severe ADRs for use in diagnostic screening 

Therapeutics (www.cmmt.ubc.ca) 

programs; genetic markers of Huntington’s Disease. 

Centre for Translational and Applied 

Genomics (CTAG) (www.phsa.ca/AgenciesAndServices/Services/PHSA-Labs/ 

About-PHSA-Labs/CTAG.htm) 

Diagnostics and prognostics for cancer, infectious diseases, and inherited syndromes. 

James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre (Heart Licensed out unique single nucleotide polymorphisms that can predict whether a 

Lung Institute) (www.iCapture.ubc.ca) patient with sepsis will respond to certain treatments; these are being used in the 

development of a molecular diagnostic test. 

Prevention of Organ Failure Centre of 

Excellence (PROOF) (www.proof.hli.ubc.ca) 

Blood biomarkers that can identify whether a transplanted organ is being rejected. 

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Involved in the identification and translation of biomarkers predictive for drug 



adverse reactions. 

The Vancouver Prostate Centre PC- Development of microarrays and next generation sequencing technologies for use as 

TRIADD (www.pctriadd.com) 

cancer diagnostics and prognostics. 

Networks 

Provincial networks have been established to leverage expertise within individual B.C. institutions. These 

have produced broad-based capabilities that are a lot more than the sum of the parts. The 13 networks 

listed in Table 12 support clinical studies. 

TABLE 12. Provincial Networks That Support Clinical Trials 

Network (URL) 

Disease-Based 

Description 

B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Builds research capacity and generates research that informs policy and practice in 

Research Network (www.mhanet.ca) the field of mental health. 

B.C. Pediatric Oncology Network (www. Enhances the community care of children and families by bringing multidisciplinary 

bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerManagement- teams together to diagnose, manage, and follow-up pediatric patients with malig- 

Guidelines/Pediatric/default.htm) 

nancies and blood disorders. 

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TABLE 12. Provincial Networks That Support Clinical Trials (cont’d) 

Network (URL) Description 

CardiABC (no URL; Director: Hamburger, Vancouver-wide international cardiology research program. 

Jaap VGH) 

Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Network Brings together people with spinal cord injury (SCI), researchers, and service provid(www.rickhansen.com/sections/aboutscianers 

to accelerate improvements to the quality of life of people with SCI. 

dlinks/docs/YearEndSummary.pdf) 

Other 

B.C. BioLibrary (www.bcbiolibrary.ca) This MSFHR-funded technology/methodology platform complements existing B.C. 

biobanks by improving access to human biospecimens for research and creating 

a framework that promotes appropriate standards of quality, security, ethics and 

privacy. By improving access to high quality, standardized biospecimens, it enables 

research studies, and clinical trials, and increases capacity for translational research. 

B.C. Clinical Genomics Network (www. This MSFHR-funded technology/methodology platform assists B.C. clinicians and 

bccgn.ca) 

clinical investigators to identify and exploit genetic factors involved in the development 

of, protection against, and treatment of genetic diseases. Provides access to 

state-of-the-art genomic technologies and services in project co-ordination, methodology, 

study design, statistical analysis, consent, ethics, and data management. 

B.C. Preclinical Research Consortium Provides access to animal based research tools to investigate models of human dis- 

(www.bcprc.ca) 

ease and to assess safe and effective treatment solutions designed to alter the course 

of disease development and progression. 

B.C. Proteomics Network (www.bcpn.ca) This MSFHR-funded technology/methodology platform connects B.C.’s proteomics 

scientists and informatics experts; improves access to proteomics instruments/ 

technology; and promotes and provides training to increase the understanding and 

use of proteomics by researchers. 

Centre for Healthy Ageing (CHAP) (www. Develops and fosters collaborative working relationships between hospitals, universi- 

centreforhealthyaging.ca) 

ties, community service providers and groups representing elders who share an 

interest and expertise in the health care needs of older adults in B.C. (see Appendix 9, 

Section 11). 

Community Pharmacist Research Consists of pharmacists in urban and rural communities throughout B.C. Enables 

Network, CORE, UBC 

collection of patient-specific data under conditions of routine clinical care that can be 

www.core.ubc.ca/research.php 

used in randomized clinical trials and prospective and longitudinal studies. 

Network Environments for Aboriginal 

Research B.C. (www.nearbc.ca) 

Population Data B.C. (www.popdata. 

bc.ca) 

Women’s Health Research Network 

(www.whrn.ca) 


Increases capacity and funding in Aboriginal health research in B.C. by bringing 

together multidisciplinary teams from across the Province. Partnership between UVic 

and University of Northern B.C. 

This MSFHR-funded technology/methodology platform holds and develops linkages 

among population-wide individual-level data from the B.C. Ministry of Health, 

WorkSafe B.C., and other data stewards in B.C.; supports research access to the data, 

providing a hub for cross-sectoral, longitudinal, population-wide research; provides 

training in data use. 

Links innovative groupings of gender and women’s health researchers and research 

collaborations drawn from academic, health service, policy and community settings. 

Co-led by investigators at UVic, SFU, UBC.


Many of B.C.’s clinical trials’ investigators are also pivotal players in numerous pan-Canadian and international 

research networks, with 38 examples illustrated in Table 13 and details contained in Appendix 

10. Unless otherwise indicated, information on the listed investigators can be found in Appendix 6. A 

number of the registries described in Appendix 8 also double as clinical networks. In addition, B.C.’s physicians 

actively participate in clinical trials associated with numerous other networks, 32 of which are 

listed in Appendix 10. All these networks give B.C.’s investigators unsurpassed links to external experts 

and resources. 

TABLE 13. Examples of National and International Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators 

Play a Pivotal Role 

Network B.C. Investigator’s Role 

CNS 

National 

Canadian Network of Multiple Sclerosis VCHRI’s Dessa Sadovnick is on the Executive Committee. 

Clinics (http://cnmsc.org/Canadian-Network-Of-Multiple-Sclerosis-Clinics.aspx) 

Canadian Northwest FASD Partnership Under the leadership of CFRI in Vancouver. 

(www.cnfasdpartnership.ca) 

Canadian Stroke Consortium (www. Chaired by UBC’s Phil Teal. 

strokeconsortium.ca) 

Canadian Stroke Network (www.canadi- Brian MacVicar, UBC, is one of the Theme Leaders (does not work in clinical trials). 

anstrokenetwork.ca) 

NeuroDevNet (www.neurodevnet.ca) Led by Dan Goldowitz of CMMT and CFRI (does not work in clinical trials). 

PrioNet Canada (www.prionetcanada.ca) Based at UBC in Vancouver and directed by UBC’s Neil Cashman (does not work in 

clinical trials). 

International 

Pacific Rim Workgroup Against Epilepsy CFRI’s Peter Wong is a founding member. 

(no URL) 


National 


The C17 Council (www.c17.ca) CFRI’s Paul Rogers is one of the Council members and Co-Chair of the Cancer Care for 

Adolescents and Young Adults Committee. 

Canadian Blood & Marrow Transplant CFRI’s Kirk Schultz is a prominent member. 

Group (www.cbmtg.org) 

Canadian Urologic Oncology Group 

(CUOG) (www.cuog.org) 

Children’s Oncology Group (COG) (www. 

childrensoncologygroup.org) 

Headquartered in Vancouver. VGH’s Martin Gleave is past Chair of and a continuing 

member of the Executive Committee; BCCA’s Tom Pickles and Kim Chi are members of 

the Executive Committee. 

CFRI’s Paul Rogers is a prominent member. 

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National Cancer Institute of Canada 

Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG) (www. 

cancer.ca/research/) 



Play a Pivotal Role (cont’d) 

Kim Chi is on the Genitourinary (GU) Disease Site Executive Committee; Chair of the 

sub-site Advanced Prostate group; and Executive Committee Member and Chair-elect 

of the Investigational New Drug Site; Stephen Chia is on the Clinical Trials Committee 

and Breast Site Executive Committee; Hagan Kennecke is on the GI Executive 

Committee; Christopher Lee is on the Lung Site Executive Committee; Martin Gleave 

is past Chair of and continues to be a member of the GU Clinical Trials Group Executive 

Committee. 

International 

Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer The Vancouver Prostate Centre is the Canadian Hub of this alliance and a founding 

Research Alliance (www.aus-canpros- member. 

tatealliance.org) 

National Cancer Institute (U.S.)-Canada BCCA’s Kim Chi is on the Prostate Cancer Task Force Committee; BCCA’s Hagan Ken- 

Clinical Trials Group (www.cancer.gov/ necke is on the Neuroendocrine Task Force Committee. 

cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/clinical-trialscooperative-group) 

Pediatric Bone and Marrow Transplant CFRI’s Kirk Schultz is past Chair. 

Consortium (PBMTC) (www.pbmtc.org) 


National 

CAIRE - Canadian Association for Im- BCCH’s David Scheifele is Chair. 

munization Research (www.caire.ca) 

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Based at St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver B.C. National Director is Martin Schechter, 


PHCRI. 

Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PRE- A Canadian western regional office is located at BCCDC, Vancouver. 

VENT) http://www.prevent-cecr.ca/ 

Pediatric Investigators Collaborative BCCH’s David Scheifele is a leading member. 

Network on Infections in Canada (see 

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ 

PMC2827737/) 

PrioNet Canada (www.prionetcanada.ca) Based at UBC, Vancouver B.C. See above. 

Public Health Agency of Canada - The Rapid Vaccine Trials are led by David Scheifele of BCCH, and BCCDC. 

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 

Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) 

(www.pcirn.ca) 

International 

SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative Based at BCCDC and UBC, this is a B.C.-led international consortium. 

(SAVI) (www.savi-info.ca)



Maternal and Child Health (not Disease Specific) 

National 

Canadian Mother Infant Child Youth Directed by Anne Junker, CFRI, Vancouver B.C. 

Research Network (MICYRN) (www. 

micyrn.ca) 

Canadian Neonatal Followup Network CFRI’s Anne Synnes is the Director and chairs the Steering Committee and Database 

(CFUN) (www.cnfun.ca) 

Working Group. 

Canadian Neonatal Network (www. Founded by ex-CFRI investigator, Shoo Lee. 

canadianneonatalnetwork.org) 

Canadian Perinatal Network (www. Led by Rob Liston and Laura Magee, CFRI, Vancouver. 

cpn-rpc.org) 

Canadian Pediatric Anesthesiology CFRI investigator Gillian Lauder is a co-founder. Others, including Martin Ansermino, 

Research Network (www.micyrn.ca/ are members. 

documents/PINC Meeting Report November 

5 2009.pdf) 

Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network Founded by CFRI’s Eric Skarsgard and coordinated by B.C. Children’s Hospital. 

(CAPSnet) (www.capsnetwork.org) 

International 

International Alliance for Better Medi- Leadership provided by Stuart MacLeod and Bob Peterson at CFRI (do not conduct 

cines for Children (no URL) 

clinical trials). 

North American Fetal Therapy Network CFRI’s Alain Gagnon is a founding member. 

(www.naftnet.org) 

Other 

National 

Canadian Thoracic Society (www.lung. VCHRI’s Mark Fitzgerald is on Executive Committee; VCHRI’s Jeremy Road is Chair of 

ca/cts-sct/about-propos_e.php) 

Research Committee. 

Canadian Urological Association (CUA) The Vancouver Prostate Centre’s Martin Gleave is Chair of the CUA Scholarship Foun- 

(www.cua.org) 

dation Research Council. 

International 

American Bronchology Association VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is past Director. 

(www.aabronchology.org) 

Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheu- CFRI’s David Cabral is a member of the interim steering committee; and Lori Tucker is 

matology Investigators (CAPRI) (www. a PI on the REACCH OUT project. 

icaare.ca/index.php?option=com_content& 

task=view&id=44&Itemid=80) 

Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network A joint initiative of POPi and CMMT (CFRI), Vancouver B.C. 

for Drug Safety 

Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatism Re- CFRI’s David Cabral and Lori Tucker are co-founders. 

search Alliance (CARRA) (www.carragroup. 

info; www.arthritis.org/carra.php) 

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Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal 

Studies of Aging (IALSA) Research Network 

(http://lifelab.tss.oregonstate.edu/) 

International Photodynamic Association 

(IPA) (http://sites.pcmd.ac.uk/ipa/ 

index.php) 

National Core for Neuroethics (www. 

neuroethics.ubc.ca) 

Co-directed by Scott Hofer, Victoria B.C. 

VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is a past President. 

Based at UBC in Vancouver B.C. 



Play a Pivotal Role (cont’d) 

Independent Corporations Offering Clinical Trials Services 

B.C. is home to at least 25 independent organizations that offer clinical trials services, as listed in Table 

14 and Appendix 11. These are generally for-profit (the exception is the Victoria Heart Institute Foundation). 

The focus of these companies is shown in Figure 15, with 64% involved in setting up and managing 

clinical trials. Of the eight investigator-operated clinical trials companies, five are disease-specific 

(one each dealing with cancer, urology, endocrinology, gastrointestinal, and cardiology). A number of 

the analytical services companies also offer preclinical services (see below). 

FIGURE 15. Focus on Independent Clinical Trials Organizations 

N= 5 (20%) 

N= 4 (16%) 

N= 8 (32%) 

N= 8 (32%) 

Other = two health outcomes consultancies; one REB; one medical software company 

PI Managed Clinical Trials Company 

Other Clinical Trials Management Companies 

Analytical Services 

Other


TABLE 14. Independent Clinical Trials Organizations 

Company/ URL Services 

ASKA Research (www.askaresearch.com) * All aspects of CT management and monitoring services through Phases I to IV in all 

areas of pharma. No data management or processing. 

B.C. Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. 

(www.bcbio.com) * 

B.C. Community Oncology Trialists (COT) 

(no URL)* 

BRI Biopharmaceutical Research Inc. 

(www.bripharm.com) * 

Can-Med Clinical Research Inc (www. 

can-med.ca) * 

CanTest Ltd. (www.cantest.com) * 

(Acquired by Maxxam Analytics October 

23rd, 2009) 

Canadian Western Institutional Review 

Board (WIRB) (www.wirb.com) 

Medical diagnostic services for the B.C. health care system, as well as providing 

collection, management, and testing services for clinical trials, scientific research and 

other initiatives. 

Independent clinical trials company formed by oncologists that work outside the 

BCCA in community oncology sites. 

Provides specialized and integrated drug candidate and preclinical drug development 

contract research services for worldwide regulatory submissions, as well as clinical 

Phase I/II bioanalytical assays. 

Conducts clinical trials in urology (including prostate and bladder cancer) on Vancouver 

Island. Also provides support services to other clinical investigators and sites. 

Offers integrated analytical and specialized testing to industries and regulators assessing 

environmental quality, pharmaceutical/ biotechnology efficacy, food quality, 

and drug residues. Provides pharmaceutical testing including GLP and non-GLP 

analytical testing for all stages of the drug development process. 

For-profit organization based in the U.S., with representatives located in Vancouver, B.C. 

Provides independent IRB services, often to industry-sponsored national multi-centre 

and international clinical trials for biomedical, behavioural, and social sciences studies. 

Discovery * n/a 

Fraser Clinical Trial Inc. (no URL) * Independent clinical trials company, conducting studies in cardiology, GI, and oncology. 

Global Client Partners Consulting Inc. 

(www.gcpconsultants.com) * 

Interior Clinical Research Consultants 

Ltd. (no URL) * 

Provides services for investigator-initiated and biopharmaceutical clinical trials, such 

as protocol development, trial and data management, monitoring, regulatory issues, 

study reports. Also offers medical writing and training. 

Sets-up and manages mainly Phases II and III clinical trials in all areas of nephrology, 

cardiology, respirology, orthopedics, general surgery, and critical care. 

LAIR Centre (www.laircentre.com) * Located in Vancouver, conducts Phases I, II, and III clinical trials in patients with liver 

and inflammatory bowel disease. 

LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services 

(www.lifelabs.com/LifeLabs_BC/) 

MDIT Innovations Inc. (www.mditinnovations.com/)* 

Medical Arts Health Research Group 

(www.healthresearch.ca) * 

Nanaimo Research Institute (www. 

nri-nanaimo.ca) * 

Okanagan Clinical Trials (www.oktrials. 

ca) * 

Oxford Outcomes (www.oxfordoutcomes. 

com) 

Provides clinical laboratory testing services across Canada with 80 service centres 

across B.C. Offers specialized services in B.C. for clinical trials. 

Provides clinical management systems (software) for the medical industry. 

A clinical research organization that conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials in the 

Okanagan Valley. Covers chronic diseases in most therapeutic areas. 

Participates in Phase III and Phase IV national and global clinical research in cardiology/ 

cardiovascular diseases, orthopedics, diabetes, and palliative care. 

Conducts clinical trials on an out-patient basis for the pharmaceutical industry. Phase 

II - IV trials in a variety of therapeutic areas. 

International health outcomes consultancy with offices in Vancouver. Specializes in 

health outcomes, health economics, epidemiology. 

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TABLE 14. Independent Clinical Trials Organizations (cont’d) 

Company/ URL Services 

Pacific Nuclear Medicine Inc. (no URL) * Located at Lions Gate Hospital; specializes in undertaking clinical trials for new biopharmaceuticals 

which are labeled with radioactive tracers for both radiodiagnosis 

and radiotherapy. 

PerCuro Clinical Research Ltd. (no URL) * Conducts Phases II-IV out patient clinical trials in the areas of rheumatology, dermatology, 

gastroenterology, and infectious diseases (in particular Hepatitis C). 

PRA International (www.prainternational.com) 

ProHealth Clinical Research (www. 

prohealthcr.ca) * 

Large multi-national multi-capability CRO providing International services through 

all phases of clinical development with facilities in Victoria B.C. 

Specializes in Phases I – IV clinical trials in men’s health, postmenopausal women’s 

health, metabolic bone diseases (osteoporosis) and endocrine disease (including 

diabetes). 

Syreon Corp. (www.syreon.com) * Clinical trial research corporation providing expertise in molecular medicine, 

biostatistics, clinical therapeutics, economics, health outcomes measurement, and 

economics. Conducts national and international Phase I to IV clinical and pharmacovigilance 

studies. 

SLC Laboratories (www.slclabs.com) * Offers customized analytical and bioanalytical services to the pharmaceutical, natural 

health product, and functional food industries. It also provides experience in bioanalytical 

support for clinical studies in Japan in association with Japanese affiliate Epoch 

Medical International Inc. 

Victoria Heart Institute Foundation 

(www.vhif.org) * 

*Home-grown companies. 


Non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to conducting and supporting cardiovascular 

research on Vancouver Island. 

Successes 

B.C.’s clinical trials successes are too numerous to mention. However, an indication of the world-class 

expertise available in the Province can be seen above in the number of trials, investigators, CTUs/ 

centres/ study sites, and sponsors, as well as the central location of many national and international 

networks and other facilities. B.C. investigators are the founders or co-founders of the Canadian Pharmacogenomics 

Network for Drug Safety, the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, the Pacific Rim Workgroup 

Against Epilepsy, PrioNet Canada, the SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative (SAVI), the Canadian Urologic 

Oncology Group, and various NCIC Clinical Trials Groups. They have also been first author on numerous 

peer-reviewed papers, including the most prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of 

Medicine 32 ,. Furthermore, they hold large peer-reviewed grants from such international organizations 

as the U.S. National Cancer Institute and NIH, as well as Canadian funders including the National Cancer 

Institute of Canada (NCIC) (now the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute), CIHR, and the National 

Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). 

The Province also has its commercial successes. As indicated in Table 14, at least 21 home-grown companies 

offering clinical trials services operate in B.C. A 22nd company, PRA International, has facilities in 

B.C. because it purchased a B.C. company, CroMedica. 

32 A few examples: (1) Abu-Laban RB, Christenson JM, Innes GD, et al. Tissue plasminogen activator in cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity. 

N Engl J Med. 2002 May 16;346(20):1522-8. (2) Hogg JC, Chu F, Utokaparch S, et al. The nature of small-airway obstruction in chronic obstructive 

pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 24;350(26):2645-53. (3) Russell JA, Walley KR, Singer J, et al; VASST Investigators. Vasopressin versus norepinephrine 

infusion in patients with septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):877-87. (4) Gleave ME, Mostafa E, Fradet Y, et al. Canadian Urologic 

Oncology Group. Interferon gamma-1b compared with placebo in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 1998;338:1305-1306.


ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING PRECLINICAL SERVICES 

There are at least six major organizations offering various preclinical services in B.C., as illustrated in 

Table 15. Companies offer analytical services (N=2), medical device development (N=2) and preclinical 

drug development (N=2). Details can be found in Appendices 11 and 12. 

TABLE 15. Organizations Offering Services for Preclinical Studies 

Organizations Services 

BCCA Investigational Drug Program Provides facilities for the pharmaceutical formulation, manufacturing and pre-clinical 

(www.bccrc.ca/at/focus_investigationaldrugprogram.html) 

testing of new parenteral drugs for Phase I and II clinical trials in a GLP Lab. 

BRI Biopharmaceutical Research Inc. 

(www.bripharm.com) 

See Table 14. 

CanTest Ltd. (www.cantest.com)(Acquired 

by Maxxam Analytics October 23rd, 2009) 

See Table 14. 

Centre for Drug Research and Develop- Provides drug development expertise and infrastructure to enable researchers 

ment (www.cdrd.ca) 

throughout B.C. to develop promising drug candidates. Provides expertise in five divisions 

that mirror the drug-development process: Target Validation, Drug Screening, 

Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Delivery, Drug Evaluation. 

Product and Process Applied Research A specialist medical device consultancy that provides applied research services 

Team (PART) Technology Centre (www.bcit. to validate and commercialize medical, industrial, and consumer products and 

ca/appliedresearch/part/) 

processes; performs contract services to researchers; and develops proof of concept 

prototypes. 

Star Fish Medical (www.starfishmedical. Designs, develops and manufactures medical devices. Specializes in electro-mechani- 

com) 

cal devices, diagnostic, and imaging equipment. 

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COMPARATIVE POSITIONING OF B.C. WITHIN CANADA 

Since no other Canadian Province has conducted an in-depth review of its capabilities and infrastructure 

for pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, it is difficult to determine how B.C. compares. However, an 

indication of the Province’s ranking in clinical trials can found by comparing Canadian population statistics 

with the number of studies listed in clintrials.gov (a registry of U.S. federal and privately supported 

clinical trials conducted around the world) (Table 16) 33 . Using this surrogate method, B.C. compares 

quite well - it has the third largest population in Canada and manages the third highest number of clinical 

trials. 

TABLE 16. Comparative Positioning of B.C. in its Conduct of Clinical Trials 

Region Name Number of Clinical 

Trials 

Ranking of Province 

by Number of 

Trials 


Population ‘000 Ranking of Province 

by Population 

Canada 670134 33,327.30 

Alberta 1866 4 3,595.90 4 

British Columbia 1912 3 4,383.80 3 

Manitoba 900 6 1,206.10 5 

New Brunswick 397 9 747.1 8 

Newfoundland and Labrador 497 8 506.4 9 

Nova Scotia 1035 5 936.60 7 

Ontario 4404 1 12,936.30 1 

Prince Edward Island 113 10 139.5 10 

Quebec 2632 2 7,753.50 2 

Saskatchewan 707 7 1,013.60 6 

33http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search/map/click?map.x=139&map.y=107 and Statistics Canada: www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo02a-eng.htm. 

Accessed January 27, 2010. 

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION 

The aforementioned has highlighted B.C.’s infrastructure in clinical trials and supporting preclinical 

services. The Province’s physicians and companies provide collaborative opportunities for interested 

parties, whether they be not-for-profit organizations, governments, or companies. All CTUs, centres, and 

study sites would welcome additional studies. 

B.C. has a particular capacity for research intensive (high content) clinical trials, with its expertise in biomarker 

translation and development and numerous Health Research Centres. The latter include worldclass 

facilities in informatics, genomics, proteomics, microarrays, pharmacogenomics, epidemiology, 

and health economics. Comprehensive tissue databases and patient registries are aligned with many 

Provincial clinical research opportunities and access to these is available to potential collaborators. 

Finally, the Province’s single-payer government healthcare program and associated uniform treatment 

policies ensures that there are a significant numbers of potential patients who can be asked to participate 

in trials. 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 


This report could not have been completed without the participation of the numerous people who are 

listed in Appendix 13. We would particularly like to thank Genome B.C., which sponsored the study, and 

International BioPharma Solutions Ltd. which conducted the work.


APPENDICES 

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APPENDIX 1-2 



Appendix 1. Description of B.C.’s Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites 

Provincial Health Services Authority 52 

B.C. Cancer Agency 52 

BCCA Centre for the Southern Interior, Clinical Trials Unit 52 

Edward Miller Clinical Research Unit, BCCA - Fraser Valley Centre 54 

Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, BCCA Vancouver Centre 54 

Radiation Therapy Research Program, BCCA Vancouver Centre 56 

Vancouver Island Centre Radiation Therapy Research Business Unit (VIC RT RBU) 56 

VIC Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials Unit, BCCA Vancouver Island Centre 57 

B.C. Children’s Hospital 59 

Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit 59 

General Surgery 59 

Neonatal Research Program 60 

Neurosciences Program 62 

Pediatric Anesthesia Department 62 

Pediatric Oncology/ BMT/ Hematology 62 

Pediatric Rheumatology Program 63 

Provincial Medical Genetics Program 63 

Vaccine Evaluation Centre 63 

Women & Family HIV Centre 64 

B.C. Women’s Hospital 65 

Obstetric Medicine Program 65 

Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit 65 

Fraser Health Authority 66 

Burnaby Hospital Regional Cancer Centre 66 

Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc., Surrey Memorial Hospital 66 

Fraser Health Critical Care Group 67 

Multiple Sclerosis Clinic 67 

Orthopedics Department 68 

Ridge Meadows Hospital 68 

Interior Health Authority 69 

Kidney Clinic 69 

Penticton Regional Hospital Research Department 69 

Providence Health Care Society 70 

St. Paul’s Hospital 70 

AIDS Research Program 70 

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) 71 

Emergency Medicine Research Group 72 

Foot and Ankle Clinic Orthopedics Research Group 72 

Heart Centre 72 

Hematology Research Group 73 

James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre 73 

Pacific Lung Health Centre 74


Vancouver Coastal Health 75 

Vancouver General Hospital 75 

Arthritis Research Centre 75 

B.C. Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 75 

Cardiology Research 75 

Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research 76 

Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit 77 

Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic 77 

Diabetes Research Centre 78 

Epilepsy Clinic 78 

Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit (HRCTU) 78 

The Lung Centre 79 

Nephrology Research Unit/ Group, VGH and St Paul’s Hospital 80 

Neurosurgery Division, VGH 82 

Psychiatry Administration - VGH 82 

The Vancouver Prostate Centre 83 

Vancouver Retinal Research Group 83 

UBC Hospital 84 

Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders’ Clinic 84 

Bladder Care Centre 84 

Mood Disorders Centre of Excellence UBC: Clinical Trials Section 85 

Multiple Sclerosis Clinic 86 

Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre 86 

University of British Columbia Medical Departments Supporting B.C. Hospitals 87 

Anesthesia Department 87 

Critical Care Medicine 87 

Endocrinology and Metabolism 87 

Gastroenterology 88 

Obstetrics and Gynecology Department 88 

Appendix 2. Description of B.C.’s Clinical Trials Support Units 

Providence Health Care Society 89 

Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) and the Centre for Health 

Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) 89 

Provincial Health Services Authority 94 

Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) Clinical Research Support Unit 94 

Laboratory-Clinical Studies Unit 100 

Fraser Health Authority 101 

Fraser Health Research & Evaluation 101 

Vancouver Coastal Health 102 

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Clinical Research Unit 102 

Vancouver Island Health Authority 103 

VIHA Research Department 103 

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APPENDIX 1. 

DESCRIPTION OF B.C.’S CLINICAL TRIALS UNITS, CENTRES, 

AND STUDY SITES 

B.C. Cancer Agency 

The British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) (www.bccancer.bc.ca) is responsible for both patient care 

and research within a single operational structure. It provides a population-based cancer care program, 

including prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis and treatment services, rehabilitation 

support and community programs, research, and education. Thus, unlike most other jurisdictions which 

move patients from primary and secondary to tertiary care facilities as their disease progresses, B.C.’s 

cancer patients are generally managed by the same tumour specific team from first therapy to final outcome. 

A complete record of a patient’s management (e.g., therapy, outcomes, etc.) is housed within a 

centralized registry managed by the BCCA. Biological samples from each patient are stored in biorepositiories. 

Tumour teams are responsible for therapeutic protocols and policy decisions, rapidly translating 

experimental medicines and novel processes into routine care if the outcomes data support this. 

FIGURE A1. Key Clinical Trials and Preclinical Studies Facilities at the BCCA 

Medical Oncology, 



Clinical Trials Unit Advanced Therapeutics 

Investigational Drug Program 

Edward Miller, 

Fraser Valley 

VIC Radiotherapy, 


Centre for the 

Southern Interior 

VIC Systemic Therapy, 


Radiation Therapy Research 

Program, Vancouver Centre 

Tumour Tissue Repository 

The Agency has five clinical locations: Vancouver Centre, Abbotsford, Fraser Valley (in Surrey), Vancouver 

Island (in Victoria), and Southern Interior (in Kelowna). It contains a number of units important to the 

clinical and preclinical infrastructure in B.C., as shown in Figure A1. Details of the six clinical trials units 

(CTUs) are given below. Brief information on the Advanced Therapeutics Investigational Drug Program 

and Tumour Tissue Repository can be found in Appendix 12 and Table 7 of the main text. 

BCCA Centre for the Southern Interior, Clinical Trials Unit 

The BCCA’s Centre for the Southern Interior is based in Kelowna (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/Centreforthe- 

SouthernInterior/). It is the centre of cancer research, education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment


in the Southern Interior of B.C. The Centre has 16 Principal Investigators as listed below, and 4 Associate 

Investigators. It has a matrix structure as shown in Figure A2. The facility has no independent URL. 

The Unit conducts Phases I, II, and III clinical trials. They accrue approximately 150 patients per year. 

The Principal Investigators at the Centre for the Southern Interior are as follows. Their details can be 

found in Appendix 6. 

• Czerkawski, Barbara • Mohamed, Islam 

• Delorme, Mike • Petrik, David 

• Ellard, Susan • Rao, Sanjay 

• Fyles, Gillian • Reed, Melanie 

• Halperin, Ross • Salhus, Terje 

• Hoegler, David • Sauciuc, Delia 

• Khoo, Kong • Sutherland, Judy 

• Kim, David • Taylor, Marianne 

Unit staffing is as follows: 

Study Nurses1 Data Managers/ Coordinators 

Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Administration 

3.9 4.6 1 6 1.6 

Potential clinical trials at the Centre are reviewed by a Clinical Trials Committee in the first instance. If approved, 

an application for study approval is submitted to the UBC-BCCA Research Ethics Board. 

FIGURE A2. Structure of the Centre for the Southern Interior CTU 

Director Clinical 

Operations 

Radiation 

Therapists 

PPL Pharmacy Regional 

Administrator 

Medical Leader PI’s 

Pharmacist Nurses Data 

Coordinators 

Pharmacy 

Technician 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on BCCA Standard Operating Procedures compliant 

with Good Clinical Practice guidelines. All research staff are trained appropriately in GCP. 

Contact: 

Broughton, Sandra. Regional Administrator. Tel: 250-712-3903. sbroughton@bccancer.bc.ca. 

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Unit Clerk Laboratory 

Technician 

Secretary 

1 Study nurses at CTUs/ centres, and study sites generally perform the role of a clinical research coordinator (defined as a link between a clinical trial 

sponsor, the investigator, and the study site), as well as conducting activities such as patient management, hands-on patient care, REB submissions, 

regulatory documentation and coordination, training of assistants, etc).

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Edward Miller Clinical Research Unit, BCCA - Fraser Valley Centre 

The BCCA - Fraser Valley Centre (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/FraserValleyCentre/) is one of five full service 

cancer centres of the BCCA, providing oncology consultations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments 

for people who live in the Fraser Valley. The BCCA - Fraser Valley Centre is an active research clinic. 

Clinical trials are an extremely important aspect of its clinical care and the Edward Miller Clinical Research 

Unit (CRU) is involved in a growing research program (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/FraserValleyCentre/research.htm). 

The 10 Principal Investigators at the Edward Miller CRU are as follows. Their details can be found in Appendix 

6. 

• Agranovich, Alexander • Lee, Christopher 

• Al-Tourah, Abdul • Lee, Ursula 

• Chan, Theresa • Leong, Carson 

• Johal, Bal • Martin, Lee Ann 

• Kwan, Winkle • Pansegrau, Gary 

The Unit conducts primarily Phase II and III clinical trials. It conducts very limited Phase I activity and occasionally 

undertakes Phase IV trials. It accrues approximately 70 patients per year. 


Study Nurses1 Data Managers/ 

Coordinators 

Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Administration* 

2.6 FTE2 2.6 FTE 0.5 FTE 0.5 FTE 1.4 FTE 

* Secretary, clerk. 

Potential clinical trials are reviewed at the Fraser Valley Centre by investigators, the CRU, and centre 

processes affected by a given trial prior to approval. 

Quality control procedures are based on extensive BCCA Standard Operating Procedures compliant 

with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. All research staff are trained appropriately in clinical trials 

and GCP. 

Contact: 

Lee, Christopher. Medical Director. Tel: 604-930-4017. clee@bccancer.bc.ca. 

Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, BCCA Vancouver Centre 

The Medical Oncology CTU at the BCCA’s Vancouver Centre consists of three business units, each specializing 

in specific tumor sites (see Figure A3). Each business unit team is led by a dedicated oncologist/ 

Principal Investigator. 

2 Full-time equivalent.


FIGURE A3. Leadership Structure of the BCCA’s Medical Oncology CTU 

Mr. Kelly Uyeno 

CTU Business Manager 

Dr. Stephen Chia 

Business Unit 1: 

Breast/Head and Neck/Sarcoma 

T: 604-877-6000 x 2746 

schia@bccancer.bc.ca 

Susan O’Reilly 

Vice President, 

Cancer Care 

Dr. Kim Chi 

Director, 

Clinical Trials Unit 

Dr. Kim Chi 


GU/CNS/Lung/Phase I: 

T: 604-877-6000 x 2746 

kchi@bccancer.bc.ca 

The total number of investigators in the Unit is 27 (listed below). Their details can be found in Appendix 6. 

Cheung, W Kennecke, H O’Reilly, S 

Chi, K Klasa, R Savage, K 

Chia, S Knowling, M Sehn, L 

Connors, J Kollmannsberger, C Shah, A 

Gelmon, K Laskin, J Shenkier, T 

Gill, S Lim, H Sun, S 

Hawley, P Lohrisch, C Swenerton, K 

Ho, C Melosky B Thiessen, B 

Hoskins, P Murray, N Tinker, A 

The Unit conducts all Phases of clinical trials except Phase IV (i.e., Phases 0, I, II, and III). They accrue approximately 

400 patients and open and complete approximately 40 trials per year. The facility has no 

independent URL. 


Study Nurses1 Data Coordinators Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Administration* 

11 14** 3 (part-time) 5.5 (2 in CTU) 3 

* 2: Contracts and other legal documents, budget negotiation, accounting; 1: human resources, project management. 

**Deal with data entry, regulatory issues, and REB submissions. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on extensive BCCA Standard Operating Procedures compliant 

with Good Clinical Practice guidelines. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation and all 

research staff are trained appropriately in GCP and clinical trials. 

Contact: 

Chi, Kim. Director. Tel: 604-877-6000 x 2746. kchi@bccancer.bc.ca. 

Ms. Roe 

CTU 

Operations Manager 

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Dr. Hagen Kennecke 


GI/Gyn/Skin/Lymphoma 

T: 604-877-6000 x 2746 

hkennecke@bccancer.bc.ca

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Radiation Therapy Research Program, BCCA Vancouver Centre 

The Radiation Therapy Research Program conducts radiation therapy collaborative group clinical trials, 

industry sponsored clinical trials, developmental and technical research, and operations research. It also 

undertakes outcomes evaluation, dosimetry studies, and other qualitative research. It has no independent 

URL. 

The Program has a large pool of qualified investigators, some of whom are listed below and in Appendix 

6. 

• Duzenli, Cheryl • Nichol, Alan 

• Hay, John • Parsons, Christina 

• Keyes, Mira • Tyldesley, Scott 

• Lim, Peter • Weir, Lorna 

• McKenzie, Michael • Wu, Jonn 

• Morris, James 

The Unit conducts all Phases of clinical trials (0 – IV) and accrues approximately 200 patients per year. 


Study Nurses1 Data Managers/ Research 

Assistants3 Pharmacy/ Lab Staff Administration/ Support 

Staff 

All clinical staff participate 

in trials, equating 

to ~ 1 FTE at any one 

time 

2 0 1 part-time Manager 

New trials are approved by the RT Research Committee prior to submission to the REB. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on extensive BCCA Standard Operating Procedures 

compliant with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. All research staff are trained appropriately in 

GCP, clinical trials, and these SOPs. There are extensive QA protocols for radiation therapy procedures, 

and the Radiation Therapy Research Program also ensures QA by using a QUARC model. All projects are 

approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

(1) French, John. Director of Clinical Operations. Tel: 604 877 6000 x 2780. JFrench2@bccancer.bc.ca. 

(2) Lim, Peter. Acting Professional Practice Leader - Radiation Oncology. Tel: 604-877-6000 x 2650. plim@ 


Vancouver Island Centre Radiation Therapy Research Business Unit (VIC RT RBU) 

The VIC RT RBU is part of the Vancouver Island Centre (VIC), one of the BCCA’s five full service cancer 

centres. The unit was established in 2006, with the mandate of operating research studies and trials for 

the Radiation Therapy Program at the VIC. Many of the unit’s trials involve testing of innovative radiation 

therapy techniques in a clinical setting and include large, multi-centre cooperative trials (NCIC, NSABP, 

3 Research Assistants generally support the study coordinators/nurses - assisting with forms, administrative duties, sample handling, etc.


OCOG, RTOG) to smaller Vancouver Island Centre-driven trials (e.g., in-house pilot studies) (http://www. 

bccancer.bc.ca/RS/VancouverIslandCentre/research/clinicaltrials/rtrbu.htm and http://www.bccancer. 

bc.ca/RES/ClinTrials/OpenTrials/VIC.htm). It conducts all aspects of clinical trials, from eligibility screening 

to data management and analysis. 

The Unit conducts Phases I, II, III clinical trials. Its accrual rate varies by year, depending on the number 

and type of trials open, ranging from 82 in 2008-9 to 210 in 2006-7. 

The RBU has four Principal Investigators, listed below (with details in Appendix 6), and 25-30 co-investigators 

and associates, including radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists and 

nurses. 

• Berrang, Tanya • Truong, Pauline 

• Pai, Howard • Wai, Elaine 


Study Nurses1 Research Assistants 3 Data Managers/ Coordinators 

Pharmacy Staff Admin./ Support 

1 1 0 0.7 FTE* 0.8 FTE 

*1 part-time pharmacist and 1 part-time pharmacy technician shared with the BCCA VIC Systemic Therapy CTU. 

The unit uses the Vancouver Island Centre and Vancouver Island Health Authority for its pharmacy* and 

laboratory needs. 

New trials are reviewed and approved by the VIC RTRBU and VIC RT leadership, as well as the BCCA/UBC 

REB. 


compliant with ICH, FDA, and Health Canada Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. All research staff 

are trained appropriately in GCP and these SOPs. For National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) trials, 

certification of NCIC GCP is also required for investigators and RBU staff. All projects are reviewed and 

approved by the UBC/BCCA REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Truong, Pauline. Radiation Oncologist. Tel: 250-519-5500. ptruong@bccancer.bc.ca. 

Beckham, Wayne. Head, Medical Physics. Tel: 250-519-5500. WBeckham@bccancer.bc.ca. 

VIC Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials Unit, BCCA Vancouver Island Centre 

The BCCA Vancouver Island Centre (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/VancouverIslandCentre/) is one of five full 

service cancer centres of the BCCA, providing oncology consultations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy 

treatments, as well as screening, genetic counseling, and supportive care, for people who live on 

Vancouver Island. The VIC Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials Unit (STCTU) (www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/VancouverIslandCentre/research/clinicaltrials/stctu/) 

is responsible for conducting most of the clinical trials for 

the department of Medical Oncology at the Vancouver Island Centre. These clinical trials are generally 

industry sponsored or intergroup studies, mainly involving drug therapy. 

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The Unit has 15 Principal Investigators, listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6. 

• Allan, Sharon • Martins, Heidi 

• Anderson, Helen • McMurtrie, Elissa 

• Attwell, Andrew • Michels, Jorg 

• Bernstein, Vanessa • Souliere, Sheila 

• Fitzgerald, Catherine • Weinerman, Brian 

• Hart, Jason • Wilson, Kenneth 

• MacLean, Grant • Yee, Adrian 

• Macpherson, Nichol 


The Unit conducts primarily Phase II and III clinical trials. It conducts very limited Phase I activity and 

rarely undertakes Phase IV trials. It accrues approximately 60 – 75 patients per year. 


Study Nurses1 Research Assistants 

3 

Data Managers/ 

Coordinators 

2.3 FTE 1 FTE 2.2 FTE 0.4 Pharmacist, 

0.3 Technician 

* Shared with the BCCA VIC Radiation Therapy RBU. 

** 0.5 FTE CTU Manager, 1 FTE Clerk, 1 FTE Secretary. 

The STCTU’s structure is shown in Figure A4. 

FIGURE A4. VIC Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials 

Manager 

Provincial Systemic 

Therapy Program 

Leader 

Director, Clinical 

Operations Systemic 

Therapy VIC 

Nurse Coordinators Data Coordiantors Support Sta, 

Secretary, Clerk 

Research Assistant 

Pharmacy Staff* Laboratory Staff Admin./ Support 

** 

Contracted to 

hospital 

Pharmacy 

2.5 FTE 

Medical Director Principal 

Investigators Medical 

Oncology 

New trials are presented at monthly investigator meetings. All go through a Resource Impact Analysis 

that is completed by the investigator, clinical trials data coordinator, nurse coordinator, pharmacy, and 

management.


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compliant with ICH, FDA, and Health Canada Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. All projects are 

approved by the REB prior to initiation and all research staff are trained appropriately in GCP and these 

SOPs. The Unit also participates in monitor visits and periodic audits. 

Contact: 

den Duyf, Johanna. Director, Systemic Therapy and ST Clinical Trials Unit. Tel: 250-519-5591. jdenduyf@ 


B.C. Children’s Hospital 

B.C. Children’s Hospital (BCCH) (www.bcchildrens.ca) is the only pediatric health centre and teaching 

hospital in B.C., and the largest full-service child health centre in Western Canada. As B.C.’s tertiary care 

facility, it delivers child and youth physical and mental health and rehabilitation services for the most seriously 

ill or injured children from across the province. It provides care for more than 72,000 children and 

adolescents every year, including 900 children with cancer, 140 undergoing open-heart surgery, 1,200 

needing intensive care, and approximately 2,300 children for the assessment of developmental issues 

and/or requiring rehabilitation (the latter activities are conducted at BCCH’s Sunny Hill Health Centre for 

Children. 

Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit 

The Endocrinology & Diabetes Unit has an active program for both basic-science and clinical research, 

particularly in diabetes and healthy lifestyles (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/EndocrinologyDiabetesUnit/default.htm). 

Clinical investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Amed, Shazhan • Metzger, Daniel 

• Chanoine, Jean-Pierre • Panagiotopoulos, Constadina 

Contact: 

Chanoine, Jean-Pierre. Head, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. Tel: 604-875-2624. jchanoine@cw.bc.ca. 

General Surgery 

The General Surgery Division provides surgical treatment for head and neck, thoracic, digestive, and 

oncologic diseases for children of all ages. The division plays an active role in the treatment of birth 

defects, traumatic injuries, and vascular access, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (www. 

bcchildrens.ca/Services/SurgeryAndSurgSuites/GeneralSurgery/default.htm). Clinical research includes 

novel fetal therapies, especially those, such as gene replacement, applicable via “minimally invasive” 

surgical techniques. The investigators are also interested in outcomes following neonatal surgery. Dr. 

Skarsgard is creating a surgical, Canada-wide database that will allow illness-severity stratification of 

specific surgical conditions and enable “best practice” assessments for a number of neonatal conditions 

requiring surgery after birth (see www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_ 

detail.asp?ID=123). 

Contact: 

Skarsgard, Erik. Head, Division of Pediatric General Surgery. Tel: 604-875-3744. eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca.

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Neonatal Research Program 

Neonatology is an area of health care in which decisions can impact dramatically on the future quality 

of life of both patients and their families. To support this decision process, research is an integral part of 

the daily activities in the Program. A core group of health researchers are involved in individual activities 

that combine to create a comprehensive, complementary approach to minimizing the long-term 

effects of prematurity. The researchers have demonstrated expertise in: basic science (i.e., inflammation 

and oxidants), clinical research (i.e., randomized controlled trials, neonatal brain imaging), health 

services research (i.e., ACoRN-community outreach) and population health (i.e., Neonatal Follow-up). 

Specific areas of clinical interest are: ventilation and critical care therapy, role of immunity and genetics 

in neonatal disease, nutrition, stress/pain, brain development and injury, and long-term neurodevelopment. 

The Program offers investigators: 

• Protocol, informed consent and budget review 

• Assistance with grant preparation/ submission 

• REB preparation and submission - including amendments, renewals and requests for acknowledgement 

• Set-up of study account and tracking financial expenses of study 

• Data collection, management and analysis 

• Liaising with pharmacy, laboratory, health records, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nursing or 

other groups as necessary to help with study initiation 

• Hiring and training of research staff 

• Review, preparation and submission of abstracts/manuscripts 

• Review/Development of sub-site clinical trial agreements 

• Access to the opportunity to conduct Phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials and biomedical research 

within the NICU, which admits approximately 700 in-patients per year. 

The Program includes 13 Principal Investigators as listed below, and five Affiliated Investigators. Their 

details can be found in Appendix 6. Its structure is shown in Figure A5. It has no independent URL. 

Principal Investigators 

• Chessex, Philippe (Head) • Sherlock, Rebecca 

• Albersheim, Susan • Singh, Avash 

• Holsti, Liisa • Smyth, John 

• Lavoie, Pascal • Solimano, Alfonso 

• Lupton, Brian • Synnes, Anne 

• Miller, Steven • Whitfield, Michael 

• Osiovich, Horacio 

The following table shows all the research interests of each investigator in neonatology, not just clinical 

trials: 

Disease Focus Types of Studies Investigators 

Effects of nutrition, oxidants, and antioxidants Animal studies 

Chessex, Philippe 

on biological markers and clinical outcome Randomized clinical trials 

Ethics and decision-making in a vulnerable 

population 

Qualitative research Albersheim, Susan 

Stress/pain Clinical research Holsti, Liisa


Disease Focus Types of Studies Investigators 

Role of immunity and genetics in neonatal Basic science 

Lavoie, Pascal 

disease 

Clinical research 

Quality Improvement Lupton, Brian 

Brain development and injury Clinical research 

Advanced MRI technologies 

Miller, Steven 

Critical care therapies Clinical research Osiovich, Horacio 

Neonatal ventilation Epidemiology 

Randomized clinical trials 

Sherlock, Rebecca 

Critical care therapies Pharmaceutical trials Singh, Avash 

Critical care therapies Clinical research Smyth, John 

Ventilation and critical care therapies 

Education & knowledge translation 

Solimano, Alfonso 

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome Long term follow-up Synnes, Anne 

Knowledge translation 

KT methodologies 

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome Long term follow-up Whitfield, Michael 

FIGURE A5. Neonatal Research Program 

Lead Research 

Coordinators 

Study Nurses/ 

Research Assistants 

Staffing of the Neonatal Research Program is as follows: 

Study Nurses/ 

Coordinators 1 


3 

Data Abstractors Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Admin. 

12 1 2 0 4* 2** 

* 1 Manager, 1 assistant, 2 co-op students. 

** 1 Manager, 1 science writer. 

Data Abstractors 

Division Head: 

Chessex, Philippe 

Principal 

Investigators 

Research Manager: 

Jennifer Claydon 

Lab Manager 

Student/ 

Lab Assistant 

Science Writer 

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The B.C. Children’s Hospital pharmacy is used for research studies. 


Prior to initiation of a trial at the facility, it must be presented at a monthly Research Meeting for approval. 

Researchers work together with the Research Manager to develop trial specific procedures that 

are in line with the guidelines for conducting research in this vulnerable population that have been set 

out by the Program. 

To ensure Quality Control and Assurance, the facility and its investigators follow Tri-Council (CIHR, 

NSERC, SSHERC) and ICH-GCP guidelines. Furthermore, the Program has extensive standard guidelines 

for all research within the NICU, which focuses specifically on the fact that the research involves 

a vulnerable population. All new research staff are trained in Tri-council, ICH-GCP, and Neonatal Program 

guidelines. Each study maintains a specific procedure manual that conforms with these research 

standards and outlines the specific requirements of that study. Finally, annual audits are performed to 

ensure study files are appropriate and up to date, and that research standards (regarding guidelines, 

defined study-specific procedures, SOPs, REB renewal, etc.) are being met. 

Contact: 

Claydon, Jennifer. Research Program Manager. Tel: 604-875-2000 x 7408. jclaydon@cw.bc.ca. 

Neurosciences Program 

Clinical trials investigators within the Neurosciences Program are focused on drug therapies and technology 

assessments for neurological conditions such as epilepsy and neuromuscular disease (www. 

bcchildrens.ca/Services/Neurosciences/ProgramsServices.htm). 

Contact: 

Farrell, Kevin, Clinical Neurologist. Tel: 604-875-2976. kfarrell@cw.bc.ca. 

Pediatric Anesthesia Department 

The Pediatric Anesthesia Department cares for children of all ages with many different medical conditions 

(www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SurgeryAndSurgSuites/AnesthesiaService/default.htm). It provides 

sedation and anesthesia for a wide range of surgical and diagnostic procedures, as well as pain management. 

A major research focus is on the use of new technology, and the information derived from 

such advances, to reduce patient risk in anesthesia and intensive care (see www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=3). 

Contact: 

Ansermino, Mark. Director of Research. Tel: 604-875-2711. anserminos@yahoo.ca. 

Pediatric Oncology/ BMT/ Hematology 

BCCH is a major centre for pediatric oncology and hematology studies. Headed by Dr. Paul Rogers, 

the Pediatric Oncology/BMT /Hematology Program (www.kidscancer.bc.ca) conducts Phase III clinical 

trials and has almost 50 North America-wide protocols a year approved under the Children’s Oncology 

Group. The team works in close collaboration with the B.C. Cancer Agency in providing treatment and 

follow-up for children with cancer.


Investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Davis, Jeffrey H. • Shereck, Evan 

• Dix, David B. • Strahlendorf, Caron 

• Rogers, Paul C. • Wu, John K 

• Schultz, Kirk R. 

Contact: 

Rogers, Paul. Medical Director. Tel: 604-875-2322. progers@cw.bc.ca. 

Pediatric Rheumatology Program 

The Pediatric Rheumatology Program includes both clinical and basic research into inflammatory rheumatic 

diseases of childhood, with pediatric clinics and a transition program for older adolescents and 

young adults with rheumatic diseases. The latter is called the Young Adult Rheumatic Disease (YARD) 

Clinic (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/Rheumatology/default.htm). 

The Program is involved in clinical and translation research focused on pediatric rheumatic diseases 

including chronic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis. It also participates in, and is involved 

in the development of, national and international networks and patient registries to facilitate this 

research (see www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/Rheumatology/Research.htm; www. 

cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=289). 

Clinical trials investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Cabral, David • Petty, Ross 

• Tucker, Lori. 

Contact: 

Cabral, David. Director of Young Adult Rheumatic Disease (YARD) Clinic. Tel: 604-875-2437. dcabral@ 

cw.bc.ca. 

Provincial Medical Genetics Program 

The Provincial Medical Genetics Program is committed to providing high quality genetic health care to 

residents of B.C., while participating in and contributing actively to research and education in the field 

of Medical Genetics. The clinic at BCCH is a provincial referral centre and is available to families from all 

over B.C. and the Yukon (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/MedicalGenetics/default.htm). Current clinical 

trials deal with the identification and experimental treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. The program 

is also an important part of the Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance Network. 

Contact: 

Clarke, Lorne. Tel: 604-875-2157. lclarke@cw.bc.ca. 

Vaccine Evaluation Centre 

The Vaccine Evaluation Centre (www.bcchildrens.ca/Research/VaccineEvaluationCentre/) is a leading 

centre for applied vaccine research in Canada. The main research themes involve disease burden studies, 

vaccine clinical trials, and studies to fine tune public immunization programs, including ongoing 

assessment of vaccine safety. 

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The clinical trials unit primarily conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials. Studies include populations 

from newborn to the elderly. Enrollments range in size from 25 to 300 subjects per study. 

The facility has five Principal Investigators as listed below, and eight Associate Investigators. Their details 

can be found in Appendix 6. 

• Bettinger, Julie • Sauve, Laura 

• Dobson, Simon • Scheifele, David (Director) 

• Kollmann, Tobias 

The Vaccine Evaluation Centre functions as a cooperative with investigators sharing a pool of staff and 

expertise. Staffing of the Centre is as follows: 

Study Nurses 1 Data Managers/Coordinators 


3 

Pharmacy 

Staff 

Laboratory 

Staff 

Admin. Other 

10 2 3 0* 0 4** 3*** 

* Dispensing of vaccines not required. 

** 1 Finance Manager, 2 Field Nursing Managers, 1 secretary 

*** 1 Statistician, 2 programmers 

Quality control procedures are based on Health Canada and FDA regulations. The Unit has extensive 

SOPs covering multiple aspects of clinical trials, data management, laboratory practices and staff training. 

Contact: 

Bjornson, Gordean. Tel: 604-875-2422. gbjornson@cw.bc.ca. 

Women & Family HIV Centre 

The Women and Family HIV Centre is a Provincial resource that provides medical care to women, 

children and youth living with HIV disease in B.C. (no URL). It is jointly sponsored by the Women’s 

Health Centre and BCCH. The centre has an important priority of preventing the transmission of HIV 

from pregnant women to their infants by coordinating a Provincial program of treating the mothers 

and their infants with antiretroviral medications. These infants and all HIV infected children and youth 

less than 18 years of age receive medical care at the centre (see www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=41; 

http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ 

ma?f=102209450.html). The centre is active in clinical research, including novel treatments, vaccines, 

and diagnostic/ prognostic biomarkers. It is also part of the national surveillance program of the Canadian 

Perinatal HIV database, which is reported annually by Public Health Agency of Canada. 


• Burdge, David 

• Forbes, John (Jack). 

Contact: 

Forbes, John (Jack). Medical Director. Tel: 604-875-2212. jforbes@cw.bc.ca.


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B.C. Women’s Hospital 

Obstetric Medicine Program 

This program provides inpatient and outpatient consultative services to both high and low risk obstetrics 

(http://www.bcwomens.ca/ForProfessionals/ClinicalPractice/SpecializedWomensHealth/ 

Obstetric+Medicine.htm). The active research program focuses on the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 

and diabetes. 

Clinical trials investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Liston, Rob 

• Magee, Laura 

• Thompson, David. 

Contact: 

Magee, Laura. Senior Clinician Scientist. Tel: 604-875-2424 x 6012. lmagee@cw.bc.ca. 

Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit 

The Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit (no URL) conducts trials on drug therapy, biomarkers, management 

of labour and delivery, as well as conducting technology assessments. It is a member of the 

North American Fetal Therapy Network (www.naftnet.org). 

The staffing at the Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit is as follows: 

Research Project 

Coordinators/ 

Managers1 Research Assistants 

3 

Data Managers/ Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Admin. 

Coordinators* 

5 8 3 0 1 1 Manager 

1 Admin. assistant 

* Includes two systems analysts/database managers; one statistician 

It uses the Women’s Hospital pharmacy in its conduct of clinical trials. 

There are 13 investigators in the Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit. Details on those who conduct 

clinical trials can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Butler, Blair • Magee, Laura (Associate Member) 

• Dahlgren, Leanne • Marquette, Gerry 

• Delisle, Marie France • Mayer, Chantal 

• Gagnon, Alain • Money, Deborah 

• Janssen, Patti (Associate Member) • Skoll, Amanda 

• Lim, Ken • von Dadelszen, Peter 

• Liston, Robert 

Contact: 

Gagnon, Alain. agagnon@cw.bc.ca.

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FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY 


Burnaby Hospital Regional Cancer Centre 

Burnaby Hospital Regional Cancer Centre is a community oncology site that provides cancer treatment 

(http://research.fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_groups/). It conducts Phases II and 

III clinical trials with novel agents as well as expanded access and supportive care studies. In addition to 

sponsor-initiated studies, the Centre is also involved in investigator-initiated trials. It has one Principal 

Investigator (Lam, Wendy), whose details can be found in Appendix 6, and two co-investigators (Stuart, 

David; Yu, Simon). Staff include the following: 

Study Nurses/ Coordinators 

1 

Data Managers/ Coordinators 

Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Admin 

4 1 2* 2* 4 

* Available for research projects 

The division sees about 500 new patients per year. For new studies, protocols are reviewed by the 

Research Coordinator and Centre Manager, along with any departments (i.e.. lab, pharmacy, radiology) 

that will be utilized. They are then submitted to the Fraser Health REB for approval. 

With a fully trained Research Coordinator, all studies comply with ICH/ Good Clinical Practice guidelines. 

Contact: 

Tkachuk, Ryan. BSc. Research Coordinator: Tel: 604-836-5340. tkservices@shaw.ca. 

Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc., Surrey Memorial Hospital 

Surrey Memorial Hospital Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc. (http://research.fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/ 

clinical_trials_research_groups/) conducts both inpatient and outpatient Phases II, III, IV clinical trials in 

the areas of: 

• Acute Coronary Syndromes (hospitalization with heart attack/angina) 

• Congestive Heart Failure (acute in hospital as well as outpatient studies) 

• Lipid lowering treatments (patients with high cholesterol) 

• Cardiovascular disease and diabetes combined. 

Most of these studies are for novel drugs aimed at preventing heart attacks and strokes. The Unit also 

participates in a registry and a quality of life initiative for acute coronary syndrome. On average there 

are 15 studies ongoing at various stages at any given time. 

The research group consists of the following eight cardiologists whose details are listed in Appendix 6: 

• Bon, Richard • Manyari, Dante 

• Cheung, Stephen • Pearce, Stephen 

• Dong, Raymond • Shariff, Salima 

• Kornder, Jan • Tan, Peter


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Staffing is as follows: 

Study Nurses1 Data Entry Clerk Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Admin 

4 (2 full time/ 2 

part time) 

1 0 0 3* 

* 1 Manager (who is also one of the study nurses), 1 Assistant, 1 Financial Director. 

The unit uses the hospital pharmacy in its conduct of clinical trials if necessary. Laboratory tests are 

conducted at the hospital or private laboratories. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on detailed and extensive Standard Operating Procedures 

and are compliant with ICH, Health Canada, and FDA Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. 

All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation and all research staff are trained appropriately in 

clinical trials, GCP regulations and guidelines, and the SOPs. The Unit also participates in monitor and 

study termination visits and audits. 

Contact: 

Breakwell, Lynn. RN. Tel: 604-587-3720. lynn.breakwell@fraserhealth.ca. 

Fraser Health Critical Care Group 

Critical Care research in Fraser Health is conducted at Surrey Memorial (SMH) and Royal Columbian 

(RCH) Hospitals (http://research.fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_groups/). The 

focus of the research program is on contributing to publicly funded trials, [e.g. Thromboprophylaxis; 

ARDS; Sedation management, Life support outcomes for Octogenarians; Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; 

H1N1] largely in collaboration with the highly successful Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Other 

research includes industry funded studies [e.g. Sepsis; Surfactant in Acute Lung Injury; Novel Vasopressors] 

and small investigator driven pilot studies [e.g. Topical antibiotics to reduce central line infections, 

dosing of antibiotics in non dialysis dependent renal failure]. Industry-sponsored trials include Phases II 

and III. 

The key Principal Investigators are: 

• Reynolds, Steven (Intensivist and ICU Research Director, Royal Columbian Hospital) 

• Keenan, Sean. 

Their details can be found in Appendix 6. 

Contact: 

Svetik, Miroslav. ICU RCH Research Coordinator. miroslav.svetik@fraserhealth.ca. 

Mans, Sheilagh. ICU SMH Research Coordinator. Sheilagh.Mans@fraserhealth.ca. 


Based at Burnaby Hospital, the Fraser Health Multiple Sclerosis clinic provides a comprehensive, community 

based clinic to the Fraser Health region (http://research.fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_groups/). 

The clinic has 13 multidisciplinary team members (4 neurologists, urologist, 

neuro-ophthalmologist, psychiatrist, rehab medicine, MS certified nurse, physical therapist, occupa-

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tional therapist, social worker and clinical counselor) and 3,000 patients. It also runs a research program 

in clinical trials, health service delivery and epidemiology. 

The clinic was accredited in May 2005 as a full member of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres, 

a North American multi-disciplinary organization providing networking for all health care professionals 

specializing in the care of multiple sclerosis patients. 

Contact: 

Vorobeychik, Galina. Principal Investigator and Clinic Director. Tel: 604 412-6405. galina.vorobeychik@ 


Orthopedics Department 

The Orthopedic Department at Royal Columbian Hospital conducts Phases II and III clinical trials in 

a wide range of pathologies (http://research.fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_ 

groups/). Investigators include: 

• McCormack, Robert 

• Perey, Bertrand 

• Stone, Trevor 

Contact: 

Zomar, Mauri. Research Coordinator, Orthopedic Research Office. Tel: 604-520-4855. Mauri.Zomar@ 


Ridge Meadows Hospital 

Ridge Meadows Hospital has been actively participating in clinical research for 20 years (http://research. 

fraserhealth.ca/clinical_trials/clinical_trials_research_groups/). Beginning with the GUSTO trial early in 

the thrombolytic era to the present research involving thrombin receptor antagonists and novel heart 

failure therapies, cardiac research has been the main focus at the site. Other research topics have included 

antibiotics in pneumonia, asthma and COPD. 

Principal Investigators include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6.: 

• Auersperg, Edward 

• Ervin, Frank 

• Tsui, Winston. 

The clinical trials group has two coordinators. 

Contact: 

Ervin, Frank. Tel: 604-466-8199. flervin@telus.net.


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INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY 

Kidney Clinic 

The Kidney Clinic is located at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and is affiliated with the B.C. Renal 

Agency (http://www.bcrenalagency.ca/kidneysvcs/KidneyServicesRegion/InteriorHealth/chronicClinics. 

htm). It conducts Phase III trials on patients undergoing hemodialysis and others with end stage renal 

disease. 

The main investigator is Dr. ECR Wijeyesinghe. 

Contact: 

Pennington, Carrie Mae. Manager. Tel: 250-314-2849. 

Penticton Regional Hospital Research Department 

Investigators at the Penticton Regional Hospital Research Department conduct Phases II and IV industry-sponsored 

and grant funded clinical trials in cardiology, neurology, nephrology, gynecology, pediatrics, 

oncology, rheumatology. The department has no separate URL. Investigators include: 

Cardiology Gynecology Neurology Nephrology 

Ashton, T 

Cleveland, D 

Dyck, Chad 

Goncalves, Jose Novak, D Forzley, Brian 

Oncology Pediatrics Rheumatology 

Mirchandani, D Gross, Katherine Offer, R 

In addition to the investigators, the Department has 10 other staff: 

Study Nurses1 Data Manager/ Coordinator Pharmacy/ Lab Staff Admin. 

7 1 0 2 * 

* 1 Manager, 1 Admin. Assistant. 

The hospital laboratory is used for clinical trials; the pharmacy is rarely required. 

Study approval involves a review by the In-Hospital Research Committee for operational impact. Once 

this Committee approves the study, it is sent to the Interior Health REB for approval. As per REB and 

sponsor requirements, all studies comply with Health Canada, FDA, and ICH GCP regulations and guidelines. 

Contact: 

Valley, Susan. Coordinator Clinical Research. Tel: 250-492-4000 x 2629. Susan.Valley@interiorhealth.ca.

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PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE SOCIETY 4 


St. Paul’s Hospital 

St. Paul’s Hospital is an acute care, teaching, and research hospital located in downtown Vancouver 

(www.providencehealthcare.org/info_stpauls_main.html). It is home to many world-class medical and 

surgical programs, including cardiac services, HIV/AIDS and kidney care. St. Paul’s serves both the local 

community and patients from across B.C. and the Yukon. It houses three CTUs that are described below. 

Information on its health research centres can be found in Appendix 9. 

AIDS Research Program 

The AIDS Research Program (www.cfenet.ubc.ca/content.php?id=18) is affiliated with the B.C. Centre 

for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. It conducts clinical trials and observational studies in persons with Human 

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – HIV coinfection, and fungal infection. 

The Unit conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials. They accrue 100 – 200 patients per year. 

The Centre has five Principal Investigators as listed below and seven Associate Investigators. Their details 


• Barrios, Rolando • Phillips, Peter 

• Guillemi, Silvia • Tyndall, Mark 

• Montaner, Julio 

Program staffing is as follows: 


1 

Research (Clinical 

Trials) Asst. 3 


3 * 1 0 0 2** 

* The study (clinical trials) coordinators also perform data entry activities (in source documents and CRFs) as part of their role. 

** 1 Admin. Coordinator (operational manager); 1 Accountant. 

The process for getting trials approved in this unit is as detailed below: 

a) Submission of the Study Protocol and other required documents by the Clinical Trials Assistant to the 

Providence Health Research Ethics Board for review and approval. 

b) Clinical Trials Assistant requests the different departments (e.g., Laboratory, Pharmacy, Radiology, etc.) 

involved in this study for approval. Approval letters from the different department are then submitted 

to the Offices of Research Services. 

c) Contract personnel at the Offices of Research Services ensures the contract has been approved and 

signed. 

d) The Offices of Research Services then releases the Certificate of Final Approval. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The SOPs 

cover all study-related functions and responsibilities and reflect ICH and federal regulations . SOPs are 

updated as necessary. Staff members are provided training on a regular basis to the site-specific SOPs 

and GCP protocols. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Chau, William. Tel: 604-806-8064. wchau@cfenet.ubc.ca. 

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CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) 

The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) (www.hivnet.ubc.ca) is a national organization with the 

centre based out of St. Paul’s Hospital. The CTN provides a national and regional infrastructure to facilitate 

clinical trials in HIV/AIDS, employing managers, statisticians, data methodologists, and communications 

officers at the Vancouver national centre. Services include development of a clinical trial from first 

concept to final protocol, as well as management of all aspects of a trial. Study sites providing the subjects 

for clinical trials are located across Canada. There are five sites located in B.C. (1 St. Paul’s Hospital, 2 

downtown Vancouver, 1 Victoria, 1 Kelowna). The CTN coordinates and manages all these sites – it does 

not recruit patients at its own centre. 

The CTN sites conduct Phases II, III and IV clinical trials. In 2008/9 they accrued 417 patients. 

The National Director of the Network is Dr. Martin Schechter, whose details can be found in Appendix 

6. He works with 34 Principal Investigators and 85 associate investigators across Canada The Network’s 

structure in the Vancouver national centre is shown in Figure A6. 

The national network has a staff of 47 across Canada. Network staffing in the Vancouver national centre 

is as follows: 

Project Managers 

Study Coordinators 

4 (40 across 

Canada) 


Assistant 

Data Managers 

Data Entry Pharmacy/ 

Lab Staff 

Other 

1 3 2 0 19* 

* 1 Chief Scientific Officer, 2 Health Economists, 2 IT technicians (part-time), 4 statisticians, 3 database programmers, 3 communications 

staff, 4 administrative staff (accounting, contracts, receptionists, general support). 

For trial approval, Network investigators must apply to the Network using a Study Proposal Application 

Form. The protocol and informed consent forms are developed using the Network’s Protocol, Protocol 

Outline and Model Informed Consent templates. New studies are reviewed by the Scientific Review 

Committee and the Community Advisory Committee; these committees offer their reviews to the 

Executive Management Committee who make the final decision to approve a new Network supported 

study. 

FIGURE A6. CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network 

Jim Pankovich 

CSO 

Data & Methodology 

Pharmaeconomics 

Project Management 

Martin Schechter / Aslam Anis 

National Directors 

Joel Singer 

Head of D&M 

David Cox 

CAO 

Finance & Admin 

(includes HR & IT) 

Communications & 

Information 

Postdoctoral Fellows 

International

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Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on extensive Standard Operating Procedures compliant 

with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. The CTN also trains clinical trial personnel in GCP and 

clinical trial procedures in addition to monitoring all clinical trials. All projects are approved by the REB 

prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Pankovich, Jim. Chief Scientific Officer. Tel: 604-806-8340. jpankovich@mail.hivnet.ubc.ca. 

Emergency Medicine Research Group 

St Paul’s Emergency Medicine Research Group is a nationally recognized group of researchers (www. 

sphemerg.ca/research). Currently led by Dr. Robert Stenstrom, the group is involved in research in infectious 

diseases (SSTI, Sepsis), Stroke Care, Patient Safety and Medical Decision Making, and Educational 

Research. 

Investigators who conduct clinical trials include the following whose details are contained in 

Appendix 6: 

• Grafstein, Eric • Harris, Devin • Stenstrom, Robert 

Contact: 

Stenstrom, Robert. Research Director. Tel: 604-682-2344 x 68985. robstenstrom@shaw.ca. 

Foot and Ankle Clinic Orthopedics Research Group 

The Foot and Ankle Clinic is based at St Paul’s Hospital (www.bcfootandankle.com/research.htm). The 

primary research objective of the B.C. Foot and Ankle Clinic Orthopedics Research Group is to better understand 

the results of the various surgical techniques used to treat a variety of foot and ankle ailments. 

Investigators include the following whose details are contained in Appendix 6: 

• Younger, Alastair (Head) 

• Yang, Tung Chuo 

• Smith, Donna 

The clinical research group has six co-investigators, a Research Coordinator/Manager, and three research 

assistants. 

Contact: 

Bora, Biraj. Clinical Research Coordinator. Tel: 604-806-8743. 

Heart Centre 

St. Paul’s Heart Centre (www.heartcentre.ca) provides complete care for British Columbians with all 

kinds of heart disease. Services include heart disease prevention and reversal, a variety of diagnostic 

services and a full spectrum of treatment and care, including surgery, transplants and rehabilitation.


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The Heart Centre encompasses a number of different groups, of which the following conduct of 

clinical trials: 

• The Healthy Heart Program 

• Interventional Cardiology 

• Atrial Fibrillation/ Arrythmia Device 

• Cardiovascular Surgery Research 

• Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Research 

Clinical trials include those pertaining to angioplasty and the use of stents, cardiac failure, heart transplant, 

other heart surgery, prevention of heart disease, and the use of novel drugs. Investigators conduct 

Phases I, II, and III trials and include those 25 listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Abel, James • Hamburger, Jaap • Sirrs, Sandra 

• Cheung, Anson • Ignaszewski, Andrew • Straatman, Lynn 

• Aymong, Eve • Kerr, Charles • Tung, Stanley 

• Bondy, Gregory • Lichtenstein, Samuel • Ur, Ehud 

• Bowering, John • Mancini, John • Webb, John 

• Carere, Ron • Moss, Robert • Ye, Jian 

• Chan, Sammy • Rabkin, Simon • Yeung, John 

• Francis, Gordon • Ramanathan, Krishnan 

• Fung, Anthony Y-F • Ricci, Donald 

Contact: 

See www.heartcentre.ca/clinics.asp. 

Hematology Research Group 

The Hematology Research Group at St. Paul’s Hospital investigates a broad range of blood conditions 

including both benign and malignant disorders of blood proteins and blood cells (www.providencehealthcare.org/Dept_of_Medicine/researchers.html). 

Areas of research include: Myelodysplastic Syndromes, 

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Idiopathic 

Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Lymphoma in HIV patients, Hemophilia and Thrombosis. 

The group has five investigators, including: 

• Vickars, Linda 

• Leitch, Heather. 

Details on these two investigators are contained in Appendix 6. There are four research study staff. 

Contact: 

Leitch, Heather. Director. Tel: 604 684-5794. hleitch@providencehematology.com. 

James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre 

The iCAPTURE Centre houses over 250 researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital, who conduct research into the 

mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart, blood vessel and lung diseases (www.icapture.ubc.ca). 

Activities include clinical trials as well as basic and translational research and postdoctoral 

training.

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Clinical trials investigators include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Bai, Tony • McManus, Bruce 

• Dorscheid, Delbert • Pare, Peter 

• Frohlich, Jiri • Russell, James 

• Hill, John • Schellenberg, R Robert 

• Hogg, James • Sin, Don 

• Knight, Darryl • van Eeden, Stephan F. 

• Man, Paul 

Contact: 

Hansen, Melanie. Tel: 604-806-9299. Melanie.Hansen@hli.ubc.ca. 


Pacific Lung Health Centre 

The Pacific Lung Health Centre is an academic clinical program located at St. Paul’s Hospital, dedicated 

to the care for patients with lung disease (www.pacificlung.com). The Centre has research associations 

with a number of major UBC research facilities (www.ubc.ca), including the James Hogg iCAPTURE 

Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research (www.icapture.ca), as well as the Centre for Health 

Evaluation and Outcome Studies (www.cheos.ubc.ca). 

The Pacific Lung Research Centre is currently conducting clinical trials in various respiratory disease 

areas, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Bronchitis and Emphysema), Interstitial Pulmonary 

Fibrosis, Chronic Cough, Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma and other areas. 


• Bai, Tony • Schellenberg, R Robert 

• Lawson, Lindsay • Sin, Don 

• Levy, Robert • van Eeden, Stephan F. 

• Man, Paul • Tan, Wan-Cheng 

• Nakielna, Barbara • Wilcox, Pearce 

• Pare, Peter 

Contact: 

Tel: 604 806-9465. info@pacificlung.com.


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VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH 

Vancouver General Hospital 

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) is one of Canada’s largest teaching and research hospitals. Clinical 

research at VGH (and UBC Hospital, described below) is conducted by the Vancouver Coastal Health 

Research Institute (VCHRI) (www.vchri.ca), a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Authority 

and the University of British Columbia. 

Arthritis Research Centre 

The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada is affiliated with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research 

Institute and UBC (www.arthritisresearch.ca). It conducts clinical research and trials related to arthritis 

diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, care outcomes, and quality of life issues. It has a clinical trials group 

with at least three coordinators. 

Contact: 

Ellis, Nancy. Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator. Tel: 604-871-4573. 

See also Appendix 9, part 7. 

B.C. Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 

Located at VGH, the B.C. Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases takes a multidisciplinary approach 

to stroke care, research, and education (www.bcstrokecentre.ca). The Centre offers 24/7 care 

for stroke victims and conducts Phases I, II, and III clinical trials. It is directed by Dr Phil Teal. His details 

can be found in Appendix 6. The clinical trials group is comprised of a small team of Stroke Neurologists, 

Neuro-Interventionalists and Research Coordinators that are involved in multiple acute stroke and 

stroke prevention trials. 

Clinical trials include the testing of novel drugs for the acute treatment of strokes and prevention of 

secondary strokes. 

Contact: 

Teal, Phil. Director. Tel: 604-875-5295. teal@interchange.ubc.ca. 

Cardiology Research 

VGH Cardiology Research is an integral part of the VGH/UBC Division of Cardiology. Members of the Division 

all participate and function as a team for trial recruitment and follow-up. The Cardiology Research 

clinical trials unit conducts Phase IIa, IIb, and III industry-sponsored clinical trials, as well as registries and 

investigator-initiated studies. Trials include those investigating new drugs, new indications for established 

drugs, devices, and treatment strategies (NIH sponsored). Subjects are recruited from the Coronary 

Care Unit, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and out-patient cardiology clinics. Several hundred 

patients are enrolled annually. The unit has no independent URL.

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The facility has 13 investigators as listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6. 

• Fung, Anthony • Saw, Jackie 

• Gin, Ken • Ramanathan, Krishnan 

• Hamburger, Jaap • Ricci, Donald 

• Isserow, Saul • Virani, Sean 

• Jue, John • Wong, Graham 

• Lee, P.K. • Wood, David 

• Nair, Parvathy 

Staffing of the unit is as follows: 

Study Nurses/ 



3 


Coordinators 



(Manager) 

7* 2** 0 * 0 0 1 (parttime)*** 

* All the study nurses/ coordinators (called research coordinators) also handle data. In addition, 1 designs project databases and 

provides statistical and IT support 

** 1 handles regulatory documents and finances; 1 handles specimens and provides other clinical support functions. 

*** The manager is one of the research coordinators. 

The unit uses Vancouver General Hospital pharmacy in its conduct of in-patient clinical trials when 

applicable. Clinical laboratory tests use the VGH Hospital Laboratory and/or are shipped to central laboratories 

provided by the trial. Hospital research-designated staff in both pharmacy and laboratory have 

been essential. 

Quality control procedures are based on: 

• Standard Operating Procedures for ‘Consenting’ & ‘Adverse Events’ 

• Following and maintaining the Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ICH regulations and guidelines of 

Health Canada and the FDA 

• Regularly attended education, study meetings, and on-line training of GCP provided by the local 

clinical Research Ethics Board and other programs. All staff have been certified in NIH Human 

Protection. 

All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Fox, Rebecca. Manager. Tel: 604-875-4065. r.fox@telus.net. 

Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research 

Part of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation 

Research (www.cemcor.ubc.ca) is the only centre in North America that focuses on ovulation and the 

causes for and consequences of ovulation disturbances. The Centre Director is Jerilynn C. Prior, whose 

details can be found in Appendix 6. 

The Centre’s clinical trials are investigator-initiated and are completely independent of funding sources. 

Contact: 

Tel: 604–875-5927. cemcor@interchange.ubc.ca.


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Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit 

The Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit at the Skin Care Centre of UBC and VGH, conducts investigator-initiated 

and industry-sponsored clinical trials in all of the major therapeutic areas of dermatology, including 

acne, psoriasis, eczema, warts, skin cancer, and hair disorders (www.derm.ubc.ca/research/clinical_ 

trials_unit.htm). The unit covers the full spectrum of clinical studies from Phase I through IV in medicine, 

surgery, and cosmetics. The Skin Care Centre accommodates over 80,000 patient visits each year. 

Dedicated clinical trial facilities include: two examination rooms, a monitor’s room (equipped with a 

telephone, internet connection and photocopier/printer), an administration office, a trial coordinators’ 

office, a secure supplies room for CRF storage, double-locking medication storage cupboards, refrigeration 

unit and a –40°C freezer for sample storage. 

Principal Investigators include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Dutz, Jan • Rivers, Jason 

• Ho, Vincent • Shapiro, Jerry 

• Lui, Harvey • Zhou, Youwen 

• Prendiville, Julie 

Staff include three full-time clinical research coordinators and one part-time nurse. 

Quality control procedures are based on Standard Operating Procedures and Good Clinical Practice 

guidelines of Health Canada and the FDA. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Lui, Harvey. Tel: 604 875-4747. harvey.lui@ubc.ca. 

Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic 

The Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic is part of the University of British Columbia, Department of 

Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics. It is located away from the main Vancouver General 

Hospital site, in downtown Vancouver near to St Paul’s Hospital. The Downtown Infectious Diseases 

Clinic works with many other clinics including the Pender Community Health Centre ( a clinic in Vancouver 

Downtown Eastside) and Yale Medical Centre (a privately-run methadone clinic in downtown 

Vancouver). Several CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network studies are conducted at the Clinic. 

The Clinic primarily conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials, as well as investigator-initiated studies, 

mainly with HIV and HCV patients. Studies accrue approximately 40 patients per year (40% of the estimated 

100 new patients seen at the clinic per year). The clinic also has approximately 1,000 registered 

patients. It has no independent URL. 

The facility has three Principal Investigators as listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6. 

• Conway, Brian 

• Alenezi, Osamah 

• Reynolds, Robert

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Staffing of the Centre is as follows: 

Study Nurses/ 



3 

Data Managers/Coordinators 

Pharmacy 

Staff 

Laboratory 

Staff 


Admin. IT/ Statistics 

6* 4 0 0 2 (part-time) 2** 2*** 

* 4 coordinators; 2 nurses. 

** 1 project manager, 1 CTU manager. 

*** 1 statistician, 1 IT technician. 

Clinical trials are conducted at the clinic, which also uses external laboratories, hospitals and pharmacies 

in its conduct of trials. It has a laboratory at UBC, as well as its own laboratory space. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on extensive Standard Operating Procedures and 

Good Clinical Practice guidelines of Health Canada and the FDA. The unit also provides regular training 

sessions for researchers and staff members in the conduct of clinical studies. All projects are approved 

by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Tossonian, Harout. Research Manager. Tel: 604-642-6429 x 304. tossonian@exchange.ubc.ca. 

Diabetes Research Centre 

The Diabetes Research Centre (http://diabetesresearch.net/) is located next to VGH. 

The Principal Investigator and Research Director is Dr. Tom Elliott. His details can be found in Appendix 

6. The Centre has five clinical trial coordinators. Studies include the testing of novel drugs in patients 

with diabetes, diabetes with or at risk of cardiovascular disease. 

Contact: 

Elliott, Tom. Research Director. Tel: 604-875-5934. tom.elliott@vch.ca. 


The VGH Epilepsy Clinic is targeted at adults with epilepsy and related disorders (http://vch.eduhealth. 

ca/PDFs/FM/FM.470.V279.pdf ). It contains both in-patient and out-patient components. Principal Investigators 

include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Javidan, Mano 

• Townsend, Tiffany. 

Contact: 

Javidan, Mano. Medical Director EEG Lab. Tel: 604 875-4402. manouchehr.javidan@vch.ca. 

Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit (HRCTU) 

The HRCTU is part of the Leukemia/BMT Program of B.C (www.leukemiabmtprogram.org). It conducts 

Phases I, II, and III clinical trials on all hematologic malignancies and also works with stem cells. The Unit 

sees approximately 500 new patients each year and approximately 100 of these may be suitable for


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clinical trials. It also acts as the data management centre for Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant 

multi-institutional clinical trials. 

The HRCTU has 12 investigators as follows – most of these are listed in Appendix 6: 

• Abou Mourad, Yasser • Power, Maryse 

• Barnett, Michael • Shepherd, John 

• Hogge, Donna • Smith, Clay 

• Nantel, Steve • Song, Kevin 

• Narayanan, Sujaatha • Sutherland, Heather 

• Nevill, Tom • Toze, Cindy 


Study Nurses1 Research Assistants 3 Data Entry/ Coordinators 

Pharmacy/ Lab Staff Admin 

7* 2** 2 0 1 (Clinical Res. 

Nurse Supervisor) 

* 6 full-time, 1 casual. 

** Handle samples and supplies, invoicing, files set-up, adverse events submissions. 

It uses the VGH pharmacy in the conduct of its clinical trials. 

Quality control and assurance are procedures are based on Good Clinical Practice regulations and 

guidelines of the FDA/Health Canada. The division has extensive SOPs and provides regular training sessions 

for researchers and staff members in the conduct of clinical studies. 

Contact: 

Smith, Clay. Director Leukemia/BMT Program of B.C. Tel: 604-875-4863. clsmith@bccancer.bc.ca. 


The Lung Centre (http://lungcentre.vch.ca/) specializes in the treatment of pulmonary conditions such 

as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, occupational and environmental 

lung diseases, sarcoidosis, pnuemonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung 

disease. As well as its clinical activities, the Lung Centre also has dedicated research space in which it 

conducts multiple research projects. 

The clinical trials unit primarily conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials, as well as investigator-initiated 

studies. Studies accrue approximately 140 patients per year (10% of the estimated 1,440 new patients 

seen at the clinic per year). 

The facility has 16 investigators as listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6. Its structure is 

shown in Figure A7.

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Investigators: 

• Ayas, Najib • McWilliams, Annette 

• Carlsten, Chris • Ostrow, David 

• Cook, Victoria • Road, Jeremy 

• FitzGerald, J. Mark • Ronco, Juan 

• Fleetham, John • Ryan, Frank 

• Lam, Stephen • Swiston, John 

• Levy, Robert • Wilson, Jennifer (Medical Director) 

• Khalil, Nasreen • Yeung, Moira 


Study Nurses/ Coordinators1 

Pharmacy/ Lab Staff Admin. Statistician 

13 0 1 * 1 

* Res. Admin Coordinator (Manager). 

The Centre mainly uses the Vancouver Hospital pharmacy and laboratories for its clinical trials. 

FIGURE A7. The Lung Centre Organizational Chart 

Administrative 

Manager Margie Bell 

Divisional Head 

Secretary 

Other Doctors in 

Respiratory Division 

Other Secretaries 

Barb Herbert 

Bernice Robillard 

Division Head 

Dr. FitzGerald 

Director Postgraduate 

Training Program 

Sr. Clinical Research 

Manager 

Researchers/Research 

Coordinators 

Medical Director 

Academic Program 

Assistant Margie Bell 

Ethics/Research Admin 

Coordinator Freda Tom 



guidelines of Health Canada and the FDA. The unit also provides regular training sessions for researchers 

and staff members in the conduct of clinical studies. 

Contact: 

Tom, Freda. Clinical Trials Coordinator. Tel: 604-875-4111, x 67916. Freda.Tom@vch.ca. 

Clinic Manager 

Kelly Sallaway 

Clinic Sta 

Airways Educators 

Lab. Technician 

Clinic Receptionists 

Nephrology Research Unit/ Group, VGH and St Paul’s Hospital 

The Division of Nephrology has two sites for its clinics and clinical trials unit: St Paul’s Hospital and 

VGH. The following description covers both sites. The nephrology clinics and CTU covers patients with 

chronic kidney disease, and those undergoing dialysis and kidney transplantation. The Unit has no


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independent URL but is associated with the B.C. Provincial Renal Agency network (www.bcrenalagency. 

ca). The latter is an agency of the PHSA. 

The clinical trials unit primarily conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials, as well as investigator-initiated 

studies. The Division of Nephrology sees approximately 2,000 new patients per year, of which 800 could 

be accrued into clinical trials. 

FIGURE A8. Division of Nephrology Nov. 2009 Clinical Research Organizational Chart 

The facility has 18 investigators as listed below. Their details can be found in Appendix 6. Its structure is 

shown in Figure A8. 

• Beaulieu, M. • Kiaii, M. • Yeung, C.K 

• Chiu, A. • Landsberg, D. • Jastrzebski, J. 

• Copland, M. • Levin, A. • Johnston, O. 

• Duncan, J. • Quamme, G. • Wong, N. 

• Gill, Jag • Shapiro, R.J. • Keown, P. 

• Gill, John • Singh, S. • Zalunardo, N. 

Staffing of the Unit is as follows: 

Study Nurses/ 



Manager Katy Vela 


3 

VGH Division Head 

Dr. J. Jastrzebski 

Division Head (Acting) 

Dr. David Landsberg 

Senior Administrator 

Shawn Jorgensen 

Education Clinical Research 

St. Paul’s Hospital UBC VGH 

Project Manager 

Sheila O’Donoghue 

Transplant Research 

Coordinators 

Data Managers Pharmacy/ Lab 

Staff 

Admin. Statisticians 

7 2 1 0 4* 4 

* 2 Clinical Research Managers, 1 Project Manager, 1 (0.6 FTE) Finance Administrator. 


Manager Daniel Rogers 

Research Coordinators Biostatistician Clinical Research 

Coordinators 

Statistical Analysis 

The Unit uses Vancouver General Hospital pharmacy and the hospital laboratories in its conduct of clinical 

trials.

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guidelines of Health Canada and the FDA. The unit also provides regular training sessions for researchers 

and staff members in the conduct of clinical studies. All projects are approved by the REB prior to 

initiation. 

Contact: 

Rogers, Daniel. Division of Nephrology, Clinical Research Manager VGH. Tel: 604-875-4111 x 67679. Daniel.rogers@vch.ca. 

Neurosurgery Division, VGH 

The VGH Division of Neurosurgery (www.surgery.ubc.ca/neurosurgery) has three Principal Investigator 

physicians, one nurse, and one research nurse/coordinator who work with patients with cerebrovascular 

disease/ stroke. Details about the physicians can be found in Appendix 6. 

• Haw, Charles (MD) • Redekop, Gary (MD) 

• Heran, Manraj (MD) • Brevner, Anglea (RN) 

The division sees about 5,000 new patients per year of which approximately 200 may be eligible for 

clinical trials. It conducts Phases II and III clinical trials and has one clinical trials research nurse. It uses 

the Vancouver General Hospital pharmacy and laboratory in its conduct of clinical trials, as well as an 

external laboratory. 

Quality control and assurance are procedures are based on SOPs and the Good Clinical Practice guidelines 

of the FDA/Health Canada. The division provides regular training sessions for researchers and staff 

members in the conduct of clinical studies. 

Contact: 

Redekop, Gary. Head, Division of Neurosurgery. Tel: 604-875-5235. gary.redekop@vch.ca. 

Psychiatry Administration - VGH 

The VGH Psychiatry Administration division has four Principal Investigators who work with patients with 

mental illness, particularly depression, schizophrenia, and addiction. It also has two research nurses/coordinators. 

Details about the PIs can be found in Appendix 6. 

Principal Investigators 

• Ganesan, Soma • Mok, HIram 

• Lu, Shaohua • Singh, Kulbir 

The Unit works on Phases III and IV clinical trials, as well as investigator-initiated and grant funded studies. 

It sees approximately 500 new patients per year. It has no independent URL. 

Quality control and assurance are procedures are based on sponsor SOPs. Researchers and staff are 

trained in the conduct of clinical studies within VCH. 

Contact: 

Ganesan, Soma. Tel: 604-875-4023. soma.ganesan@vch.ca.


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The Vancouver Prostate Centre 

The Vancouver Prostate Centre (www.prostatecentre.com) (www.pctriadd.com) is a world-class research, 

translational, and clinical facility that works on all aspects of prostate disease including cancer, 

bladder problems, and kidney disease. The Clinical Trials Unit resides within this Centre. 

The Clinic conducts Phases I, II, III, and IV clinical trials, as well as investigator-initiated, National Cancer 

Institute of Canada (NCIC), Canadian Urologic Oncology Group (CUOG), and Canadian Urology Research 

Consortium (CURC) studies. The Clinic sees approximately 1,000 new patients/year. It is able to 

enroll 800 – 1,200 patients in clinical trials, depending on eligibility (10-15% of the approximately 8,000 

patients registered with the Clinic). 

The facility has 13 investigators, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Black, Peter • Kollmannsberger, Christian 

• Chew, Ben • Nguan, Chris 

• Chi, Kim • Nigro, Mark 

• Davison, Joyce • Patterson, Ryan 

• Fenster, Howard • So, Alan 

• Gleave, Martin E. • Stothers, Lynn 

• Goldenberg, Larry 


Study Nurses/ 



3 


Coordinators 

Pharmacy/ Lab 

Staff 

Admin IT 

4* 1.5* 0 0 1** 1 

* There are 2 coordinators and 2 nurses. Also involved in data collection and data entry, i.e., perform Data Manager/Coordinator role. 

** Part-time unit manager who is also one of the study nurses. 

The unit uses laboratory and pharmacy staff outside Vancouver General Hospital in its conduct of clinical 

trials. 

Quality control/assurance procedures are based on extensive Standard Operating Procedures which 

are read and signed by all staff and updated as required (minimum annually). Furthermore, all investigators/staff 

have completed the “NCI Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams online 

course”, have read the “GCP Guidelines”, and have a Certificate of Completion of the “NCIC CTG Certificate 

on GCP Guidelines”. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Palmer, Maureen. R.N. Tel: 604-875-5675. maureen.palmer@vch.ca. 

Vancouver Retinal Research Group 

Based at the VGH/ UBC Eye Care Centre, the Vancouver Retinal Research Group conducts Phases II and 

III clinical trials, as well as investigator initiated and grant funded studies into macular degeneration, 

diabetic retinopathy, and central retina vein occlusion. It offers study design, protocol preparation, 

budget preparation, ethics applications, source documents, and study facilitation (i.e., coordinates study 

procedure with various departments and investigators, study staff training, and oversight). It has no 

independent URL.

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The Research Group consists of three investigators, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Albiani, David 

• Merkur, Andrew 

• Potter, Michael 


Study Nurses 1 Research Assistants 

3 


Coordinators 

Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Other 

1 2 1* 0 0 2 ** 

* This role is occupied by a part-time Research Assistant/Scientist who conducts data mining and statistical analysis. 

** Vision examiner, treatment assistant. 


The unit uses pharmacy staff at and outside Vancouver General Hospital in its conduct of clinical trials. It 

also uses external laboratory staff. 

Quality control/assurance procedures are mainly based on Eye Care Centre standard practice guidelines, 

as well as Standard Operating Procedures. The latter are site specific for the Informed Consent 

Form process and sponsor specific for each study, including drug accountability and drug destruction. 

All studies are conducted according to ICH Guidelines. Staff and investigators are trained by sponsors, 

via a clinical trials specific CDROM, and at relevant meetings. All staff are encouraged to obtain SOCRA 

(Society of Clinical Research Associates) certification. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Gillies, Dawne RN. Clinical Research Coordinator. Tel: 604-875-4253. dawne.gillies@vch.ca. 


Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders’ Clinic 

The Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders’ Clinic is located at UBC Hospital (http://ubc-alzclinic.vch.ca/ 

index.html). The clinic sees over 1,200 patients a year 5 . It is active in Phases II and III clinical trials. 

The Medical Director (Feldman, Howard) and five collaborating physicians take part in clinical trials. The 

clinic also has a research coordinator, research assistant, and statistician. Trials include trying to delay 

disease progression in patients with mild cognitive impairment, the treatment of patients with mild to 

moderate Alzheimer’s disease, and the use of neuroimaging. 

Contact: 

O’Neill, Valarie. Senior Clinical Research Coordinator. Tel: 604-822-7990. 


The Bladder Care Centre (BCC) is an integrated multidisciplinary diagnostic, treatment and research 

facility for bladder symptoms located at UBC Hospital (http://urology.ubc.ca/bladder-care-centre). 

Working at the centre are physicians, surgeons, nurses and physiotherapists who are specialized in the 

diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms. The BCC links patients, clients, health professionals 

and researchers to study and advance the goals of prevention and treatment of lower urinary


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tract symptoms in both men and women. Clinical studies in patients include the investigation of medicines 

as well as naturopathic and complementary therapies. 

Contact: 

Stothers, Lynn. Director of Research. Tel: 604-822-7616. lynns@interchange.ubc.ca. See Appendix 6 for 

her details. 

Mood Disorders Centre of Excellence UBC: Clinical Trials Section 

Based at UBC Hospital, the UBC Mood Disorders Centre of Excellence (CoE) (www.ubcmood.ca) develops, 

evaluates and provides innovative programs of care, educating health professionals and the public, 

and conducting clinical studies on the causes of, and treatments for, mood disorders (particularly depression 

and bipolar disorders). It is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry, UBC; Vancouver Coastal 

Health Research Institute; and the UBC Institute of Mental Health. It sees approximately 470 new patients 

per year, of which 20% may be enrolled into studies. It serves both in-patients and out-patients. 

The CoE has 16 investigators, as listed below and detailed in Appendix 6. It conducts Phases I – IV clinical 

trials, as well as investigator-initiated and grant-funded studies. 

• Andreazza, Ana • Michalak, Erin 

• Axler, Auby • Tam, Edwin 

• Bond, David • Torres, Ivan 

• Gigante, Alexandre • Vik, Astrid 

• Hadjipavlou, George • Wiese, Bonnie 

• Kunz, Mauricio • Yatham, Lakshmi 

• Lam, Raymond (Medical Director) • Young, Allan 

• Lau, Mark • Young, Trevor 


Study Nurses/ 



3 


Coordinators 

Pharmacy/ Lab 

Staff 

Admin Other 

6 2 (part-time) 0 0 0 1* 

* Data entry clerk – casual position 

It uses both UBC Hospital and external pharmacy and laboratory facilities in the conduct of its clinical 

trials. 

Quality control and assurance are procedures are based on SOPs and the Good Clinical Practice guidelines 

of the FDA/Health Canada. The division provides regular training sessions for researchers and 

staff members in the conduct of clinical studies and GCP regulations and guidelines. New staff are also 

trained in REB procedures, hospital research guidelines, Health Canada Tri-Council Policy Statement, 

psychological assessment scales, ECG, and dangerous goods. 

Contact: 

Woo, Cindy. Research Coordinator. Tel: 604 822 7627. cinw@interchange.ubc.ca. 

5Neuroscience Asset Map: Activities, Strengths And Opportunities. Published 2007. www.investbc.com/assetmaps.htm. Accessed January 28, 

2010.

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The Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (www.ubcneurology.com/Research_MS.html) operates at UBC Hospital. 

It had 3,698 patient visits and 635 new patients in 2007. The clinic coordinates new escalating therapy 

options for aggressive MS and also provides specialized care for neuromyelitis optica (NMO). It provides 

outreach support to clinics in Victoria (1,000 patients registered), Kelowna (700 patients), and Prince 

George (300 patients), as well as providing outreach care directly to patients in Comox (Vancouver 

Island). 

Therapeutic trials in MS have encompassed both disease modifying and symptomatic therapies. All 

stages and types of MS have been represented in at least Phases II and III trials. Investigators have a 

strong profile in clinical trial development, safety monitoring and MRI/immunology sub-studies. The 

MS/MRI Research Group has provided central analysis for numerous international multicentre randomized 

clinical trials and are recognized internationally for their work in this area. 

The Clinic’s seven neurologist investigators are as follows, with details contained in Appendix 6: 

• Devonshire, Virginia • Oger, Joel 

• Hashimoto, Stanley • Rieckmann, Peter 

• Hooge, John • Traboulsee, Anthony 

• Kastrukoff, Lorne 

Contact: 

Traboulsee, A. Head of Clinical Trials Group. Tel: 604 822-0788. trabouls@interchange.ubc.ca. 

Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre 

Located at UBC Hospital, the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre is a multidisciplinary program dedicated 

to the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s and other related disorders, such as tremor and 

dystonia (www.parkinsons.ubc.ca/index.html). It has been designated as a Centre of Excellence by the 

National Parkinson Foundation in the US. In addition to treating patients, it has a strong research program 

that spans preclinical, clinical and population studies. Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Stoessl, 

an internationally recognized expert on Parkinson’s disease, the centre has the largest peer-reviewed 

research program in Canada on Parkinson’s disease. 

The Centre has three neurologists (listed below), whose details can be found in Appendix 6. 

• McKeown, Martin J. 

• Stoessl, Jonathan 

• Tsui, Joseph 

These investigators conduct trials involving novel drugs, surgery, and neuroimaging. Patients registered 

with the UBC Movement Disorders Clinic in 2007 included 1,100 with typical Parkinson’s disease, 400 

patients with Parkinson-like disorders, and 500 – 1,000 with dystonia 5 . 

The Centre also has a clinical trials coordinator. It conducts Phases I, II, III, and IV studies. 

Contact: 

Babul, Shamin. Administrator. Tel: 604-822-7721. ndsb@interchange.ubc.ca.


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University of British Columbia Medical Departments Supporting B.C. Hospitals 

Anesthesia Department 

The Anesthesia Department supports anesthesiologists at VGH, St. Paul’s, B.C. Women’s, B.C. Children’s, 

and Royal Columbian Hospitals (www.anesthesia.med.ubc.ca/cfmx/anesthesia/RCH/aboutus.cfm). The 

clinical trials groups at VGH and St. Paul’s are very active in studying acute pain. 


• Choi, Peter (VGH) • Puil, Ernie 

• Cole, Colm (St. Paul’s) • Warriner, Brian (VGH) 

• Merchant, Richard (Royal Columbian) 

Contact: 

Cole, Colm. Head of Anesthesia, St. Paul’s Hospital. Tel: 604 806-8337. cole@providencehealth.bc.ca. 

Choi, Peter. Director of Clinical Research. Tel: 604 875-4111 x 68433. petert.choi@vch.ca. 

Critical Care Medicine 

The Division of Critical Care Medicine supports clinical trials at VGH, St Paul’s, B.C. Children’s Hospital, 

Richmond General, Nanaimo Regional General, Royal Columbian, and Surrey Memorial Hospitals (www. 

ubccriticalcaremedicine.ca). A description of the Critical Care clinical trials conducted at Royal Columbian 

and Surrey Memorial Hospitals (Fraser Health Authority) can be found above. Principal Investigators 

include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Ayas, Najib • Fenwick, John 

• Chittock, Dean • Henderson, William 

• Dhingra, Vinay • Reynolds, Steven 

• Dodek, Peter • Ronco, Juan 

• Dorscheid, Delbert • Russell, James 

They conduct clinical trials in apnea, sepsis and septic shock, prevention of thromboembolism, ARDS 

and other inflammatory lung diseases, and traumatic brain injury. 

Contact: 

Dhingra, Vinay. Tel: 604 875-5949. vinay.dhingra@vch.ca. 

Endocrinology and Metabolism 

The Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism supports clinical trials at both VGH and St Paul’s Hospitals 

(no URL). Principal Investigators include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Elliott, Tom • Ur, Ehud 

• Sirrs, Sandra 

Clinical trials include those on neuroendocrine disorders, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and obesity. 

Contact: 

Ur, Ehud. Division Head. Tel: 604 875-4552. ehud.ur@vch.ca.

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The Division of Gastroenterology supports clinical trials at both VGH and St Paul’s Hospitals (no URL). 

Principal Investigators include the following, whose details can be found in Appendix 6: 

• Anderson, Frank • Gray, James 

• Byrne, Michael • Weiss, Alan 

• Enns, Rob • Yoshida, Eric 

They conduct clinical trials in colitis, Crohn’s, liver disease (e.g., hepatitis, cancer), GERD and erosive 

esophagitis, motility, and other areas of gastrointestinal disease. 

Contact: 

Byrne, Michael. Tel: 604 875-5640. michael.byrne@vch.ca. 

Obstetrics and Gynecology Department 

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (www.obstgyn.ca) supports its faculty that are involved 

clinical research in many B.C. hospitals, including B.C. Women’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, St. 

Paul’s Hospital, and Royal Columbian Hospital. They work with the infrastructure provided by hospital 

and health authority based resources. 


B.C. Women’s Hospital VGH 

• Butler, Blair • Brotto, Lori 

• Cheung, Anthony • Kwon, Janice 

• Delisle, Marie France • Miller, Dianne 

• Gagnon, Alain • Sanders, Barry 

• Lim, Ken 

• Magee, Laura St Paul’s 

• Marquette, Gerry • Cundiff, Geoff 

• Mayer, Chantal • Geoffrion, Roxanna 

• Money, Deborah 

• Skoll, Amanda Royal Columbian 

• von Dadelszen, Peter • Sorokan, Todd 

Contact: 

Fernandez, Ariadne. Research Program Manager. afernandez@phsa.ca.


APPENDIX 2. 

DESCRIPTION OF B.C.’S CLINICAL TRIALS SUPPORT UNITS 

Providence Health Care Society 

Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) and the Centre for Health Evaluation and 

Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) 

The Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) and the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome 

Sciences (CHEOS) (www.cheos.ubc.ca), the clinical research centre of PHCRI, work together to 

provide support for investigators conducting clinical research. PHCRI provides the following administrative 

services through the Office of Research Services [12 employees]: 

• Research Ethics Board review 

• Contract Negotiation 

• Human Resource Management of PHCRI employees 

• Financial administration. 

CHEOS is an interdisciplinary research collective of 45+ investigators and houses a Clinical Trials Support 

Unit (CTSU) to facilitate and assist Providence Health Care clinical investigators with the development 

and management of clinical trials. Services include: 

• Study design and methodology 

• Statistical analysis 

• Budget planning 

• Study logistics 

• Health economic analysis 

• Data form creation (paper or electronic) 

• Database development 

• Data entry/validation 

• Training including clinical research regulations, investigator’s meetings and study procedures for 

clinical site personnel 

• Study document creation including informed consent form templates, standard operating procedures, 

study manuals, and participant advertising 

• Regulatory process and documentation 

• Project management assessment 

• Study registration 

• Assistance with knowledge translation 

The CTSU conducts Phases II through IV clinical trials. Forty-five researchers who conduct clinical trials 

are affiliated with CHEOS, including those listed in Table A1. Details about those investigators who conduct 

clinical trials can be found in Appendix 6. CHEOS’ structure is shown in Figure A9. 

The staff working on CHEOS projects is as follows (total = 66): 

Clinical 

Project 

Managers 

Study Coordinators 

Data Managers 

Information 

Management* 

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Statisticians Data Entry Health 

Economists 

5 12 6 16 10 2 7 8 

* For example: database administrators, programmers. 

Admin.

Since the Centre is located in St. Paul’s Hospital, the hospital pharmacy and laboratory are used for research studies. 

TABLE A1. Providence Health Care Society Program-affiliated Research Coordinators and Researchers 

Department Program Researchers Managers/Coordinators 

Betty Jean Ashley 

Lynda Lazosky 

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Medicine Critical Care Research Dr. Peter Dodek 

Dr. John Boyd 

Dr Ruth MacRedmond 

Dr. Adam Peets 

Dr. Najib Ayas 

Dr. Keith Walley 

Dr. Jim Russell 

Dr. Delbert Dorscheid 

Dr. Demetrious Sirounis 

Roxanne Rousseau 

Mark Elliot 

Jane Burns 

James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre 

(heart, blood vessel and lung diseases) 

Medicine 

(Immunology/ 

Respirology) 


Leslie Love – Research Manager 

Salima Lakhpati 

Rayna Sivakova 

Wen Wang 

Dr. Robert Schellenberg 

Dr. Tony Bai 

Dr. Bruce McManus 

Dr. Delbert Dorscheid 

Dr. Peter Pare 

Dr. Jiri Frohlich 

Dr. James Russell 

Dr. John Hill 

Dr. James Hogg 

Dr. Don Sin 

Dr. Darryl Knight 

Dr. Stephan van Eeden 

Dr. Paul Man 

Dr. Tony Bai 

Dr. Robert Schellenberg 

Dr. Lindsay Lawson 

Dr. Robert Levy 

Dr. Don Sin 

Dr. Stephan van Eeden 

Dr. Paul Man 

Dr. Wan-Cheng Tan 

Dr. Barbara Nakielna 

Dr. Pearce Wilcox 

Dr. Peter Pare 

Pacific Lung Health Centre 

(respiratory diseases) 

Medicine 

(Immunology/ 

Respirology)


Marketa Waldrum – Research Manager 

Mahi Etminam 

Evani Goll 

Adam Ludlow 

Medicine Hematology Research Dr. Heather Leitch 

Dr. Linda Vickars 

Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 

Canadian HIV Trials Network 

Medicine 

(Infectious Disease) 


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Gerene Larson 

Paula Ochoa 

Andy Mtambo 

William Chau 

Dr. Julio Montaner 

Dr. Rolando Barrios 

Dr. Silvia Guillemi 

Dr. Peter Phillips 

Dr. Peter Phillips 

Dr. Marianne Harris 

Dr. Val Montessori 

Dr. Natasha Press 

Katy Vela – Research Manger 

Sandra Matzek, Lina Sioson, Mila Tang, Nancy 

Ferguson, Deborah Kraus, Sheila O’Donoghue, 

Anna Chala, Elizabeth Hendren, Patrich Altejos, 

James Dong, Caren Rose, Mohua Podder, 

Martin Kwiatkowski, Sara Assadian, Breanne 

Crouch 

Medicine Nephrology Research Dr. Adeera Levin 

Dr. Jag Gill 

Dr. David Landsberg 

Dr. Monica Baeulieu 

Dr. Paul Taylor 

Dr. Anthony Chiu

TABLE A1. Providence Health Care Society Program-affiliated Research Coordinators and Researchers (cont’d) 


Carol Honeyman – Research Manger (Atrial 

Fibrillation/ Arrhythmic Device) 

The Healthy Heart Program; 

Medicine/ Surgery 

(Cardiology) 

Interventional Cardiology; 

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Elizabeth Grieve –Research Manager (Interventional 

Cardiology) 

Dr. Jiri Frohlich 

Dr. Chris Thompson 

Dr. James Abel 

Dr. Jaap Hamburger 

Dr. Sandra Sirrs 

Dr. Anson Cheung 

Dr. Andy Ignaszewski 

Dr. Lynn Straatman 

Dr. Eve Aymong 

Dr. Charles Kerr 

Dr. Stanley Tung 

Dr. Greg Bondy 

Dr. Samual Lichtenstein 

Dr. Ehud Ur 

Dr. John Bowering 

Dr. John Mancini 

Dr. John Webb 

Dr. Ron Carere 

Dr. Robert Moss 

Dr. Jian Ye 

Dr. Sammy Chan 

Dr. Simon Rabkin 

Dr. John Yeung 

Dr. Francis Gordon 

Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan 

Dr. Anthony Fung 

Dr. Donald Ricci 

Dr. S Chackrabarti 

Atrial Fibrillation/ Arrythmia Device 

Gail Vincente – Research Manager (Cardiovascular 

Surgery) 

Cardiovascular Surgery Research 

Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Research 

Kevin Shillitto 

Sarah Shepherd 

Debbie De Angelis 

Petra Hajek 

Tanja Kot 

Leuka Miklosova 

Satvir Mirhas 

Parveen Sangha 

Esther Zwanenberg 


TStella Yeung 

Dr. Terry Phang 

Surgery Colorectal Research 

Biraj Bora – Research Manager (Foot and Ankle 

Orthopedics) 

Dr. Alastair Younger 

Dr. Tung ChuoYang 

Dr. Donna Smith 

Foot and Ankle Clinic Orthopedics Research 

Group


Obstetrics and Gynacology Dr. Geoff Cundiff 

Theresa Young 

Dr. Rozana Geoffrion 

Dr. Rob Anderson 

Anesthesiology Dr. Stephen Swartz 

Traci Corr 

Dr. Moore 

Parveen Sangha 

Emergency Emergency Medicine Research Dr. Rob Stenstrom 

Iraj Poureslami (Research Manager – Emer- 

Dr. Eric Grafstein 

gency Department) 

Dr. Devin Harris 

Dr. Garth Hunte 

Barb Boychuk (NIH Research) 

Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer Dr. Jim Christenson 


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FIGURE A9. Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences 

Research Administrative 

Coordinator & Bookkeeper 

John Orr 

Director of Operations 

Statisticians, Data Managers 

Database Developers, IT, 

Programmers, Data Entry 

Dr. Yvonne Lefebrve 

Vice President, Research & Academic Aairs 

Providence Health Care Research Institute 

Dr. Aslam Anis 

Director, CHÉOS 

Professor, School of Population & Public Health UBC 

Joel Singer/Hubert Wong 

Co-Department Heads, Statistics, 

Data & Methodology 

Erin Cherban 

Manager, Clinical Trial Support 

Unit 

Health Economist Clinical Research Project 

Managers 

The process for getting trials approved by the unit is as follows. Investigators from Providence Health 

Care contact CHEOS to request services. The requests are then evaluated by the appropriate departments, 

for example, the Director of Operations, the Department Head of Statistics and Methodology, 

or the Manager of the Clinical Trial Support Unit. Once approved, CHEOS assists with the requested 

service, for example study start-up, database design, data management and statistical analysis for the 

entire study. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on Standard Operating Procedures compliant with 

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. The unit also trains clinical trial personnel in clinical research 

procedures and GCP, and monitors local investigator-initiated clinical trials. CHEOS is a participant in the 

Clinical Research Professional Development (CRPD) team which has a curriculum of clinical research 

education for Lower Mainland health centres. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

Contact: 

Orr, John. Director of Operations. Tel: 604-806-2294. johnorr@mail.cheos.ubc.ca. 

PHC Ethics Submission 

Coordinator 

Provincial Health Services Authority 

Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) Clinical Research Support Unit 

The Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) is dedicated to world-class research spanning a wide range 

of children’s and women’s health concerns. The Institute, based at B.C. Children’s Hospital, provides support 

for investigators conducting clinical research through its Administration and the Clinical Research 

Support Unit (CRSU) (www.cfri.ca/research_support/clinical_research_support/default.asp). The CRSU 

staff and faculty have expertise in epidemiology, statistics and economics, and provide support to clinician 

investigators including research project and program development, study design, data collection 

and management, and statistical analysis. A trials data management system includes a randomization 

module and ability to import images.


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Among other services, the CRSU offers the following. Staffing is indicated in parentheses. 

• Methodology and Biostatistics Services, including research project development, study design and 

methodology, statistical analysis and data management (www.cfri.ca/crs/Biostatistics.asp) [3 staff; 4 

faculty] 

• Data Management services that meet Health Canada and FDA requirements. CFRI investigators 

have access to a trials data management software platform, assistance in the design of forms and 

reports, and training of data entry staff. Data storage is managed on a secure platform by CFRI IT 

Services. This service supports about 1,000 studies a year [2 programmers, 1 trainer/form developer, 

1 regulatory affairs manager to support SOP development] 

• Facilities including the B.C. Children’s Hospital Chieng Medical Day Unit, offering support for clinical 

trials requiring nursing care and monitoring during interventions; and the Clinical Research and 

Evaluation Unit for minimally invasive studies, providing eight exam rooms, wet and dry storage 

rooms, and a staff study-coordination room (www.cfri.ca/crs/researchclinic.asp) 

• Hospital Services Research Coordinators are in place to support individual research studies and 

liaise with investigators and others as required during studies, in Laboratory Services (www.cfri.ca/ 

crs/laboratoryservices.asp); Pharmacy Services to support research studies (www.cfri.ca/crs/pharmacy); 

Perinatal Services (patient recruitment and samples management); and Health Records (for 

chart retrieval, abstracting and audit purposes). [4 staff in total]. 

In addition to the Hospital Services Research Coordinators mentioned above, there are a large number 

of research program coordinators, the senior members of which are listed in Table A2. 

FIGURE A10. Structure of CFRI 

Human Resources 

Advisor 

Tracie Galbraith 

Clinical 

Research 

Support 

PHSA 

Director Clinical & 

Population Health 

Anne Junker 

Director, 

Communications 

Jennifer Kohm 

Communications 

Specialist 

Web Developer* 

Director, Finance 

Anita Chiu 

Finance Managers 

Finance Assistants 

Contracts Coordinator 

Research Legal Counsel 

Board of Directors 

Chair, Donald Brooks 

Executive Director 

Stuart MacLeod 

Director, Research & 

Education Services 

Allison Rintoul 

Project Associate 

Manager, Res Education 

Assistant, Res Ed 

Initiatives 

Assistant, Inst Initiatives 

Assistant, Faculty 

Initiatives 

Assistant, Reading Room 

Manager, REB 

Manager, Pre/Post 

Review 

Admin Coordinator, REB 

UBC 

Scientic Director 

Geo Hammond 

Senior Research 

Development Facilitator 

Dawn MacArthur 

Research Development 

Facilitator 

Proposal Coordinator(s) 

Grants Assistant(s) 

Technology Transfer 

Manager (UILO) 

Manager, Facilities & 

Operations 

Todd Jacques 

Facilities Coordinator 

Facilities Assistant 

Animal Unit Senior Tech 

Tech(s) Level 3 

Lab Asst Level 1 

Manager, IM/IT 

Gurm Dhugga 

Systems Analyst 

System Tech 

Web Developer*

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The Unit supports all Phases of therapeutic and device clinical trials, as well as behavioural, investigatorinitiated 

and grant funded studies. The structure of the CRSU within CFRI is shown in Figure A10. 

CFRI itself is structured into research pillars and disease clusters, with numerous investigators working in 

all aspects of clinical research (not just clinical trials) as indicated in Table A2. Details about the investigators 

who conduct clinical trials can be found in Appendix 6.


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TABLE A2. CFRI Program-affiliated Research Coordinators and Researchers 

CFRI Cluster GI Terry Viczko, Research Coordinator Researchers 

Genetics and Health Clinical Genetics Marion Thomas, Research Manager Dr. Cornelius Boerkoel 

Dr. Millan Patel 

Dr. Jan Friedman 

iACT - Acute and Critical Care and Technologies Anesthesia Joanne Lim, Research Manager Dr. Mark Ansermino 

Dr. Carolyn Montgomery 

Cardiac Jim Potts, Clinical Epidemiologist Dr. Derek Human 

Dr. George Sandor 

Dr. Martin Hosking 

Dr. Jacques Leblanc 

Dr. Andrew Campbell 

Karen Gibbs, Electrophysiology Research Manager Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani 

Emergency Anne Marie White, Research Coordinator Dr. Quynh Doan 

Dr. Ran Goldman 

Dr. Adam Cheng 

Dr. Geoffrey Hung 

Plastic Surgery Angie Perdios, Research Manager Dr. Cynthia Verchere 

Dr. Douglas Courtemanche 

Dr. Jugpal Arneja 

Orthopedics Katie Fukushima, Research Manager Dr. Christopher Reilly 

Dr. Firoz Miyanji 

Dr. Kishore Mulpuri 

PICU Gordon Krahn, Research and Quality Initiatives Dr. Peter Skippen 

Coordinator 

Dr. David Wensley Surgery 

Surgery Damian Duffy, Executive Director, OPSEI Dr. Erik Skarsgard 

Dr. Geoffrey Blair 

Renal Josephine Chow, Research Coordinator Dr. Douglas Matsell 

Dr. Colin White 

Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini 

Allergy Terry Viczko, Research Coordinator Dr. Edmond Chan 

Dr. Mark Chilvers (Resp) 

CHILD Roxanne Rousseau, Research Coordinator Dr. Stuart Turvey (CHILD,MiniCHILD) 

Dr. Edmond Chan (CAPPS) 

Dr. Tobi Kollmann (CB Study) 

Dermatology Terry Viczko, Research Coordinator Dr. Prendiville 

Dr. Richard Beauchamp 

Immunity in Health and Disease (Infectious 

Disease, Inflammation, Immunity)

TABLE A2. CFRI Program-affiliated Research Coordinators and Researchers (cont’d) 

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GI Terry Viczko, Research Coordinator Dr. Kevan Jacobson 

Dr. Rick Schreiber 

Immunity/Infectious Disease Maureen Campbell, Research Manager Dr. David Speert 

Dr. Stuart Turvey 

Dr. Rusang Tan 

Oak Tree HIV Evelyn Maan, Research Manager Dr. Jack Forbes 

Dr. David Burdge 

Dr. Deborah Money 

Dr. Arianne Alimenti 

Rheumatology America Uribe, Research Manager Dr. Lori Tucker 

Dr. David Cabral 

Dr. Kristin Houghton 

Dr. Jaime Guzman 

VEC - Vaccine Evaluation Centre Arlene Kallos, Clinical Trial Unit Manager Dr. David Scheifele 

Dr. Simon Dobson 

Carol LaJeunesse, Clinical Trial Unit Manager 

B.C. Injury Research & Preven- Shannon Piedt, Project Coordinator Dr. Ian Pike 

tion Unit 

Dr. Mariana Brussoni 

CYDiS (Children & Youth w/ Jane Shen, Research Manager Dr. Anton Miller 

Disabilities in Society) 

Dr. Maureen O’Donnell 

Developmental Neuroscience Vesna Popovska, Research Manager Dr. Steven Miller 

Dr. Connolly 

Dr. Steinbok 

Dr. Farrell 

Biochemical Diseases Terry Viczko, Research Coordinator Dr. George Davidson 

Dr. Louise Mâsse Maria Valente, Research Coordinator Dr. Louise Mâsse 

Dr. Rollin Brant 

Maternity Care Research Group Jocelyn Tomkinson, Research Manager Dr. Michael C. Klein 

Dr. Janusz Kaczorowski 

Dr. Rob Liston 

Early Human Experience Unit 

Learning & Development Ivan Cepeda, Research Manager Dr. Ruth E. Grunau 

Developmental Care Program Colleen Jantzen, Research Coordinator Dr. Lisa Holsti 

Child Development Program Ruth Wilson, N2N Administrative Manager Dr. Ron Barr (N2N Director) 

Healthy Starts Program Ursula Brain, Research Manager Dr. Tim Oberlander 

Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health: Neurons 

to Neighbourhoods (N2N)


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Pediatric Palliative Care Gail Andrews, Clinical Research Coordinator Dr. Hal Siden 

Optimized Environments for 

D. Fay Warnock 

Infants 

Adolescent Health Program Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc 

Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolism Cystic Fibrosis Terry Viczko Dr. Mark Chilvers (Respirology) 

Diabetes Pamela Lutley, Clinical Research Coordinator Dr. Rusung Tan 

Alyssa Park, Project Coordinator (Metabolism) Dr. Dina Panagiotopoulos 

Dr. Bruce Verchere 

Endocrine Dr. Dina Panagiotopoulos 

Dr. Jana-Lee Davidson 

Metabolism 

Obesity 

Nutrition Roger Dyer, Lab Manager Dr. Sheila Innis 

Childhood Cancer (Oncology) COG Nita Takeuchi Dr. Mason Bond 

Non-COG Colleen Fitzgerald Dr. Paul Rogers 

Ariadna Fernandez, Research Manager Dr. Peter Von Dadelszen 

Dr. Blair Butler 

Dr. Ken Lim 

Reproduction and Healthy Pregnancy Maternal Fetal Medicine 

(MFM) 

+8 others 

Reprod Endocrinology & 

Dr. Anthony Cheung 

Infertility 

Dr. Catherine Allaire 

NICU - Neonatology Jennifer Claydon, Research Manager Dr. Pascal Lavoie 

Dr. Rebecca Sherlock 

Dr. Alfonso Solimano 

Neonatal Follow-Up Arsalan Butt, Follow-Up Program Data Manager Dr. Anne Synnes 

Population Health POPI Anne Smith, Program Manager Dr. Bruce Carleton

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Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on Health Canada and FDA regulations. The Unit recommends 

and makes available the N2 SOPs covering GCP, along with N2 GCP Training modules. SOPs 

cover the Data Management and IT platform. All projects are approved by the REB prior to initiation. 

CFRI is a participant in the Clinical Research Professional Development (CPRD) team which has a curriculum 

coordinated between the Lower Mainland academic health centres, directed for research 

coordinators (see Appendix 5). 

Contact: Junker, Anne. Director, Clinical & Population Health Studies, CFRI. Tel: 604-875-3591. ajunker@ 

cw.bc.ca. 

Laboratory-Clinical Studies Unit 

Based at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the Laboratory-Clinical Studies Unit (www.phsa.ca/bccdcpublichealthlab) 

is associated with the B.C. Public Health Microbiology & Reference Laboratory (the 

primary public health and reference diagnostic testing facility for the province). It provides laboratory 

support for clinical trials on new molecular microbiology laboratory tests and test procedures, particularly 

for HPV, HIV, and Hepatitis. Studies cover screening, diagnosis, treatment, observation, and intervention. 

For treatment studies, the Unit provides support to Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials. Annual 

patient accrual ranges between 200 -11,000 depending on the study. 

The Unit has two Principal Investigators and three clinical trials collaborators listed below. Their details 


Principal Investigators Collaborators 

• Krajden, Mel • Coldman, Andy 

• Petric, Martin • Ogilvie, Gina 

• Rekart, Michael 

Unit staffing is as follows (Total = 5): 

Study Nurses Data Managers/ Pharmacy Staff Laboratory Staff Administration/ Sup- 

Coordinators 

port Staff* 

0 1 Not applicable 4 1 (business consultant) 

For trials to be approved by the unit, the investigator must complete a project approval form and attach 

the clinical trial protocol, ethics approval documents, and funding approval documents for review. 

Upon review, the CTU will provide a laboratory cost estimate which all parties must sign-off before final 

approval. 

Since many of the tests conducted are new procedures, QC/QA procedures are newly developed for 

each one as follows: 

• Firstly, receive training from Vendor/Manufacturer of the new product/procedure 

• Secondly, the CTU performs an in-house validation and comparison if applicable 

• Thirdly, SOPs and QC procedures are created by the CTU following the College of American Pathologists 

(CAP) guidelines 

• Finally, other staff at the BCCDC are trained in the test, SOPs, and QC procedures.


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Contact: 

Krajden, Mel. Associate Director, Laboratory Services. Tel: 604-707-2421. mel.krajden@bccdc.ca. 

Mei, Wendy. Clinical Trials Coordinator. Tel: 604-707-2643. wendy.mei@bccdc.ca. 

Fraser Health Authority 

Fraser Health Research & Evaluation 

Fraser Health (www.fraserhealth.ca) is a publicly funded regional authority that oversees the provision 

of all publicly funded health services at its owned and operated acute and community sites. It provides 

a wide range of integrated health care services to more than 1.5 million people living in communities 

stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope. Its health care services range from 12 acute care hospitals 

to community-based residential, home health, mental health, and public health services. 

The Department of Evaluation and Research Services (http://research.fraserhealth.ca/home/) aims 

to establish Fraser Health as a premier site for the conduct of clinical, health services, and population 

health research, such that new knowledge is created and translated into policy and practice to enable 

“best in health, best in health care” for patients, clients, and residents. The Department supports 15 full- 

and part-time personnel and two Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) grant funded 

‘Research Team Planning Strategists’. It provides services across all Fraser Health sites. 

Over 2,300 physicians provide services in Fraser Health facilities. Physicians who wish to participate in 

clinical trials as a site investigator are not employees of Fraser Health, but must have privileges with 

Fraser Health. Physicians are only allowed to conduct research at hospital sites for which they have 

privileges. Both physicians and Fraser Health are a party to contracts with industry and academic sponsors. 

The Department of Evaluation and Research Services supports Phase II, III and IV therapeutic and device 

clinical trials, as well as behavioural, investigator-initiated and grant funded studies. Details about 50 

investigators who conduct clinical trials can be found in Appendix 6. The following types of services 

and support is listed below with staffing indicated in parentheses. 

• Health Research Intelligence Unit: Methodology and Biostatistics Services, including research 

project/protocol development, study design and methodology, budget development, statistical 

analysis, data management, and grant administration [Epidemiologist and Research/Grant Development 

Facilitator – 2 FTE] 

• Ethical Review: Assistance with REB submissions, education, and site monitoring oversight [Research 

Ethics Coordinator] 

• Research-related services provided by Research Coordinators, funded by individual FH departments, 

provide integrated support to individual research studies, co-ordinate all applicable approvals 

for the provision of service by their department, and liaise with investigators and others as 

required during studies: Laboratory Services [1 staff ]; Pharmacy Services [1 staff ]; Perinatal Services 

(patient recruitment and samples management); and Health Records [1 FTE]. 

• Administration of clinical trials registration at clinicaltrials.gov 

• Contract Review: Contract negotiation conducted by the University of British Columbia Industry 

Liaison Office on behalf of Fraser Health 

• Overall co-ordination of all approvals required for the conduct of research in FH. 

• Education and Communication: Coordinated by Department of Evaluation and Research Services 

[1 staff ]. Includes: education in research methods (e.g. skill development workshops; training in 

ethical and regulatory requirements for clinical trials)

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• Knowledge Translation: Library Services, publication support [9 FTE]. 

Quality control/ assurance procedures are based on Health Canada and FDA regulations. The Department 

of Evaluation and Research Services produces and makes available a Research Quality Improvement 

Manual which lays out the process for ongoing monitoring of research studies. All projects are 

approved by the Fraser Health Research Ethics Board prior to initiation. 

Fraser Health is a participant in the Clinical Research Professional Development (CPRD) Education Program 

(described in Appendix 5). This has a curriculum directed to research coordinators and is coordinated 

amongst the Lower Mainland academic health centres. 

Contact: 

Chunick, Susan. Director, Department of Evaluation and Research Services. Tel: 604-587-4681. susan. 

chunick@fraserhealth.ca. 

Vancouver Coastal Health 

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Clinical Research Unit 

The VCHRI Clinical Research Unit (CRU) (www.vchri.ca/s/CRU.asp) is based at the Gordon & Leslie Diamond 

Health Care Centre. It supports investigators in all disciplines at Vancouver Coastal Health and 

UBC in their conduct of clinical trials. Investigators request CRU services for industry Phases II, III, and IV 

trials, grant funded trials, or investigator-initiated research. Fees for services are based on the complexity 

of the services requested and funding for the research The CRU offers: 

• Assistance with protocol development 

• Develop informed consent documents 

• Recruiting 

• Screening and consenting subjects 

• Study interviews 

• Venipuncture and serum and plasma aliquot preparation 

• Physical exams and tests 

• Vaccine and medication administration 

• Adverse event reporting 

• Subject appointment booking and reminder calls 

• Monitor audits 

• REB submission assistance 

• Regulatory support with Health Canada/ FDA 

The Unit supports all CFRI researchers as needed. Many of these are listed in Appendix 6. The unit is new 

and growing. Current staffing is as follows (total = 2), with an anticipated two to four additional coordinators 

to be hired by the summer of 2010. 



Laboratory & Pharmacy 

Staff 

Admin. (Clinical 

Research Managers) 

Epidemiologists/ 

Statisticians 

1.5* 0 0 0.5 Collaborate with 

C2E2** 

* Also involved in the administrative aspects of clinical trials (e.g., REB submissions, regulatory documentation), budgeting and accounts, 

study design, and training of assistants. 

** C2E2 is the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation at VCHRI (www.c2e2.vchri.ca/), which offers expertise in study design, 

data collection and management, statistical analysis, systematic reviews, and health economics.


For Quality Control/Assurance, SOPs are in place for consent and phlebotomy and are being developed 

for other research related processes. A checklist is completed for all contracts ensuring protocols 

and consents have been approved by the REB. All subject personal information is maintained 

on password protected computers which are in locked offices or the information in maintained in 

a locked office. Access to the information is limited to authorized personnel. As well as attending 

research training sessions offered by the British Columbia Health Authorities, all staff complete the 

Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS) training for the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans 

and each staff member is regularly observed during the consent process. 

Contact: 

Feschuk, Connie. Manager. Tel: 604-875-5886. connie.feschuk@vch.ca. 

Vancouver Island Health Authority 

VIHA Research Department 

The VIHA Research Department supports in-patient and out-patient industry-sponsored and investigator-driven 

trials within the 18 hospitals managed by Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) 

(www.viha.ca/rnd/). These hospitals include Royal Jubilee, Victoria General, and Nanaimo Regional 

General Hospitals. The Department offers the following services: 

• Administration and Trial coordination 

• Financial Management 

• Clinical Trial Agreement review 

• Liaison with Industry 

• Research Ethics Submissions and ongoing correspondence 

• Quality control and supervision of all operational techniques and research activities in keeping 

with international guidelines 

• Clinic space available for patient assessments 

• Assurance of protocol compliance and quality control of data handling in compliance with 

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable regulatory requirements 

• Standard Operating Procedures. 

The Department currently supports 30 investigators in Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials. Investigator 

details are listed in Appendix 6: 

• Backman, Catherine • Jackson, ML • Petrunia, Dennis 

• Barclay A • Jones, C • Piper, HG 

• Behrens, C • Kibsey, P • Popkin JS 

• Burnett, Stephen • Kirk, P • Schimmele, C 

• Connolly, M • Lerch, L • Singh, RA 

• Daly, D • Miller, D • Tan Dy, C 

• Harder, Curtis • Morris, Dorothy • Tang, Bao 

• Hayashi, A • Orrom, William • Weinerman, R 

• Hrebicek, O • Penn Andrew • Williams, R 

• Horgan, K • Person, D • Wood, G 

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Its staffing is as follows: 



Laboratory & Pharmacy 

Staff 

Admin. Other 

6 0 0 3 3 * 

* Two involved in capacity building and one in special projects. 


The Department uses hospital pharmacies and laboratories in the conduct of clinical trials, as well as 

external pharmacies. 

The VIHA has a full research ethics board structure that oversees the process for getting trials approved 

(http://www.viha.ca/rnd/research_ethics) (see Appendix 4). Studies are in full compliance with FDA/ 

Health Canada regulations and the Department provides ongoing staff training in clinical trials and GCP. 

Contact: 

Patel, Anika. Acting Regional Manager. Tel: 250-370-8764. anika.patel@viha.ca.


APPENDICES 3-5 

Appendix 3. 

Quality Control/ Quality Assurance at B.C.’s Clinical Trials Units, Centres, and Study Sites 106 

Appendix 4. B.C. Research Ethics Boards 107 

Appendix 5. Clinical Trials Training Facilities 108 

105

106 

APPENDIX 3. 

QUALITY CONTROL/ QUALITY ASSURANCE AT B.C.’S 

CLINICAL TRIALS UNITS, CENTRES, AND STUDY SITES 


Eighteen facilities were visited and interviewed for this report. SOPs and other documentation 

involved in the assurance of quality and maintenance of consistency were reviewed. All facilities had 

documentation pertaining to: 

• Informed consent 

• Compliance with Health Canada, FDA, and ICH GCP regulations and guidelines. 

Furthermore, since all sites obtain written approval to conduct a clinical trial from a duly constituted 

Research Ethics Board prior to commencement, all units: 

• Maintain confidentiality (in addition, confidentiality is part of the informed consent, and all units 

follow Canada’s stringent privacy laws; furthermore, for completeness, 2/3 had additional separate 

written documentation regarding confidentiality) 

• Report adverse events to sponsors and regulators (and more than 2/3 had additional separate 

written documentation regarding this) 

• Adhere to the REB requirements for protocol amendments, ongoing review, and clinical trial status 

reports. 

Moreover, at least half the units had written documentation (usually SOPs) pertaining to: 

• The REB process • Collection of blood 

• Process for accepting trials into the unit • Collection of other biological samples 

• Study initiation • Handling of other biological samples 

• Data collection • SOP updating requirements 

• Data management • Training requirements 

• Data reporting to sponsor • Activity Responsibilities 

• Management of adverse events 

Other written documentation, again mainly in the form of SOPs, included: 

• Procedures for contracting services such as statistics, budgeting, contracts support 

• Handling of blood • Data analysis 

• Investigational Drug Handling • Study Closure 

• Recruiting • Archiving 

• Communication • QA procedures

APPENDIX 4. B.C. RESEARCH ETHICS BOARDS 

Information from The Ethics Review Process in British Columbia: An Environmental Scan. Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. October 2007. 

www.msfhr.org/resources/public/Reports/BC_Scan.pdf. Accessed October 21, 2009. 


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Data valid to 2007. REB = Research Ethics Board. 

REBs Associated with Institution/ Organization Type of Institution/ Organization Year REB Established 

B.C. Cancer Agency Health Services Academic 2003 

B.C. Institute of Technology Academic 1999 

Camosun College Academic 2006 

Canadian Blood Services (B.C.) Health Services (national NGO) 2001 

Community-Based REB Community 1999 

Fraser Health Health Services 2004 

Interior Health Health Services 2005 

Inter Tribal Health Authority Aboriginal (in progress 2007) 

Kwantlen University College Academic 2002 

Malaspina University-College Academic 2002 

Northern Health Health Services 2007 

Providence Health Care Health Services 1996 

Royal Roads University Academic 2000 

Simon Fraser University Academic 1996 

Thompson Rivers University Academic 2001 

Trinity Western University Academic 1995 

University College of the Fraser Valley Academic 2002 

University of British Columbia (also reviews Vancouver Coastal Health and Provincial Health Services Academic Clinical: 1983 Behavioural: 1976 

Authority except adult oncology) 

University of Northern B.C. Academic-Medical Faculty 1994 

University of Victoria Academic-Medical Faculty 1999 

The Vancouver Foundation Community 2004 

Vancouver Island Health Authority: Clinical* Health Services 1987 

Vancouver Island Health Authority :Health** Health Services 2006

APPENDIX 5. CLINICAL TRIALS TRAINING FACILITIES 

Organization Contact Name/ URL Description of Training and Courses Number and Type of 

Staffing 

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ASKA Research See Appendix 11 for information Offers numerous online training courses. 

CHEOS Clinical Education See Appendix 2 for information Offers clinical research education to investigators and clinical research coordinators. 

Series 

on CHEOS 

4-6 persons located in 

Vancouver 

CRPD supports professional development of clinical research coordinators and research 

staff involved in all aspects of clinical research. It is focused on the Lower Mainland, with 

the potential to broaden the initiative throughout B.C. 

The CRPD program is an education initiative led by a group of individuals committed to 

supporting the professional development of clinical research coordinators, managers and 

others involved in clinical research from the Lower Mainland’s teaching hospitals’ research 

institutes. It offers seminars and workshops in accordance with a structured curriculum. 

Attendees can receive a certificate of attendance for documentation of their participation 

which can be used for continuing education credits. 

The CRPD program comprises quarterly workshops on topics including: 

• GCP 

• Budgeting and Finance 

• Ethics and Regulatory Issues 

• Human Resources 

• Communication Skills 

• Project Management 

CFRI also provides a monthly education forum specific to Clinical Research Coordinators. 

Child and Family Research 

Institute 

Manager Research Education: 

Sandra Elias 

selias@cw.bc.ca 

Tel : (604) 875 3722. 

___________ 

Clinical Research Professional 

Development (CRPD) 

Education Program 

and 

Vancouver Coastal Health 

Research Institute 

Co-ordinator, Research Education 

Kerri Abramson 

kerri.abramson@vch.ca 

Tel : 604 875 4111 x 67793 

www.cfri-training.ca/training/ 

ClinicalResearchCoordinators.asp 

CFRI Monthly Education 

Forum 

Three sites: 

• CFRI Child and Family 


• Providence Health Care 


• Vancouver Coastal Research 

Institute 

The purpose of these sessions is to provide an education forum specific to clinical research. 


See Appendix 11 for information One-on-one or group training as requested by the client. Full time administrative head 

office staff; but primarily 

contract staff to ensure low 

cost services to the client 

Global Client Partners 

Consulting Inc.


Staffing 

Health Information Science 

UVic employs: 

Health Information Science 

(HIS) 

University of Victoria 


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8 Faculty members 

6 Faculty staff 

30 Adjunct Faculty members 

2 associate professionals 

HIS offers a range of courses in healthcare management, epidemiology and medical methodology; 

with some aspects of courses and training relevant to Clinical Trials management 

and Clinical Trials operations. 

HIS provides courses to train students in the identification of information and data needed 

by doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, government planners and other health care 

professionals and how they are used in order to make effective health care decisions. 

Relevant undergraduate courses include: 

• Epidemiology 

• Medical methodology 

• Healthcare ethics and project management. 

Graduate studies 

HIS offers programs of study leading to the degree of MSc. The school also offers an oncampus 

special arrangements program of study leading to the degree of PhD in Health 

Information Science. The School has well established linkages to health care organizations 

within B.C. and Canada that allow faculty and student to conduct research in a variety of 

health related field settings. 


PO Box 3050 STN CSC 

Victoria B.C. V8W 3P5 

Tel: 250-721-8575 

Fax: 250-472-4751 

his@uvic.ca 

Associate Professor and Director 

Andre Kushniruk 

Contact: Denis Protti, Professor 

and Graduate Advisor 

Tel: 250-721-8814 

dprotti@uvic.ca 

Assistant to the Director: Leslie 

Wood 

Tel: 250-721-8576 

lwood@uvic.ca

APPENDIX 5. Clinical Trials Training Facilities (cont’d) 

School of Population & Public 

Health 

110 


Staffing 

40 Faculty members 

7 Departmental staff 

51 Associate UBC Faculty 

57 Clinical Faculty 

60 Adjunct Faculty 

15 Emeritus Faculty 

James Mather Building 

5804 Fairview Avenue 

Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z3 

Tel: 604-822-2772 

Fax: 604-822-4994 

www.spph.ubc.ca 

Director: Dr. Martin Schechter 

Contact: Rhonda Tolley 

Tel: 604-822-3910 

rhonda.tolley@ubc.ca 



School of Population & Public Health offers a range of courses in epidemiology and 

healthcare; with several directly relevant to Clinical Trials management and Clinical Trials 

operations. Its main teaching focus is graduate education in areas ranging from public 

health to health policy. 

Academic programs and attainments include : 

• MHA Master of Health Administration 

• MHSc Master of Health Science 

• MPH Master of Public Health 

• MSc Master of Science 

• PhD Doctor of Philosophy 

• Community Medicine Residency. 

Masters Courses relevant to Clinical Trials training include: 

• The Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials. 

Ethical considerations, intention-to-treat versus efficacy trials, principles of sampling and 

exclusion, methods of allocation and techniques of randomization, parallel versus cross 

over design, monitoring treatment outcomes, adverse effects, stopping rules, analytic 

techniques and data interpretation, and logistical issues in the management of clinical 

trials. 

• Clinical Epidemiology. 

Principles and methods of epidemiology are applied to clinical problems. Evaluation and 

design of laboratory and clinical tests and of therapeutic interventions. 

• Clinical Decision Analysis. 

Methodology in and applicability of clinical decision analysis. Applications in problem 

solving (screening or prevention program assessment, test of treatment trade-offs, interpreting 

uncertain clinical data etc). Techniques include decision tree design, sub-trees, 

marker models, sensitivity analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, threshold analysis, utility 

assessment including the DEALE. 

• Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures. 

The application of randomized trial methods in surgical disciplines and specifically to 

surgical procedures has been increasing. The purpose of this course is to explore the use of 

randomized trials in surgery.


Staffing 

A non-profit, professional organization dedicated to the continuing education and 

development of clinical research professionals. It offers courses and workshops in subjects 

such as: 

• GCP 

• Trials management 

• SOPs 


Vancouver local chapter chairperson: 

Erin Cherban erin_cherban@ 

mail.cheos.ubc.ca 

www.socra.org 

Society of Clinical Research 

Associates, Inc., Vancouver 

Chapter 


111 

• Legal, Ethical and Practical Considerations in Protecting Human Research Participants. 

9 faculty and staff across the 

six universities 

WRTC is an innovative and collaborative initiative that supports the postgraduate training 

of applied health services researchers across disciplines, sectors, and institutions, 

equipping them to address the research needs of a wide range of health care policy and 

decision-makers. Relevant courses include: 

• Health Care Research Methods 

• Epidemiology of Health Care 

WRTC is based at six universities in western Canada: University of Alberta, UBC, University 

of Calgary, University of Manitoba, University of Regina, and University of Saskatchewan. 

Graduate students (Masters or PhD) may participate in the program as full students or as 

affiliate students. 

School of Population and Public 

Health 

5804 Fairview Avenue 

Vancouver B.C. V6T 1Z3 

Tel: 604-822-2827 

Fax: 604-822-4994 

wrtc.hsr@ubc.ca 

Director: Sam Sheps 

Sam.sheps@ubc.ca 

Tel: 604-822-3081 

Contact: Isabella Losinger, 

Program Manager 

Isabella.losinger@ubc.ca 

Tel: 604-822-2827 

http://wrtc-hsr.ca/ 

Western Regional Training 

Centre for Health Services 

Research (WRTC)

112 

APPENDIX 6 



Clinical Trials Investigators in B.C. 113 

Endowed Chairs 113 

6.1 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed in Alphabetical Order 114 

6.2 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Disease Area Specialty 170 

6.3 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Other Areas of Specialty 226 

Epidemiology, Health Economics, Health Outcomes 226 

Pediatrics 238

APPENDIX 6. CLINICAL TRIALS INVESTIGATORS IN B.C. 

Following the table showing Endowed Chairs, clinical trials investigators are listed in (1) full alphabetical order, (2) according to disease area specialty, 

and (3) according to other specialties (epidemiology, health economics, health outcomes, pediatrics). Email addresses and URLs are correct to January 

2010. 


113 

Endowed Chairs 

The following table lists the 16 investigators who hold endowed Chairs. Their details can be found in the following listings. 

INVESTIGATOR INSTITUTION ENDOWED CHAIR 

Buller, Christopher Van Coastal Health Research Institute Sauder Family Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiology 

Fischer, Benedikt CIHR/PHAC Research Chair in Applied Public Health 

Gleave, Martin Van Coastal Health Research Institute Liber Ero B.C. Leadership Chair in Prostate Research 

Hayden, Michael Child & Family Research Institute CRC Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine 

Honer, William Van Coastal Health Research Institute Jack Bell Chair in Schizophrenia Research 

Knight, Darryl Providence Health Care Research Institute CRC Airway Disease 

Lear, Scott Providence Health Care Research Institute Pfizer/Heart & Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention 

Research 

Marra, Carlo Van Coastal Health Research Institute CRC in Pharmaceutical Outcomes 

Puil, Ernie UBC Campus Jean Templeton Hugill Chair 

Rieckmann, Peter Van Coastal Health Research Institute Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Research Chair 

Schechter, Martin Providence Health Care Research Institute CRC HIV/AIDS and Urban Population Health 

Sin, Donald Providence Health Care Research Institute CRC Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

Smith, Clayton Van Coastal Health Research Institute CRC in Cell Therapies 

Stoessl, A Jonathan Van Coastal Health Research Institute CRC CNS Disorders 

Wasan, Kishor UBC Campus CIHR/iCo Therapeutics Research Chair in Drug Delivery for Neglected Global 

Diseases. 

Young, Allan Van Coastal Health Research Institute Leading Edge Endowment Fund (LEEF) Chair in Depression Research 

CIHR = Canadian Institutes of Health Research (www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca); CRC = Canada Research Chair (www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca). PHAC = Public Health Agency of Canada (www.phac-aspc.gc.ca).

6.1 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed in Alphabetical Order 

INSTITUTION EMAIL WEBSITE DISEASE SPECIALTY SPECIFIC DISEASE/ 

CONDITION 

INVESTIGATOR DEPT FACULTY AFFILI- 

ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CV / cardiology Surgery 

114 

www.ctsnet.org/home/ 

jabel 

http://www.researchers. 

vchri.ca/s/Researchers. 

asp?ReportID=61951&_ 

Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Abu-Laban- 

jabel@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

N/A 

Critical care, Emergency 

medicine 

abulaban@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Abel, James Cardiovascular Surgery UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Surgery 

Institute 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Abu-Laban, 

Riyad 

Dr.-Riyad-B. 

Cancer Prostate 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc. 

ca/faculty/aagranovich. 

html 

Radiation 

Oncology 

& DevelopmentalRadiotherapeutics 

Agranovich, 

Alexander 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Other Palliative care 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute aalimenti@cw.bc.ca N/A ID/ infection HIV 

Alexiadis, 

Alexandros 

Alimenti, 

Ariane 

B.C. Cancer Agency aaltoura@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Breast, lymphoma 


Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 

Al-Tourah, 

Abdul 

Amed, 

Shazhan 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute samed@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 

our_research/researchers/search_researchers/ 

researcher_detail. 

asp?ID=305 

Amil, S B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Gastro-intestinal 

Colitis, Crohn's, 

hepatitis 

Gastro-intestinal, ID/ 

infection 

franka@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= 

personDetail&row=150 

74854 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Anderson, 

Frank H


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Anderson, H. B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Gastro-intestinal, 

lung 

CV / cardiology, Hypertension, 

metabolic/ endocrine obesity 

Anesthesiology Pediatrics 


115 

CV / cardiology Coronary bypass 

CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

syndrome 

Cancer Melanoma, radiotherapy/ 

imaging 

Anis, Aslam Population & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research aslam.anis@ubc.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/ 

Public Health 

Institute 

search/node/15 

Ansermino, Anesthe- 

UBC Child & Family Research Institute mansermino@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- 

Mark 

siology/search/researchers/ 

Pharmacology/ 

search_researchers/re- 

Therapeutics 

searcher_detail.asp?ID=3 

Ansley, David Anesthe- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research david.ansley@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/ 

siology/ 

Institute 

anesthesiology/Vancou- 

Pharmacology/ 

ver_General_Hospital/ 

Therapeutics 

Department_Members/ 

Dr_David_Ansley.htm 

Ashton, Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A www.directory.ubc.ca/ 

Thomas 

ton Regional Hospital 

index.cfm 

SFU stella@cs.sfu.ca http://www.cs.sfu. 

ca/~stella/ 

School of 

Computing 

Science 

Atkins, M 

Stella 

Attwell, 

B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Breast, prostate 

Andrew 

Auersperg, General Inter- Medicine UBC Fraser Health e@auersperg.ca N/A CV / cardiology 

Edward nal Medicine 

Ayas, Najib Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research najib.ayas@vch.ca http://ubc-sleepdisorders. Critical care, pulmo- Apnea 

Institute 

vch.ca/ayas.htm 

nary 


syndrome 

http://www.biomedexperts.com/Profile.bme/63107/Eve_D_Ay- 

eaymong@providencehealth.bc.ca 

Aymong, Eve Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

mong 

N/A N/A Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics/rehab 

Pulmonary Asthma, bronchiastasis, 

COPD, fibrosis 

tony.bai@hli.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. 

ca/who/who_bios_tony_ 

bai.shtml 

Backman, 

UBC Van Island Health Authority- 

Catherine 

Nanaimo, Campbell River 

Bai, Tony Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute

6.1 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed in Alphabetical Order (cont’d) 


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


http://www.nursing. 

ubc.ca/faculty/biopage. 

aspx?c=65.5133574166368 

lynda.balneaves@nursing. 

ubc.ca 

UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Nursing Applied 

Science 

Balneaves, 

Lynda 

116 


Barclay A Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Neonatology 

Bardal, Stan K Medical Sci- 

UVic bardals@uvic.ca http://www.zoom- CV / cardiology 

encesinfo.com/people/Bardal_ 

Stan_1207852047.aspx 

Barnett, 

Health In- UVic B.C. Cancer Agency jebarnet@uvic.ca N/A Cancer 

Jeffrey Ben 

formation 

Science 

Barnett, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research mbarnett@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiab- Cancer Leukemia 

Michael 

Institute 

mtprogram.org/general_ 

information/about_us/ 

our_doctors/barnett.html 

Basson, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research sexmed@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. Obstetrics / gynecol- Reproduction 

Rosemary 

Institute 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= ogy 


750943 

Beauchamp, Orthopedics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rbeauchamp@cw.bc.ca; http://www.orthosurgery. CNS Brain injury 

Richard 

beaucham@interchange. ubc.ca/faculty_bios/beau- 

ubc.ca 

champ.html 

Beckham, Physics & 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency wbeckham@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.phys.uvic. Cancer Radiotherapy 

Wayne Allan Astronomy 

ca/medphys/people/WB/ 

beckham.html 

Begg, Iain Ophthalmol- 

UBC Van Coastal Health Research begg@portal.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 

ogy & Visual 

Institute 


Science 


14651 

Behrens, C Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal, 

cancer


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mbennett@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Endocrinology 



751067 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency vbernste@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Breast 

Bennett, 

Mary 



syndrome 

Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Bernstein, 

Vanessa 

Bernstein, 

Victoria 

dr.bernstein@telus.net http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Bernstein- 

Dr.-Victoria 

Cancer Breast 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc. 

ca/faculty/berrang.html 

Surgery Radiation 

Oncology 

& DevelopmentalRadiotherapeutics 

Berrang, 

Tanya 

117 

Berringer, Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research N/A N/A CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Ross 

Institute 

Bjornson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bbjornson@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS Stroke, epilepsy 

Bruce 

search/researchers/ 

search_researchers/ 


asp?ID=387 

Black, Peter Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A www.prostatecentre. Genitourinary, cancer Bladder cancer 

ences 

Institute 

com/aboutus/aboutus. 

php?pageID=187 

Bond, R. 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Surgery Thoracic surgery, 

James 

cancer 

Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research gbondy@providencehealth. https://www.directory. CV / cardiology, Cardiovascular 

Laboratory 

Institute 

bc.ca 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= metabolic/ endocrine disease, diabetes 

Med 


98641 

Bondy, 

Gregory



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Cardiology 

118 

Hypertension 

CV / cardiology, anesthesiology 

Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Bonet, Jorge 

Federico 

Bowering, 

John 

jkbow@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



71500 


Bozek, Chris Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Stroke 

Briemberg, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research hbriemberg@shaw.ca https://www.directory. CNS, dermatology ALS, inflammatory 

Hannah 

Institute 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?update 

=yes&page=personDetail 

&row=1000006607 

Brotto, Lori Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health Research lori.brotto@vch.ca www.whri.org/proj- Cancer, obstetrics / Cervical, endome- 

Gynecology 

Institute 

ectsandpeople/people/ gynecology 

trial, gynecology 

Brotto.htm 

Brown, Carl Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research cbrown@providencehealth. http://www.providence- Cancer, CNS Colorectal, pain 

Institute/ B.C. Cancer Agency bc.ca 

healthcare.org/colorectalsurgery/Carl-Brown.html 

Brown, Sean Fraser Health N/A N/A Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

Brunette, Oral Biological Dentistry UBC UBC Campus brunette@interchange. http://www.dentistry.ubc. Dental 

Donald 

& Medical SCI 

ubc.ca 

ca/research/brunette.html 

Brunstein, Biochemistry & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jbrunstein@cw.bc.ca http://www.pathology. ID/ infection Respiratory 

John 

Molec Biology 

ubc.ca/NewPathology/ 

ClinicalAssistantProfessor/ 

John_Brunstein.html 

Buller, 

Cardiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research cehbuller@shaw.ca http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Christopher 

Institute 


syndrome 


Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Buller-Dr.- 

Christopher-E.


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

ID/ infection HIV 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dburdge@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=257 

Burdge, David Infectious 

Diseases 


Burnett, 

Van Island Health Authority stephen.burnett@viha.ca N/A Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

Stephen 

Butler, Blair Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bbutler@cw.bc.ca N/A Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

ogy 

Byrne, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research michael.byrne@vch.ca N/A Gastro-intestinal 

Michael 

Institute 

Cabral, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dcabral@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Autoimmune Rheumatology, 

our_research/research- 

osteoporosis 

ers/search_researchers/ 


asp?ID=289 

Carere, 

Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research rcarere@providencehealth. http://www.heartand- CV / cardiology Coronary artery 

Ronald 

Institute 

bc.ca 

lung.ca/ron-carere/ 

disease 

Carpenito, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Genitourinary Nephrology 

Gerardo 

Carter, Diana Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute diana.carter@ubc.ca https://www.directory. Obstetrics / gynecol- Gynecology 



750945 

Chambers, Health Care/ Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research kchamber@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. Cancer Prostate 

Keith 

Epidemiology 

Institute 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Chambers- 

Dr.-G.-Keith 

Chan, Albert Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Coronary disease, 

stroke 

119



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Coronary artery 

disease, obesity 

CV / cardiology, 

metabolic 

https://www.directory. 



schan@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Chan, Sammy Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

120 

752746 

Metabolic/ endocrine Growth 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jchanoine@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Chanoine, 

Jean-Pierre 

asp?ID=20 


kristinechapman@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 




Institute 

Chapman, 

Kristine 

011048 

CV / cardiology Cardiovascular 

disease, surgery 

http://www.providencehealthcare.org/heart_centre/pop_upA32AnsonCheung.html; 

http://www. 

surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

acheung@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Cheung, 

Anson 

acheung.html 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute apcheung@interchange. http://www.obstgyn. Obstetrics / gynecol- Reproduction 

ubc.ca 

ca/About/dir_profile. ogy 

acheung3@cw.bc.ca 

html?ID=14 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

syndrome 

Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Cheung, 

Anthony P 


B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer 

Genitourinary Renal 

ben.chew@ubc.ca www.prostatecentre. 



Institute 

Cheung, 

Stephen 

Cheung, 

Winson 

Chew, Ben Urologic Sciences 


Cancer, genitourinary Prostate 

Chi, Kim Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kchi@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/aboutus. 

php?pageID=166


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast, head/neck 

Chia, Stephen Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency schia@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



0001161; http://www. 

eventcare.ca/clients/cowc/ 


bios/stephen_chia.html 

Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis 

Chilvers, Mark Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mchilvers@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



016640 

Critical care Sepsis, thrombosis 

dean.chittock@vch.ca http://www.biomedexperts.com/Profile. 

bme/234409/Dean_R_ 


Institute 

Chittock, 

Dean 

Chittock 


antchiu@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



287841 

Chiu, Anthony Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

121 

Chockal- Health Sci- 

SFU achockal@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/por- CV / cardiology Hypertension 

ingam, Arum encestal_memberdata/arun 

Choi, Peter Anesthe- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research PeterT.Choi@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/ Anesthesiology, CV / 

siology/ 

Institute 

anesthesiology/Vancou- cardiology 

Pharmacology/ 


Therapeutics 


Dr_Peter_Choi.htm 

Chow, Victor Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A http://www.ubcfertility. Cancer Urogenital 

DW 

ences 

Institute 

com/drchow.php 

Christenson, Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jimchris@interchange. N/A CV / cardiology Myocardial infarc- 

Jim 

Institute 

ubc.ca 

tion 

Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research lclarke@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Institute 



asp?ID=24 

Clarke, Lorne Medical 

Genetics



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary syndrome,atherosclerosis, 

atrial fibrillation 

Cleveland, D. Interior Health Authority-Penticton 

Regional Hospital 

122 

CNS 

Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dcochrane@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



Cochrane, 

Doug 

asp?ID=26 


disease 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute acogswell@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Cogswell, 

Arthur 

753861 

ID/ infection HPV 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency acoldman@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.stat.ubc. 

ca/People/Home/index. 

Population & 

Public Health 

Coldman, 

Andrew 

php?person=:coldman: 

CNS/ anesthesiology Pain 




969188 

cole@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Cole, Colm Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


Collier, T. Neurology Interior Health Authority-Royal N/A N/A CNS Stroke 

Inland Hospital 

Connolly, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mconnolly@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Epilepsy/ seizures 

Mary 



asp?ID=379 

Connors, Joe Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency JConnors@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccancer.bc.ca/RES/ Cancer Lymphoma 

ResearchPrograms/LymphoidCancers/researchers. 

htm#connors 

Conway, Brian Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research bconway@interchange. http://www.mhanet.ca/ ID/ infection Hepatitis, HIV 

Institute/ Providence Health Care ubc.ca 


Research Institute


INVESTIGATOR DEPT FACULTY AFFILI- INSTITUTION EMAIL WEBSITE DISEASE SPECIALTY SPECIFIC DISEASE/ 

ATED UNI- 

CONDITION 

VERSITY 

Cooper, S. Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Genitourinary Renal 


Crabb, Simon B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Breast 

Cundiff, Geoff Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research gcundiff@providencehealth. www.whri.org/proj- Obstetrics / gynecol- Gynecology 

Gynecology 

Institute 

bc.ca 

ectsandpeople/people/ogy CundiffGeoff.htm 

Cunningham, 

Interior Health Authority-Vernon N/A N/A Surgery Orthopedics 

C. 

Jubilee Hospital 

Curt, Armin Neurology Medicine UBC UBC Campus Armin.Curt@paralab. http://www.neuroscience. CNS SCI 

balgrist.ch 

uzh.ch/research/aging_disorders/curt 

Czerkawski, 

B.C. Cancer Agency bczerkaw@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Breast 

Barbara 

Daly, D Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal 

Daroza, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Genitourinary Renal 

Gerald 

Davidson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute gdavidson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis 

George 



102098 

Davis, Jeffrey Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jdavis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Cancer, transplant GVHD 



asp?ID=269 

Davison, Nursing UBC Van Coastal Health Research joyce.davison@vch.ca www.prostatecentre. Genitourinary, cancer Prostate cancer 

Joyce 

Institute 



Dawson, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research kdaw@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Keith 

Institute 



713788 

Dawson, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A N/A CNS MS 

Peter 

Institute 

123


INSTITUTION EMAIL WWEBSITE DISEASE SPECIALTY SPECIFIC DISEASE/ 

CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pregnancy 

Obstetrics / gynecology 

Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Delisle, 

Marie-France 

124 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mdelisle@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=30 

CNS MS 

vdev@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



751733 


Institute 

Devonshire, 

Virginia 

Dewet, 

Family Practice Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A N/A ID/ infection HIV 

Joseph 

Dhawan, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A N/A CNS Brain injury 

Pankaj 

Institute 

Dhingra, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research vinay.dhingra@vch.ca N/A Critical care 

Vinay 

Institute 

Dickson, G. Family Practice Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal, 

Brentley 

Institute 

cancer 

Dix, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ddix@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Cancer Complications 



asp?ID=260 

Dobson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute sdobson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. ID/ infection Hepatitis, HPV, HSV, 

Simon 


meningitis 



751085 

Critical care Diabetes 

http://www.thecarenet.ca/index. 

php?option=com_conten 

t&task=view&ID=29&Ite 

pedodek@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Dodek, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

mid=46 

COPD, inflammatory, 

ARDS 

Critical care, pulmonary 

ddorscheid@hli.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. 

ca/who/who_bios_del_ 

dorscheid.shtml 

UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Medicine Medicine 

- Critical 

Care 

Dorscheid, 

Delbert


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pregnancy 


Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jdouglas@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/ 

projectsandpeople/ 

people/Douglas.htm 

Anesthesiology/ 

Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Douglas, 

Joanne 


N/A N/A Hematology, surgery Orthopedics 

Du Plessis, J. Interior Health Authority-Kelowna 

General Hospital 

Renal 

Genitourinary, metabolic/ 

endocrine 

john.duncan@shaw.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Duncan-Dr.- 


Institute 

Duncan, John 

A. 

John-A. 

Hypertension, GVHD 


autoimmune 

drjdunne@telus.net https://www.directory. 



Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Dunne, James 

V. 

769036 

Dermatology Inflammatory 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dutz@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Dutz, Jan Dermatology & 

Skin Science 

asp?ID=35 

CNS SCI 




Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Dvorak-Dr.- 

Marcel-F. 

vanspine@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Dvorak, 

Marcel 

N/A N/A CV / cardiology 

125 

Dyck, Chad Interior Health Authority-Penticton 


CNS MND 

eisen@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



914754 

Eisen, Andrew Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast, renal, 

prostate, MDR, 

urogenital 

Ellard, Susan Medical Oncology 

126 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency sellard@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



752752 

Elliott, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research tom.elliott@vch.ca 

http://drtomelliott.com/ Metabolic/ endo- Diabetes, cardiovas- 

Thomas 

Institute 

tgelliot@interchange.ubc.ca 

crine, CV / cardiology cular disease 

Elwood, Medicine Medicine UBC BC Centre for Disease Control kevin.elwood@bccdc.ca https://www.directory. ID/ infection TB 

Richard Kevin 



833890 

Enns, Rob Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research renns@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. Gastro-intestinal Crohn’s, colitis, 

Institute 


esophageal/ 


stomach 

001168 

Ervin, Frank General Inter- Medicine UBC Fraser Health flervin@telus.net N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

nal Medicine 

syndrome 

Farquharson, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Obstetrics / gynecol- 

Duncan 

ogy 

CNS Epilepsy/ seizures 

Farrell, Kevin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kfarrell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 




asp?ID=38 

CNS Alzheimer’s 




Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Feldman- 

hfeldman@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


Institute 

Feldman, 

Howard 

Dr.-Howard-H. 

Genitourinary Bladder 

Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Res Inst N/A http://urology.ubc.ca/ 

faculty 

Urologic Sciences 

Fenster, 

Howard


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Lung 

Fenton, Dave Radiology UBC B.C. Cancer Agency davfent@yahoo.ca https://www.directory. 



016418 


CNS, critical care Brain injury, sepsis 

jfenwick@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Fenwick- 

Fenwick, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Dr.-John 

Pulmonary COPD 

tfera01@shaw.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/ 

index.aspx 

Fera, Tharwat Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Filiatrault, 

Lyne 

Fischer, 

Benedikt 

Fisher, 

Charles 

Fitzgerald, 

Catherine 

127 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A N/A ID/ infection Wound 

Institute 

Health Sci- 

SFU bfa11@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ ID/ infection Infection 

ences 

memberdata/bfischer 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research vanspine@interchange. http://www.researchers. CNS, cancer SCI, brain 

Institute 

ubc.ca 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Fisher-Dr.- 

Charles-G. 

Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency cfitzger@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Gastro-intestinal 



003512 

Pulmonary Asthma, bronchiastasis. 

COPD 

markf@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=FitzGerald- 

Dr.-J.-Mark 


Institute 

Fitzgerald, 

Mark


128 



ATED UNI- 

CONDITION 

VERSITY 

Fleming, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research fleming@interchange. http://www.researchers. CNS Narcolepsy 

Jonathan 

Institute 

ubc.ca 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Fleming-Dr.- 

Jonathan 

Forbes, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jforbes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ ID/ infection HIV 



asp?ID=41 

Forrest, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency dforrest@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Leukemia 

Donna 



003478 

Forzley, Brian Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Genitourinary Nephrology 


Fradet, Guy Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research guy.fradet@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. CV / cardiology Coronary bypass 

Institute 

ca/faculty/gfradet.html 

Francis, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research gfrancis@mrl.ubc.ca www.icapture.ubc.ca/ CV / cardiology Cardiovascular 

Gordon 

Institute 

who/who_bios_gor- 

disease 

don_francis.shtml 

Friedman, Medical Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute frid@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Mental health 

Jan M. 

Genetics 



asp?ID=43 

Frohlich, Jiri Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jifr@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. CV / cardiology Atherosclerosis, 

Laboratory 

Institute 

ca/who/who_bios_jiri_ 

cholesteremia 

Med 

frolich.shtml 

Fryer, 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cfryer@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Cancer Brain/CNS 

Christopher 



asp?ID=262


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


syndrome 

funga@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



342302 


Institute 

Fung, 

Anthony Y-F. 


Fyles, Gillian Family Practice UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gfyles@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.coag.uvic.ca/ Cancer Palliative care 

eolcare/gillian_fyles.htm 

Gagnon, Alain Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health Research agagnon@cw.bc.ca N/A Obstetrics/ gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

Institute 

ogy 

Ganesan, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research soma.ganesan@vch.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/ CNS Schizophrenia 

Soma 

Institute 


Garbuz, Don Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research garbuz@shaw.ca http://www.hiphealth.ca/ Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

Institute 

People/Faculty.htm#g 

Gelmon, Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kgelmon@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ Cancer Breast 

Karen 

people_kgelmon.html 

Geoffrion, Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research rgeoffrion@providence- www.obstgyn.ca/About/ Obstetrics/ gynecol- Gynecology 

Roxana Gynecology 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 

dir_detail.htm?ID=469 ogy 

Gibson, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research gillian.gibson@vch.ca https://www.directory. CNS Neuropathy 

Gillian 

Institute 



719405 

Gill, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jgill@providencehealth. https://www.directory. Genitourinary Renal 

Institute 

bc.ca 



006603 

Gill, Sharlene Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency sgill@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccancer. Cancer Colorectal, liver, 

bc.ca/RES/ResearchPro- 

pancreas 

grams/bcpcr/people/ 

129 

faculty/sharlenegill.htm 

CV / cardiology Cholesteremia, 

atherosclerosis, 

myocardial infarction 

kenneth.gin@vch.ca https://www.directory. 



793865 

Gin, Kenneth Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Genitourinary, cancer Prostate 


Institute 

Gleave, 

Martin 

130 

gleave@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Gleave-Dr.- 

Martin-E. 

Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

goetz@vbjc.ca http://www.orthosurgery. 

ubc.ca/faculty_bios/ 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Goetz, 

Thomas 

goetz.html 

Cancer, genitourinary Prostate 

research@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/aboutus. 


Institute 

Goldenberg, 

Larry 


Emergency medicine Pediatrics 

Goldman, Ran Pediatrics UBC Child & Family Research Institute rgoldman@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 




asp?ID=273 

Goncalves, 

Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Obstetrics & gynecol- 

Jose 


ogy 

Gordon, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology 

Wendy 

Goumeniouk, Anesthe- Medicine UBC UBC Campus dooley@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CNS Bipolar 

Alexander P. siology/ 


Pharmacology/ 


Therapeutics 

399151 

Grafstein, Eric Surgery UBC Providence Health Care Research egrafstein@providencehttp://www.sphemerg.ca/ ID/ infection, emer- Hepatitis 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 

research/grafstein 

gency medicine 

Gray, James Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research allgray@telus.net https://www.directory. Gastro-intestinal Colitis, esophageal/ 

Institute 


stomach 


548071 

Greidanus, Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research Nelson.greidanus@vch.ca http://www.orthosurgery. Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

Nelson 

Institute 


greidanus.html


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A Autoimmune Arthritis 

Interior Health Authority-Penticton 




Institute 


Gross, 

Katherine 

Guns, Emma 

S. 


emma.guns@vch.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers- 

Database&_Title=Guns- 

Dr.-Emma-S. 

Gurjal, A B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://surrey-bc.cofars.ca/ Cancer Colorectal 

dr-gurjal-anagha/93367/ 

Hall, Wendy Nursing Applied UBC UBC Campus wendy.hall@nursing.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Cognitive 

Science 



asp?ID=373 

Halperin, Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A www.directory.ubc.ca/ CV / cardiology Heart failure, acute 

Frank 

na General Hospital 

index.cfm 

coronary syndrome 

Halperin, 

B.C. Cancer Agency rhalperin@bcancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Prostate 

Ross 

Hamburger, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research hamburge@interchange. http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Atherosclerosis, 

Jaap 

Institute, Van Coastal Health ubc.ca 


coronary disease 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Hamburger- 

Dr.-Jaap-N. 

131 

Hameed, M. Interior Health Authority-Royal N/A N/A Critical care 

Inland Hospital/ Kelowna General 

Hospital 

Harder, Curtis Van Island Health Authority curtis.harder@viha.ca N/A ID/ infection Microbiology, 

pharmacy 

Myocardial infarction 


emergency medicine 

N/A http://www.sphemerg.ca/ 

research/harris 

Harris, Devin Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute, Van Coastal Health 

Research Institute



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS MS 

hashist@telus.net https://www.directory. 




Institute 

Hashimoto, 

Stanley 

132 

294272 

Obstetrics 

Havelock, Jon Fraser Health N/A N/A Obstetrics / gynecology 

Cancer Palliative care 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency phawley@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



001174 

General Internal 

Medicine 

Hawley, 

Philippa 


Hayashi, A Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Surgery Pediatrics 

Hayden, CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mrh@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Huntingdon’s 

Michael 



asp?ID=54 

Hayden, 


Robert 

Henderson, 


Mark 

syndrome 

Henderson, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research william.henderson@vch.ca https://www.directory. Critical care Inflammatory, 

William 

Institute/ Fraser Health 


trauma 


011369 

Heywood, M Obstetrics & Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mheywood@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccan- Cancer Urogenital 

Gynecology 

cer.bc.ca/HPI/SON/ 

Council/members/ 

Dr.+Mark+Heywood.htm 

Hill, John Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jshill@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Laboratory 

Institute 

ca/who/who_bios_john_ 

Med 

hill.shtml 

Hilton, 

Van Island Health Authority - N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Donald 

Cowichan District Hospital 

syndrome


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 


VERSITY 

Ho, Cheryl Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency cho@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Lung 



014081 

Ho, Kennely Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Stroke 

Ho, Vincent Medicine/ Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research vho@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. Dermatology Psoriasis 

Dermatology & 

Institute 


Skin Science 



Database&_Title=Ho- 

Dr.-Vincent-C; http:// 

www.skincarecentre.ca/ 

about_us/doctors/vincent_ho.htm 

Hogg, James iCAPTURE Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jhogg@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. Pulmonary COPD 

Institute 

ca/who/who_bios_jim_ 

hogg.shtml 

Hogg, Robert Population & Medicine UBC/ SFU Providence Health Care Research robert_hogg@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ ID/ infection HIV/AIDS 

Public Health/ 

Institute 

memberdata/rhogg 

Health Sci- 

Cancer Leukemia 

Drug abuse 

CNS, emergency 

medicine 

ences 

Hogge, Donna Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute/ B.C. Cancer Agency 


Institute 

Hohl, Corinne 

M. 

133 

dhogge@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/tfl/ 

people_dhogge.html 

chohl@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page 

=personDetail&row= 

1000014576 http:// 

www.vchri.ca/s/ 

IIFL_InvestigatorAbstracts. 

asp?ReportID=124905 

Ophthalmology Transplant 

simon_holland@telus.net https://www.directory. 



813891 


Institute 

Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

Holland, 

Simon



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Interior Health Authority N/A N/A Critical care 

Holmes- 

Boulton,C. 

134 

Honer, 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research honer@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.neuroscience. CNS Psychosis 

William 

Institute 

ubc.ca/honer.htm 

Hooge, John Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jphooge@telus.net N/A CNS MS 

Institute 

Horgan, K Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Genitourinary Nephrology 

Hoskins, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency phoskins@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Urogenital, lym- 


phoma 


271858 

Autoimmune Arthritis 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute khoughton@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=286 

Houghton, 

Kristin 


Hrebicek, O Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A CNS Neurology 

Hsiang, York Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research yhsiang@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. CV / cardiology Cardiovascular 

Institute 

ca/faculty/yhsiang.html 

disease 

Hsiung, Ging Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research hsiung@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CNS Alzheimer’s 

Yeuk [Robin] 

Institute 



012208 

Hu, Joan Statistics & 

SFU joanh@stat.sfu.ca http://www.stat.sfu. ID/ infection, other HIV 

Actuarial Sci- 

ca/~joanh/ 

ence 

Cancer Brain/CNS 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jhukin@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=58 

Hukin, 

Juliette


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dhuman@cw.bc.ca http://www.bcchildrens. 

ca/Services/ChildrensHeartCentre/Healthcareteam/Leadershipteam. 

Human, 

Derek 


htm#human 

Transplant GVHD 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mhurley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Hurley, R. 

Morrison 

753869 

Ignaszewski, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research aignaszewski@providence- https://www.directory. CV/ cardiology, Congestive heart 

Andrew 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= transplant 

failure, coronary 


disease 

751017 

Imai, Pauline Oral Biological Dentistry UBC UBC Campus pauline.imai@hotmail.com https://www.directory. Dental Hygiene 

H. 

& Medical SCI 



011342 

Imrie, John Van Coastal Health-Lion's Gate N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Hospital 

syndrome 

CNS, pulmonary Development, cystic 

fibrosis 

Innis, Sheila Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute sinnis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=61 

135 

Jackson, ML Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Ophthalmology 

Jacobson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kjacobson@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Gastro-intestinal Crohn’s 

Kevan 



asp?ID=62 

Jacova, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research claudija@interchange. http://ubcneurology.com/ CNS Alzheimer’s 

Claudia 

Institute 

ubc.ca 

Staff%20Web%20Pages/ 

CJacova.html



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CV / cardiology Cardiac surgery, cardiovascular 

disease, 

coronary bypass 

eric.jamieson@ubc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/ 


Institute/ Providence Health Care 

Jamieson, Eric 

W.R. 

index.aspx 


136 

CNS FASD 

Jan, James Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jjan@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 


search_results.asp 

CNS Health 

http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=343 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pjanssen@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Population & 

Public Health 

Janssen, 

Patricia 


Jasas, K B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Lung 

Jastrzebski, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jjastrze@vanhosp.bc.ca N/A Genitourinary Renal 

Jacek 

Institute 

Javer, Amin Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research sinussurgeon@drjaver.com http://www.surgery.ubc. Surgery Polyps 

Institute 

ca/faculty/ajaver.html 

Javidan, Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research manouchehr.javidan@vch.ca http://vch.eduhealth.ca/ CNS Epilepsy/ seizures 

Manouchehr 

Institute 

PDFs/FM/FM.470.V279.pdf 

Joffres, 

Health Sci- 

SFU mjoffres@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ ID/ infection HIV 

Michel 

ences 

memberdata/mjoffres 

Johnston, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research dccj@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Atherosclerosis 

Dean 

Institute 



001176 

Jones, C Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Genitourinary Nephrology 

Jones, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research michael.jones@vch.ca https://www.directory. CNS Epilepsy/ seizures 

Michael 

Institute 



089317 

Jue, John C. Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jjue@unixg.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Institute 



395162


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 





006604 

bjung@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Jung, Beverly Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


Karim, 


Mohamud 

Karim, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research Shahzadk@shaw.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Shahzad 

Institute/ Fraser Health 

ca/faculty/skarim.html 

Kastrukoff, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research lornefk@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CNS MS, brain injury 

Lorne 

Institute 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page=p 

ersonDetail&row=390158 

974 http://www.chromos. 

com/about/exec/lornekastrukoff.htm 

Keenan, Sean Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health sean_keenan@telus.net http://f1000medicine.com/ Critical care Septic shock, sepsis 

member/2058229206155046 

Autoimmune Arthritis 




jkelsall@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Kelsall, John T Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

752758 

Cancer Gastro-intestinal, 

breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency hkennecke@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Kennecke, 

Hagan 

012828 

Renal 

Transplant, genitourinary 

Keown, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

137 

keown@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Keown- 

Dr.-Paul-A. 

CNS FASD 

Psychology UVic kkerns@uvic.ca http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/ 

kerns.html 

Kerns, 

Kimberly A



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/ 

ckerr@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Kerr, Charles Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

ResearcherDetail.aspx 

138 

Pulmonary Fibrosis 

nkhalil@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Khalil- 


Institute 

Khalil, 

Nasreen 

Dr.-Nasreen 


Khoo, Kong Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kkhoo@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



152570 

Hematology Thrombosis/ coagulation, 

anemia 




003484 

mkiaii@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Institute 

Kiaii, 

Mercedeh 

Kibsey, P Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A ID/ infection Microbiology 

CV / cardiology Hypertension 


index.aspx 

mkiess@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Kiess, Marla Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


Kim, David B.C. Cancer Agency dkim@bccancer.bc.ca http://kelowna-bc.cofars. Cancer Prostate 

ca/dr-kim-david/100214/ 

Kinahan,T. Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A Cancer Bladder 


Kirk, P Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Other Palliative care 

Kjernisted, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research kevin.kjernisted@ubc.ca http://www.copeman- CNS Mental health 

Kevin 

Institute 

healthcare.com/medicalstaff/dr.-kevin-kjernistedmd-frcpc 

Klasa, Richard Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency rklasa@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ Cancer Lymphoma 

people_rklasa.html


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast, colorectal 

pklimo@direct.ca https://www.directory. 



Klimo, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

913180 


Pulmonary Asthma 

dknight@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture. 

ubc.ca/who/who_darryl_knight.shtml 

Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Knight, Darryl Anesthesiology/ 

Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Cancer Gastro-intestinal 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mknowling@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Knowling, 

Meg 

680194 

Cancer, genitourinary Colorectal, kidney, 

gastro-intestinal, 

urogenital, liver 

http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ 

people_ckollmannsberger. 

html 

B.C. Cancer Agency ckollmannsberger@bccancer.bc.ca 

Kollmannsberger, 

Christian 

139 

Kooy, J. Interior Health Authority N/A N/A CNS Alzheimer's 

Kornder, Jan Fraser Health-Surrey Memorial Jan.Kornder@fraserhealth. N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Hospital 

ca 

syndrome 

Krajden, Mel Clinical Trials Medicine UBC Provincial Health Services mel.krajden@bccdc.ca www.cdc.ubc.ca/People/ ID/ infection HPV 

Authority Labs 

MelKrajden.htm 

Krieger, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A https://www.directory. CNS ALS 

Charles 

Institute 



827513 

Kuritzky, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Robin 

Kwan, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research pwkwan@gmail.com https://www.directory. ID/ infection HPV 

Institute 



131757 

Kwan, Susan Fraser Health N/A N/A CV/ cardiology, Cardiology, diabetes 

metabolic/ endocrine 

Kwan, Winkle Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc. Cancer Prostate 

ca/faculty/wkwan.html



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Neuropathy 

brian.kwon@vch.ca http://www.orthosurgery. 

ubc.ca/faculty_bios/kwon. 

html 

Kwon, Brian Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

140 

Kwon, Janice Obstetrics & Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency / Van Coastal N/A www.powerstudy.ca/ Cancer Cervical, endome- 

Gynecology 

Health Research Institute 

profile/janice-kwon 


Lai, Kevin Van Island Health Authority- N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Nanaimo Regional General 

syndrome 

Hospital 

Lakhani, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A ID/ infection 

Anisha 

Lam, George Fraser Health N/A N/A Genitourinary Nephrology 

Lam, 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research r.lam@ubc.ca http://www.crestbd.ca/ CNS Depression 

Raymond 

Institute 

researchers/lam-raymond. 

php 


slam2@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccancerfoundation. 

com/cms/page1396.cfm; 





Database&_Title=Lam- 

Lam, Stephen Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Dr.-Stephen-C. 


Fraser Health-Burnaby Hospital wylam@telus.net N/A Cancer, hematology Multiple myeloma, 

metastatic, breast, 

lung, idiopathic 

thrombocytic 

purpura 

Lam, Wendy Oncology/ 

Hematology 

Cancer Lung 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency jlaskin@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ 

people_jlaskin.html 

Laskin, 

Janessa 


UBC Child & Family Research Institute glauder@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



asp?ID=284 


Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Lauder, 

Gillian


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Lavoie, Julye B.C. Cancer Agency jlavoie@bccancer.bc.ca N/A ID/ infection CMV 

Lawson, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Pulmonary Asthma 

Edward 

Lawson, Respiratory Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research llawson@providencehealth. www.pacificlung.com/ Pulmonary Asthma, complica- 

Lindsay Medicine 

Institute 

bc.ca 

who_we_are.php 

tions of HIV 

Le, Lyly Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lle@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Colorectal, pancreas, 


prostate 


010825 

Obesity, coronary 

disease 

Metabolic/ endocrine, 

CV/ cardiology 

www2.fas.sfu.ca/kin/Faculty.html; 

http://www. 

cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de 

salear@sfu.ca; slear@ 

providencehealth.bc.ca 

SFU Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Lear, Scott Biomedical 

Physiology 

tail.asp?ID=281 

Genetic disease, 



CV/ cardiology 

Leavitt, Blair CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bleavitt@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Leavitt- 

Dr.-Blair-R. 

141 

Lee, Chong Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A N/A CNS Parkinson’s 

Institute 

Lee, 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency clee@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Lung, MDR, mela- 

Christopher 


noma 


753751 

Lee, Ursula Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ulee@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Urogenital 



751018 

Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research cleger@providencehematol- https://www.directory. Cancer Leukemia, lym- 

Institute 

ogy.com 


phoma 


012133 

Leger, 

Chantal S.



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Hematology, cancer Leukemia, myeloma 




hleitch@providencehematology.com 


Institute 

Leitch, 

Heather 

142 

012134 


jmleith@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.orthosurgery. 

ubc.ca/faculty_bios/leith. 

html 

Leith, Jordan Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Lerch, L Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Surgery Surgery 

Leung, A. Interior Health Authority-Royal N/A N/A Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 


Levin, Adeera Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research alevin@providencehealth. http://www.krescent.ca/ Genitourinary Dialysis, renal 

Institute 

bc.ca 

Page.aspx?pid=755 

Levy, Robert Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research rlevy@providencehealth. http://www.icapture. Pulmonary COPD, fibrosis, 

Institute/ Van Coastal Health bc.ca 

ubc.ca/who/who_rob- 

hypertension 


ert_Levy.shtml 

Lichtenstein, Cardiovascular Surgery UBC Providence Health Care Research slichtenstein@providence- www.ctsnet.org/home/ CV / cardiology Surgery 

Samuel Surgery 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 

slichtenstein 

Lillquist, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ylillquist@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis 

Yolanda 



753873 

Lim, Howard B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer 


Neonatology Cardiology, pregnancy 

Lim, Ken Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute klim@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



asp?ID=78 

Pregnancy 

Obstetrics & gynecology 

UBC Child & Family Research Institute rliston@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



asp?ID=79 

Liston, Rob Obstetrics & 

Gynecology


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast, gastrointestinal 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A https://www.directory. 



Lohrisch, 

Caroline 

012184 


CNS Addiction 

shao.lu@ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



Lu, Shao-Hua Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

754182 

Dermatology Psoriasis 

harvey.lui@ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Lui-Dr.- 

Lui, Harvey Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Harvey 

Ophthalmology Diabetes 




patma@interchange.ubc.ca; 

eyedoc.retina@shaw.ca 


Institute 

Ma, Patrick E Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

833130 

Ophthalmology AMD 

david.maberley@vch.ca http://www.cmr.ubc.ca/ 

david_maberley.html 


Institute 

Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Maberley, 

David 

Science 

Dental Implants 

http://www.elders. 

dentistry.ubc.ca/research/ 

our_people/macentee.asp 

Dentistry UBC UBC Campus macentee@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Oral Health Sciences 

MacEntee, 

Michael 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Schizophrenia 

MacEwan, 

William 


MacLean, 

Grant 

143 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gmaclean@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



006599 

Cancer Breast, lymphoma 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency nmacpher@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



001184 

Macpherson, 

Nichol



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pregnancy 


Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Magee, Laura 

A. 

144 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute lmagee@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=86 


john.maguire@vch.ca https://www.directory. 



751645 


Institute 

Maguire, John Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med 


Man, Paul Respiratory Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research pman@providencehealth. www.pacificlung.com/ Pulmonary COPD 

Medicine 

Institute 

bc.ca 


Mancini, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research mancini@interchange. http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Cardiovascular 

Institute 

ubc.ca 


disease 


Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Mancini-Dr.- 

G.B.-John 

Manyari, 


Dante 

Marquette, Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute gmarquette@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gerald 

Gynecology 



001292 

Marra, Carlo Pharma- UBC Van Coastal Health Research Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/ Autoimmune, der- Arthritis, psoriasis 

ceutical 

Institute 

faculty_staff/faculty/ matology, other 

Sciences 

practice/practice_carlo_ 

marra.html 

CV / cardiology Congestive heart 

failure 

Family Practice Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A http://www.bcpsqc.ca/ 

celebrating-achievementsin-bc/BCPSQC_Celebrating_Achievements_Marsden.htm 

Marsden, 

Julian


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lmartin@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Martin, Lee 

Ann 

001188 



disease 

m.l.martin@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



Martin, Mike Radiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

754357 

Cancer Urogenital, kidney, 

lung 

Martins, Heidi Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency hmartins@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



002805 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dmatsell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Matsell, 

Douglas 

asp?ID=89 

Renal 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mmatsuda@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



012350 

Matsuda- 

Abedini, Mina 

145 

Maung, Tun 


Zan 

Mayer, 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute N/A N/A Neonatology Neonatology 

Chantel 

McCauley, G. Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A Pulmonary COPD 


McCormack, 

UBC Fraser Health N/A N/A Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

Robert 

McDermid, 

Fraser Health-Langley Memorial N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Kevin 

Hospital 

syndrome 

McElhaney, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research janet.mcelhaney@ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. ID/ infection Herpes, respiratory 

Janet 

Institute 

ca/Faculty/Associate_ 

Members/Janet_McElhaney.htm



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Mental health 

diane.mcintosh@ubc.ca http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/medicalstaff/dr.-diane-mcintosh 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

McIntosh, 

Diane 

146 

md-frcpc 

Cancer Breast 

Family Practice Medicine UBC UBC Campus kari@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.hkin.educ. 

ubc.ca/faculty/mckenzied/ 

McKenzie, 

Donald 

mckenzied.htm 

CNS Parkinson’s 

www.parkinsons.ubc. 

ca/Dr.MartinJ.McKeown. 

mmckeown@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

McKeown, 

Martin J. 

htm#Research 


disease 

bmcmanus@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture. 

ubc.ca/who/who_bios_ 


Institute 

Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med 

McManus, 

Bruce 

bruce_mcmanus.shtml 


lung 

Melosky, Barb Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bmelosky@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.eventcare. 

ca/clients/cowc/bios/bar- 

bara_melosky.html 

graydon.meneilly@vch.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 



008929 

N/A N/A Anesthesiology 


Institute 

Meneilly, 

Graydon 

Fraser Health - Royal Columbian 

Hospital 

Merchant, 

Richard 


Ophthalmology AMD 

amerkur@yahoo.com https://www.directory. 




Institute 

Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

Merkur, 

Andrew 

015262 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dmetzger@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Metzger, 

Daniel 

asp?ID=91 

Cancer Urogenital 

Michels, Jorg B.C. Cancer Agency jmichels@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/ 

people_jmichels.html


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Mikelberg, Ophthalmol- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research fsm@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. Ophthalmology Glaucoma 

Frederick ogy & Visual 

Institute 

frederick.mikelberg@vch.ca vchri.ca/s/Researchers. 

Science 


Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Mikelberg- 

Dr.-Frederick-S. 

Miller, D Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Metabolic/ endocrine Endocrinology 

Miller, Dianne Obstetrics & Medicine UBC BCCA/ Van Coastal Health 

dmiller@bccancer.bc.ca www.obstgyn.ca/About/ Cancer Cervical, endome- 

Gynecology 


DivisionGyneOnc.html 


Mirchandani, 

Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Cancer Breast 

D. 


Mirzanejad, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A ID/ infection, 

Diarrhea, diabetes 

Yazdan 

metabolic 

Misri, Shaila Psychiatry Medicine UBC Women's Health Research In- shaila.misri@ubc.ca; 

https://www.directory. CNS Depression 

stitute/ Child & Family Research smisri@providencehealth. ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= 

Institute 

bc.ca 


802711 

imohamed@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Lung 

B.C. Cancer Agency/ Interior 

Health Authority-Kelowna Gen- 

Mohamed, 

Islam 

eral Hospital 

HPV, pregnancy 

ID/ infection, obstetrics 

/ gynecology 

dmoney@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/ 


Medicine UBC Women's Health Research 

Institute 

Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Money, 

Deborah 

people/Money.htm 


jmontaner@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv. 

com/pub/dr..julio.mon- 


Institute 

Montaner, 

Julio 

taner.php 



Institute 

Montessori, 

Valentina 

147 

vmontessori@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv. 

com/pub/dr..valentina. 

montessori.php 

Morris, 

Van Island Health Authority dorothy.morris@viha.ca N/A CV / cardiology 

Dorothy 

Moss, Robert Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research rmoss@providenceheallth. www.heartcentre.ca/ CV / cardiology Transplant 

Institute 

bc.ca 

pop_up_RMoss.asp



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

148 


Murray, Nevin Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency nmurray@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ Cancer Lung 

people_nmurray.html 

Nadel, Helen Radiology Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute hnadel@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 



168607 

Nakielna, Respiratory Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research bnakielna@providence- www.pacificlung.com/ Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis 

Barbara Medicine 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 


Naude, J. Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 


Nelems, B. Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A Cancer Lung 


Nevill, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research tnevill@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.canadian- Cancer, hematology Leukemia, thrombo- 

Thomas 

Institute 

hematologysociety.org/cytopenia 

exec_tomnevill.htm 

Newby, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Pain 

Brandi 

Nguan, Chris Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research chris@nguan.ca www.med.ubc.ca/re- Genitourinary Transplant 

ences 

Institute 

search/rm/rm_urologic. 

htm 

Nigro, Mark Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Res Inst nigro@interchange.ubc.ca N/A Genitourinary Bladder 

ences 

Nixon, Alan Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Pain 

Noble, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Cancer Various 

Michael 

Norris, B B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Cancer Breast 

Novak, D. Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A CNS Stroke 


O'Brien, Peter Orthopedics Medicine UBC UBC Campus pjobrien@interchange. http://www.orthosurgery. Musculo-skeletal Orthopedics 

J. 

ubc.ca 


obrien.html


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 


VERSITY 

Ochnio, Jan Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jochnio@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. ID/ infection Hepatitis 



754518 

Offer, Robert Rheumatology Medicine UBC Interior Health Authority-Pentic- roffer@shaw.ca www.directory.ubc.ca/ Autoimmune Arthritis 


index.cfm 

Oger, Joel Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research joel.oger@ubc.ca http://www.researchers. CNS MS 

Institute 




Database&_Title=Oger- 

Dr.-Joel-J-F 

Ong, May Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research dr.ong@telus.net https://www.directory. CNS Pain 

Institute 



5024aspx 

O'Reilly, 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency SOReilly@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ Cancer 

Susan 

soreilly.html 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research Orenstein@telus.net N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Institute 

syndrome 

Orenstein 

Lyall, Teddi 

Lynn 

149 

Orrom, 

Van Island Health Authority Canada. truenorth222@ N/A Surgery Surgery 

William 

yahoo.com 

Osiovich, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute hosiovich@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Neonatology Neonatology 

Horacio 



012356 

Ostrow, David Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research ostrow@telus.net; david. http://www.vch.ca/ Pulmonary Hypertension 

Institute 

ostrow@vch.ca 

about_us/leadership/ 

senior_executive_team/ 

dr._david_n._ostrow 

Pai, Howard Health Infor- 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency hpai@uvic.ca; hpai@ http://hinf.uvic.ca/people/ Cancer Brain/CNS 

mation Science 

bccancer.bc.ca 

Pai.php



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Panagiotopoulos, 

Dina 

150 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dpanagiotopoulos@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 




asp?ID=103 

Pansegrau, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gpansegrau@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Breast 

Gary 



010826 

Papp, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research anthony.papp@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. ID/ infection Infection 

Anthony 

Institute 

ca/faculty/apapp.html 

Paré, Peter Medicine & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research ppare@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. Pulmonary COPD 

Pathology 

Institute 

ca/who/who_bios_peter_pare.shtml 

Paterson, Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research paterson@interchange. http://urology.ubc.ca/wp- Genitourinary Kidney, prostate 

Ryan 

ences 

Institute 

ubc.ca 

content/uploads/2007/02/ 

paterson-ryan.pdf 

Pearce, 


Stephen, MD 

syndrome 

Penn, Andrew Van Island Health Authority karen.coles@viha.ca N/A CNS, CV/ cardiology Stroke, neurology 

Person, D Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal 

Petric, Martin Medicine UBC Provincial Health Services martin.petric@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/ ID/ infection Respiratory 

Authority Labs 

People/MartinPetric.htm 

Petrik, David B.C. Cancer Agency dpetrik@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Prostate 

Petrunia, 

Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal 

Dennis 

Petty, Ross Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rpetty@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Autoimmune Rheumatology 



046117 

Phang, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research tphang@providencehealth. http://www.bccancer. Gastro-intestinal Colitis 

Terence 

Institute 

bc.ca 

bc.ca/NR/exeres/ 

C5D9B877-6E87-456B- 

B5FA-CF9BEEFC863E.htm


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

ephillips@cfenet.ubc.ca N/A ID/ infection HIV 


pphillips@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. 

ca/Faculty/Peter_Phillips. 

htm 

Phillips, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Elizabeth 

Institute 

Phillips, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


Pick, Neora Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus npick@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/ ID/ infection HIV 


people/Pick.htm 

Pickles, Tom Surgery Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A www.surgery.ubc.ca/ Cancer Urological, radio- 

faculty/tpickles.html 

therapy 

Piper, HG UBC Van Island Health Authority hgpiper@interchange. N/A Surgery Surgery 

ubc.ca 

Pisesky, W. Surgery Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A Musculo-skeletal, Orthopedics 


surgery 

Pistawka, K. Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A CV / cardiology Atrial fibrillation 


Pluta, Henryk Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal Gastro-enterology 

Polasek, P. Cardiology Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 


syndrome, atrial 

fibrillation 

Polasek, Petr Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 


syndrome 

Popkin, JS Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Pediatric 

Potter, 

Ophthalmol- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research mpotter@eyecarecentre.org http://www.cmr.ubc.ca/ Ophthalmology AMD 

Michael ogy & Visual 

Institute 

michael_potter.html 

Science 

ID/ infection Fungal 

151 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.leukemiabmtprogram.org/general_ 


Power, 

Maryse 

our_doctors/power.html 

Dermatology Psoriasis 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jprendiville@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



724262 

Prendiville, 

Julie



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

152 

Prest, Marcia Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal Gastro-enterology 

Priestman, B. 


Anne 

syndrome 

Prior , 

Endocrinology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jerilynn.prior@vch.ca www.cemcor.ubc.ca/ Obstetrics / gynecol- Gynecology 

Jerilynn & Metabolism 

Institute 

about/staff#prior 

ogy 

Puil, Ernie Anesthe- Medicine UBC UBC Campus puil@neuro.pharmacology. N/A Anesthesiology 

siology/ 

ubc.ca 

Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Dental Hygiene 

Dentistry UBC UBC Campus putnins@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.dentistry.ubc. 

ca/research/PeriodontalBi- 

Oral Biological 

& Medical SCI 

Putnins, 

Edward 

ology/putnins.asp 

CV / cardiology Cholesteremia 

rabkin@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Rabkin-Dr.- 


Institute 

Rabkin, 

Simon 

Simon-W. 


syndrome 




kramanathan@providencehealth.bc.ca 


Institute 

Ramanathan, 

Krishnan 

011039 


Cancer Colorectal, lung, 

head/neck, melanoma, 

pancreas, 

prostate 

Rao, Sanjay Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency srao@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



012835 

Gastro-intestinal Motility 

http://www.providencehealthcare.org/colorectal 

mraval@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Institute 

Raval, Manoj 

J. 

surgery/Manoj-Raval.html 

CNS Huntingdon’s 

lynnr@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.neuroscience. 

ubc.ca/raymond.htm 


Institute 

Raymond, 

Lynn


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Neurosurgery, stroke 

gary.redekop@ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Redekop- 

Dr.-Gary-J. 


Institute 

Redekop, 

Gary 


153 

Reed, Melanie B.C. Cancer Agency mreed@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Breast 

Reid, John Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research N/A N/A CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Institute 

Reilly, 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute creilly@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Musculo-skeletal Scoliosis 

Christopher 



asp?ID=108 

Rekart, Centre for Dis- Medicine UBC BC Centre for Disease Control michael.rekart@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/ ID/ infection HIV 

Michael ease Control 

People/MichaelRekart.htm 

Reynolds, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health sreynolds.md@gmail.com N/A Critical care, ID/ Septic shock, ARDS 

Steven 

infection 

Ricci, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research ricci@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Institute 


syndrome 



Database&_Title=Ricci- 

Dr.-Donald-R. 

Rieckmann, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research p.rieckmann@brain.ubc.ca http://www.ubcneurolo- CNS MS 

Peter 

Institute 

gy.com/Staff%20Web%20 

Pages/PRieckmann.html 

Rivers, Jason Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A http://www.dermatology. Dermatology Inflammatory, 

Institute 

ca/find_derm/profiles/ 

psoriasis 

jason_k_rivers.html



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Road, Jeremy Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

154 

jroad@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Road- 

Dr.-Jeremy-D. 

CNS Health 

richard.robinow@ubc.ca https://www.directory. 




Institute 

Robinow, R. 

Oliver 

543322 

Cancer 

Pulmonary Influenza 

ID/ infection Infection 

ARDS 



CV / cardiology 

Rogers, Paul Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute progers@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=111 

Rolf, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health Authority-Kelowdouglass.rolf@interior- www.directory.ubc.ca/ 

J.Douglas 


health.ca 

index.cfm 

Romney, Marc Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research mromney@providencehttp://www.pathology. 

Laboratory 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 


Med 


Marc_Romney.html 

Ronco, Juan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jronco@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. 

Institute 




Database&_Title=Ronco- 

Dr.-Juan-J. 

Rosenberg, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research Rosenbrg@providencehttp://www.providencer- Frances 

Institute 

health.bc.caesearch.ca/directory/ 

index.aspx


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Menopause 


trowe@unixg.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Rowe-Dr.- 

Timothy-C. 


Institute 

Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Rowe, 

Timothy 


Rudnik, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS, CV/ cardiology Addiction, acute 

James 


Rupka, 


Dennis 

syndrome 

Russell, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jrussell@providencehealth. http://www.icapture. ID/ infection, critical Respiratory, sepsis 

James 

Institute 

bc.ca 

ubc.ca/who/who_bios_ care 

james_russell.shtml 

Sadovnick, A. Medical Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research sadovnik@infinet.net https://www.directory. CNS Brain/CNS 

Dessa 

Genetics 

Institute 



295927 

Salhus, Terje Anesthesiol- Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency tsalhus@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Palliative care 

ogy,Phar- ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= 

macology & 


Therapeutics 

015308 

Salvarinova, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rsalvari@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Ramona 



015300 

Salvian, Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research anthony.salvian@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. Musculo-skeletal 

Anthony 

Institute 

ca/faculty/asalvian.html 

Sanatani, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ssanatani@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Shubhayan 



asp?ID=114 

155



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Gynecology 


Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute obgroup@telus.net https://www.directory. 



Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Sanders, 

Barry 

156 

446448 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute gsandor@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=115 

Sandor, 

George 

Sauciuc, Delia B.C. Cancer Agency dsauciuc@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Brain/CNS, lung, 

prostate 

Savage, Kerry Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ksavage@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Melanoma, lym- 


phoma 


007184 


Martin.schechter@ubc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/ 

index.aspx 


Institute 

Health Care/ 

Epidemiology, 

Population & 

Schechter, 

Martin 

Public Health 

ID/ infection DTP, influenza, MMR, 

pneumococcal 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dscheifele@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Scheifele, 

David 


asp?ID=117 


bschellenberg@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. 

ca/who/who_bios_bob_ 

schellenberg.shtml 

iCAPTURE Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Schellenberg, 

Robert 

Schimmele, C UVic Van Island Health Authority chrissch@uvic.ca N/A CNS Mental health 

Schreiber, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rschreiber@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Gastro-intestinal Liver disease 

Richard 



asp?ID=118


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Leukemia, GVHD 

Cancer, hematology, 

transplant 




Schultz, Kirk Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kschultz@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


asp?ID=119 

Cancer Liver 

Surgery Medicine UBC UBC Campus charles.scudamore@vch.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. 

ca/faculty/cscudamore. 

html 

Scudamore, 

Charles H. 

Cancer Lymphoma 

Sehn, Laurie Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lsehn@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.eventcare. 

ca/clients/cowc/bios/lau- 

rie_sehn.html 

Musculo-skeletal Dystrophy 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kselby@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Selby, 

Kathryn 

asp?ID=382 


Shah, Amil Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ashah@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



352776 

Dermatology Alopecia, psoriasis 

shapiro@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.skincarecentre.ca/about_us/doctors/ 

Shapiro, Jerry Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

jerry_shapiro.htm 

Transplant, cancer Melanoma 

jean.shapiro@vch.ca https://www.directory. 



275114 


Institute 

Shapiro, R. 

Jean 


157 

Cancer Breast 

Shariff, 

Salima 

Shenkier, 

Tamara 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency tshenkier@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



349574



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Leukemia 


Institute 

Shepherd, 

John 

158 

jshepher@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram.org/ 

general_information/ 

about_us/our_doctors/ 

shepherd.html 

Cancer/ hematology 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute eshereck@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=295 

Shereck, Evan 

B. 


Simkus, 


Gerald 

Sin, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research dsin@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. Pulmonary COPD 

Institute 

ca/who/who_bios_don_ 

sin.shtml 

Singh, Avash Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ajsingh@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Pulmonary RSV 



asp?ID=384 

Singh, RA Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal 

Singhal, Ash Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ash.singhal@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Brain injury 



asp?ID=384 

Sirrs, Sandra Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research sandra.sirrs@vch.ca http://www.cyhrnet.ca/ Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Institute 

members/node/3576 

Surgery Fetal diagnosis/ 

therapy, neonatology 

Surgery UBC Child & Family Research Institute eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



asp?ID=123 

Skarsgard, 

Eric


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Sepsis 

Critical care, neonatology 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pskippen@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Skippen, 

Peter 


asp?ID=348 

Pregnancy 


Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute askoll@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 


Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Skoll, 

Amanda 


ID/ infection DTP, influenza 

http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/ 

People/DanutaSkowronski. 

htm 

Medicine UBC BC Centre for Disease Control danuta.skowronski@bccdc. 

ca 

Centre for Disease 

Control 

Skowronski, 

Danuta 


clsmith@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.terryfoxlab. 

ca/people/csmith/clayton. 

aspx 

dsmith@vbjc.ca www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ 


Institute 

Smith, 

Clayton 

159 

Smith, Donna Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 


Institute 

faculty_bios/smith.html 

Smyth, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jsmyth@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Neonatology Care 



751146 

So, Alan Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research alan.so@vch.ca http://www.prostatecen- Cancer, genitourinary Prostate 

ences 

Institute 

tre.com/aboutus/aboutus. 


Solimano, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute asolimano@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Neonatology Care 

Alfonso 



751147 

Son, Wai Kon Fraser Health-Chilliwack General N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Hospital 

syndrome 

Song, Kevin Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research ksong@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Myeloma 

Institute 



004242


160 



ATED UNI- 

CONDITION 

VERSITY 

Sorokan, Todd Fraser Health N/A N/A Critical care Sepsis, pediatrics 

Souliere, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A https://www.directory. Cancer Breast 

Sheila 



012188 

Stark, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research dstark@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.allergy- ID/ infection Infection 

Institute 

foundation.ca/website/ 

donald_stark.html 

Steinbok, Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute psteinbok@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Brain injury 

Paul 



asp?ID=127 

Steiner, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research tsteiner@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. Gastro-intestinal IBD 

Theodore 

Institute 

ca/Faculty/Faculty_Steiner.htm 

Steinhoff, 

B.C. Cancer Agency, Van Island N/A www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/ Genitourinary, cancer Prostate, bladder 

Gary 

Health Authority 

exeres/014CD3CD-7811- 

4014-B067-A817EB955- 

FB2.htm 

Stenstrom, Family Practice Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research robstenstrom@shaw.ca http://www.sphemerg.ca/ Emergency medicine, Asthma 

Robert 

Institute 

research/stenstrom pulmonary 

Stephenson, Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mstephen@babies.bsd. http://www.obst- 

Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Mary 

Gynecology 

uchicago.edu 

gyn.ca/About/dir_detail.ogy htm?ID=80 

Stevenson, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research ronald.stevenson@ubc.ca https://www.directory. Genitourinary Male urogenital 

Ron 

Institute 



751988 

Stewart, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute lstewart@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Laura 



751150


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


gstiver@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. 

ca/Faculty/Dr__Grant_ 

Stiver, Grant Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Stiver.htm 


Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC UBC Campus sstockler@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Stockler, 

Sylvia 

asp?ID=255 


jstoessl@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Stoessl- 


Institute 

Stoessl, A 

Jonathan 

Dr.-A.-Jon 

Genitourinary Bladder 

lynns@interchange.ubc.ca http://urology.ubc.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2007/02/ 


Institute 


Stothers, 

Lynn 

Stothers-L.pdf 

Transplant, CV/ 

cardiology 




lstraatman@providencehealth.bc.ca 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Straatman, 

Lynn 

asp?ID=296 

Cancer 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cstrahlendorf@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=261 

Strahlendorf, 

Caron 

161 

Stuart, David Fraser Health N/A N/A Cancer Breast 

Studney, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 

Donald 

Institute 



929244



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Ophthalmology Glaucoma 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus kathleen_sullivan@telus. 

net 

Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

Sullivan, 

Kathleen 

162 




751289 


Sun, Sophie Medical Oncol- Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ssun@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer 

ogy 

Sutherland, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research hsutherl@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/tfl/ Cancer Myeloma 

Heather 

Institute 

people_hsutherl.html 

Sutherland, 

B.C. Cancer Agency jsutherl@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Lymphoma, my- 

Judy 

eloma. Leukemia 

Swenerton, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kswener@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Urogenital 

Ken 



616995 

Swiston, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research swiston@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. Pulmonary Hypertension 

Institute 



014581 

Synnes, Anne Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute asynnes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ ID/ infection Fungal 



asp?ID=129 

Takaro, 

Health Sci- 

SFU ttakaro@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/por- Pulmonary Allergies 

Timothy encestal_memberdata/timt 

Tan Dy, C Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Neonatology 

Tan, Peter Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

syndrome 

Tang, Bao Van Island Health Authority bao.tang@shaw.ca N/A Surgery Surgery 

Tan-Hogg, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research wtan@mrl.ubc.ca www.pacificlung.com/ Pulmonary Asthma, COPD 

Wan 

– Respi- 

Institute 


ratory 

Medicine


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Breast, colorectal 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mtaylor@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Taylor, 

Marianne 

001204 


Genitourinary Dialysis 


ubc.ca/index.cfm?page 

=personDetail&row=78 

7225483 http://www. 

providenceresearch.ca/ 

ptaylor@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Taylor, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

directory/index.aspx 

CNS Stroke 

teal@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Teal- 

Dr.-Philip-A. 

Teal, Philip Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

163 

Thiessen, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bthiessen@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/ Cancer CNS 

Brian 

people_bthiessen.html 

Thompson, Medicine Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute david.thompson@vch.ca https://www.directory. Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

David 



911633 

Thompson, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CNS Depression 

Debbie 

Thornton, Psychology SFU aethornt@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/psyc/ CNS Schizophrenia, 

Allen E 

faculty/thorntona/ 

cognitive 

Tinker, Anna Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency atinker@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Cancer Urogenital 



014559 

Tomlin, D. Interior Health Authority-Koote- N/A N/A Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 

nay Lake Hospital 

Townsend, Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research tiffany.townsend@vch.ca http://vch.eduhealth.ca/ CNS Epilepsy 

Tiffany 

Institute 

PDFs/FM/FM.470.V279.pdf



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS SCI 


Institute 

Rehabilitation 

Sciences 

Townson, 

Andrea 

164 

atownson@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Townson- 

Dr.-Andrea-F. 

Cancer, hematology Lymphoma 

ctoze@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram.org/general_ 


Toze, Cynthia Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

our_doctors/toze.html 

CNS MS 




Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Traboulsee- 

Dr.-Anthony 

trabouls@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


Institute 

Traboulsee, 

Anthony 


Truong, Surgery Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ptruong@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. Cancer Breast, prostate 

Pauline 

ca/faculty/ptruong.html 

Tsang, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ptsang@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. Hematology Thrombosis/ coagu- 


lation 


001205 

Tsui, Joseph Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jtsui@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CNS Parkinson’s 

Institute 



005466 

Tsui, Winston General Inter- 

Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology 

nal Medicine 

Tucker, Lori Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ltucker@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Autoimmune, Rheumatology, renal 

our_research/research- genitourinary 



asp?ID=134


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 



stung@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Tung, Stanley Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

index.aspx 



mtyndall@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv. 

com/pub/dr..mark.tyndall. 

php 

Tyndall, Mark Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

CV / cardiology Coronary bypass 

hamed.umedaly@vch.ca https://www.directory. 



Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Umedaly, 

Hamed 

585775 

Metabolic/ endocrine Neuroendocrine 


dyslipidemia, 

obesity 

Pulmonary Chronic bronchitis, 

emphysema 

Hematology Thrombosis/ coagulation,myelodysplastic 

syndromes 

ehud.ur@vch.ca www.obesitynetwork. 

ca/members/view. 

aspx?ID=336&title=Ehud+Ur 

Ur, Ehud Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

svaneeden@mrl.ubc.ca www.pacificlung.com/ 


lvickars@providencehema- http://www.cbr.ubc.ca/ 

tology.com 

research_lvickars.htm 

Respiratory Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Medicine 

Institute 


Institute 

van Eeden, 

Stephan F. 

Vickars, Linda 

M. 


Virani, Sean Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A https://www.directory. 



Pregnancy, neonatology 

165 

014082 

Von 

Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pdadelszen@cw.bc.ca; pvd@ http://www.cfri.ca/ Obstetrics / gynecol- 

Dadelszen, Gynecology 

cw.bc.ca 

our_research/researchogy, neonatology 

Peter 



asp?ID=140 

Vorobeychik, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health galina.vorobeychik@ 

N/A CNS MS 

Galina 

fraserhealth.ca 

Vrabec, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Cancer Prostate 

George 

Wai, Elaine Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc. Cancer Breast, lung 

ca/faculty/ewai.html



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute N/A N/A CNS Brain/CNS 

166 

Other 

UVic rnwarbur@uvic.ca http://publicadmin.uvic. 

ca/aboutUs/staffPersonal/ 

Public Administration 

Wambera, 

Kati 

Warburton, 

Rebecca N 

warburton.php 

Palliative care, cardiac 

surgery, pain 

Anesthesiology, CV/ 

cardiology 

http://www.pharmacology.ubc.ca/FS%20sub%20 

dir/FS%20Warriner.html 

brian.warriner@vch.ca 

bwarrin@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


Institute/ Van Coastal Health 



Pharmacology/ 

Warriner, 

Brian 

Therapeutics 

Cancer Breast 

UBC UBC Campus kwasan@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.pharmacy. 

ubc.ca/faculty_staff/faculty/pharm_bio/pharm_ 

bio_kishor_wasan.html 

Wasan, Kishor Pharmaceutical 

Sciences 

Cancer 

pwatson@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/ 

people_pwatson1.html 

http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/ 

people_jwebb.html 

webb@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Watson, Peter Microbiology/ 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency Deeley 

H 

Biochemistry 

Research Centre 

Webb, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

CV / cardiology Coronary bypass, 

myocardial infarction, 

cardiac surgery, 

angioplasty/ stent 

Cancer Pancreas 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bweinerm@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



251913 

Weinerman, 

Brian 


Weinerman, R Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A CNS Psychiatry 

Weiss, Alan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research alan.weiss@vch.ca https://www.directory. Gastro-intestinal, Liver 

Institute 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= cancer 


020528 

Weiss, 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute margaret.weiss@me.com http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Mental health 

Margaret 



asp?ID=145


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

ARDS 

Pulmonary, critical 

care 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dwensley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Wensley, 

David 

018927 



White, Colin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cwhite@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=247 

N/A N/A Genitourinary Renal 

Kidney Clinic Interior Health Authority-Royal 



Institute 

Wijeyesinghe, 

ECR 

Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis, 

asthma, COPD 

http://www.icapture. 

ubc.ca/who/who_bios_ 

pearce_wilcox.shtml 

pwilcox@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Wilcox, 

Pearce G. 

Williams, R Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A CNS Psychiatry 


melanoma 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kwilson@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



006119 

Wilson, 

Kenneth 

Medicine UBC Van Island Health Authority- drwink@shaw.ca www.drlwinkler.com CV/ cardiology, criti- 

Nanaimo 

cal care 

Fraser Health N/A N/A ID/ infection Diarrhea 

General Internal 

Medicine 

Winkler, 

Lawrence 

Wong, 

Christopher 


syndrome 




gcwong@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


Institute 

Wong, 

Graham 

167 

006503 

Wong, Peter Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pwong@interchange.ubc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS Epilepsy/ seizures 




asp?ID=383 

Wood, G Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Critical care Intensive care



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Stroke 

Awoolf6175@aol.com https://www.directory. 




Institute 

Woolfenden, 

Andrew 

168 

001215 

CNS Stroke 

dan.worsley@vch.ca https://www.directory. 



Radiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Worsley, 

Daniel 

380020 

Hematology Genetic disease, infection, 

thrombosis/ 

coagulation 

Dental Hygiene 


CNS Bipolar 


Wu, John K. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jwu@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=249 

Wyatt, 

Oral Health Sci- Dentistry UBC UBC Campus cwyatt@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.prosthodon- 

Christopher encestist.ca/about.html 

Yang, Tung Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus tc_yang@telus.net https://www.directory. 



012839 

Yatham, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research yatham@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.crestbd. 

Lakshmi 

Institute 

ca/researchers/yathamlakshmi.php 

Ye, Jian Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jye@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc. 

Institute 

ca/faculty/jye.html 

Yee, Adrian Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ayee@bccancer.ca https://www.directory. 



010540 

Yeung, Choi Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research cyeung@vanhosp.bc.ca https://www.directory. 

Kit 

Institute 



066170 

CV / cardiology Cardiac surgery 


Genitourinary Renal


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


jayeung@axion.net http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/ 

Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Yeung-Lai- 

Wah, John 

index.aspx 


Hepatitis 

Gastro-intestinal, ID/ 

infection 

eric.yoshida@vch.ca http://www.cedarproject. 

ca/pages/A5_11yoshida. 

html; https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm?pag 

e=personDetail&row=89 

Yoshida, Eric Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

9751745 

CNS Bipolar 

allan.young@ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



Young, Allan Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

010214 


asyounger@shaw.ca http://www.specialistclinic.ca/physicians_AlastairYounger.php 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Younger, 

Alastair 

Yuen, Anna Fraser Health N/A N/A ID/ infection 

Endocrinology 


dermatology 





Database&_Title=Zhou- 

Dr.-Youwen 

ywzhou@interchange. 

ubc.ca 


Institute 

Zhou, Youwen Dermatology & 

Skin Science 

169

6.2 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Disease Area Specialty 

Note that a number of investigators are listed multiple times due to their clinical trials activities in more than one area. 

INSTITUTION EMAIL URL SPECIFIC DISEASE/ 

CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

170 

VERSITY 

Pediatrics 

mansermino@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=3 

UBC Child & Family 


Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Ansermino, 

Mark 

Therapeutics 

Hypertension 

jkbow@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 

cfm?page=personDetail&row=768 

Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Bowering, 

John 

71500 

Institute 

PeterT.Choi@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/anesthesiology/Vancouver_General_Hospital/Department_Members/Dr_Peter_Choi. 

htm 

Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


ANESTHESIOLOGY Choi, Peter Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Pain 

cole@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


ANESTHESIOLOGY Cole, Colm Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

69188 

Institute 

Pediatrics 

glauder@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 

search_researchers/researcher_detail. 

asp?ID=284 




Fraser Health - Royal N/A N/A 

Columbian Hospital 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus puil@neuro.pharmacology. N/A 

ubc.ca 

Palliative care, cardiac 

surgery, pain 

http://www.pharmacology.ubc.ca/ 

FS%20sub%20dir/FS%20Warriner. 

html 

brian.warriner@vch.ca; bwarrin@interchange.ubc.ca 

Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research Institute/ 

Van Coastal 

Health Research 

Institute 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Lauder, Gillian Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Merchant, 

Richard 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Puil, Ernie Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

ANESTHESIOLOGY Warriner, Anesthesiol- 

Brian 

ogy/Pharmacology/ Therapeutics


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Rheumatology, 

osteoporosis 

dcabral@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/re- 

AUTOIMMUNE Cabral, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 




drjdunne@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Hypertension, GVHD 


69036 

N/A N/A Arthritis 

Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

AUTOIMMUNE Dunne, James 

V. 

Institute 

AUTOIMMUNE Gross, K. Interior Health 

Authority-Penticton 


Arthritis 

khoughton@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


AUTOIMMUNE Houghton, 

Kristin 


Arthritis 

jkelsall@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


AUTOIMMUNE Kelsall, John T Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


52758 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/ Arthritis, psoriasis 

faculty/practice/practice_carlo_marra. 

html 

roffer@shaw.ca www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm Arthritis 

UBC Van Coastal Health 


AUTOIMMUNE Marra, Carlo Pharmaceutical 

Sciences 

Medicine UBC Interior Health 


AUTOIMMUNE Offer, Robert Rheumatology 


Rheumatology 

rpetty@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


AUTOIMMUNE Petty, Ross Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


46117 

Rheumatology, 

renal 

ltucker@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


AUTOIMMUNE Tucker, Lori Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


171 


Prostate 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

aagranovich.html 

Radiation 

Oncology & 

DevelopmentalRadiotherapeutics 

CANCER Agranovich, 

Alexander 

B.C. Cancer Agency aaltoura@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Breast, lymphoma 

CANCER Al-Tourah, 

Abdul

6.2 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Disease Area Specialty (cont’d) 


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

172 

CANCER Amil, S B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal 

CANCER Anderson, H. B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal, 

lung 

SFU stella@cs.sfu.ca http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~stella/ Melanoma, radiotherapy/ 

imaging 

School of 

Computing 

Science 

CANCER Atkins, M 

Stella 


CANCER Attwell, 

B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Breast, prostate 

Andrew 

CANCER Balneaves, Nursing Applied Sci- UBC Van Coastal Health lynda.balneaves@nursing.ubc.ca http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/faculty/ Prostate 

Lynda 

ence 


biopage.aspx?c=65.5133574166368 

CANCER Barnett, 

Health UVic B.C. Cancer Agency jebarnet@uvic.ca N/A 

Jeffrey Ben 

Information 

Science 

CANCER Barnett, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health mbarnett@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram. Leukemia 

Michael 


org/general_information/about_us/ 

our_doctors/barnett.html 

CANCER Beckham, Physics & 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency wbeckham@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.phys.uvic.ca/medphys/ Radiotherapy 

Wayne Allan Astronomy 

people/WB/beckham.html 

CANCER Behrens, C Van Island Health N/A N/A 

Authority 

CANCER Bernstein, Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency vbernste@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Breast 

Vanessa 

CANCER Berrang, Surgery Radiation UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ Breast 

Tanya 

Oncology & 

berrang.html 

DevelopmentalRadiotherapeutics 

CANCER Black, Peter Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/ Bladder cancer 

ences 


aboutus.php?pageID=187 

CANCER Brotto, Lori Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health lori.brotto@vch.ca www.whri.org/projectsandpeople/ Cervical, endome- 

Gynecology 


people/Brotto.htm 

trial, gynecology


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Colorectal, pain 

cbrown@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ 

colorectalsurgery/Carl-Brown.html 

CANCER Brown, Carl Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health 


B.C. Cancer 


Agency 

Prostate 

kchamber@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 

Researchers.asp?ReportID=54732&_ 

Type=Researchers-Database&_ 

Title=Chambers-Dr.-G.-Keith 



Health Care/ 

Epidemiology 

CANCER Chambers, 

Keith 

CANCER Cheung, 

B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A 

Winson 

CANCER Chi, Kim Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kchi@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/abou- Prostate 

tus/aboutus.php?pageID=166 

CANCER Chia, Stephen Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency schia@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cf Breast, head/neck 

m?page=personDetail&row=1000001 

161 http://www.eventcare.ca/clients/ 

cowc/bios/stephen_chia.html 

CANCER Chow, Victor Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A http://www.ubcfertility.com/drchow. Urogenital 

DW 

ences 


php 

CANCER Connors, Joe Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency JConnors@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccancer.bc.ca/RES/ResearchPro- Lymphoma 

grams/LymphoidCancers/researchers. 

htm#connors 

CANCER Crabb, Simon B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Breast 

CANCER Czerkawski, 

B.C. Cancer Agency bczerkaw@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Breast 

Barbara 

CANCER Davis, Jeffrey Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family jdavis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ GVHD 


researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=269 

CANCER Davison, Joyce Nursing UBC Van Coastal Health joyce.davison@vch.ca www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/ Prostate cancer 



CANCER Dickson, G. Family 

Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A 

Brentley Practice 


CANCER Dix, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family ddix@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Complications 



173



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Breast, renal, 

prostate, MDR, 

urogenital 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency sellard@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Ellard, Susan Medical 

Oncology 

174 


52752 

Lung 

CANCER Fenton, Dave Radiology UBC B.C. Cancer Agency davfent@yahoo.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


016418 

SCI, brain 

vanspine@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



CANCER Fisher, Charles Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Title=Fisher-Dr.-Charles-G. 

Gastro-intestinal 

Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency cfitzger@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Fitzgerald, 

Catherine 

003512 

Leukemia 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency dforrest@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Forrest, 

Donna 

003478 

Brain/CNS 

cfryer@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CANCER Fryer, 

Christopher 

Palliative care 

Breast 

Prostate 

Prostate 

CANCER Fyles, Gillian Family 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gfyles@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.coag.uvic.ca/eolcare/gil- 

Practice 

lian_fyles.htm 

CANCER Gelmon, Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kgelmon@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ 

Karen 

kgelmon.html 

CANCER Gleave, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health gleave@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 

Martin 




Title=Gleave-Dr.-Martin-E. 

CANCER Goldenberg, Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health research@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/abou- 

Larry 


tus/aboutus.php?pageID=118


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Prostate 

emma.guns@vch.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Guns-Dr.-Emma-S. 



CANCER Guns, Emma S. Urologic Sciences 


CANCER Gurjal, A B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://surrey-bc.cofars.ca/dr-gurjal- Colorectal 

anagha/93367/ 

CANCER Halperin, Ross B.C. Cancer Agency rhalperin@bcancer.bc.ca N/A Prostate 

CANCER Hawley, General Inter- Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency phawley@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Palliative care 

Philippa nal Medicine 


001174 

CANCER Heywood, M Obstetrics & Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mheywood@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ 

Urogenital 

Gynecology 

HPI/SON/Council/members/ 

Dr.+Mark+Heywood.htm 

CANCER Ho, Cheryl Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency cho@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Lung 


014081 

CANCER Hogge, Donna Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health dhogge@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/tfl/people_dhog- Leukemia 

Research Institute/ 

ge.html 


Urogenital, lymphoma 

CANCER Hoskins, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency phoskins@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


71858 

Brain/CNS 

jhukin@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CANCER Hukin, 

Juliette 

CANCER Jasas, K B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Lung 

175 

Gastro-intestinal, 

breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency hkennecke@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Kennecke, 

Hagan 

012828 

Brain/CNS 

CANCER Khoo, Kong Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kkhoo@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


52570



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

176 

CANCER Kim, David B.C. Cancer Agency dkim@bccancer.bc.ca http://kelowna-bc.cofars.ca/dr-kim- Prostate 

david/100214/ 

CANCER Kinahan,T. Interior Health N/A N/A Bladder 

Authority-Kelowna 


Lymphoma 

CANCER Klasa, Richard Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency rklasa@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_rklasa. 

html 

Breast, colorectal 

pklimo@direct.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Klimo, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


13180 


Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mknowling@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Knowling, 

Meg 

80194 

Colorectal, kidney, 



http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ckollmannsberger.html 

B.C. Cancer Agency ckollmannsberger@bccancer. 

bc.ca 

UBC Feb 

2009, 

Medicine, 

but not 

found on 

database 

now 

CANCER Kollmannsberger, 

Christian 


Prostate 

Cervical, endometrial, 

gynecology 

CANCER Kwan, Winkle Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

wkwan.html 

N/A www.powerstudy.ca/profile/janicekwon 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency 

/ Van Coastal Health 

CANCER Kwon, Janice Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 


wylam@telus.net N/A Multiple myeloma, 



thrombocytic 

purpura 

Fraser Health 

Authority-Burnaby 

Hospital 

CANCER Lam, Wendy Oncology/ 

Hematology 

Lung 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency jlaskin@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ 

jlaskin.html 

CANCER Laskin, 

Janessa


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Colorectal, pancreas, 

prostate 

CANCER Le, Lyly Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lle@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


010825 


Lung, MDR, melanoma 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency clee@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Lee, 

Christopher 

53751 

Urogenital 

CANCER Lee, Ursula Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ulee@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


51018 

Leukemia, lymphoma 

https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


cleger@providencehematology. 

com 


Care Research 

CANCER Leger, Chantal 

S. 

012133 

Institute 

Leukemia, myeloma 



012134 

hleitch@providencehematology. 

com 


Care Research 

Institute 

CANCER Leitch, 

Heather 

CANCER Lim, Howard B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A 

Breast, gastrointestinal 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Lohrisch, 

Caroline 

012184 


Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gmaclean@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER MacLean, 

Grant 

006599 

Breast, lymphoma 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency nmacpher@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Macpherson, 

Nichol 

001184 

Brain/CNS 

john.maguire@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




177 

51645 

CANCER Maguire, John Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med 

Breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lmartin@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


001188 

CANCER Martin, Lee 

Ann



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

Urogenital, kidney, 

lung 

178 

Breast 


lung 

Urogenital 

Cervical, endometrial, 

gynecology 

VERSITY 

CANCER Martins, Heidi Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency hmartins@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


002805 

CANCER McKenzie, Family 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus kari@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.hkin.educ.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

Donald 

Practice 

mckenzied/mckenzied.htm 

CANCER Melosky, Barb Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bmelosky@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.eventcare.ca/clients/ 

cowc/bios/barbara_melosky.html 

CANCER Michels, Jorg B.C. Cancer Agency jmichels@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/people_jmichels.html 

dmiller@bccancer.bc.ca www.obstgyn.ca/About/DivisionGyne- 

Onc.html 

Medicine UBC BCCA/ Van Coastal 


CANCER Miller, Dianne Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Institute 

N/A N/A Breast 

Interior Health 


CANCER Mirchandani, 

D. 

CANCER Mohamed, 

Islam 



B.C. Cancer Agency/ imohamed@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Lung 




CANCER Murray, Nevin Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency nmurray@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_nmur- Lung 

ray.html 

CANCER Nelems, B. Interior Health N/A N/A Lung 



CANCER Nevill, Thomas Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health tnevill@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.canadianhematologysoci- Leukemia, thrombo- 


ety.org/exec_tomnevill.htmcytopenia 

CANCER Noble, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Various 

Michael 

CANCER Norris, B B.C. Cancer Agency N/A N/A Breast 

CANCER O'Reilly, Susan Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency SOReilly@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccrc.ca/at/people_soreilly.html


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

http://hinf.uvic.ca/people/Pai.php Brain/CNS 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency hpai@uvic.ca hpai@bccancer. 

bc.ca 

CANCER Pai, Howard Health 

Information 

Science 


Breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency gpansegrau@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


010826 

CANCER Pansegrau, 

Gary 

CANCER Petrik, David B.C. Cancer Agency dpetrik@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Prostate 

CANCER Pickles, Tom Surgery Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/tpickles. Urological, radio- 

html 

therapy 

Colorectal, lung, 

head/neck, melanoma, 

pancreas, 

prostate 

CANCER Rao, Sanjay Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency srao@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


012835 

CANCER Reed, Melanie B.C. Cancer Agency mreed@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Breast 

progers@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


CANCER Rogers, Paul Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



Palliative care 

Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency tsalhus@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


015308 

CANCER Salhus, Terje Anesthesiology,Pharmacology 

& 

Therapeutics 

CANCER Sauciuc, Delia B.C. Cancer Agency dsauciuc@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Brain/CNS, lung, 

prostate 

Melanoma, lymphoma 

CANCER Savage, Kerry Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ksavage@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


007184 

179 


kschultz@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


CANCER Schultz, Kirk Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Liver 

Lymphoma 

CANCER Scudamore, Surgery Medicine UBC UBC Campus charles.scudamore@vch.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

Charles H. 

cscudamore.html 

CANCER Sehn, Laurie Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency lsehn@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.eventcare.ca/clients/ 

cowc/bios/laurie_sehn.html



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 


CANCER Shah, Amil Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ashah@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


180 

52776 

Melanoma 

jean.shapiro@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CANCER Shapiro, R. 

Jean 

75114 

Breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency tshenkier@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Shenkier, 

Tamara 

49574 

Leukemia 

jshepher@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram. 




CANCER Shepherd, 

John 

our_doctors/shepherd.html 



CANCER Shereck, Evan 

B. 

Lymphoma 

Prostate 

eshereck@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


clsmith@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.terryfoxlab.ca/people/ 

csmith/clayton.aspx 

alan.so@vch.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/aboutus.php?pageID=148 

Myeloma 

ksong@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Smith, 


Clayton 


CANCER So, Alan Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ences 


CANCER Song, Kevin Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



004242 

Breast 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Souliere, 

Sheila 

012188 

Prostate, bladder 

N/A www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/ 

exeres/014CD3CD-7811-4014-B067- 

B.C. Cancer Agency, 

Van Island Health 

CANCER Steinhoff, 

Gary 

A817EB955FB2.htm 

Authority 

cstrahlendorf@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CANCER Strahlendorf, 

Caron 

CANCER Stuart, David Fraser Health N/A N/A Breast


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


CANCER Sun, Sophie Medical Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ssun@bccancer.bc.ca N/A 

Oncology 

CANCER Sutherland, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health hsutherl@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/tfl/people_ Myeloma 

Heather 


hsutherl.html 

CANCER Sutherland, 

B.C. Cancer Agency jsutherl@bccancer.bc.ca N/A Lymphoma, my- 

Judy 

eloma. Leukemia 

CANCER Swenerton, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kswener@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Urogenital 

Ken 


16995 

CANCER Taylor, 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency mtaylor@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Breast, colorectal 

Marianne 


001204 

CANCER Thiessen, Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bthiessen@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ CNS 

Brian 

bthiessen.html 

CANCER Tinker, Anna Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency atinker@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Urogenital 


014559 

CANCER Toze, Cynthia Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health ctoze@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram. Lymphoma 




CANCER Truong, 

Surgery Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ptruong@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ Breast, prostate 

Pauline 

ptruong.html 

CANCER Vrabec, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Prostate 

George 

CANCER Wai, Elaine Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ Breast, lung 

ewai.html 

CANCER Wasan, Kishor Pharmaceuti- UBC UBC Campus kwasan@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/ 

Breast 

cal Sciences 

faculty_staff/faculty/pharm_bio/ 

pharm_bio_kishor_wasan.html 

181 

pwatson@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/people_ 

pwatson1.html 

UVic B.C. Cancer Agency 

Deeley Research 

Centre 

Microbiology/ 

Biochemistry 

CANCER Watson, Peter 

H



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Pancreas 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency bweinerm@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Weinerman, 

Brian 

182 

51913 

Liver 

alan.weiss@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Weiss, Alan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


20528 


melanoma 

Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kwilson@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CANCER Wilson, 

Kenneth 


06119 

CANCER Yee, Adrian Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ayee@bccancer.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Lymphoma 


010540 

CNS Beauchamp, Orthopedics Medicine UBC Child & Family rbeauchamp@cw.bc.ca; beau- http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Brain injury 

Richard 

Research Institute cham@interchange.ubc.ca faculty_bios/beauchamp.html 

CNS Bjornson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family bbjornson@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ Stroke, epilepsy 

Bruce 



asp?ID=387 

CNS Bozek, Chris Fraser Health N/A N/A Stroke 

CNS Briemberg, medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health hbriemberg@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cf ALS, inflammatory 

Hannah 


m?update=yes&page=personDetail&r 

ow=1000006607 

CNS Brown, Carl Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health cbrown@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ Colorectal, pain 

Care Research In- 

colorectalsurgery/Carl-Brown.html 

stitute/ B.C. Cancer 

Agency 

dcochrane@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 


Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family 


CNS Cochrane, 

Doug 

asp?ID=26 

Pain 

cole@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


69188 

CNS Cole, Colm Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A Stroke 

CNS Collier, T. Neurology Interior Health 

Authority-Royal 



Epilepsy/ seizures 

mconnolly@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CNS Connolly, 

Mary 

CNS Curt, Armin Neurology Medicine UBC UBC Campus Armin.Curt@paralab.balgrist.ch http://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/ SCI 

research/aging_disorders/curt 

CNS Dawson, Peter Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A MS 


CNS Devonshire, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health vdev@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. MS 

Virginia 



51733 

CNS Dhawan, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A Brain injury 

Pankaj 


CNS Dvorak, 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health vanspine@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ SCI 

Marcel 




Title=Dvorak-Dr.-Marcel-F. 

CNS Eisen, Andrew Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health eisen@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. MND 



14754 

CNS Farrell, Kevin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family kfarrell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Epilepsy/ seizures 



CNS Feldman, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health hfeldman@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Alzheimer’s 

Howard 




Title=Feldman-Dr.-Howard-H. 

CNS Fenwick, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jfenwick@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Brain injury, sepsis 




Title=Fenwick-Dr.-John 

183



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

SCI, brain 

CNS Fisher, Charles Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


184 

vanspine@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Fisher-Dr.-Charles-G. 

Narcolepsy 

fleming@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CNS Fleming, 

Jonathan 

Title=Fleming-Dr.-Jonathan 

Mental health 

frid@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Medical 

Genetics 

CNS Friedman, 

Jan M. 

Schizophrenia 

Neuropathy 

soma.ganesan@vch.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/search/ 

node/888 

gillian.gibson@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CNS Ganesan, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Soma 


CNS Gibson, Gillian Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


19405 

Bipolar 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus dooley@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


99151 


CNS Goumeniouk, 

Alexander P. 

Therapeutics 

Cognitive 

UBC UBC Campus wendy.hall@nursing.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


CNS Hall, Wendy Nursing Applied Science 



MS 

hashist@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




CNS Hashimoto, 

Stanley 

94272 

Huntingdon’s 

mrh@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family 


CNS Hayden, 

Michael 

CNS Ho, Kennely Fraser Health N/A N/A Stroke


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CNS Hohl, Corinne 

M. 


chohl@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Drug abuse 


000014576; http://www.vchri. 

ca/s/IIFL_InvestigatorAbstracts. 


honer@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.neuroscience.ubc.ca/ Psychosis 

honer.htm 

jphooge@telus.net N/A MS 

N/A N/A Neurology 

CNS Honer, 


William 


CNS Hooge, John Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CNS Hrebicek, O Van Island Health 

Authority 

Alzheimer’s 



CNS Hsiung, Ging 

Yeuk [Robin] 

Development, cystic 

fibrosis 

hsiung@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


012208 

sinnis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


claudija@interchange.ubc.ca http://ubcneurology.com/Staff%20 

Web%20Pages/CJacova.html 

CNS Innis, Sheila Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Alzheimer’s 

FASD 

jjan@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/ 

CNS Jacova, 


Claudia 


CNS Jan, James Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



Health 



Population & 

Public Health 

CNS Janssen, 

Patricia 


185 


pjanssen@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


manouchehr.javidan@vch.ca http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FM/ 

FM.470.V279.pdf 

michael.jones@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CNS Javidan, Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Manouchehr 


CNS Jones, Michael Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


89317 

MS, brain injury 

lornefk@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.c 

fm?page=personDetail&row=390158 

974 http://www.chromos.com/about/ 

exec/lornekastrukoff.htm 



CNS Kastrukoff, 

Lorne



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

186 


CNS Kerns, 

Psychology UVic kkerns@uvic.ca http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/kerns.html FASD 

Kimberly A 

CNS Kjernisted, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health kevin.kjernisted@ubc.ca http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/ Mental health 

Kevin 


medical-staff/dr.-kevin-kjernistedmd-frcpc 

CNS Kooy, J. Interior Health N/A N/A Alzheimer's 

Authority 

CNS Krieger, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. ALS 

Charles 



27513 

CNS Kwon, Brian Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health brian.kwon@vch.ca http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Neuropathy 


faculty_bios/kwon.html 

CNS Lam, 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health r.lam@ubc.ca http://www.crestbd.ca/researchers/ Depression 

Raymond 


lam-raymond.php 

CNS Lee, Chong Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A Parkinson’s 


CNS Lu, Shao-Hua Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health shao.lu@ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Addiction 



54182 

CNS MacEwan, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Schizophrenia 

William 

CNS McIntosh, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health diane.mcintosh@ubc.ca http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/ Mental health 

Diane 


medical-staff/dr.-diane-mcintosh-mdfrcpc 

CNS McKeown, Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health mmckeown@interchange.ubc.ca www.parkinsons.ubc.ca/Dr.MartinJ. Parkinson’s 

Martin J. 


McKeown.htm#Research 

CNS Misri, Shaila Psychiatry Medicine UBC Women's Health shaila.misri@ubc.ca; smisri@ https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Depression 

Research Institute/ providencehealth.bc.ca 


Child & Family 

02711 


CNS Newby, Brandi Fraser Health N/A N/A Pain 

CNS Nixon, Alan Fraser Health N/A N/A Pain


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A Stroke 

CNS Novak, D. Interior Health 




joel.oger@ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ MS 



Title=Oger-Dr.-Joel-J-F 

CNS Ong, May Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health dr.ong@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.c Pain 

Care Research 

fm?page=personDetail&row=59768 

Institute 

5024aspx 

CNS Penn, Andrew Van Island Health karen.coles@viha.ca N/A Stroke, neurology 

Authority 

CNS Raymond, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health lynnr@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.neuroscience.ubc.ca/ Huntingdon’s 

Lynn 


raymond.htm 

CNS Redekop, Gary Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health gary.redekop@ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Neurosurgery, 


Researchers.asp?ReportID=39893&_ stroke 


Title=Redekop-Dr.-Gary-J. 

CNS Rieckmann, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health p.rieckmann@brain.ubc.ca http://www.ubcneurology.com/ MS 

Peter 


Staff%20Web%20Pages/PRieckmann. 

html 

CNS Robinow, R. Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health richard.robinow@ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Health 

Oliver 



43322 

CNS Rudnik, James Fraser Health N/A N/A Addiction, acute 


CNS Sadovnick, A. Medical Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health sadovnik@infinet.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Brain/CNS 

Dessa 

Genetics 



95927 

CNS Schimmele, C UVic Van Island Health chrissch@uvic.ca N/A Mental health 

Authority 

CNS Singhal, Ash Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family ash.singhal@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Brain injury 



CNS Oger, Joel Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


187



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Brain injury 

psteinbok@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


CNS Steinbok, Paul Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family 


188 


Parkinson’s 

jstoessl@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 





CNS Stoessl, A 

Jonathan 

Title=Stoessl-Dr.-A.-Jon 

Stroke 

teal@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Teal-Dr.-Philip-A. 

CNS Teal, Philip Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Fraser Health N/A N/A Depression 

Schizophrenia, 

cognitive 

CNS Thompson, 

Debbie 

CNS Thornton, 

Allen E 

CNS Townsend, 

Tiffany 

CNS Townson, 

Andrea 


Psychology SFU aethornt@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/ 

thorntona/ 

Neurology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FM/ Epilepsy 


FM.470.V279.pdf 

Rehabilitation Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health atownson@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ SCI 

Sciences 




Title=Townson-Dr.-Andrea-F. 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health trabouls@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ MS 




Title=Traboulsee-Dr.-Anthony 

jtsui@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Parkinson’s 


005466 

Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health galina.vorobeychik@fraser- N/A MS 

health.ca 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family N/A N/A Brain/CNS 


CNS Traboulsee, 

Anthony 

CNS Tsui, Joseph Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CNS Vorobeychik, 

Galina 

CNS Wambera, 

Kati


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

N/A N/A Psychiatry 

CNS Weinerman, R Van Island Health 

Authority 


margaret.weiss@me.com http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Mental health 


N/A N/A Psychiatry 

Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family 


CNS Weiss, 

Margaret 


CNS Williams, R Van Island Health 

Authority 

CNS Wong, Peter Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Stroke 

pwong@interchange.ubc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 


asp?ID=383 

Awoolf6175@aol.com https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


001215 

dan.worsley@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


80020 

yatham@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.crestbd.ca/researchers/ 

yatham-lakshmi.php 



CNS Woolfenden, 

Andrew 

Stroke 

Radiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CNS Worsley, 

Daniel 

Bipolar 

Bipolar 

allan.young@ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CNS Yatham, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Lakshmi 


CNS Young, Allan Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


010214 

N/A 

abulaban@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 





CRITICAL CARE Abu-Laban, 

Riyad 

Title=Abu-Laban-Dr.-Riyad-B 

Apnea 

189 

Sepsis, thrombosis 

najib.ayas@vch.ca http://ubc-sleepdisorders.vch.ca/ayas. 

htm 

dean.chittock@vch.ca http://www.biomedexperts.com/ 

Profile.bme/234409/Dean_R_Chittock 

CRITICAL CARE Ayas, Najib Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CRITICAL CARE Chittock, Dean Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


vinay.dhingra@vch.ca N/A 



CRITICAL CARE Dhingra, 

Vinay



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Diabetes 

pedodek@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.thecarenet.ca/index. 

php?option=com_content&task=view 

CRITICAL CARE Dodek, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

190 

&ID=29&Itemid=46 

Institute 


ARDS 

ddorscheid@hli.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_del_dorscheid.shtml 

UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Medicine Medicine - 

Critical Care 

CRITICAL CARE Dorscheid, 

Delbert 

Institute 

Brain injury, sepsis 

jfenwick@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Fenwick-Dr.-John 

CRITICAL CARE Fenwick, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


N/A N/A 

CRITICAL CARE Hameed, M. Interior Health 


Inland Hospital/ 

Kelowna General 

Hospital 

Inflammatory, 

trauma 

william.henderson@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


011369 



Fraser Health 

CRITICAL CARE Henderson, 

William 


CRITICAL CARE Holmes- 

Interior Health N/A N/A 

Boulton, C. 

Authority 

CRITICAL CARE Keenan, Sean Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health sean_keenan@telus.net http://f1000medicine.com/ 

Septic shock, sepsis 

member/2058229206155046 

CRITICAL CARE Reynolds, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health sreynolds.md@gmail.com N/A Septic shock, ARDS 

Steven 

CRITICAL CARE Ronco, Juan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jronco@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ ARDS 




Title=Ronco-Dr.-Juan-J. 

CRITICAL CARE Russell, James Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health jrussell@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ Respiratory, sepsis 

Care Research 

who_bios_james_russell.shtml 

Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Sepsis 

pskippen@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CRITICAL CARE Skippen, 

Peter 


CRITICAL CARE Sorokan, Todd Fraser Health N/A N/A Sepsis, pediatrics 

CRITICAL CARE Wensley, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family dwensley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. ARDS 

David 



18927 

CRITICAL CARE Winkler, General Inter- Medicine UBC Van Island Health drwink@shaw.ca www.drlwinkler.com 

Lawrence nal Medicine 

Authority- Nanaimo 

CRITICAL CARE Wood, G Van Island Health N/A N/A Intensive care 

Authority 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Abel, James Cardiovascular Surgery UBC Providence Health jabel@providencehealth.bc.ca www.ctsnet.org/home/jabel Surgery 

Surgery 

Care Research 

Institute 

aslam.anis@ubc.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/search/ Hypertension, 

node/15 

obesity 


Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Anis, Aslam Population & 

Public Health 

Institute 

Coronary bypass 

david.ansley@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/anesthesiology/Vancouver_General_Hospital/ 

Department_Members/Dr_David_ 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Ansley, David Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

Ansley.htm 

Therapeutics 

N/A www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm Acute coronary 

syndrome 

Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Ashton, 

Thomas 

191 

Acute coronary 

syndrome 

http://www.biomedexperts.com/ 

Profile.bme/63107/Eve_D_Aymong 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Auersperg, General Inter- Medicine UBC Fraser Health e@auersperg.ca N/A 

Edward 

nal Medicine 

Authority 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Aymong, Eve Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health eaymong@providencehealth. 

Care Research bc.ca 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Bardal, Stan K Medical Sci- 

UVic bardals@uvic.ca http://www.zoominfo.com/people/ 

ences 

Bardal_Stan_1207852047.aspx



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 


syndrome 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Bernstein, 

Victoria 

192 

dr.bernstein@telus.net http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Bernstein-Dr.-Victoria 

N/A N/A Coronary disease 

Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Berringer, 

Ross 

Institute 


disease, diabetes 

gbondy@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 



Care Research 

Institute 

Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Bondy, 

Gregory 

98641 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Cardiology 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Bonet, Jorge 

Federico 

Hypertension 

jkbow@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Anesthesia Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Bowering, 

John 

71500 

Institute 


syndrome 

cehbuller@shaw.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Cardiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Buller, 

Christopher 

Title=Buller-Dr.-Christopher-E. 


disease 

rcarere@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.heartandlung.ca/roncarere/ 

Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Carere, 

Ronald 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Chan, Albert Fraser Health N/A N/A Coronary disease, 

stroke 



schan@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Chan, Sammy Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

52746 

Institute 


disease, surgery 

http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ 

heart_centre/pop_upA32AnsonCheung.html; 

http://www.surgery.ubc. 

acheung@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Cheung, 

Anson 

ca/faculty/acheung.html 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Cheung, 

Stephen


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Hypertension 

SFU achockal@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/ 

arun 


PeterT.Choi@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/anesthesiology/Vancouver_General_Hospital/Department_Members/Dr_Peter_Choi. 

htm 

jimchris@interchange.ubc.ca N/A Myocardial infarction 

N/A N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome, atherosclerosis, 

atrial 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Chockal- Health Sciingam, 

Arum ences 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Choi, Peter Anesthesiol- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ogy/Phar- Research Institute 

macology/ 

Therapeutics 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Christenson, Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Jim 

Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Cleveland, D. Interior Health 



fibrillation 


disease 

acogswell@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




CV / CARDIOLOGY Cogswell, 

Arthur 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Dawson, Keith Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Dunne, James 

V. 

193 

53861 

kdaw@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Coronary disease 


13788 

drjdunne@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Hypertension, GVHD 


69036 

tom.elliott@vch.ca; tgelliot@ http://drtomelliott.com/ Diabetes, cardiovas- 

interchange.ubc.ca 

cular disease 

flervin@telus.net N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome 

guy.fradet@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ Coronary bypass 

gfradet.html 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Elliott, 


Thomas 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Ervin, Frank General Inter- Medicine UBC Fraser Health 

nal Medicine 

Authority 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Fradet, Guy Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



disease 

gfrancis@mrl.ubc.ca www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/who_bios_ 

gordon_francis.shtml 


Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Francis, 

Gordon 

Institute 

Atherosclerosis, 

cholesteremia 

jifr@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_jiri_frolich.shtml 


Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Frohlich, Jiri Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 


syndrome 

funga@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




CV / CARDIOLOGY Fung, 

Anthony Y-F. 

194 

42302 

Cholesteremia, 

atherosclerosis, 

myocardial infarction 

kenneth.gin@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


93865 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Gin, Kenneth Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Fraser Health N/A N/A 

N/A www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm Heart failure, acute 


Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Gordon, 

Wendy 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Halperin, 

Frank 


Atherosclerosis, 


hamburge@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Hamburger-Dr.-Jaap-N. 


Care Research Institute, 

Van Coastal 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Hamburger, 

Jaap 

Institute 


N/A http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

harris 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Harris, Devin Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 


Van Coastal 


Institute 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Hayden, 


Robert 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Henderson, 


Mark 

syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Hill, John Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health jshill@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ Coronary disease 

Laboratory 

Care Research 

who_bios_john_hill.shtml 

Med 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Hilton, Donald Van Island Health N/A N/A Acute coronary 

Authority - 

syndrome 

Cowichan District 

Hospital


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


disease 

Coronary disease 

yhsiang@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

yhsiang.html 

dhuman@cw.bc.ca http://www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/ 

ChildrensHeartCentre/Healthcareteam/ 

Leadershipteam.htm#human 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Hsiang, York Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Human, Derek Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



Congestive heart 


disease 



51017 

aignaszewski@providencehealth.bc.ca 


Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Ignaszewski, 

Andrew 


syndrome 

eric.jamieson@ubc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ Cardiac surgery, car- 


diovascular disease, 

coronary bypass 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Imrie, John Van Coastal Health- 

Lion's Gate Hospital 



Providence Health 

Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Jamieson, Eric 

W.R. 

Institute 

Atherosclerosis 

dccj@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 



Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Johnston, 

Dean 

001176 

Institute 


jjue@unixg.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Jue, John C. Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


95162 


Shahzadk@shaw.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

skarim.html 


Care Research Insti- 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Karim, 

Shahzad S. 

tute/ Fraser Health 


ckerr@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ 

directory/ResearcherDetail.aspx 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Kerr, Charles Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

195 

Institute 

Hypertension 

mkiess@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Kiess, Marla Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

Jan.Kornder@fraserhealth.ca N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Kornder, Jan Fraser Health 

Authority-Surrey 

Memorial Hospital



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

196 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Kuritzky, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Coronary disease 

Robin 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Kwan, Susan Fraser Health N/A N/A Cardiology, diabetes 


syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Lai, Kevin Van Island Health 

Authority-Nanaimo 

Regional General 

Hospital 


disease 


http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


salear@sfu.ca; slear@providencehealth.bc.ca 

SFU Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Lear, Scott Biomedical 

Physiology 




bleavitt@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Leavitt-Dr.-Blair-R. 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Leavitt, Blair CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family 


www.ctsnet.org/home/slichtenstein Surgery 

slichtenstein@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Surgery UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 


Surgery 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Lichtenstein, 

Samuel 

Institute 


disease 

mancini@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Mancini-Dr.-G.B.-John 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Mancini, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 




failure 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A http://www.bcpsqc.ca/celebratingachievements-in-bc/BCPSQC_Celebrat 

Family 

Practice 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Manyari, 

Dante 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Marsden, 

Julian 

ing_Achievements_Marsden.htm 

m.l.martin@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Cardiovascular 

cfm?page=personDetail&row=8997 disease 

54357 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Martin, Mike Radiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Maung, Tun 

Zan


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

CV / CARDIOLOGY McDermid, 

Kevin 



Authority-Langley 

syndrome 

Memorial Hospital 

CV / CARDIOLOGY McManus, Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health bmcmanus@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ Cardiovascular 

Bruce 

Laboratory 

Care Research 

who_bios_bruce_mcmanus.shtml disease 

Med 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Morris, 

Van Island Health dorothy.morris@viha.ca N/A 

Dorothy 

Authority 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Moss, Robert Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health rmoss@providenceheallth.bc.ca www.heartcentre.ca/pop_up_RMoss. Transplant 

Care Research 

asp 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Nadel, Helen Radiology Medicine UBC Child & Family hnadel@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Coronary disease 



68607 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Orenstein Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Orenstein@telus.net N/A Acute coronary 

Lyall, Teddi 


syndrome 

Lynn 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Pearce, 


Stephen, MD 

syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Penn, Andrew Van Island Health karen.coles@viha.ca N/A Stroke, neurology 

Authority 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Pistawka, K. Interior Health N/A N/A Atrial fibrillation 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Polasek, P. Cardiology Interior Health N/A N/A Acute coronary 


syndrome, atrial 


fibrillation 


syndrome 

197 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Polasek, Petr Interior Health 




syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Priestman, B. 

Anne



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Cholesteremia 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Rabkin, Simon Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


198 

rabkin@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Rabkin-Dr.-Simon-W. 


syndrome 



011039 

kramanathan@providencehealth.bc.ca 


Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Ramanathan, 

Krishnan 

Institute 

N/A N/A Coronary disease 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Reid, John Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 


syndrome 

ricci@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Ricci, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Title=Ricci-Dr.-Donald-R. 

http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ 


Rosenbrg@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Care Research 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Rosenberg, 

Frances 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Rudnik, James Fraser Health N/A N/A Addiction, acute 


CV / CARDIOLOGY Rupka, Dennis Fraser Health N/A N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome 



ssanatani@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CV / CARDIOLOGY Sanatani, 

Shubhayan 


gsandor@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




CV / CARDIOLOGY Sandor, 

George 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Shariff, 

Salima 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Simkus, 

Gerald


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 


syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Son, Wai Kon Fraser Health 

Authority-Chilliwack 





lstraatman@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Straatman, 

Lynn 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Tan, Peter Fraser Health N/A N/A Acute coronary 

syndrome 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Tsui, Winston General Inter- 


nal Medicine 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Tung, Stanley Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health stung@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ Coronary disease 

Care Research 


Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Umedaly, Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health hamed.umedaly@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Coronary bypass 

Hamed 



85775 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Virani, Sean Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Coronary disease 


014082 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Warriner, Anesthesiol- Medicine UBC Providence Health brian.warriner@vch.ca 

http://www.pharmacology.ubc.ca/ Palliative care, car- 

Brian 

ogy/Phar- Care Research In- bwarrin@interchange.ubc.ca FS%20sub%20dir/FS%20Warriner. diac surgery, pain 

macology/stitute/ 

Van Coastal 

html 

Therapeutics 


Institute 

webb@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/people_ 

jwebb.html 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Webb, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

199 

Coronary bypass, 



angioplasty/ 

stent 

drwink@shaw.ca www.drlwinkler.com 

General Inter- Medicine UBC Van Island Health 

nal Medicine 

Authority- Nanaimo 



CV / CARDIOLOGY Winkler, 

Lawrence 


syndrome 

gcwong@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


006503 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Wong, 

Graham



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

Cardiac surgery 

200 


Hygiene 

Implants 

Hygiene 

Hygiene 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Ye, Jian Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jye@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 


jye.html 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Yeung-Lai- Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health jayeung@axion.net http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ 

Wah, John 

Care Research 


Institute 

CV / CARDIOLOGY Dyck, Chad Interior Health N/A N/A 



DENTAL Brunette, Oral Biological Dentistry UBC UBC Campus brunette@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/research/ 

Donald 

& Medical SCI 

brunette.html 

DENTAL Imai, Pauline Oral Biological Dentistry UBC UBC Campus pauline.imai@hotmail.com https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 

H. 

& Medical SCI 


011342 

DENTAL MacEntee, Oral Health Dentistry UBC UBC Campus macentee@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.elders.dentistry.ubc.ca/ 

Michael Sciences 

research/our_people/macentee.asp 

DENTAL Putnins, Oral Biological Dentistry UBC UBC Campus putnins@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/research/ 

Edward 

& Medical SCI 

PeriodontalBiology/putnins.asp 

DENTAL Wyatt, 

Oral Health Dentistry UBC UBC Campus cwyatt@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.prosthodontist.ca/about. 

Christopher Sciences 

html 

ALS, inflammatory 

hbriemberg@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cf 

m?update=yes&page=personDetail&r 



DERMATOLOGY Briemberg, 

Hannah 


ow=1000006607 

Inflammatory 

dutz@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




DERMATOLOGY Dutz, Jan Dermatology 

& Skin Science 


Psoriasis 

vho@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Ho-Dr.-Vincent-C. http://www. 

skincarecentre.ca/about_us/doctors/ 

vincent_ho.htm 



DERMATOLOGY Ho, Vincent Medicine/ 

Dermatology 

& Skin Science


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Psoriasis 

harvey.lui@ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



DERMATOLOGY Lui, Harvey Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



Title=Lui-Dr.-Harvey 

Arthritis, psoriasis 



DERMATOLOGY Marra, Carlo Pharmaceutical 

Sciences 

Psoriasis 



DERMATOLOGY Prendiville, 

Julie 

Inflammatory, 

psoriasis 

Alopecia, psoriasis 

Endocrinology 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/ 


html 

jprendiville@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


24262 

N/A http://www.dermatology.ca/find_ 

derm/profiles/jason_k_rivers.html 

shapiro@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.skincarecentre.ca/about_ 

us/doctors/jerry_shapiro.htm 

ywzhou@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Zhou-Dr.-Youwen 

DERMATOLOGY Rivers, Jason Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


DERMATOLOGY Shapiro, Jerry Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


DERMATOLOGY Zhou, Youwen Dermatology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



N/a 

abulaban@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 





Abu-Laban, 

Riyad 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

Title=Abu-Laban-Dr.-Riyad-B 

Hepatitis 

http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

grafstein 

egrafstein@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Grafstein, Eric Surgery UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

Institute 


N/A http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

harris 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

201 

Harris, Devin Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 


Van Coastal 


Institute 

Pediatrics 

rgoldman@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 


asp?ID=273 

Goldman, Ran Pediatrics UBC Child & Family 


EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Drug abuse 



Hohl, Corinne 

M. 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

202 

chohl@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


000014576; http://www.vchri. 

ca/s/IIFL_InvestigatorAbstracts. 


Asthma 

robstenstrom@shaw.ca http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

stenstrom 


Care Research 

Family 

Practice 

Stenstrom, 

Robert 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

Institute 

Colitis, Crohn's, 

hepatitis 

franka@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


74854 



Anderson, 

Frank H 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

N/A N/A 

michael.byrne@vch.ca N/A 

N/A N/A 

N/A N/A 

Crohn’s, colitis, 

esophageal/ 

renns@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 


stomach 

001168 

Colitis, esophageal/ 

stomach 

allgray@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Behrens, C Van Island Health 

Authority 

Byrne, 


Michael 


Daly, D Van Island Health 

Authority 

Dickson, G. Family 


Brentley Practice 


Enns, Rob Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

Gray, James Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

48071 

Crohn’s 

kjacobson@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Jacobson, 

Kevan 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

N/A N/A 

N/A N/A 

Person, D Van Island Health 

Authority 

Petrunia, 


Dennis 

Authority 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Colitis 

tphang@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/ 

exeres/C5D9B877-6E87-456B-B5FA- 

CF9BEEFC863E.htm 


Care Research 

Institute 

Phang, 

Terence 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 


Pluta, Henryk Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-enterology 

Prest, Marcia Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-enterology 

Motility 

mraval@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.providencehealthcare.org/ 

colorectalsurgery/Manoj-Raval.html 


Care Research 

Raval, Manoj 

J. 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

Institute 

Liver disease 

rschreiber@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Schreiber, 

Richard 

GASTRO-INTES- 

TINAL 

203 

GASTRO-INTES- Singh, RA Van Island Health N/A N/A 

TINAL 

Authority 

GASTRO-INTES- Steiner, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health tsteiner@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc.ca/Faculty/ IBD 

TINAL 

Theodore 


Faculty_Steiner.htm 

GASTRO-INTES- Weiss, Alan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health alan.weiss@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cf Liver 

TINAL 



28 http://www.cedarproject.ca/pages/ 

A5_11yoshida.html; https://www. 

directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm?page=pers 

onDetail&row=899751745 

GASTRO-INTES- Yoshida, Eric Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health eric.yoshida@vch.ca www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/ Hepatitis 

TINAL 



GENITOURINARY Black, Peter Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A Bladder cancer 

ences 


GENITOURINARY Carpenito, 

Fraser Health N/A www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/ Nephrology 

Gerardo 


GENITOURINARY Chew, Ben Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health ben.chew@ubc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/abou- Renal 

ences 


tus/aboutus.php?pageID=166



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

204 


VERSITY 

GENITOURINARY Chi, Kim Oncology Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency kchi@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Prostate 


87841 

GENITOURINARY Chiu, Anthony Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health antchiu@shaw.ca N/A Renal 

Care Research 

Institute 

GENITOURINARY Cooper, S. Interior Health N/A N/A Renal 



GENITOURINARY Daroza, 

Fraser Health N/A Renal 

Gerald 

GENITOURINARY Davison, Joyce Nursing UBC Van Coastal Health joyce.davison@vch.ca www.prostatecentre.com/aboutus/ Prostate cancer 



GENITOURINARY Duncan, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health john.duncan@shaw.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Renal 

A. 




Title=Duncan-Dr.-John-A 

GENITOURINARY Fenster, Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A http://urology.ubc.ca/faculty Bladder 

Howard ences 

Res Inst 

GENITOURINARY Gill, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health jgill@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Renal 

Care Research 


Institute 

006603 

GENITOURINARY Gleave, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health gleave@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Prostate 

Martin 




Title=Gleave-Dr.-Martin-E. 

GENITOURINARY Goldenberg, Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health research@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/abou- Prostate 

Larry 



GENITOURINARY Horgan, K Van Island Health N/A N/A Nephrology 

Authority 

GENITOURINARY Jastrzebski, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jjastrze@vanhosp.bc.ca N/A Renal 

Jacek 

Research Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


GENITOURINARY Jones, C Van Island Health N/A N/A Nephrology 

Authority 

GENITOURINARY Jung, Beverly Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health bjung@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Renal 

Care Research 


Institute 

006604 

GENITOURINARY Horgan, K Van Island Health N/A N/A Nephrology 

Authority 

GENITOURINARY Jastrzebski, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jjastrze@vanhosp.bc.ca N/A Renal 

Jacek 


GENITOURINARY Jones, C Van Island Health N/A N/A Nephrology 

Authority 

GENITOURINARY Jung, Beverly Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health bjung@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Renal 

Care Research 


Institute 

006604 

GENITOURINARY Karim, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Renal 

Mohamud 

GENITOURINARY Keown, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health keown@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Renal 




Title=Keown-Dr.-Paul-A. 

GENITOURINARY Kollmanns- 

UBC B.C. Cancer Agency ckollmannsberger@bccancer. http://www.bccrc.ca/at/people_ckoll- Colorectal, kidney, 

berger, 

bc.ca 

mannsberger.html 


Christian 


GENITOURINARY Lam, George Fraser Health N/A N/A Nephrology 

GENITOURINARY Levin, Adeera Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health alevin@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.krescent.ca/Page. 

Dialysis, renal 

Care Research 

aspx?pid=755 

Institute 

GENITOURINARY Matsuda- Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family mmatsuda@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Renal 

Abedini, Mina 



012350 

GENITOURINARY Nguan, Chris Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health chris@nguan.ca www.med.ubc.ca/research/rm/ 

Transplant 

ences 


rm_urologic.htm 

205



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

nigro@interchange.ubc.ca N/A Bladder 

206 

GENITOURINARY Nigro, Mark Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ences 

Res Inst 

GENITOURINARY Paterson, Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Ryan 

ences 


GENITOURINARY So, Alan Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ences 


GENITOURINARY Steinhoff, 

B.C. Cancer Agency, 

Gary 


Authority 

GENITOURINARY Stevenson, Psychiatry Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Ron 


GENITOURINARY Stothers, Lynn Urologic Sci- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ences 


GENITOURINARY Taylor, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

GENITOURINARY Tucker, Lori Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



paterson@interchange.ubc.ca http://urology.ubc.ca/wp-content/ Kidney, prostate 

uploads/2007/02/paterson-ryan.pdf 

alan.so@vch.ca http://www.prostatecentre.com/abou- Prostate 


N/A www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/ 

Prostate, bladder 

exeres/014CD3CD-7811-4014-B067- 

A817EB955FB2.htm 

ronald.stevenson@ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Male urogenital 


51988 

lynns@interchange.ubc.ca http://urology.ubc.ca/wp-content/ Bladder 

uploads/2007/02/Stothers-L.pdf 

ptaylor@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cf Dialysis 


83; http://www.providenceresearch. 

ca/directory/index.aspx 

ltucker@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


cwhite@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Renal 


N/A N/A Renal 

GENITOURINARY White, Colin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Kidney Clinic Interior Health 


GENITOURINARY Wijeyesinghe, 

ECR 


Renal 

cyeung@vanhosp.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


66170 



GENITOURINARY Yeung, Choi 

Kit


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A Nephrology 

GENITOURINARY Forzley, Brian Interior Health 




N/A N/A Orthopedics 

HEMATOLOGY Du Plessis, J. Interior Health 



Thrombosis/ coagulation, 

anemia 

mkiaii@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 



Care Research 

HEMATOLOGY Kiaii, 

Mercedeh 

003484 

Institute 

wylam@telus.net N/A Multiple myeloma, 



thrombocytic 

Fraser Health 

Authority-Burnaby 

Hospital 

HEMATOLOGY Lam, Wendy Oncology/ 

Hematology 

purpura 

Leukemia, myeloma 



012134 

hleitch@providencehematology. 

com 


Care Research 

Institute 

HEMATOLOGY Leitch, 

Heather 

Leukemia, thrombocytopenia 

tnevill@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.canadianhematologysociety.org/exec_tomnevill.htm 




HEMATOLOGY Nevill, Thomas Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


HEMATOLOGY Schultz, Kirk Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



eshereck@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




HEMATOLOGY Shereck, Evan 

B. 


Lymphoma 

ctoze@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.leukemiabmtprogram. 


HEMATOLOGY Toze, Cynthia Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


207 


Thrombosis/ coagulation 

ptsang@bccancer.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


HEMATOLOGY Tsang, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Child & Family 


001205 

Thrombosis/ coagulation,myelodysplastic 

syndromes 

http://www.cbr.ubc.ca/research_lvickars.htm 

lvickars@providencehematology.com 


Care Research 

Institute 

HEMATOLOGY Vickars, Linda 

M.



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

HEMATOLOGY Wu, John K. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


208 

Genetic disease, infection, 

thrombosis/ 

coagulation 

jwu@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


aalimenti@cw.bc.ca N/A HIV 

Colitis, Crohn’s, 

hepatitis 

franka@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 






ID/ INFECTION Alimenti, 

Ariane 

ID/ INFECTION Anderson, 

Frank H 

74854 

Respiratory 

jbrunstein@cw.bc.ca http://www.pathology.ubc.ca/New- 

Pathology/ClinicalAssistantProfessor/ 



Biochemistry 

& Molec 

ID/ INFECTION Brunstein, 

John 


Biology 

HIV 

dburdge@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




ID/ INFECTION Burdge, David Infectious 

Diseases 


ID/ INFECTION Coldman, Population & Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency acoldman@bccancer.bc.ca http://www.stat.ubc.ca/People/Home/ HPV 

Andrew Public Health 

index.php?person=:coldman: 

ID/ INFECTION Conway, Brian Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health bconway@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/search/ 

Hepatitis, HIV 


node/35 


Care Research 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Dewet, Joseph Family 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A N/A HIV 

Practice 

ID/ INFECTION Dobson, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family sdobson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Hepatitis, HPV, HSV, 

Simon 


cfm?page=personDetail&row=8997 meningitis 

51085 

ID/ INFECTION Elwood, Medicine Medicine UBC BC Centre for 

kevin.elwood@bccdc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. TB 

Richard Kevin 

Disease Control 


33890 

ID/ INFECTION Filiatrault, Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health N/A N/A Wound 

Lyne 

Research Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

Infection 


HIV 

Hepatitis 

ID/ INFECTION Fischer, 

Health Sci- 

SFU bfa11@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/ 

Benedikt ences 

bfischer 

ID/ INFECTION Forbes, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family jforbes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 



egrafstein@providencehealth. http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

bc.ca 

grafstein 

ID/ INFECTION Grafstein, Eric Surgery UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Harder, Curtis Van Island Health curtis.harder@viha.ca N/A Microbiology, 

Authority 

pharmacy 

ID/ INFECTION Hogg, Robert Population & Medicine UBC/ Providence Health robert_hogg@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/ HIV/AIDS 


SFU Care Research 

rhogg 

Health Sci- 

Institute 

ences 

ID/ INFECTION Hu, Joan Statistics & 

SFU joanh@stat.sfu.ca http://www.stat.sfu.ca/~joanh/ HIV 

Actuarial 

Science 

ID/ INFECTION Joffres, Michel Health Sci- 

SFU mjoffres@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/ HIV 

ences 

mjoffres 

ID/ INFECTION Kibsey, P Van Island Health N/A N/A Microbiology 

Authority 

ID/ INFECTION Krajden, Mel Clinical Trials Medicine UBC Provincial Health mel.krajden@bccdc.ca www.cdc.ubc.ca/People/MelKrajden. HPV 

Services Authority 

htm 

Labs 

ID/ INFECTION Kwan, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health pwkwan@gmail.com https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. HPV 



31757 

ID/ INFECTION Lakhani, 


Anisha 

ID/ INFECTION Lavoie, Julye B.C. Cancer Agency jlavoie@bccancer.bc.ca N/A CMV 

ID/ INFECTION McElhaney, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health janet.mcelhaney@ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc.ca/Faculty/As- Herpes, respiratory 

Janet 


sociate_Members/Janet_McElhaney. 

htm 

209



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

210 


ID/ INFECTION Mirzanejad, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Diarrhea, diabetes 

Yazdan 

ID/ INFECTION Money, 

Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health dmoney@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/projectsand- HPV, pregnancy 

Deborah Gynecology 


people/people/Money.htm 

ID/ INFECTION Montaner, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health jmontaner@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv.com/pub/dr.. HIV 

Julio 

Care Research 

julio.montaner.php 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Montessori, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health vmontessori@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv.com/pub/dr.. HIV 

Valentina 

Care Research 

valentina.montessori.php 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Ochnio, Jan Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family jochnio@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Hepatitis 



54518 

ID/ INFECTION Papp, 

Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health anthony.papp@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ Infection 

Anthony 


apapp.html 

ID/ INFECTION Petric, Martin Medicine UBC Provincial Health martin.petric@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/People/Martin- Respiratory 

Services Authority 

Petric.htm 

Labs 

ID/ INFECTION Phillips, Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health ephillips@cfenet.ubc.ca N/A HIV 

Elizabeth 

Care Research 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Phillips, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health pphillips@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc.ca/Faculty/ HIV 

Care Research 

Peter_Phillips.htm 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Pick, Neora Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus npick@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/projectsand- HIV 

people/people/Pick.htm 

ID/ INFECTION Power, Maryse Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.leukemiabmtprogram. Fungal 


our_doctors/power.html 

ID/ INFECTION Rekart, 

Centre for Dis- Medicine UBC BC Centre for 

michael.rekart@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/People/Mi- HIV 

Michael ease Control 


chaelRekart.htm


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


DTP, influenza, 

MMR, pneumococcal 

ID/ INFECTION Reynolds, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health sreynolds.md@gmail.com N/A Septic shock, ARDS 

Steven 

ID/ INFECTION Romney, Marc Pathology & Medicine UBC Providence Health mromney@providencehealth. http://www.pathology.ubc.ca/New- Infection 

Laboratory 


Pathology/ClinicalAssistantProfessor/ 

Med 

Institute 

Marc_Romney.html 

ID/ INFECTION Russell, James Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health jrussell@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ Respiratory, sepsis 

Care Research 

who_bios_james_russell.shtml 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Schechter, Health Care/ Medicine UBC Providence Health Martin.schechter@ubc.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ HIV 

Martin 

Epidemiology, 

Care Research 


Population & 

Institute 

Public Health 

ID/ INFECTION Scheifele, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family dscheifele@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

David 



ID/ INFECTION Skowronski, Centre for Dis- Medicine UBC BC Centre for 

danuta.skowronski@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/People/Da- DTP, influenza 

Danuta 

ease Control 


nutaSkowronski.htm 

ID/ INFECTION Stark, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health dstark@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.allergyfoundation.ca/ Infection 

Care Research 

website/donald_stark.html 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Stiver, Grant Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health gstiver@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc.ca/Faculty/ Infection 


Dr__Grant_Stiver.htm 

ID/ INFECTION Synnes, Anne Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family asynnes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Fungal 



ID/ INFECTION Tyndall, Mark Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health mtyndall@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv.com/pub/dr.. HIV 

Care Research 

mark.tyndall.php 

Institute 

ID/ INFECTION Wong, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Diarrhea 

Christopher 

ID/ INFECTION Yoshida, Eric Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health eric.yoshida@vch.ca http://www.cedarproject.ca/pages/ Hepatitis 


A5_11yoshida.html https://www. 

directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm?page=pers 

onDetail&row=899751745 

211



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

ID/ INFECTION Yuen, Anna Fraser Health N/A N/A 

212 

Diabetes 

samed@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Amed, 

Shazhan 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


Hypertension, 

obesity 

aslam.anis@ubc.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/search/ 

node/15 


Care Research 

Anis, Aslam Population & 

Public Health 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

Institute 

Diabetes 

begg@portal.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Begg, Iain Ophthalmol- 


ogy & Visual 


Science 

Bennett, Mary Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

14651 

Endocrinology 

mbennett@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

51067 


disease, diabetes 

gbondy@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 



Care Research 

Pathology & 

Laboratory 

Med 

Bondy, 

Gregory 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

98641 

Institute 



schan@providencehealth.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Chan, Sammy Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

52746 

Institute 

Growth 

jchanoine@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Chanoine, 

Jean-Pierre 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 



Diabetes 

kristinechapman@shaw.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




Chapman, 

Kristine 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

011048 

Genetic disease 

lclarke@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Clarke, Lorne Medical 

Genetics 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


Renal 

john.duncan@shaw.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Duncan-Dr.-John-A 



Duncan, John 

A. 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

Elliott, 

Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health tom.elliott@vch.ca 

http://drtomelliott.com/ Diabetes, cardiovas- 

Thomas 

Research Institute tgelliot@interchange.ubc.ca 

cular disease 

Kwan, Susan Fraser Health N/A N/A Cardiology, diabetes 



disease 




salear@sfu.ca; slear@providencehealth.bc.ca 

SFU Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 


Physiology 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 




bleavitt@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Leavitt-Dr.-Blair-R. 

Leavitt, Blair CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

N/A N/A Diabetes 

Leung, A. Interior Health 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


Growth 

dmatsell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Matsell, 

Douglas 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


Diabetes 

graydon.meneilly@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




Meneilly, 

Graydon 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

008929 

Diabetes 

dmetzger@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




Metzger, 

Daniel 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

213 

Miller, D Van Island Health N/A N/A Endocrinology 

Authority 

Mirzanejad, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Diarrhea, diabetes 

Yazdan 

Panagioto- Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family dpanagiotopoulos@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Diabetes 

poulos, Dina 



Salvarinova, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family rsalvari@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Genetic disease 

Ramona 



015300 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


214 


sandra.sirrs@vch.ca http://www.cyhrnet.ca/members/ 

node/3576 

lstewart@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


Sirrs, Sandra Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Stewart, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 

Laura 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

51150 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC UBC Campus sstockler@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Stockler, 

Sylvia 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


N/A https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Diabetes 


29244 

N/A N/A Diabetes 



Studney, 

Donald 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

Tomlin, D. Interior Health 

Authority-Kootenay 

METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

Lake Hospital 

Neuroendocrine 


dyslipidemia, 

obesity 

ehud.ur@vch.ca www.obesitynetwork.ca/members/view. 

aspx?ID=336&title=Ehud+Ur 

Ur, Ehud Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

Diabetes 

Yang, Tung Medicine Medicine UBC UBC Campus tc_yang@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 


012839 

ywzhou@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ Endocrinology 



Title=Zhou-Dr.-Youwen 

N/A N/A Orthopedics/ rehab 



Zhou, Youwen Dermatology 


METABOLIC/ 

ENDOCRINE 

UBC Van Island Health 

Authority- Nanaimo, 

Campbell River 

Backman, 

Catherine 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

Brown, Sean Fraser Health N/A N/A Orthopedics 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 


Burnett, 

Van Island Health stephen.burnett@viha.ca N/A Orthopedics 

Stephen 

Authority 

Garbuz, Don Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health garbuz@shaw.ca http://www.hiphealth.ca/People/ Orthopedics 


Faculty.htm#g 

Goetz, 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health goetz@vbjc.ca http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Orthopedics 

Thomas 

Care Research 

faculty_bios/goetz.html 

Institute 

Greidanus, Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Nelson.greidanus@vch.ca http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Orthopedics 

Nelson 


faculty_bios/greidanus.html 

Leith, Jordan Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health jmleith@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Orthopedics 


faculty_bios/leith.html 

McCormack, 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Orthopedics 

Robert 

Naude, J. Interior Health N/A N/A Orthopedics 



O'Brien, Peter Orthopedics Medicine UBC UBC Campus pjobrien@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/ Orthopedics 

J. 

faculty_bios/obrien.html 

Pisesky, W. Surgery Interior Health N/A N/A Orthopedics 



Reilly, 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Child & Family creilly@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Scoliosis 

Christopher 



Salvian, Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health anthony.salvian@ubc.ca http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

Anthony 


asalvian.html 

Selby, Kathryn Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family kselby@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Dystrophy 



Smith, Donna Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health dsmith@vbjc.ca www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/faculty_ Orthopedics 

Care Research 

bios/smith.html 

Institute 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

215 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Orthopedics 

asyounger@shaw.ca http://www.specialistclinic.ca/physicians_AlastairYounger.php 

Younger, 

Alastair 

MUSCULO- 

SKELETAL 

216 

Orthopedics Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

N/A N/A 

NEONATOLOGY Barclay A Van Island Health 

Authority 

NEONATOLOGY Lim, Ken Medicine UBC Child & Family 


klim@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ Cardiology, preg- 

search_researchers/researcher_detail. nancy 

asp?ID=78 

N/A N/A Neonatology 

Neonatology 

hosiovich@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 






NEONATOLOGY Mayer, 

Chantel 

NEONATOLOGY Osiovich, 

Horacio 

012356 

Sepsis 

pskippen@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 




NEONATOLOGY Skippen, 

Peter 


Care 

jsmyth@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


NEONATOLOGY Smyth, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


51146 

Care 

asolimano@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


51147 



NEONATOLOGY Solimano, 

Alfonso 


N/A N/A 




pdadelszen@cw.bc.ca; pvd@ 

cw.bc.ca 

NEONATOLOGY Tan Dy, C Van Island Health 

Authority 

NEONATOLOGY Von 

Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family 

Dadelszen, Gynecology 


Peter 

N/A N/A 




Goncalves, 

Jose 

OBSTETRICS & 

GYNECOLOGY


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 



Basson, 

Rosemary 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 


sexmed@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Reproduction 


50943 

lori.brotto@vch.ca www.whri.org/projectsandpeople/ Cervical, endome- 

people/Brotto.htm 


bbutler@cw.bc.ca N/A Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

Brotto, Lori Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health 

Gynecology 


Butler, Blair Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family 

Gynecology 


Carter, Diana Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family 


OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

Reproduction 

diana.carter@ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


50945 

apcheung@interchange.ubc.ca; http://www.obstgyn.ca/About/ 

acheung3@cw.bc.ca 

dir_profile.html?ID=14 

Gynecology 

www.whri.org/projectsandpeople/ 

people/CundiffGeoff.htm 

gcundiff@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 




Care Research 

Institute 



Cheung, Obstetrics & 

Anthony P Gynecology 

Cundiff, Geoff Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

Pregnancy 

mdelisle@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Delisle, Marie- 

France 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 


Pregnancy 

jdouglas@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/projectsandpeople/people/Douglas.htm 




Therapeutics 

Douglas, 

Joanne 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

217 

Farquharson, 


Duncan 

Gagnon, Alain Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Women's Health agagnon@cw.bc.ca N/A Pregnancy 

Gynecology 


Geoffrion, Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Providence Health rgeoffrion@providencehealth. www.obstgyn.ca/About/dir_detail. Gynecology 

Roxana 

Gynecology 


htm?ID=469 

Institute 

Havelock, Jon Fraser Health N/A N/A Obstetrics 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 




Gynecology 

OBSTETRICS & 

GYNECOLOGY 

218 

rliston@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ Pregnancy 


asp?ID=79 

lmagee@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ Pregnancy 


gmarquette@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Pregnancy 


001292 

dmoney@cw.bc.ca http://www.whri.org/projectsand- HPV, pregnancy 

people/people/Money.htm 

jerilynn.prior@vch.ca www.cemcor.ubc.ca/about/staff#prior Gynecology 



Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Magee, Laura 

A. 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 



Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Marquette, 

Gerald 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

Medicine UBC Women's Health 






Money, 

Obstetrics & 

Deborah Gynecology 

Prior , Jerilynn Endocrinology 

& Metabolism 

Menopause 

trowe@unixg.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Rowe, 

Timothy 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

Title=Rowe-Dr.-Timothy-C. 

Gynecology 

obgroup@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Sanders, 

Barry 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

46448 

Pregnancy 


askoll@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/ 


mstephen@babies.bsd.uchicago. http://www.obstgyn.ca/About/dir_de- 

edu 

tail.htm?ID=80 

david.thompson@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


11633 



Skoll, Amanda Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

Pregnancy 

Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family 

Gynecology 


Medicine Medicine UBC Child & Family 


Stephenson, 

Mary 

Pregnancy 

Thompson, 

David 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 




pdadelszen@cw.bc.ca; pvd@ 

cw.bc.ca 



Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Von 

Dadelszen, 

OBSTETRICS / 

GYNECOLOGY 


Peter 


Transplant 

simon_holland@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


13891 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Holland, 

Simon 

N/A N/A 

Diabetes 



patma@interchange.ubc.ca; 

eyedoc.retina@shaw.ca 

Ophthalmol- Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

ogy & Visual 


Science 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Jackson, ML Van Island Health 

Authority 



OPHTHALMOLOGY Ma, Patrick E Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

33130 

Science 

AMD 

david.maberley@vch.ca http://www.cmr.ubc.ca/david_maberley.html 



Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Maberley, 

David 

Science 

AMD 

amerkur@yahoo.com https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Merkur, 

Andrew 

015262 

Science 

Glaucoma 

http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



fsm@interchange.ubc.ca; frederick.mikelberg@vch.ca 



Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Mikelberg, 

Frederick 

Title=Mikelberg-Dr.-Frederick-S. 

AMD 

mpotter@eyecarecentre.org http://www.cmr.ubc.ca/michael_potter.html 



Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Potter, 

Michael 

Science 

Ophthalmology 

& Visual 

Science 

OPHTHALMOLOGY Sullivan, 

Kathleen 

219 

Medicine UBC UBC Campus kathleen_sullivan@telus.net https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. Glaucoma 


51289 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Palliative care 

SFU joanh@stat.sfu.ca http://www.stat.sfu.ca/~joanh/ HIV 

N/A N/A Palliative care 

OTHER Alexiadis, 

Alexandros 

OTHER Hu, Joan Statistics & 

Actuarial 

Science 

OTHER Kirk, P Van Island Health 

Authority



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

VERSITY 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

220 


UVic rnwarbur@uvic.ca http://publicadmin.uvic.ca/aboutUs/ 

staffPersonal/warburton.php 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/ 


html 



OTHER Warburton, Public Admin- 

Rebecca N istration 

OTHER Marra, Carlo Pharmaceutical 

Sciences 

N/A N/A 

Apnea 

najib.ayas@vch.ca http://ubc-sleepdisorders.vch.ca/ayas. 

htm 

Asthma, bronchiastasis, 

COPD, fibrosis 

tony.bai@hli.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_tony_bai.shtml 

Cystic fibrosis 

mchilvers@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


OTHER Popkin, JS Van Island Health 

Authority 

PULMONARY Ayas, Najib Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


PULMONARY Bai, Tony Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

PULMONARY Chilvers, Mark Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


016640 


gdavidson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




PULMONARY Davidson, 

George 

02098 


ARDS 

ddorscheid@hli.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_del_dorscheid.shtml 

UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Medicine Medicine - 

Critical Care 

PULMONARY Dorscheid, 

Delbert 

Institute 


COPD 

tfera01@shaw.ca http://www.providenceresearch.ca/ 


PULMONARY Fera, Tharwat Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

Asthma, bronchiastasis. 

COPD 

markf@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 





PULMONARY Fitzgerald, 

Mark 

Title=FitzGerald-Dr.-J.-Mark 

COPD 

jhogg@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_jim_hogg.shtml 

PULMONARY Hogg, James iCAPTURE Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Development, cystic 

fibrosis 

sinnis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


PULMONARY Innis, Sheila Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 




Fibrosis 

nkhalil@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 





PULMONARY Khalil, 

Nasreen 

Title=Khalil-Dr.-Nasreen 

Asthma 

dknight@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_darryl_knight.shtml 


Care Research 

Institute 

PULMONARY Knight, Darryl Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/ 

Therapeutics 

Asthma 

slam2@bccancer.bc.ca www.bccancerfoundation.com/ 

cms/page1396.cfm; http://www. 

researchers.vchri.ca/s/Researchers.asp?ReportID=69170&_ 


Title=Lam-Dr.-Stephen-C. 

PULMONARY Lam, Stephen Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


Fraser Health N/A N/A Asthma 

Asthma, complications 

of HIV 

llawson@providencehealth.bc.ca www.pacificlung.com/who_we_are. 

php 


Care Research 

Respiratory 

Medicine 

PULMONARY Lawson, 

Edward 

PULMONARY Lawson, 

Lindsay 

Institute 

COPD, fibrosis, 

hypertension 

rlevy@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_robert_Levy.shtml 

PULMONARY Levy, Robert Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 


Van Coastal 


Institute 

221 


ylillquist@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




PULMONARY Lillquist, 


53873 

COPD 

pman@providencehealth.bc.ca www.pacificlung.com/who_we_are. 

php 


Care Research 

Institute 

PULMONARY Man, Paul Respiratory 

Medicine



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

N/A N/A COPD 

PULMONARY McCauley, G. Interior Health 


222 



www.pacificlung.com/who_we_are. 

php 

bnakielna@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Care Research 

Respiratory 

Medicine 

PULMONARY Nakielna, 

Barbara 

Institute 

Hypertension 

http://www.vch.ca/about_us/ 

leadership/senior_executive_team/ 

ostrow@telus.net; david. 

ostrow@vch.ca 

PULMONARY Ostrow, David Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


dr._david_n._ostrow 

COPD 

ppare@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_peter_pare.shtml 


Care Research 

PULMONARY Paré, Peter Medicine & 

Pathology 

Institute 

jroad@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ COPD 



Title=Road-Dr.-Jeremy-D. 

douglass.rolf@interiorhealth.ca www.directory.ubc.ca/index.cfm Influenza 

PULMONARY Road, Jeremy Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


PULMONARY Rolf, J.Douglas Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health 



ARDS 

jronco@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



PULMONARY Ronco, Juan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 



Title=Ronco-Dr.-Juan-J. 

Asthma 

bschellenberg@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_bob_schellenberg.shtml 

iCAPTURE Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

PULMONARY Schellenberg, 

Robert 

Institute 

COPD 

dsin@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_don_sin.shtml 

PULMONARY Sin, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

RSV 

ajsingh@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


PULMONARY Singh, Avash Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 




Asthma 

robstenstrom@shaw.ca http://www.sphemerg.ca/research/ 

stenstrom 


Care Research 

Family 

Practice 

PULMONARY Stenstrom, 

Robert 

Institute 

Hypertension 

swiston@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


PULMONARY Swiston, John Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 


014581 

Allergies 

SFU ttakaro@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/ 

timt 

Asthma, COPD 

wtan@mrl.ubc.ca www.pacificlung.com/who_we_are. 

php 

PULMONARY Takaro, 

Timothy 

PULMONARY Tan-Hogg, 

Wan 

Chronic bronchitis, 

emphysema 

svaneeden@mrl.ubc.ca www.pacificlung.com/who_we_are. 

php 

Health Sciences 

Medicine Medicine – UBC Providence Health 

Respiratory 

Care Research 

Medicine 

Institute 

Respiratory Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Medicine 

Care Research 

Institute 



PULMONARY van Eeden, 

Stephan F. 

ARDS 

dwensley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 


PULMONARY Wensley, 

David 

18927 

Cystic fibrosis, 

asthma, COPD 

pwilcox@providencehealth.bc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/who/ 

who_bios_pearce_wilcox.shtml 


Care Research 

Institute 

PULMONARY Wilcox, Pearce 

G. 

Fraser Health N/A N/A Thoracic surgery, 

cancer 


223 


Authority-Vernon 

SURGERY Bond, R. 

James 

SURGERY Cunningham, 

C. 

Jubilee Hospital 


SURGERY Du Plessis, J. Interior Health 



N/A N/A Pediatrics 

SURGERY Hayashi, A Van Island Health 

Authority



CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Polyps 

sinussurgeon@drjaver.com http://www.surgery.ubc.ca/faculty/ 

ajaver.html 

224 

N/A N/A Surgery 

Canada. truenorth222@yahoo. N/A Surgery 

com 

hgpiper@interchange.ubc.ca N/A Surgery 


SURGERY Javer, Amin Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

Institute 

SURGERY Lerch, L Van Island Health 

Authority 

SURGERY Orrom, 


William 

Authority 

SURGERY Piper, HG UBC Van Island Health 

Authority 

SURGERY Pisesky, W. Surgery Interior Health 



eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ Fetal diagnosis/ 

search_researchers/researcher_detail. therapy, neonatol- 

asp?ID=123 

ogy 

bao.tang@shaw.ca N/A Surgery 

Surgery UBC Child & Family 


SURGERY Skarsgard, 

Eric 

GVHD 

jdavis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


SURGERY Tang, Bao Van Island Health 

Authority 

TRANSPLANT Davis, Jeffrey Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 



GVHD 


mhurley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




TRANSPLANT Hurley, R. 

Morrison 

53869 



disease 



aignaszewski@providencehealth.bc.ca 


Care Research 

TRANSPLANT Ignaszewski, 

Andrew 

51017 

Institute 

Renal 

keown@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers.vchri.ca/s/ 



Title=Keown-Dr.-Paul-A. 

TRANSPLANT Keown, Paul Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health 

Research Institute


CONDITION 


ATED 

UNI- 

DISEASE 

SPECIALTY 

VERSITY 

Renal 

mmatsuda@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




TRANSPLANT Matsuda- 

Abedini, Mina 


012350 

Melanoma 

jean.shapiro@vch.ca https://www.directory.ubc.ca/index. 




TRANSPLANT Shapiro, R. 

Jean 

75114 



lstraatman@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Providence Health 

Care Research 

TRANSPLANT Straatman, 

Lynn 


Institute 




TRANSPLANT Schultz, Kirk Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family 


225

6.3 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Other Areas of Specialty 

Epidemiology, Health Economics, Health Outcomes 

Note that a number of investigators are listed multiple times due to their clinical trials activities in more than one area. 

INSTITUTION EMAIL URL DISEASE SPECIALTY SPECIFIC DISEASE/ 

CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

226 

Epidemiology 





Chanoine, Jean- 

Pierre 

asp?ID=20 


antchiu@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



287841 

Chiu, Anthony Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


Chockalingam, Health Sciences SFU achockal@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/por- CV / cardiology Hypertension 

Arum 

tal_memberdata/arun 

Choi, Peter Anesthesiology/ Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research PeterT.Choi@vch.ca http://www.apt.ubc.ca/ Anesthesiology, CV / 

Pharmacology/ 

Institute 

anesthesiology/Vancou- cardiology 

Therapeutics 



Dr_Peter_Choi.htm 

Clarke, Lorne Medical Genetics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research lclarke@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Institute 



asp?ID=24 

Conway, Brian Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research bconway@interchange. http://www.mhanet.ca/ ID/ infection Hepatitis, HIV 

Institute/ Providence Health Care ubc.ca 



N/A N/A Genitourinary Renal 

Cooper, S. Interior Health Authority-Penticton 

Regional Hospital


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Complications 

Dix, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ddix@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 




asp?ID=260 

Renal 

Genitourinary, metabolic/ 

endocrine 

john.duncan@shaw.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Duncan-Dr.- 

Duncan, John A. Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

John-A 

Hypertension, GVHD 


autoimmune 

drjdunne@telus.net https://www.directory. 



medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Dunne, James 

V. 

769036 

CNS SCI 





Database&_Title=Dvorak- 

Dr.-Marcel-F. 

vanspine@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Dvorak, Marcel Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 



syndrome 


227 

CNS Huntingdon’s 

Fischer, 

Health Sciences SFU bfa11@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ 

Benedikt 

memberdata/bfischer 

Fung, Anthony Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research funga@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 

Y-F. 

Institute 



342302 

Gill, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jgill@providencehealth. https://www.directory. 

Institute 

bc.ca 



006603 

Hayden, 

CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mrh@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 

Michael 



asp?ID=54

6.3 Clinical Trials Researchers Listed According to Other Areas of Specialty (cont’d) 


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

228 

VERSITY 

Hogg, Robert Population & Medicine UBC/ SFU Providence Health Care Research robert_hogg@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ ID/ infection HIV/AIDS 


Institute 



Hu, Joan Statistics & Ac- 

SFU joanh@stat.sfu.ca http://www.stat.sfu. ID/ infection, other HIV 

tuarial Science 

ca/~joanh/ 

Jue, John C. Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research jjue@unixg.ubc.ca https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Institute 



395162 

Karim, 


Mohamud 

Kiess, Marla Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research mkiess@providencehealth. http://www.providencer- CV / cardiology Hypertension 

Institute 

bc.ca 

esearch.ca/directory/ 

index.aspx 


Gynecology 




SFU Providence Health Care Research salear@sfu.ca; slear@ www2.fas.sfu.ca/kin/Fac- Metabolic/ endo- Obesity, coronary 

Institute 

providencehealth.bc.ca ulty.html; http://www. crine, CV/ cardiology disease 

cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Metabolic/ endo- Genetic disease, 

crine, CV/ cardiology coronary disease 


Physiology 


Leavitt, Blair CMMT Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bleavitt@cmmt.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 




Database&_Title=Leavitt- 

Dr.-Blair-R. 

Genitourinary Dialysis, renal 

http://www.krescent.ca/ 

Page.aspx?pid=755 

Levin, Adeera Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


www.pacificlung.com/ 


alevin@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

pman@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Institute 

Man, Paul Respiratory 

Medicine


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Montaner, Julio Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 


jmontaner@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv. ID/ infection HIV 

com/pub/dr..julio.montaner.php 

dr.ong@telus.net https://www.directory. CNS Pain 



5024aspx 

Orenstein@telus.net N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

syndrome 

pphillips@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. ID/ infection HIV 

ca/Faculty/Peter_Phillips. 

htm 

jerilynn.prior@vch.ca www.cemcor.ubc.ca/ Obstetrics / gynecol- Gynecology 

about/staff#prior 

ogy 

jronco@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. Critical care, pulmo- ARDS 

vchri.ca/s/Researchers. nary 




Dr.-Juan-J. 

Ong, May Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Orenstein Lyall, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Teddi Lynn 

Institute 

Phillips, Peter Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Prior , Jerilynn Endocrinology & Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Metabolism 

Institute 

Ronco, Juan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

CNS Brain/CNS 

sadovnik@infinet.net https://www.directory. 



Medical Genetics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Sadovnick, A. 

Dessa 

295927 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ssanatani@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



Sanatani, 

Shubhayan 

229 

asp?ID=114 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute eshereck@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=295 

Shereck, Evan 

B.



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


dsin@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc. 

ca/who/who_bios_don_ 

Sin, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

sin.shtml 

230 

CNS Brain injury 

Steinbok, Paul Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute psteinbok@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=127 


Stockler, Sylvia Pediatrics Medicine UBC UBC Campus sstockler@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=255 

Pulmonary Asthma, COPD 

wtan@mrl.ubc.ca www.pacificlung.com/ 


UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Tan-Hogg, Wan Medicine Medicine 

– Respiratory 

Medicine 


jtsui@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



Tsui, Joseph Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

005466 

Rheumatology, 

renal 

Autoimmune, 

genitourinary 


Tucker, Lori Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ltucker@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=134 


Obstetrics / gynecology, 

neonatology 




asp?ID=140 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pdadelszen@cw.bc.ca; pvd@ 

cw.bc.ca 

Obstetrics & 

Gynecology 

Von Dadelszen, 

Peter 

N/A CNS MS 

Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health galina.vorobeychik@fraserhealth.ca 

Vorobeychik, 

Galina


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Wai, Elaine Medicine Medicine UBC B.C. Cancer Agency N/A http://www.surgery.ubc. Cancer Breast, lung 

ca/faculty/ewai.html 

Wambera, Kati Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute N/A N/A CNS Brain/CNS 

Webb, John Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research webb@providencehealth. http://www.bccrc.ca/drc/ CV / cardiology Coronary bypass, 

Institute 

bc.ca 

people_jwebb.html 



angioplasty/ 

stent 

Wensley, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dwensley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Pulmonary, critical ARDS 

ubc.ca/index.cfm?page= care 


018927 


White, Colin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cwhite@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=247 


thrombosis/ 

coagulation 

Hypertension, 

obesity 


metabolic/ endocrine 


231 


Wu, John K. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jwu@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=249 

Health Economics 

Anis, Aslam Population & Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research aslam.anis@ubc.ca http://www.mhanet.ca/ 

Public Health 

Institute 


Bardal, Stan K Medical Sciences UVic bardals@uvic.ca http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Bardal_ 

Stan_1207852047.aspx 

Farrell, Kevin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kfarrell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=38



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Nelson.greidanus@vch.ca http://www.orthosurgery. 


Orthopedics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Greidanus, 

Nelson 

greidanus.html 

232 

ID/ infection HIV/AIDS 

robert_hogg@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ 


Medicine UBC/ SFU Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Hogg, Robert Population & 





Gynecology 




Marra, Carlo Pharma- UBC Van Coastal Health Research Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/ Autoimmune, der- Arthritis, psoriasis 

ceutical 

Institute 

faculty_staff/faculty/ matology, other 

Sciences 


marra.html 

McElhaney, Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research janet.mcelhaney@ubc.ca http://www.ID.med.ubc. ID/ infection Herpes, respiratory 

Janet 

Institute 

ca/Faculty/Associate_ 

Members/Janet_McElhaney.htm 

Pluta, Henryk Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal Gastro-enterology 

Prest, Marcia Fraser Health N/A N/A Gastro-intestinal Gastro-enterology 

Rivers, Jason Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research N/A http://www.dermatology. Dermatology Inflammatory, 

Institute 

ca/find_derm/profiles/ 

psoriasis 

jason_k_rivers.html 

Schreiber, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rschreiber@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Gastro-intestinal Liver disease 

Richard 



asp?ID=118 

Teal, Philip Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research teal@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. CNS Stroke 

Institute 




Database&_Title=Teal- 

Dr.-Philip-A.


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Vorobeychik, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health galina.vorobeychik@fraser- N/A CNS MS 

Galina 

health.ca 

Warburton, Public Adminis- 

UVic rnwarbur@uvic.ca http://publicadmin.uvic. Other 

Rebecca N tration 

ca/aboutUs/staffPersonal/ 

warburton.php 

Health Outcome 

Ashton, Thomas Medicine Medicine UBC Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A www.directory.ubc.ca/ CV / cardiology Acute coronary 


index.cfm 

syndrome 

Aymong, Eve Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research eaymong@providencehttp://www.biomed- CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Institute 

health.bc.caexperts.com/Profile. 

syndrome 

bme/63107/Eve_D_Aymong 

Bernstein, Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research dr.bernstein@telus.net http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Victoria 

Institute 


syndrome 


Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=Bernstein- 

Dr.-Victoria 

Buller, 

Cardiology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research cehbuller@shaw.ca http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Christopher 

Institute 


syndrome 



Database&_Title=Buller- 

Dr.-Christopher-E. 

Christenson, Surgery Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jimchris@interchange.ubc.ca N/A CV / cardiology Myocardial infarc- 

Jim 

Institute 

tion 

Clarke, Lorne Medical Genetics Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 


Institute 

233 

lclarke@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=24



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS 

Cochrane, Doug Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dcochrane@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



234 


asp?ID=26 

ID/ infection Hepatitis, HIV 

http://www.mhanet.ca/ 


bconway@interchange. 

ubc.ca 

Conway, Brian Anesthesia Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute/ Providence Health Care 


Genitourinary, cancer Prostate cancer 

joyce.davison@vch.ca www.prostatecentre. 


Davison, Joyce Nursing UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 



kdaw@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



Dawson, Keith Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

713788 

CNS MS 

vdev@shaw.ca https://www.directory. 



751733 


Institute 

Devonshire, 

Virginia 

Dewet, Joseph Family Practice Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A N/A ID/ infection HIV 

Ervin, Frank General Internal Medicine UBC Fraser Health flervin@telus.net N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Medicine 

syndrome 

Gleave, Martin Surgery Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research gleave@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. Genitourinary, cancer Prostate 

Institute 




Database&_Title=Gleave- 

Dr.-Martin-E. 

Gordon, Wendy Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology 

Gross, 

Interior Health Authority-Pentic- N/A N/A Autoimmune Arthritis 

Katherine 


Halperin, Ross B.C. Cancer Agency rhalperin@bcancer.bc.ca N/A Cancer Prostate


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Hayden, Robert Fraser Health N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

syndrome 

Hilton, Donald Van Island Health Authority - N/A N/A ID/ infection HIV/AIDS 

Cowichan District Hospital 

Medicine UBC/ SFU Providence Health Care Research robert_hogg@sfu.ca www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_ CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Institute 


syndrome 


Hogg, Robert Population & 



N/A N/A CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Imrie, John Van Coastal Health-Lion's Gate 

Hospital 


jjue@unixg.ubc.ca https://www.directory. 



Jue, John C. Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

395162 


syndrome 


ResearcherDetail.aspx 

ckerr@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 

Kerr, Charles Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

235 

Kornder, Jan Fraser Health-Surrey Memorial Jan.Kornder@fraserhealth. N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Hospital 

ca 

syndrome 

Lai, Kevin Van Island Health Authority- N/A N/A Surgery Surgery 

Nanaimo Regional General 

Hospital 

Lerch, L Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Genitourinary Dialysis, renal 

Levin, Adeera Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research alevin@providencehealth. http://www.krescent.ca/ Obstetrics & gynecol- Pregnancy 

Institute 

bc.ca 

Page.aspx?pid=755 ogy 


UBC Child & Family Research Institute rliston@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

search/researchers/ogy search_researchers/ 


asp?ID=79 

Magee, Laura A. Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute lmagee@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

our_research/researchogyers/search_researchers/ researcher_detail. 

asp?ID=86



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Autoimmune, dermatology, 

other 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/ 

faculty_staff/faculty/ 


UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

Marra, Carlo Pharmaceutical 

Sciences 

236 

marra.html 

CV / cardiology Congestive heart 

failure 

Marsden, Julian Family Practice Medicine UBC UBC Campus N/A http://www.bcpsqc.ca/ 

celebrating-achievements-in-bc/BCPSQC_Celebrating_Achievements_ 

Marsden.htm 


McDermid, 

Fraser Health-Langley Memorial N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Kevin 

Hospital 

syndrome 

Montaner, Julio Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jmontaner@cfenet.ubc.ca http://www.cmeonhiv. ID/ infection HIV 

Institute 

com/pub/dr..julio.montaner.php 

Orrom, William Van Island Health Authority Canada. truenorth222@ N/A Surgery Surgery 

yahoo.com 

Polasek, Petr Interior Health Authority-Kelow- N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 


syndrome 

Potter, Michael Ophthalmology Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research mpotter@eyecarecentre.org http://www.cmr.ubc.ca/ Ophthalmology AMD 

& Visual Science 

Institute 

michael_potter.html 

Priestman, B. 


Anne 

syndrome 

Medicine Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research kramanathan@providence- https://www.directory. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Institute 

health.bc.ca 


syndrome 


011039 

ricci@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. CV / cardiology Acute coronary 


syndrome 



Database&_Title=Ricci- 

Dr.-Donald-R. 

Ramanathan, 

Krishnan 

Ricci, Donald Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

ARDS 


jronco@vanhosp.bc.ca http://www.researchers. 





Dr.-Juan-J. 

Ronco, Juan Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 


Son, Wai Kon Fraser Health-Chilliwack General N/A N/A CV / cardiology Acute coronary 

Hospital 

syndrome 

Thornton, Psychology SFU aethornt@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/psyc/ CNS Schizophrenia, 

Allen E 

faculty/thorntona/ 

cognitive 

Vorobeychik, Medicine Medicine UBC Fraser Health galina.vorobeychik@fraser- N/A CNS MS 

Galina 

health.ca 

Weiss, Margaret Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute margaret.weiss@me.com http://www.cfri.ca/ CNS Mental health 



asp?ID=145 

Yeung-Lai-Wah, Cardiology Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research jayeung@axion.net http://www.providencer- CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

John 

Institute 

esearch.ca/directory/ 

index.aspx 

237

Pediatrics 


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

238 

Alimenti, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute aalimenti@cw.bc.ca N/A ID/ infection HIV 

Ariane 

Amed, Shazhan Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute samed@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 



asp?ID=305 

Ansermino, Anesthesiology/ 

UBC Child & Family Research Institute mansermino@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- Anesthesiology Pediatrics 

Mark 

Pharmacology/ 


Therapeutics 

search_researchers/re- 



Barclay A Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Neonatology 

Bennett, Mary Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mbennett@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. Metabolic/ endocrine Endocrinology 



751067 

Bjornson, Bruce Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bbjornson@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS Stroke, epilepsy 




asp?ID=387 

Brunstein, John Biochemistry & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jbrunstein@cw.bc.ca http://www.pathology. ID/ infection Respiratory 

Molec Biology 




Butler, Blair Obstetrics & Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute bbutler@cw.bc.ca N/A Obstetrics / gynecol- Pregnancy 

Gynecology 

ogy 

Autoimmune Rheumatology, 

osteoporosis 

Cabral, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dcabral@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=289


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 





Chanoine, Jean- 

Pierre 


asp?ID=20 


Chilvers, Mark Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mchilvers@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



016640 

CNS 

Cochrane, Doug Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dcochrane@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 



asp?ID=26 


disease 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute acogswell@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Cogswell, 

Arthur 

753861 


Connolly, Mary Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mconnolly@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=379 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute gdavidson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory. 



Davidson, 

George 

102098 

239 

Cancer, transplant GVHD 

Davis, Jeffrey Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jdavis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/ 



asp?ID=269

Pediatrics (cont’d) 


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Cancer Complications 

Dix, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ddix@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

240 


ID/ infection Hepatitis, HPV, HSV, 

meningitis 

Dobson, Simon Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute sdobson@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 

ca/index.cfm?page=personD 

etail&row=899751085 


Farrell, Kevin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kfarrell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


Pulmonary Asthma, bronchiastasis. 

COPD 

markf@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.researchers. 



Type=Researchers-Database&_Title=FitzGerald-Dr.- 

Fitzgerald, Mark Medicine Medicine UBC Van Coastal Health Research 

Institute 

J.-Mark 


Forbes, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jforbes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 



Fryer, 

Christopher 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cfryer@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


Pregnancy 

agagnon@cw.bc.ca N/A Obstetrics/ gynecology 

Medicine UBC Women's Health Research 

Institute 

Gagnon, Alain Obstetrics 

& Gyne- 

cology 

Emergency medicine Pediatrics 

Goldman, Ran Pediatrics UBC Child & Family Research Institute rgoldman@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail. 

asp?ID=273 

N/A N/A Autoimmune Arthritis 

Gross, K. Interior Health Authority-Penticton 

Regional Hospital


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Cognitive 

UBC UBC Campus wendy.hall@nursing.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=373 

Hall, Wendy Nursing Applied 

Science 


Hayashi, A Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Surgery Pediatrics 

Houghton, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute khoughton@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Autoimmune Arthritis 

Kristin 

search/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=286 

Hukin, Juliette Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jhukin@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Cancer Brain/CNS 


Human, Derek Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dhuman@cw.bc.ca http://www.bcchildrens.ca/ CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Services/ChildrensHeartCentre/Healthcareteam/Leadershipteam.htm#human 

Hurley, R. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mhurley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Transplant GVHD 

Morrison 



Innis, Sheila Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute sinnis@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS, pulmonary Development, cystic 

search/researchers/search_ 

fibrosis 

researchers/researcher_de- 


Gastro-intestinal Crohn’s 

Jacobson, Kevan Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kjacobson@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

241 


CNS FASD 

Jan, James Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jjan@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_ 

researchers/search_results. 

asp 

CNS FASD 

UVic kkerns@uvic.ca http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/ 

kerns.html 

Psychology 

Kerns, Kimberly 

A



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


242 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute glauder@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


asp?ID=284 

Lauder, Gillian Anesthesiology/Pharmacology/Thera- 

peutics 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ylillquist@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 


Lillquist, 



Neonatology Cardiology, pregnancy 

Lim, Ken Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute klim@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


asp?ID=78 

Pregnancy 


UBC Child & Family Research Institute rliston@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


Liston, Rob Obstetrics 

& Gynecology 

asp?ID=79 

Pregnancy 


Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute lmagee@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

Magee, Laura A. Obstetrics 

& Gynecology 



Matsell, 

Douglas 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dmatsell@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


Renal 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute mmatsuda@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 


etail&row=1000012350 

Matsuda- 

Abedini, Mina 

Mayer, Chantel Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute N/A N/A Neonatology Neonatology 

Metzger, Daniel Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dmetzger@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Metabolic/ endocrine Diabetes 

search/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=91


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Nadel, Helen Radiology Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute hnadel@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 



ID/ infection Hepatitis 


Ochnio, Jan Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jochnio@interchange.ubc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 



Neonatology Neonatology 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute hosiovich@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 


Osiovich, 

Horacio 

etail&row=1000012356 


Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dpanagiotopoulos@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

Panagiotopoulos, 

Dina 

243 


Petty, Ross Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rpetty@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Autoimmune Rheumatology 



Popkin, JS Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Pediatric 

Prendiville, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jprendiville@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Dermatology Psoriasis 

Julie 



Rogers, Paul Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute progers@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Cancer 


Salvarinova, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rsalvari@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 

Ramona 


etail&row=1000015300 

Sanatani, Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ssanatani@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- CV / cardiology Coronary disease 

Shubhayan 




CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 


Sandor, George Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute gsandor@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

244 


ID/ infection DTP, influenza, 

MMR, pneumococcal 

Scheifele, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dscheifele@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 



bschellenberg@mrl.ubc.ca http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/ 

who/who_bios_bob_schel- 

iCAPTURE Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Schellenberg, 

Robert 

lenberg.shtml 

Gastro-intestinal Liver disease 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute rschreiber@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

Schreiber, 

Richard 



Cancer, hematology, 

transplant 

Schultz, Kirk Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kschultz@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


Musculo-skeletal Dystrophy 

Selby, Kathryn Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute kselby@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 




Shereck, Evan B. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute eshereck@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


Pulmonary RSV 

Singh, Avash Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ajsingh@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=384


CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

CNS Brain injury 

Singhal, Ash Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ash.singhal@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 



Surgery Fetal diagnosis/ 

therapy, neonatology 

Skarsgard, Eric Surgery UBC Child & Family Research Institute eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


asp?ID=123 

Sepsis 

Critical care, neonatology 

Skippen, Peter Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pskippen@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 


ID/ infection DTP, influenza 

Medicine UBC BC Centre for Disease Control danuta.skowronski@bccdc.ca http://www.cdc.ubc.ca/ 

People/DanutaSkowronski. 

htm 

Centre for 

Disease 

Skowronski, 

Danuta 

Control 

Neonatology Care 

Smyth, John Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jsmyth@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 



Neonatology Care 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute asolimano@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. 



Solimano, 

Alfonso 

245 

Sorokan, Todd Fraser Health N/A N/A Critical care Sepsis, pediatrics 

Steinbok, Paul Surgery Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute psteinbok@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS Brain injury 


Stewart, Laura Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute lstewart@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 



Stockler, Sylvia Pediatrics Medicine UBC UBC Campus sstockler@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Metabolic/ endocrine Genetic disease 




CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Transplant, CV/ 

cardiology 

http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

lstraatman@providencehealth.bc.ca 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Providence Health Care Research 

Institute 

Straatman, 

Lynn 

246 



Cancer 

Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cstrahlendorf@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

Strahlendorf, 

Caron 


ID/ infection Fungal 

Synnes, Anne Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute asynnes@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=129 

Tan Dy, C Van Island Health Authority N/A N/A Neonatology 

Rheumatology, 

renal 

Autoimmune, 

genitourinary 

Tucker, Lori Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute ltucker@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 



Obstetrics / gynecology, 

neonatology 

http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 

Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pdadelszen@cw.bc.ca; pvd@ 

cw.bc.ca 

Obstetrics 

& Gynecology 

Von Dadelszen, 

Peter 


Wambera, Kati Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute N/A N/A CNS Brain/CNS 

Weiss, Margaret Psychiatry Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute margaret.weiss@me.com http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- CNS Mental health 


Wensley, David Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute dwensley@cw.bc.ca https://www.directory.ubc. Pulmonary, critical ARDS 

ca/index.cfm?page=personD care 


White, Colin Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute cwhite@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_re- Genitourinary Renal 



CONDITION 


ATED UNI- 

VERSITY 

Pulmonary Cystic fibrosis, 

asthma, COPD 

http://www.icapture.ubc.ca/ 

who/who_bios_pearce_wil- 

pwilcox@providencehealth. 

bc.ca 


Institute 

Wilcox, Pearce 

G. 

cox.shtml 


247 


Wong, Peter Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute pwong@interchange.ubc.ca www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 


asp?ID=383 


thrombosis/ 

coagulation 

Wu, John K. Pediatrics Medicine UBC Child & Family Research Institute jwu@cw.bc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_de- 



jayeung@axion.net http://www.providenceresearch.ca/directory/index. 

aspx 


Institute 

Cardiology 

Yeung-Lai-Wah, 

John

248 

APPENDICES 7-13 



Appendix 7. 

General and Patient Populations 249 

Appendix 8. 

Provincial and National Patient Registries Involving B.C. Investigators 254 

Appendix 9. 

Healthcare Research Centres 257 

Appendix 10. 

National and International Networks Which Have B.C. Clinical Investigators as 

Pivotal Players or Members 284 

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Play a Pivotal Role 284 

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Are Members 289 

Appendix 11. 

Independent Clinical Trials Service Companies 292 

Appendix 12. 

Preclinical Studies Service Organizations 306 

Appendix 13. 

Acknowledgements 311


249 

APPENDIX 7. GENERAL AND PATIENT POPULATIONS 

This Appendix contains three tables: 

1. B.C. General Population 2008 (A1) 

2. Ethnic Makeup of B.C. Population 2006 (A2) 

3. Patient and Addiction Populations in B.C. (includes information on numerous diseases) (A3). 

TABLE A1. B.C. General Population 2008 ’000s 1 

All ages 

Both Sexes 

0-14 15-64 65+ 

4,381.6 

Males 

686.2 3,059.1 636.4 

2,172.8 

Females 

353.7 1,528.5 290.6 

2,208.8 332.5 1,530.6 345.8 

TABLE A2. Ethnic Makeup of B.C. Population 20062 Total Population 2006 4,074,385 (lower than 

previous table as 3 years 

earlier) 

Total visible minority population 1,008,855 (24.8%) 

Chinese 407,225 

South Asian 262,290 

First Nations (Aboriginals) 3 196,075 

Filipino 88,075 

Korean 50,490 

Southeast Asian 40,690 

Japanese 35,060 

West Asian 29,810 

Latin American 28,960 

Black 28,315 

Arab 8,635 

Multiple visible minority 25,415 

Visible minority, not included elsewhere 3,880 

1 Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/pro01/pro110-eng.htm. Accessed October 22, 2009. See also Statistics Canada. 

http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo31a-eng.htm. Accessed December 6, 2009. 

2 Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo52c-eng.htm. Accessed December 6, 2009. 

3 www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo40c-eng.htm. Accessed March 9, 2010. These are people who reported an Aboriginal identity. 

They are not included in the 1,008,855 visible minority population.

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TABLE A3. Patient and Addiction Populations in B.C. 4 


Disease Area Population Information 

Cancer New Cases/Year 5 

All cancer types 21,190 

Prostate 3,390 

Lung 2,870 

Breast 2,852 

Colon 1,728 

Bladder/bladder in situ 1,000 

Rectum and Anus 941 

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 886 

Melanoma 765 

Leukemia 603 

Uterus 541 

Pancreas 495 

Oral (Buccal Cavity and Pharynx) 458 

Brain and CNS 306 

Endocrine Glands 311 

Ovary 280 

Multiple Myeloma 264 

Cervix 163 

Soft Tissue (incl. Heart) 133 

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 99 

Kidney 35 

Mesothelioma 72 

Eye 41 

Bone 38 

Total B.C. cancer prevalence over two years 21,700 6 

Total B.C. cancer prevalence over five years 45,400 6 

Total B.C. cancer prevalence over ten years 72,300 6 

CNS Conditions 

Alcohol addiction 344,000 prevalence 7 

4The type of population information varies for different diseases, based on data source. 

5BC Cancer Registry Statistics 2007 prepared by Population Oncology March 2009. Includes BC residents at diagnosis with any invasive 

cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers (BCC, SCC - site C44: histology 8050-8084, 8090-8110). www.bccancer.bc.ca/NR/ 

rdonlyres/27D69A84-8911-4B97-9073-96F5CEC13961/34420/NumberofCancerDiagnosis1.pdf. Accessed September 29, 2009. 

6Canadian Cancer Statistics, 2009. Canadian Cancer Society. B.C. prevalence (survivors over two, five, and 10 years) is assumed to be 

approx. 10% of total Canadian prevalence.


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Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders Over 1,200 registered patients 

in UBC Clinic for Alzheimer’s 

Disease and Related Disorders8 Bipolar Disorder Approx. 400 registered 8 with 

the UBC Mood Disorders Clinic 

(www.ubcmood.ca) 

Depression and anxiety 300,000 patients per year 9 

Illegal drug addiction 33,000 prevalence 7 

Multiple sclerosis (MS) Over 4,500 registered with the 

UBC MS clinic 8 

Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Parkinson-like disorders (PLD) 1,100 with typical PD, 400 

patients with PLD, 500 – 1,000 

dystonia patients registered 

with the UBC Movement 

Disorders Clinic 8 

Smokers 700,000 prevalence 7 

Youth ADHD population 30,900 prevalence 10 

Infectious Diseases New Case Reports in 2008 

(except for AIDS) 11 

AIDS 78 (2007) 

Amebiasis 338 

Campylobacteriosis 1,635 

Chlamydia 10,629 

Cryptosporidiosis 115 

Cyclosporiasis 32 

E. coli, Verotoxigenic 114 

Ciardiasis 632 

Gonorrhea 1,391 

Hepatitis A 39 

Hepatitis B (acute) 29 

Hepatitis C 2,479 

7Stepping Forward. Improving Addiction Care in British Columbia. BC Medical Association, 2009. http://www.bcma.org/files/Addiction_Stepping_Forward.pdf. 


8Neurosciences Asset Map British Columbia. www.investbc.com/assetmaps.htm. Accessed October 15, 2009. 

9Stepping Out of the Shadows. Collaborating to Improve Services for Patients with Depression. https://www.bcma.org/files/Depression_paper_aug13.pdf. 


10BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, 2003. Child and Youth Mental health Plan for British Columbia. Cited “Your Attention 

Please”. Improving Access for ADHD Patients. BC Medical Association, 2009. http://www.bcma.org/files/ADHD_paper.pdf. 

Accessed October 22, 2009. 

11http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/59BFCFBB-933D-4337-9305-E3E5FF30D272/0/EPI_Report_CDAnnual2008_20090806.pdf. Accessed 

November 4, 2009. 

12B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. http://www.cfenet.ubc.ca/content.php?id=18. Accessed November 22, 2009.

252 

TABLE A3. Patient and Addiction Populations in B.C. (cont’d) 


Infectious Diseases New Case Reports in 2008 

(except for AIDS) 11 

Haemophilus Influenza b, invasive 12 

HIV 350 (prevalence: ~10,40012 ) 

Listeriosis 23 

Lyme 6 

Malaria 35 

Meningococcal Disease, invasive 20 

Mumps 108 

Paratyphoid fever 29 

Pertussis 231 

Pneumococcal Disease, invasive 402 

Rubella 1 

Salmonellosis 922 

Shigellosis 204 

Streptococcal group A, invasive 260 

Syphilis (infectious) 328 

Tuberculosis 303 

Typhoid Fever 45 

Vibrio parahaemolyticus 23 

Yersiniosis 569 

West Nile Virus 

Other Conditions 

1 

Arthritis 555,000 prevalence (2008) 13 

Asthma 280,600 prevalence (2008) 13 

Diabetes 187,000 prevalence (2008) 13 

Hypertension 554,900 prevalence (2008) 13 

Heart transplants 17/ year (2008) 

Kidney transplants 167/year (2008) 14 

Liver transplants 47/year (2008) 14 

Other organ transplants (lung, pancreas) 35/yr 2008 14 

Obesity 18% of men, 20% of women 

(prevalence 2004) 15 

13 Statistics Canada. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/pro01/pro110-eng.htm. Accessed October 22, 2009. 

14 http://www.transplant.bc.ca/stats_faqs_main.htm#stat. Accessed October 22, 2009.


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Children 16 

Total treated/ year at B.C. Children’s Hospital > 72,000 

Cancer 900 treated/yr 

Pediatric intensive care 1,200/year 

Open heart surgery 140/year 

Number of births 44,554 in 2008/9 17 

Pre-term births (< 37 weeks gestation) 6.32% 18 

15 Statistics Canada. www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-620-m/2005001/c-g/adults-adutles/4053576-eng.htm. Accessed March 9, 2010. 

16 www.bcchildrens.ca/AboutUs/BCCH/Facts.htm. Accessed November 6, 2009. 

17 Statistics Canada. www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo04a-eng.htm. Accessed March 9, 2010. Data refer to the 10 year period Jan 

1981-Dec 2000 (more recent data were not found). 

18 www.vs.gov.bc.ca/stats/pdf/ChartingBirthOutcomeReport.pdf. Accessed March 9, 2010.

APPENDIX 8. PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL PATIENT REGISTRIES INVOLVING 

B.C. INVESTIGATORS 

Name of Registry/ URL B.C. Contact Description 

254 

Has been monitoring the impact of cancer in the province since 1969. Registry tracks cancer 

incidence, diagnosis, mortality, gender and age to determine the trend of cancer B.C. as 

different patterns are seen in different age groups and sometimes for the same cancer in 

different sexes. This information identifies the most deadly cancer diseases and targets high 

risk groups. 

The Leukemia/BMT Program of B.C. contributes to this North American registry. 

Sharon Tamaro, Director 

stamaro@bccrc.ca 

Tel: 604 675 8070 

Cancer 

B.C. Cancer Registry, BCCA 

(www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerStatistics/ 

default.htm#bccanreg) 

Clay Smith. Director Leukemia/BMT 

Program of B.C. 

clsmith@bccancer.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-4863 

National Marrow Donor Program (www. 

marrow.org) 

Operated by B.C. Cardiac Registry and Evaluation Services at the PHSA to record information 

about patients going through the cardiac care system. The BCCR database contains 

information such as demographics, nature of cardiac surgeries, as well as diagnostic and 

interventional catheterization procedures. This is one of the most comprehensive medical 

databases in Canada; it records over 30,000 diagnostic procedures per year and contains more 

than 10 years of high-quality cardiac catheterization and adult open heart surgery data. The 

data is gathered from all hospitals with catheterization labs in B.C. It contains data covering 

60 cardiologists, 17 cardiac surgeons and 6 sites (www.coe.ubc.ca/industry/projects/2005/ 

Ron Carere. Regional Director of the 

Cardiac Program for VCH. 

rcarere@providencehealth.bc.ca 

Tel: 604 806-9139 

Cardiovascular/ Cardiology 

B.C. Cardiac Registry (www.phsa.ca/NR/ 

rdonlyres/3B51D4FB-5384-4F26-AA50-7- 

B29443DB48B/27283/Cardiac_Strategic_ 

Plan_Updated_final.pdf) 

cardiac_registry.pdf). 

A localized database of inflammatory markers prior to and post uncomplicated percutaneous 

coronary intervention (PCI) (a.k.a. angioplasty) followed by a brief infusion of eptifibatide. 

BRIEF PCI Registry (No URL) Graham Wong, Coronary Care Unit, 


gcwong@telus.net 


Tel: 604-875-5735 

A single-centre prospective carotid intervention registry on carotid stenting in symptomatic 

coronary disease. Contains information on clinical, procedural, lesion and other characteristics. 

Carotid Registry (No URL) Jackie Saw, Cardiology, Vancouver General 

Hospital 

jsaw@interchange.ubc.ca 

Tel: 604 875-5547


Localized registry containing demographic, clinical, coronary angiographic and other information 

on patients with Coronary Fibro Muscular Dysplasia. 

Christopher Buller, Interventional 

Cardiologist, Vancouver General & St. 

Paul’s Hospitals 

janet.crocombe@vch.ca (administrator) 

Tel: 604 875-4111 x 69821 

Fibro Muscular Dysplasia (FMD) Registry (No 

URL) 


A comprehensive multicentre epilepsy database, developed to study the impact of medical, 

psychological, social, demographic and other factors on epilepsy in Canada. It can also be 

used locally in the clinic for office record keeping, automated printout of a referral letter or 

graphing seizures and other data over time. The data in CEDAR are similar to those found in 

the patient’s chart. There are 20 participating centres across Canada which have entered data 

on over 8,000 adult and pediatric epilepsy patients. The information is available for research 

purposes to centres entering data as well as to academic researchers, the pharmaceutical 

industry and government agencies. 

The purpose of this unique project is to: 

• Collect comprehensive population-based data on pediatric (up to 18 yrs old) ischemic stroke 

(arterial ischemic stroke and sinus thrombosis) 

• Provide information, including prospective update of chart information, for randomized 

clinical trials testing treatments for childhood stroke. 

The recording period is January 1, 1992 to present and 16 pediatric tertiary care centres 

participate. Two hundred and twenty patients with stroke or cerebrovascular disease (131 AIS, 

Mary Connolly, Head of Division of 

Pediatric Neurology, BCCH. 

mconnolly@cw.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-2000 x 3512. 

CNS 

Canadian Epilepsy Database and Registry 

(CEDAR) (No URL; see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ 

pubmed/9827243) 

Contact: Bruce Bjornson, B.C. Children’s 

Hospital (BCCH) 

bbjornson@cw.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-2345 x 3510 

Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry 

(No URL; see www.cfri.ca/our_research/ 

researchers/search_researchers/researcher_ 

detail.asp?ID=387) 

32 SVT, 57 other cerebrovascular diseases) have been identified at BCCH. 

National database based in Vancouver that tracks specific outcome measures for people with 

traumatic forms of SCI and provides invaluable research data. 

Lvl 6, 818 West 10th Avenue 

Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 1M9 

Tel: 604-707-2100 

Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry 

(www.rickhansenregistry.org) 

National surveillance program of HIV exposed and infected children, which is reported annually 

by the Public Health Agency of Canada (see www.cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/ 

search_researchers/researcher_detail.asp?ID=41). 


Canadian Perinatal HIV Database John (Jack) Forbes, BCCH 

jforbes@cw.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-2212 

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Localized registry of asthma patients. 

Pulmonary 

Asthma Registry at The Lung Centre, VGH Mark FitzGerald, Director of the Centre for 

Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation 

markf@interchange.ubc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-4565

APPENDIX 8. Provincial And National Patient Registries Involving B.C. Investigators (cont’d) 


N/A Canadian on-line patient data surveillance system (see www.gcdisclosure-divulgationsc. 

phac-aspc.gc.ca/phac/pd/pd_grants.nsf/WEBbydetails/4D1B39E580E78B9F8525734000500 

2AD?OpenDocument&L=E&). 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Data 

Registry (no URL) 

Localized registry of COPD patients. 

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Jeremy Road, Medical Director of the 

COPD Clinic 

jroad@interchange.ubc.ca 

Tel: 604 875-4241 

COPD Registry at The Lung Centre, VGH (No 

URL) 

Collects and maintains data on all trauma patients admitted to any of the nine trauma receiving 

facilities in B.C. The primary purpose is to improve and maintain the quality of patient 

care. Other purposes of this data source are for epidemiology, research, planning, injury 

Sharon Kasic, VGH 

sharon.kasic@vch.ca 

Tel: 604-875-4748 

Other 

B.C. Trauma Registry (www2. 

itssti.hc-sc.gc.ca/clf/clfinventory.nsf/idview/030204164816-KC- 

surveillance; and contributing to injury prevention programs. 

KR?OpenDocument&lang=E) 

CORR records, analyzes and reports on the level of activity and outcomes of vital organ transplantation 

and renal dialysis activities in Canada. It keeps statistics on transplant numbers, 

donor numbers and waiting lists. 

John Gill, Chair, CORR Transplant Registry, 

St Paul’s Hospital 

jgill@providencehealth.bc.ca 

CORR (Canadian Organ Replacement Register) 

Transplant Registry 

(http://www.cihi.ca/corr) 

Tel: 604-806-9048 

An automated, integrated, client health record and reporting system that supports public 

health provider interventions, tracking, follow-up, case management, and reporting. iPHIS 

includes immunization tracking, communicable disease case management, and surveillance 

components and is designed to be used centrally, providing secure access to one client 

record by multiple public health providers and programs and allowing communicable disease 

surveillance and immunization information to be shared. Data available for project-specific 

Dilma Sandrin, iPHIS Program Manager, 


Tel: 604-707-2501 

Integrated Public Health Information 

System (iPHIS) 

(www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/ciphs-eng. 

php#wiphis) 

research purposes. 


US/Canadian registry of children with Wegener’s Granulomatosis and related small-medium 

vessel chronic vasculitis populated by all pediatric rheumatology centres (see www.vasculitisfoundation.org/registryofchildrenwithWGandrelatedvasculitides). 

David Cabral, BCCH. 

dcabral@cw.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-875-2437. 

ARCHIVE (International Registry for Childhood 

Vasculitis) 

Database of all nephrology patients on dialysis, with CKD and before/ after transplantation. 

Contains all patient records and outcomes from B.C.’s 37 renal units. Care providers can access 

information about a patient’s medical care, no matter where the care is delivered. 

Mirek Piaseczny, B.C. Provincial Renal 

Agency 

mpiaseczny@bcpra.ubc.ca 

Tel: 604-806-8647 

PROMIS 

(www.bcrenalagency.ca/professionals/ 

promis/default.htm)


APPENDIX 9. HEALTHCARE RESEARCH CENTRES 

The following table has been split into different categories as follows: 

1. Broad-based 

• Providence Health Care Research Institute 

• Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) 

• British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) School of Health Sciences 

2. Neurosciences, including mental health and addiction 

• Brain Research Centre, VCHRI 

• International Collaboration On (Spinal Cord) Repair Discoveries (ICORD) VCHRI 

• Down Syndrome Research Foundation 

• B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) 

• Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. 

• Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction (CARMHA) 

3. Cancer 

• B.C. Cancer Research Centre, BCCA 

• Functional Imaging Program (FIP), BCCA 

• The Vancouver Prostate Centre including theTranslational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery 

and Development (PC-TRIADD), VCHRI 

• Finlandia Natural Pharmacy 

• InspireHealth 

4. Infectious diseases 

• B.C. Centre for Disease Control 

• B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS 

• CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network 

5. Cardiovascular 

• Healthy Heart Centre (HHC), St Paul’s Hospital 

• The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research (Heart Lung Institute) 

6. Pulmonary 

• Centre for Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, VCHRI 

• Pacific Lung Health Centre 

7. Autoimmune diseases 

• Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, VGH 

• Immunity & Infection Research Centre, VCHRI 

• Prevention of Organ Failure Centre of Excellence (PROOF) 

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APPENDIX 9. Healthcare Research Centres (cont’d) 

8. Other disease-based 

• B.C. Provincial Renal Agency 

• Centre for Hip Health & Mobility, VCHR 

• The Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, UBC 

9. Child and youth health 

• Child and Family Health Research Institute (CFRI) 

• Children’s Health Policy Centre 

• Department of Pediatrics, UBC 

• The McCreary Centre Society 

10. Women’s health 

• B.C. Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health 

• Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research 

• Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) 

• The Women’s Health Research Network 

11. Ageing and gerontology 

• Centre on Ageing 

• Centre for Healthy Ageing at Providence, St. Paul’s 

• Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia 

• Gerontology Research Centre 

12. Rural and aboriginal health 

• Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR) 

• New Emerging Team for Health in Rural & Northern British Columbia 

13. Other health research 

• Centre for Blood Research, UBC 

• Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, CFRI 

• Centre for Translational and Applied Genomics (CTAG), PHSA 

• Institute of Applied Physical Activity and Health Research, UVic 

• Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC), BCCA 

• The Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory,SFU 

• UVic - Genome B.C. Proteomics Centre 

• University of Victoria School of Health Information Science (HIS) 

• The Vancouver Prostate Centre - Genome B.C. Microarray Facility 

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14. Health policy, epidemiology, and health economics 

• Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation VCHRI 

• Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) 


• Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), UBC 

• Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education & Innovation (CESEI) 

• Centre for International Health 

• Division of Mathematical Modeling, UBC/ B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) 

• Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Innovations, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of B.C. 

• University of Victoria Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Innovation 

• UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) 

15. Environmental health 

• School of Environmental Health, UBC 

• The B.C. Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network.


RESEARCH CENTRE/ URL CONTACT DESCRIPTION 

1. BROAD-BASED RESEARCH CENTRES 

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PHCRI conducts research in the areas of heart, lung and kidney care, HIV/AIDS, critical care, mental health and addiction and other urban 

health issues, and elder care research. 

PHCRI focus is on research that pursues real life health solutions for the patients and residents cared for at Providence Health Care and 

across B.C.. PHCRI has over 100 principle investigators and several Research Centres whose areas of research are directly aligned with the 

priority care programs of Providence Health Care: 

• James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research 

• Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences 

• B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS 

• Centre for Healthy Ageing at Providence. 

PHCRI also houses two National research programs: 


11th Floor – 1190 Hornby Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2K5 

Office of Research Services 

Tel: 604-806-8567 

Fax: 604-806-8568 

Erin Cherban 

Tel: 604-806-8871 

erin_cherban@mail.cheos.ubc.ca 

or 

Gail DiBernardo 

Tel: 604-806-9608 

gdibernardo@providencehealth.bc.ca 


Care Research Institute 

www.providencehealthcare.org/research/index.html 

• Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research: The Prevention of Organ Failure Centre of Excellence (PROOF Centre). 

Administration Office 

Rm 100 - Willow Chest Centre 

2647 Willow Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 3P1 

Tel: 604.875.4372 - 

Fax: 604.875.5684 - 

research@vch.ca 

Contact: Karen Donaldson, Manager, 

VCHRI 

Tel: 604.875.5470 

karen.donaldson@vch.ca 

Vancouver Coastal 


(VCHRI) 

www.vchri.ca 


Clinical research at Vancouver General Hospital (and UBC Hospital) is conducted by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 

(VCHRI), a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) and UBC. It fosters and promotes research and innovation across 

the entire VCH. 

VCHRI is one of Canada’s top funded health sciences research institutes. With a focus on translational research and innovation, the Institute 

supports and develops programs and initiatives across the health spectrum and at several sites and research centres in B.C.: 

• Brain Research Centre: focuses on mechanisms of brain function and neurological disorders of the brain including multiple sclerosis, 

Parkinson’s disease, mood disorders, and schizophrenia. 

• Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation: supports clinical research and evaluation of clinical programs and provides expertise in 

clinical research methodology and statistics to other VCHRI investigators and health care policy makers 

• Centre for Hip Health & Mobility: brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines to investigate and treat hip fractures and 

osteoarthritis, and create new surgical solutions. 

• Centre for Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine: research to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of respiratory and critical care 

illnesses including lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, sleep apnea, and tuberculosis. 

• ICORD: International Collaboration on (spinal cord) Repair Discoveries: research into surgical advances, and new approaches in rehabilitation 

leading to better health outcomes for people with spinal cord injury. 

• mmunity & Infection Research Centre: works to understand the immune mechanisms that both fight infectious diseases and cause immune 

disorders 

• The Vancouver Prostate Centre: focuses its efforts on fighting prostate cancer through improved understanding of prevention, diagnosis, 

and treatment, as well as patient education.


British Columbia 

Institute of Technology 

(BCIT) 

School of Health Sciences 

No URL 


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BCIT conducts grant-funded and industry-sponsored applied research and development focused on solving industry’s challenges. Bringing 

together multi-disciplinary teams from a range of research areas spanning trades and technical expertise, BCIT researchers create practical 

applied research solutions that can be transformed immediately into commercially relevant products, services and applications. 

BCIT research is primarily motivated by the creation of direct and indirect benefits for students. Applied research provides students with 

practical learning opportunities, and produces outcomes that further economic success and employment opportunities. 

BCIT Research projects and initiatives in the healthcare sector are currently taking place in the following areas: 

• Aging and Disability 

• Biotechnology 

• Health and Safety 

• Health Technology 

• Health Informatics 

• Medical and Assistive Device Development 

• Medical Imaging 

• Natural Health Products. 

3700 Willingdon Avenue 

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3H2 

Tel: 604-434-5734 

Contact: Franca MacInnes, Operations 

Manager 

Tel: 604-432-8855 

Franca_MacInnes@bcit.ca 

Applied research contact: 

BCIT Applied Research Liaison Office 

(ARLO) 

Wing E - 4355 Mathissi Place 

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4S8 

Tel: 604-456-1032 

Fax: 778-329-0314 

ARLO@bcit.ca 

2. NEUROSCIENCE SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 

BRC focuses on mechanisms of brain function and neurological disorders of the brain including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, 

mood disorders, and schizophrenia. 

BRC addresses six areas of neuroscience research: 

• Neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS) 

• Multiple sclerosis 

• Mental health and addictions 

• Stroke 

• Neurotrauma 

• Vision. 

BRC supports specialized laboratories that incorporate medical science’s most recent advances in technology at the cellular and molecular 

levels. The Brain Research Centre is committed to developing new technologies to aid diagnosis and treatment. Two key areas of technology 

at the Centre are diagnostic imaging, which is the observation of activity of the living brain, and genomics, which is the application of 

2211 Wesbrook Mall 

Vancouver B.C. V6T 2B5 

Tel: 604-822-7246 

Fax: 604-822-0361 

info@brain.ubc.ca 

Communications or media inquiries: 

communications@brain.ubc.ca 

Brain Research Centre 

(BRC) 

VCHRI 

www.brain.ubc.ca 

the newest tools in gene technology and gene therapy. 

ICORD undertakes research into surgical advances, and new approaches in rehabilitation leading to better health outcomes for people with 

spinal cord injury. ICORD combines more than 350 researchers (43 principal investigators and 312 trainees, technicians, and staff to foster 

and maintain an interdisciplinary, collaborative research and training environment. 

ICORD programs bring together researchers and practitioners from the basic sciences, social sciences, medicine, surgery, rehabilitation, 

engineering, kinesiology, education, and the humanities to facilitate the discovery, development and implementation of relevant solutions 

that will make a difference for people with spinal cord injury today and tomorrow. 

Blusson Spinal Cord Centre 

818 West 10th Avenue 

Vancouver B.C. V5Z 1M9 

Contact: Lowell McPhail, Operations 

Manager 

mcphail@icord.org/ 

Tel: 604-675-8811 

International Collaboration 

On (Spinal Cord) 

Repair Discoveries 

(ICORD) 

VCHRI 

icord.org/contact-us/



Down Syndrome 

Research Foundation 

(DSRF) 

http://www.dsrf.org/ 

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DSRF initiates and participates in research that provides insight into the unique learning style of Down’s Syndrome individuals. Data 

collected is analysed and pilot interventions and educational programs are developed and offered. These programs test the understanding 

of the brain and are evaluated to observe the impact on DSRF students. Even the slightest increase in cognitive ability, the objective that 

drives our work, can make a significant difference in the level of support an individual with an intellectual disability may require. 

DSRF specialises in imaging brain activity through magnetoencephalography (MEG). MEG records the magnetic fields in the brain using 

sensitive devices called SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices). MEG installed at DSRF has a whole cortex capability 

1409 Sperling Avenue 

Burnaby B.C. V5B 4J8 

Tel: 604-444-3773 

Toll-free in Canada at 1-888-464- 

DSRF 

Fax: 604-431-9248 

Contact: Naznin Virji-Babul, Director, 

Research 

naznin@dsrf.org 

BCMHARI aims to build capacity and promote networking among the diverse nodes in mental health research. In the addictions field, 

the Network is partnering with the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. (CARBC), and will aim to further expand the partnerships and 

infrastructures that have been initiated across the province. 

BCMHARI Network has provided funding to develop four Research and Knowledge Transfer Hubs: 

• Alcohol and Drug Monitoring Hub: aims to describe the main patterns of alcohol and other drug use and related harms in B.C.. 

• Clinical Research Hub: is designed to assist researchers in the selection and employment of measures to assess cognition, substance use, 

and severe psychopathology. 

• Community Based Research Hub: aims to increase capacity for CBR in mental health and addictions by providing access to CBR-specific 

training, resources, and networking opportunities. 

• Pharmacoepidemiology Hub: is a resource for researchers interested in using B.C.’s prescription database, PharmaNet, to study patterns of 

B.C. Mental Health and 

Addictions Research 

Institute (BCMHARI) 

www.mhanet.ca 

utilization of pharmacological agents in the treatment of mental illness and addiction. 


CARB is a provincial research network involving a partnership of SFU, Thompson Rivers University, the UBC, the UNBC and UVic, and administered 

by UVic. Advances public policy on substance use, harm reduction, and addiction issues in B.C. through research that sheds light on 

their social, cultural and psychological determinants. 

CARB core activities include: 

• To build research infrastructure and capacity across B.C. for the conduct of research that will increase understanding and support more 

effective responses to substance use 

• To conduct high-quality research that increases understanding of substance use and addiction, and informs effective responses 

• To disseminate research findings that increase understanding of substance use and addiction in order to increase awareness of related 

harms and to identify effective responses 

• To contribute to the implementation of evidence-based policy and practice. 

B.C. Mental Health and Addictions 

Research Network 

PHSA Research and Networks 

Suite 201-601 West Broadway 

Vancouver B.C. V5Z 4C2 

info@mhanet.ca 

Tel: 604.707.6390 

Fax: 604.707.6399 

Contact: 

Jane Hood Network Director 

Tel: 604.707.6393 


Technology Enterprise Facility 

Room 273 2300 McKenzie Ave 

Victoria B.C. V8P 5C2 

Tel: 250-472-5445 

Fax: 250-472-5321 

carbc@uvic.ca 

Contact: Timothy Stockwell, Director 

timstock@uvic.ca 

Tel: 250-472-5445 

Centre for Addictions 

Research of B.C. 

www.carbc.ca



CARMHA mandate is to conduct research that can be applied to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of mental health and addiction 

services in B.C. and beyond. CARMHA research activities often address innovative approaches to the development, implementation 

and dissemination and evaluation of health promotion activities, preventive strategies and treatment services, particularly those that can 

be applied at a system-wide, population level. 

CARMHA research activities are in the areas of: 

• Workplace Mental Health 

• Self-Care 

• System Reform 

• Quality, Access & Evaluation 

• Population Health 

• Primary & Collaborative Mental Health Care 

• Mental Health, Addictions & the Corrections System 

• Knowledge Translation. 

SFU Faculty of Health Sciences 

Suite 2400, 515 W. Hastings Street 

Vancouver B.C. V6B 5K3 

info@carmha.ca 

Benedikt Fischer 

Faculty and Interim Director 

Contact: Marilyn Sakiyama, Project 

Manager 

msakiyam@sfu.ca 

Tel: 778-782-5178 

Centre for Applied 

Research in Mental 

Health & Addiction 

(CARMHA) 

http://www.carmha. 

ca/ 

3. CANCER SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 


Vancouver B.C. V5Z 1L3 

Tel: 604-675-8000 

Contact: Sue Smith, Executive Assistant 

to the Vice-President, Administration 

and Services 

Research Administration 

ssmith4@bccancer.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-675-8109 

Fax: 604-675-8187 

B.C. Cancer Research 

Centre 

www.bccrc.ca 

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BCCRC performs basic, epidemiologic, and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis of cancer, the molecular and genetic 

characteristics of the cancer process, and basic research related to new treatments for cancer. 

BCCRC is the research arm of the B.C. Cancer Agency (BCCA), and is supported by the B.C. Cancer Foundation. With direct links to the cancer 

centres across the province, discoveries at the BCCRC are quickly translated into clinical applications. 

BCCRC is home to eight research departments, and BCCA Laboratory research takes place primarily in specific centres: 

• B.C. Cancer Agency’s Research Centre in Vancouver 

• Terry Fox Laboratory in Vancouver 

• Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre in Vancouver 

• B.C. Cancer Agency’s Deeley Research Centre, Vancouver Island Centre in Victoria. 

BCCRC Research specialities include: 

• Advanced Therapeutics 

• Cancer Control Research 

• Cancer Endocrinology 

• Cancer Genetics and Developmental Biology 

• Cancer Imaging 

• Medical Biophysics 

• Molecular Oncology and Breast Cancer Program 

• Tumour Tissue Repository 

• Prostate Cancer Research Program.



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FIP BCCA oversees clinical and research activities related to PET/CT imaging at the BCCA. FIP BCCA operates the only clinical PET/CT scanner 

in B.C., located at the Vancouver Centre. FIP BCCA also has a state-of-the art small animal PET/CT scanner housed at the B.C. Cancer 

Research Centre which is used for pre-clinical studies. Construction of a new 6000 sq ft cyclotron and radiopharmaceutical production and 

research facility is underway and this will provide space for a 2nd PET/CT scanner. It will enable sustainable FDG production as a diagnostic 

radiopharmaceutical, providing opportunities for new radiotracer development and clinical trials. 

FIP BCCA Centre of Excellence for Functional Cancer Imaging is being developed to: 

• Improve cancer diagnosis and treatment planning for patients and health care professionals 

• Build research programs for the discovery, development and application of new radiotracers 

• Apply new advances in imaging to improve prevention, early diagnosis and management of cancers 

B.C. Cancer Agency - Vancouver Centre 


Vancouver B.C. V5Z 4E6 

Medical Director: Don Wilson 

dowilson@bccancer.bc.ca 

Tel: 604-707-5979 

Contact: Francois Benard, Scientific 

Director 

fbenard@bccrc.ca 

Functional Imaging 

Program (FIP) 


www.bccrc.ca/ci/ 

www.bccrc.ca/at/athomefunctionalimaging.html 

• Collaborate in a growing national and international network of functional imaging programs. 

Tel: 604-675-8206 

The VPC research and clinical team focuses its efforts on fighting prostate cancer through improved understanding of prevention, diagnosis, 

and treatment, as well as patient education. PC–TRIADD is a translational research centre and designated Centre of Excellence for 

Commercialization and Research focused on improving outcomes in prostate cancer. The VPC houses a large biorepository of untreated and 

post-treated prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers for target and biomarker characterization studies. It prides itself on its ability to move 

laboratory discoveries through the checks and balances of clinical trials and eventually to develop these research findings into new and 

more effective treatments. 

VPC/PC-TRIADD research interests include: 

• Pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of novel anti-cancer inhibitors 

• Elucidation of mechanisms of androgen-independent progression 

• Gene targeting device 

• Role of androgens in promoting prostate tumor 

Diamond Health Care Centre 

6th Floor 

2775 Laurel Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1M9 

VPC Prostate Research Facility 

2660 Oak Street 

Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3Z6 

Tel: 604-875-4818 

Fax: 604-875-5654 

info@prostatecentre.com 


Centre, including 

the: 

Translational Research 

Initiative for Accelerated 

Discovery and 

Development (PC- 

TRIADD) 

VCHRI 

www.prostatecentre. 

com 

• Psycho-social aspects of prostate disease. 

www.pctriadd.com 

Finlandia has recently partnered with InspireHealth, Canada’s only government funded, research-based integrated cancer care centre. 

Its program strongly promotes personal engagement in health through nutrition, exercise, and emotional and spiritual support— vital 

components for optimal cancer care, health and healing. 

1111 West Broadway, 

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 1G1 

Tel: 604-733-5323 

Toll free: 1-800-363-4372 

Finlandia Natural 

Pharmacy 

www.finlandiahealth. 

com 


Fax: 604-733-5340 

InspireHealth is located in Vancouver, and is Canada’s foremost integrated cancer care centre, leading the way through research and innovative 

cancer care programs integrated with conventional cancer treatment. 

InspireHealth medical doctors have helped guide more than 5,500 patients to integrate research-informed natural approaches to health 

into their cancer treatment and recovery. There is growing evidence that these natural approaches to supporting health and immune 

system function can significantly decrease the risk of cancer recurrence and increase survival. 

#200—1330 West 8th Avenue 

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 4A6 

Tel: 604-734-7125 

Fax: 604-734-7105 

info@inspirehealth.ca 

Chief Executive Officer 

Hal Gunn 

Contact: Stephanie Klaus, Development 

Manager 

InspireHealth 

www.inspirehealth. 

ca/



4. INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 

B.C. Centre for Disease 655 West 12th Avenue 

BCCDC provides provincial and national leadership in public health through surveillance, detection, treatment, prevention and consulta- 

Control 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4R4 

tion services. BCCDC provides both direct diagnostic and treatment services for people with diseases of public health importance and 

www.bccdc.ca 

Tel: 604-707-2400 

analytical and policy support to all levels of government and health authorities. 

Fax: 604-707-2401 

BCCDC investigates and evaluates the occurrence of communicable diseases in B.C. and is the provincial reporting centre for reportable 

admininfo@bccdc.ca 

cases and categories of communicable diseases. In addition, the Centre creates opportunities for scientists, health professionals, university 

and other partners to contribute their knowledge and experience in resolving the outstanding health challenges facing British Columbians. 

BCCDC is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. Scientific and technical support is provided by the following specialized divisions. 

These divisions supply statistics and reports in disease surveillance, and research publications in disease outcomes and treatment: 

• Epidemiology Services 

• Vaccine and Pharmacy Services 

• Hepatitis Division 

• STI/HIV Prevention and Control 

• Tuberculosis Control 

• Mathematical Modelling Unit 

• Public Health Emergency Management 

• Environmental Health Services 

• UBC Centre for Disease Control. 

B.C. Centre for Excel- St. Paul’s Hospital Providence 

Centre for Excellence HIV clinical research program focuses on further defining the role of antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV 

lence in HIV/AIDS Healthcare 

infection. 

www.cfenet.ubc.ca 608 - 1081 Burrard Street 

CFE HIV Current priorities include: 

Vancouver B.C. V6Z 1Y6 

• The evaluation of antiretroviral safety and efficacy of specific treatment regimens, simplified regimens, adjunctive therapies and new 

Director: Dr. Julio Montaner 

formulations of existing drugs. 

Tel: 604-806-8477 

• Investigations into treatments for HIV patients co-infected with other viruses, such as hepatitis B and C. 

Fax: 604-806-9044 

• New approaches to the treatment of HIV-related opportunistic infections; and investigations related to drug toxicities and metabolic risk 

Contact: Marianne Harris 

factors associated with HIV. 

Tel: 604-806-8771 

The clinical team includes individuals with expertise in all areas of HIV care with special emphasis on primary care, infectious diseases, 

mharris@cfenet.ubc.ca 

respiratory medicine, lipid disorders, counselling and psychology, and clinical trial operations. 

CIHR Canadian HIV 620B - 1081 Burrard Street 

CTN is an innovative partnership of clinical investigators, physicians, nurses, people living with HIV/AIDS, pharmaceutical manufacturers 

Trials Network 

Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y6 

and others that facilitates HIV/AIDS clinical trials of the highest scientific and ethical standards. 

www.hivnet.ubc.ca Tel: 604-806-8327 

CTN provides a national and regional infrastructure to facilitate clinical trials in HIV/AIDS. CTN Core Research teams develop a clinical trial, 

Fax: 604-806-8210 

from first concept to final protocol. CTN managers, statisticians, data methodologists, communications officers and others also assist in 

Toll Free: 1-800-661-4664 

managing all aspects of an HIV trial. 

Director: Martin Schecter 

CTN Core research Teams focus on four areas of HIV research: 

Contact: Aslam Anis, National Co- • Antiretroviral Therapies 

Director 

• Clinical Management Science 

Tel: 604-806-8712 

• Concurrent Diseases and Vulnerable Populations 

aslam.anis@ubc.ca 

• Vaccines and Immunotherapies. 

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5. CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 

Healthy Heart Centre The Heart Centre 

HHC undertakes clinical research studies in human volunteers to answer specific health questions and the fastest and safest way to find 

(HHC) 


treatments that work in people and ways to improve health: 

www.heartcentre.ca Rm 444 B - 1081 Burrard Street • Interventional experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies are safe and effective, in controlled situations: including 


medications, new devices or surgery, or other procedures such as counselling or lifestyle changes. Being in a study like this may last from 

Healthy Heart Program 

days to years. 

Prevention Clinic 

• Observational or descriptive studies include: questionnaires, blood tests, X-rays or other tests, and they may last weeks or even years. 

Main floor B180 - Burrard Building HHC undertakes laboratory research usually on samples of human tissue, cells or molecules. The Heart Centre is closely linked with The 

1081 Burrard St 

James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre (see below). 


HHC partners include: 

Tel: 604-806-8591 

• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) 

Fax: 604-806-8590 

• Providence Heart and Lung Institute 

• PHSA Cardiac Services 

• B.C. Children’s Hospital 

• B.C. Women’s Hospital & Health Centre 

• B.C. Cardiac Registries 

• B.C. Transplant 

• Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) 

• UBC. 

The James Hogg 


The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre (Imaging, Cell Analysis, and Phenotyping Toward Understanding Responsive, Reparative, Remodel- 

iCAPTURE Centre for Rm 166 - 1081 Burrard St. 

ling, and Recombinant Events) at St. Paul’s Hospital, is a UBC Senate-approved research centre supported collaboratively by the Faculty of 

Cardiovascular and Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y6 

Medicine of UBC and Providence Health Care. 

Pulmonary Research Tel: 604-806-8346 

iCAPTURE currently has over 250 personnel working towards solving the problems of heart, lung, and blood vessel diseases. The iCAPTURE 

(Heart Lung Institute) Fax: 604-806-8351 

Centre is using the best available technology to image and measure changes in molecules, cells, tissues, organs and whole organisms, 

www.iCapture.ubc.ca Bruce McManus, Director iCAPTURE including patients, in order to understand the link between our genes and environments in causing heart, lung, and blood vessel diseases. 

Centre 

The role of inflammation and virus infections in the initiation and progression of disease is a central current of emphasis for the 250 staff of 

Contact: Khadija Hirji, Executive the Centre. 

Administrator 

Tel: 604-806-8586 

Fax: 604-806-9274 

khirji@mrl.ubc.ca


6. PULMONARY SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 

Centre for Lung Health is focused on clinical care, education and research related to lung diseases. The Centre brings together researchers 

from the UBC campus and its affiliated academic teaching hospitals as well the BCCA and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, UVic 

andSFU. 

CLH research to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of respiratory and critical care illnesses including lung cancer, asthma, 

chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, sleep apnoea, and Tuberculosis. Clinical Trials at the Lung Centre are active in pulmonary research 

and on-going clinical drug trials. 

CLH Lung Centre specializes in the treatment of pulmonary conditions such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, 

lung cancer, occupational and environmental lung diseases, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary hypertension and interstitial 



7th Floor 2775 Laurel Street 


Tel: 604-875-4122 

Fax: 604-875-4695 

info@centreforlunghealth.ca 

Centre for Respiratory 

& Critical Care 

Medicine 

VCHRI 

www.centreforlunghealth.ca 


lung disease. 

PLHC is an academic clinical program dedicated to the care for patients with lung disease. The Pacific Lung Research Centre is part of 

the PLHC; it is currently conducting studies in various respiratory disease areas, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (bronchitis 

and emphysema), interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, chronic cough, cystic fibrosis, and asthma. 


8B Providence Wing 

1081 Burrard Street 

Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 1Y6 

Tel: 604- 806- 8818 

Fax: 604-806-8839 

info@pacificlung.com 

Research Office: 

info@pacificlung.com 

Tel: 604-806-9465 

Pacific Lung Health 

Centre (PLHC) 

www.pacificlung.com 

7. AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 

Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC) conducts consumer-driven clinical research and trials related to arthritis diagnosis, prognosis, 

prevention, care outcomes and quality of life issues. 

ARC is a patient-oriented research centre, with a wide range of disciplines including rheumatology, rehabilitation science, public health, 

epidemiology, biostatistics, health psychology, health economics and education. 

ARC work is supported through relationships and partnerships with universities, hospitals, funding agencies, arthritis treatment centres, 

and both the B.C. and Yukon Division and the National Office of The Arthritis Society. 

ARC scientists are committed to practical research for everyday living, to reduce the burden of arthritis, and giving people with arthritis 

better, more timely, and cost-effective solutions for living with their disease. 

Suite 300, 895 West 10th Avenue 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1L7 

Tel : 604-879-7511 

Fax : 604-879-3791 

Executive Director 

Contact: Shauneen Kellner 

Arthritis Research 

Centre of Canada, VGH 

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A collaborative team of basic scientists, clinicians, and health professionals whose expertise spans genomics, molecular microbiology, 

immunology, infectious diseases, transplantation immunology, medical genetics, epidemiology, health care delivery, and policy development. 

IIRC research interests include basic mechanisms of human immune responses involved in transplantation and infectious diseases in order 

to improve public health outcomes and health services. Current programs Include: 

• Transplant immunology 

• PREPARE - proteomics approaches to rapidly identify novel targets in microbial pathogens leading to novel therapeutics and vaccines for 

emerging infectious diseases. 

• Centre for Human Islet Transplant and Beta Cell Regeneration: transplantation of beta-cells is a promising treatment option that eliminates 

the need for insulin injections. CHITBCR conducts research to address the main limitations of beta-cell transplant. 

IIRC labs are at: 

• Heather Pavilion East, 

2733 Heather Street V5Z 3J5 

• Jack Bell Research Centre, 2660 Oak 

Street B.C. V6H 3Z6 

• Research Pavilion, 828 West 10th 

Avenue V6Z 1L8 

• B.C. Centre for Disease Control, 655 

West 12th Avenue V5Z 4R4 

Contact: Jeffrey Helm, Research 

Co-ordinator 

604-875-4111 x 68576 

Immunity & Infection 

Research Centre (IIRC) 

VCHRI 

www.iirc.ca/Immunity_and_Infection_Research_Centre.htm 

jhelm@interchange.ubc.ca 

The PROOF Centre discovers, develops, commercializes and implements non-invasive tests (biomarkers) for prevention, diagnosis, prediction, 

management, and treatment of diseases associated with organ failure. 

It carries forward programs in the development of biomarkers for heart, lung, and kidney failure as well as for new blood assays for genes, 

proteins, and metabolites. One of the PROOF Centre’s flagship programs is the “Biomarkers in Transplantation” initiative. Now in its second 

phase, this innovative project has identified biomarkers in the blood that will tell the clinical transplant team immediately whether a 

transplanted organ is being rejected, using a simple blood test. 

Room 166, Burrard Building, 1081 

Burrard Street, Vancouver B.C. V6Z 

1Y6 

Tel: 604-806-8328 

Fax: 604-806-9274 

proof@hli.ubc.ca 

Contact: Marjorie Co, Chief Development 

Officer 

Tel: 604-806-8934 

Prevention of Organ 

Failure Centre of Excellence 

(PROOF) 

www.proof.hli.ubc.ca 


Marjorie.Co@hli.ubc.ca 

8. OTHER DISEASE-BASED HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 

B.C. Provincial Renal B.C. Provincial Renal Agency 

BCPRA plans and monitors the delivery of province-wide kidney care services. 

Agency (BCPRA) 


BCPRA addresses the challenge of kidney disease by: 

www.bcrenalagency. 700-1380 Burrard Street 

• improving early diagnosis and treatment 

ca/default.htm 

Vancouver B.C. V6Z 2H3 

• ensuring that the system itself is financially sustainable 

Tel: 604-875-7340 

• educating British Columbians about the risks and signs of kidney disease 

Contact: Adeera Levin 

BCPRA activities include: 

bcpra@bcpra.ca 

• Plans and monitors the delivery of province-wide kidney care services 

• Develops province-wide clinical standards and guidelines 

• Develops funding models to support best health outcomes 

• Measures and reports on patient and system outcomes 

• Supports knowledge-development through research and teaching.


CHHM aims to prevent falls and hip fractures through early intervention with programs for youths and seniors, educate and train skilled 

scientists and clinicians, detect osteoarthritis at an early stage, treat bone and joint problems with more effective surgical solutions, including 

minimally invasive surgeries, evaluate the impact, effectiveness and costs of novel interventions, translate research that is relevant, 

effective and sustainable into programs, practices and policies through knowledge integration. 

CHHM brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines to investigate and treat hip fractures and osteoarthritis, and create 

new surgical solutions 

CHHM integrated research program focuses on four key areas: 

• Hip Fracture Prevention. 

• Early Detection of Hip Osteoarthritis 

• Surgical Solutions 

3/F 2647 Willow Street 

Willow Chest Centre 


Tel: 604-875-5250 

Fax: 604-875-4762 

chhcontactus@hiphealth.ca 

Centre for Hip Health 

& Mobility (CHHM), 

VCHRI 

www.hiphealth.ca 


• Knowledge Translation 

DDSC trains undergraduate medical students to have a grounding and basic training in Dermatology through the Undergraduate Program, 

while graduate medical students are trained to become fully licensed Dermatologists in our Postgraduate Program for residents. 

DDSC Research involves research through the Clinical Trials Unit and our five specialized laboratories: 

• Skin Cancer Biology Laboratory 

• Photomedicine and Optics Laboratory 

• Hair Research Laboratory 

• Immunodermatology Laboratory 

• Laboratory of Predictive Medicine and Therapeutics 

By analyzing the needs of the community, DDSC design research projects to address those needs. The output of DDSC research is new 

knowledge, new drugs, new techniques, new patents, and more – DDSC take this information back to our clinical settings to help and 

treat out patients. 

DDSC 


Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4E8 

Tel: 604-875-4747 

Fax: 604-873-9919 

Department Head: Harvey Lui 

Research Directors: Jan Dutz, Gang Li 

Contact: Karen Ng, Administrator 

Tel: 604-875-4111 x 61324 

karen.ng@ubc.ca 

The Department of 

Dermatology and Skin 

Science (DDSC) 

http://www.derm.ubc. 

ca/about_ubc_dermatology/default.htm 

9. CHILD AND YOUTH HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 


Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4H4 

Tel: 604-875-3194 

Fax: 604-875-3076 

MacLeod, Stuart: Executive Director 

Tel: 604-875-2404 

smacleod@cw.bc.ca 

Child and Family 


(CFRI) 

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CFHRI is the largest child and family-related research institute in Western Canada and works in close partnership with B.C. Children’s 

Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, B.C. Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, agencies of the Provincial Health Services 

Authority; B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation; and UBC. Research spans a wide range of children’s and women’s health concerns. Main 

areas of research are: 

• Childhood Cancer 

• Diabetes, Nutrition & Metabolism 

• Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health 

• Genetics & Health 

• Immunity in Health & Disease 

• Innovations in Acute Care & Technology 

• Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy.



Children’s Health 

Policy Centre (CHPC) 

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CHPC is an interdisciplinary research group in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. CHPC focus is on integrating 

research and policy to improve children’s social and emotional well-being or children’s mental health. CHPC work complements the mission 

of the Faculty of Health Sciences to integrate research and policy for population and public health locally, nationally and globally. 

CHPC have prepared systematic reviews of the best available research evidence on the prevention and treatment of children’s mental 

disorders. 

• Treating Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Disorders in Children and Youth 

• Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Children and Youth 

• Preventing and Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse 

• Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in Children 

• Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Children’s Mental Health 

• Preventing and Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Youth 

• Preventing and Treating Eating Disorders in Children and Youth 

• Preventing Suicide in Youth: Taking Action With Imperfect Knowledge 

• The Mental Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Youth: Guidance for New Approaches and Services 

• Preventing and Treating Depression in Children and Youth 

• Early Psychosis: A Review of the Treatment Literature 

• Preventing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth 

• Preventing and Treating Conduct Disorder in Children and Youth 

• Child and Youth Mental Health Research Reports: Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Children and Youth 

• Child and Youth Mental Health Research Reports: Draft Practice Parameters 

Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon 

Fraser University 

Room 2435, 515 West Hastings Street 

Vancouver, B.C. 

V6B 5K3 

CHPC Director: Charlotte Waddell 

Tel: 778-782-7769 

charlotte_waddell@sfu.ca 

Contact: Brigitte Bennetsen, Office 

Manager 

Tel: 778-782-7775 

Fax: 778-782-7777 

chpc@sfu.ca 

• Child and Youth Mental Health Research Reports: Population Health and Clinical Service Considerations. 

Department of Pediatrics 

(DOP) 


www.pediatrics.med. 

ubc.ca 


DOP of UBC and B.C.’s Children’s Hospital consists of physicians, scientists, allied health professionals and administrative staff trained in 

pediatric and allied child health disciplines. DOP mandate is to provide leadership and excellence in the following areas: Patient Care, 

Education, Research and Child Advocacy. 

DOP continues to work towards being a cohesive academic and professional body committed to the advancement of betterment of child 

health care through the delivery of exemplary patient care, teaching and research. DOP core facilities support development of a broad 

range of basic and clinical research initiatives. Infection and immunity is a particular strength with an outstanding research program that 

spans transplantation to immunization. 

DOP Paediatric Oncology Research Program is an area of strength with major donor commitments. Understanding influences on early 

development and the interface between biology, behaviour and the environment is an area of strength. Epigenetics is a developing major 

area of research that is shared by numerous divisions. 

DOP Clinical Research Support Unit (CRSU) supports academic research in the domains of clinical, health services and population 

health and works with the divisions to improve the organization and delivery of quality health care and to promote patients’ safety. DOP 

leads a national network aimed at identifying the genomic profile of patients who develop serious drug related events. 

UBC Faculty of Medicine 

Room 2D19, 4480 Oak Street 

B.C. Children’s Hospital 

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3V4 

Tel: 604-875-3177 

Fax: 604-875-2890 

Department Head: Robert Armstrong 

Contact: Marcelle Sprecher, Acting 

Director of Administration 

msprecher@cw.bc.ca



MCS is a small non-profit organization concerned with the health of young people in B.C.. MCS has conducted community-based research 

and projects addressing current youth health issues. The society takes its name from the late Dr. J.F. McCreary, a paediatrician and medical 

administrator, whose leadership in promoting inter-professional teaching and multi-disciplinary approaches in health care set a standard 

that the society seeks to emulate. 

MCS has a number of partnerships to develop research and networking opportunities, including: 

• Student Research Group 

• Sexual Orientation, Risk and Resilience Study 

• Experiences of Stigma and Risk Behaviours Study 

MCS research is in early adolescence, youth homelessness and youth vulnerability: 

• Promoting Resiliency in Early Adolescence 

• Healthy Youth Development: The Opportunity of Early Adolescence 

• National Training Initiative in Adolescent Health (NTIAH) 

• Violence in Adolescence: injury, suicide, and criminal violence in the lives of B.C. youth 

• Accenting the Positive: a developmental framework for reducing risk and promoting positive outcomes among B.C. youth. 

3552 Hastings Street E. 

Vancouver, B.C. V5K 2A7 

Tel: 604-291-1996 

Fax: 604-291-7308 

mccreary@mcs.bc.ca 

Executive Director: Annie Smith 

Contact: Elizabeth Saewyc, Research 

Director 

The McCreary Centre 

Society (MCS) 

www.mcs.bc.ca 

10. WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 

BCCEWH research has been framed by three themes: Healthy Women and Healthy Communities, Health Status and Health Determinants, 

Women Centred Care. 

BCCEWH current activities focus on women and addictions; mental health; health services; mothering and maternity; and physical activity. 

BCCEWH collaborates with women’s health researchers across B.C., across Canada and around the world. The BCCEWH is known internationally 

for its work on women tobacco issues, as well as change-oriented research and knowledge exchange activities. 

E311 – 4500 Oak Street, Box 48 

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3N1 

Tel: 604-875-2633 

Toll free: 1-888-300-3088 ext. 2633 

Fax: 604-875-3716 

bccewh@cw.bc.ca 

Contact: Ginny Gonneau 

Research Co-ordinator 

B.C. Centre of Excellence 

for Women’s 

Health (BCCEWH) 

www.bccewh.bc.ca 

ggonneau@cw.bc.ca 

Centre for Menstrual 

Cycle and Ovulation 

Research (CeMCOR) 

www.cemcor.ubc.ca 

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CeMCOR is an accessible research centre with a mandate to distribute information directly to women about changes through the life cycle, 

from adolescence to menopause. CeMCOR’S goal is to do good science that honours the voices and experiences of women. It is the only 

centre in North America that focuses on ovulation and the causes for and consequences of ovulation disturbances. 

CeMCOR studies the physical and psychological causes and effects of ovulation disturbances on women’s overall health. CeMCOR publishes 

scientific results and disseminates information directly to women. CeMCOR document variations in the menstrual cycle and ovulation in 

the context of the lives of women of all ages. CeMCOR is analyzing the relationships of the menstrual cycle and ovulation changes with 

weight changes, metabolism changes, eating attitudes, breast maturation, bone physiology, pre-menstrual experiences and changes in 

the physiology of exercise, respiration, cardiovascular function and breast density and nodularity. 

The Gordon and Leslie Diamond 

Health Care Centre 

Room 4111 - 4th Floor 

2775 Laurel Street, 


Tel: 604–875-5927 

Fax: 604-875-5915 

cemcor@interchange.ubc.ca 

Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific Director



Women’s Health 


(WHRI) 

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WHRI is devoted solely to improving the health and health care of girls and women, to serve as a catalyst for research in women’s health 

and to support an expanding national network of women’s health researchers, policy makers and healthcare providers. 

WHRI current research focus includes: 

• HPV Vaccine Study (4-Valent vs. 9-Valent) 

• Genetics and Mental Illness Studies 

• Mother-Infant Wellness Lab 

• The KD-BEAR Project 

• Study on Osteoporosis & Urinary Incontinence 

• Guide for New Antepartum/Postpartum Studies 

WHRI research interests in fields of: 

• Group B Streptococcal (GBS) 

• Cervical Cancer 

• Endometriosis 

• Genital Herpes 

• Hepatitis C 

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 

• Human Vaginal Microbiota 

• NEXUS: Network of Experimental Urogynecologic Surgeons 

• Perinatal Anxiety Screening Study 

• Postpartum Mental Illness 

• Sexual Health & Risk Reducing Gynaecological Surgery. 

Room B325B - 4500 Oak Street, Box 

42, Vancouver B.C. V6H 3N1 

Tel: 604-875-3459 

Fax: 604-875-3895 

Contact: Katherine Heath 

Manager, Research Development 

Tel: 604 875-2424 x 4877 

kheath@cw.bc.ca 

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WHRN is a catalyst for bringing together innovative groupings of gender and women’s health researchers and research collaborations 

drawn from academic, health service, policy and community settings. 

WHRN fosters the generation, application and mainstreaming of new knowledge and is specifically dedicated to women’s health research 

that will increase the understanding of and capacity for sex and gender-based analyses and for integrating women’s health concerns into 

other areas of health research. 

WHRN works to stimulate and support distributed nodes of activity at key B.C. institutions to achieve broad research/e-research development 

and knowledge translation goals. These research clusters are cross-institutional and interdisciplinary in membership and focus, and 

designed to become intersectoral and international in scope. 

WHRN nodes of activity are supported by centralized co-ordination and facilitation for the purposes of network development and technical 

support. The following types of networking support are ongoing: 

• face-to-face meetings with researchers and collaborators from across the province 

• regular topic-oriented virtual sessions aimed at enabling knowledge exchange and research involvement 

• provincial and regional face-to-face and/or virtual sessions in support of the work of the four research clusters 

• work with the MSFHR on the further development of a database of health researchers with an interest in women’s health 

• work with other networks on sex and gender mainstreaming opportunities 

• development of the WHRN website 

WHRN Researchers and collaborators involved with the research clusters, advisory committees and communities of practice currently 

working in several distinct areas relating to women’s health research. The WHRN is also interested in supporting new research efforts and 

collaboration from across the province. Through video-conference workshops and the use of other new technologies, researchers throughout 

B.C. have the opportunity to share ideas and build new opportunities for collaboration. 

Simon Fraser University 

Harbour Centre Campus 

Room 3277, 515 West Hastings Street, 

Vancouver B.C. V6B 5K3 

Tel: 778-782-8589 

Fax: 778-782-5288 

Contact: Susan Dixon, Provincial 

Networking Co-ordinator 

sdixon@whrn.ca 

The Women’s Health 

Research Network 

(WHRN) 

www.whrn.ca 

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11. AGEING AND GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRES 

Centre on Ageing (COA) University of Victoria 

COA at the University of Victoria is a multidisciplinary research centre established in 1992. Our mandate is to promote and conduct basic 

www.coag.uvic.ca PO BOX 1700, STN CSC 

and applied research throughout the lifespan. 

Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2 

COA research is conducted in partnership with seniors, their families, organizations, health care providers, and the government. The 

Tel: 250-721-6369 

research conducted includes needs assessments and social surveys, experimental research, program evaluations, development of clinical 

Fax: 250-721-6499 

diagnostic tools, and social policy research; some of which is conducted using the Survey Research Centre. COA Research areas include: 

senage@uvic.ca 

• Ageing in Rural and Small-Town Environments 

Director 

• Caregivers/Caregiving and Social Support 

Holly Tuokko 

• Chronic Illness/Disease/Disability 

Tel: 250-721-6576 

• Cross Cultural Studies in Aging 

htuokko@uvic.ca 

• Driving 

Contact: Tom Ackerley, Manager, • Environmental Health 

Survey Research Centre 

• Ethical Issues in Gerontology 

Tel: 250 472-5250 

• Ethnicity and Immigration 

ackerley@uvic.ca 

• Falls and Injuries Among Seniors 

• Gender and Sexual Diversity 

• Home Care/Long Term Care 

• Health Care Reform 

• Health Education 

• Healthy Living/Health Promotion/Self-Care 

• Health Service Utilization 

• Housing 

• Intellectual Disability 

• Intergenerational Relationships 

• Measurement and Psychometrics 

• Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning 

• Palliative Care/End of Life 

• Well-being/Quality of Life. 

Centre for Healthy 4865 Heather Street 

CHAP is a catalyst for improving the lives of older British Columbians. Based within a health care setting, CHAP identifies complex and long 

Ageing at Providence Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 0B3 

standing problems in the delivery of care to older British Columbians and undertakes research to illuminate poorly understood areas of 

(CHAP) 

Tel: 604-876-7112 

elder care. 

www.centrefor- 

Fax: 604-876-7113 

CHAP is a vehicle for developing and fostering collaborative working relationships between hospitals, universities, community service 

healthyaging.ca 

chap@providencehealth.bc.ca 

providers and groups representing elders who share an interest and expertise in the health care needs of older adults. These partnerships 

Contact: Sherin Rahim-Jamal srahim- blend complementary skills and inspire a shared vision among different organizations. 

jamal@providencehealth.bc.ca CHAP also makes transferring knowledge to stakeholders a priority and engages in evidence-based advocacy to improve care delivery. 

Tel: 604-876-7112 x 600


CRPD is an interdisciplinary research centre committed to addressing issues related to a personhood approach to dementia and dementia 

care. CRPD evolved in response to a recognized need for research to examine the potential of a personhood approach to dementia 

care practices in B.C.. CRPD is a trans-disciplinary research centre situated in the School of Social Work and Family Studies at UBC. CRPD 

represents the collaboration between twelve British Columbian researchers engaged in research focused on a person-centred approach to 

dementia. 

CRPD expertise that capture biomedical, social sciences, and humanities perspectives at both academic and clinical levels, the CRPD 

provides a unique environment for research collaboration. Research activities are contributing to the growing body of research focused on 

personhood in dementia. CRPD aims to: 

• increase understanding of personhood in dementia develop interventions for supporting personhood. 

Centre for Research on 

Personhood in Dementia 

(CRPD) 

www.crpd.ubc.ca 


Jack Bell Building, UBC 

2080 West Mall 


Tel: 604-822-6872 

Fax: 604-822-8656 

crpd@interchange.ubc.ca 

Director CRPD : Deborah O’Connor 

Tel: 604-822-5299 

deborah.oconnor@ubc.ca 

Contact: Val Ball, Research Co-ordinator, 

CRPD 

Tel: 604-822-6872 

crpd@interchange.ubc.ca 

GRC was established in 1982 with the help of grants from Imperial Oil, the Real Estate Foundation of B.C., Shoppers Drug Mart, and the 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The associated Department of Gerontology was established in 1983. 

GRC and Department serve as a focal point for research, education and information on individual and population aging and maintain an 

active publications program to promote utilization of existing knowledge in the following areas: 

• Aging and the Built Environment 

• Changing Demography and Lifestyles 

• Culture and Aging 

• Research and development of programs to promote health, well-being and a sense of community among ethnic groups. 

• Health Promotion/Population Health and Aging 

• Prevention of Victimisation and Exploitation of Older Persons 

• Technology and Aging. 

Simon Fraser University Vancouver 

2800 - 515 West Hastings Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3 

Tel: 778-782-5062 

Fax: 778-782-5066 

gero@sfu.ca 

Chair, Department of Gerontology 

Andrew Wister 

wister@sfu.ca 

Contact: Anne Marie Barrett 

Manager, Academic and Administrative 

Services 

geradmin@sfu.ca 

Gerontology Research 

Centre (GRC) 

www.sfu.ca/grc/ 

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12. RURAL AND ABORIGINAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 

Centre for Aboriginal 

CAHR is dedicated to promoting and engaging in health research in partnership with Aboriginal peoples to improve their health. The 


Centre is a University of Victoria research centre that was created in May 2008, and acknowledge with respect the Coast Salish and Straits 

(CAHR) 

Salish peoples on whose traditional territories the Centre is graciously hosted. 

www.cahr.uvic.ca 

CAHR is leading Aboriginal population health research, collaborating with the University of Victoria and the University of Northern B.C. on 

Network Environments for Aboriginal Research B.C. (NEARBC), funded by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. 

CAHR Research projects conducted by the UVic Aboriginal Health Research Group (AHRG) and the CAHR have been in diverse areas of Aboriginal 

health including: chronic disease, disability, First Nations health, knowledge translation, epidemiology, global indigenous health, 

participatory and collaborative community-based research, and health disparities. 

CAHR Research projects include: 

• Health and mentorship survey of indigenous youth participants at the Cowichan 2008 north American indigenous games 

• Health practitioners’ perspective on the barriers to diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in aboriginal people on Vancouver island 

• First nations holistic policy and planning model 

• First nations regional longitudinal health survey. 


P.O. Box 1700, STN CSC 

Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2 

Tel: 250-853-3115 

Fax: 250-472-5450 

dinarak@uvic.ca 

CAHR Director: Jeffrey Reading 

jreading@uvic.ca 

Tel: 250-472-5451 

Fax: 250-472-545 

Contact: Chris Lalonde, Associate 

Director 

Tel: 250-721-7535 

lalonde@uvic.ca 

NETHRN-BC 

Department of Geography 

PO Box 3060 


Victoria, B.C. V8W 3R4 

Study Director: Aleck Ostry, Canada 

Research Chair 

Contact: Analisa Blake, Research 


blakea@uvic.ca 

New Emerging Team 

for Health in Rural 

& Northern British 

Columbia 

No URL 


NETHRN-BC is the acronym for the New Emerging Team for Health in Rural & Northern B.C.. NETHRN-BC aims to develop and enhance 

research capacity in the social determinants of rural and northern health. 

NETHRN-BC program is to develop research capacity in the social determinants of rural and northern health in B.C.. This program is 

multidisciplinary and guided by leading investigators including epidemiologists, geographers, psychologists, sociologists, and statisticians. 

The program is based at four B.C. universities (University of Victoria, University of Northern B.C., Thompson Rivers University, and UBC). 

NETHRN-BC researchers are connected to communities and local and regional policy makers concerned about improving the health status 

of rural and northern British Columbians. 

NETHRN-BC projects are focused on: 

• development of rural health services in the Northern Health Authority 

• early childhood education in the interior Health Authority 

• exploration of rural/urban differences in health among a cohort of B.C. sawmill workers residing and working in both urban and rural 

communities throughout the province 

• exploring the empirical and theoretical dimensions of social capital and its link to health in rural communities in B.C..


13. OTHER HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 


Centre for Blood Research (CBR) was established in 2002 and is currently the largest inter-disciplinary blood research centre in the 

world. Current membership involves 42 investigators from the Faculties of Applied Science, Arts, Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences 

and Science, and some with appointments at the University of Victoria and the University of Northern B.C.. 

CBR provides leading edge biomedical research, training, education, and innovative technologies for accelerated delivery of affordable, 

safe, high-quality diagnostics, therapeutics and medical care. 

CBR specific areas of interest include: 

• applying emerging biotechnologies to the study of blood and blood processing for the creation of new knowledge in transfusion science 

• developing safer means of removing excess iron from blood 

• identifying risk factors, biomarkers and therapies for innate immune, inflammatory, malignant, hemostatic and thrombotic disorders 

• developing novel approaches to repair vascular system abnormalities; designing microbe-resistant drugs for a range of viruses, parasites 

and bacteria 

• restoring organ function with stem cell technologies 

• modulating the immune system for better management of chronic inflammatory diseases 

• improving drug production technologies 

• establishing integrated research and clinical training programs to better manage the significant medical problems that confront our 

4th Floor, Life Sciences Centre 

2350 Health Sciences Mall 


Director: Ed Conway 

Tel: 604-822-4252 

Fax: 604-822-7742 

director@cbr.ubc.ca 

Centre for Blood 

Research (CBR) 

www.cbr.ubc.ca 

society. 

CMMT is focused on exploring the genetic basis of disease and translating this knowledge into new treatment strategies for common and 

neglected diseases. CMMT works in the fields of developmental biology, neurobiology, lipid biology, bioinformatics, pharmacogenomics, 

epigenetics, and transgenics. It is a leader in Huntingdon’s disease research and the development of biomarkers to identify adverse drug 

reactions (ADRs). The Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety, operated in conjunction with Pharmaceutical Outcomes 

and Policy Innovations, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of B.C. (see below), is a nation-wide program that aims to identify genetic 

markers that are predictive of severe ADRs and implement these in cost-effective diagnostic screening programs to reduce the occurrence 

of permanent disability and deaths from severe ADRs. 

CMMT is part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine and is located at the Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) (see above). 


Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4H4 

Tel: 604-875-3800 

Fax: 604-875-3819 

info@cmmt.ubc.ca 

Contact: Nicki Kahnamoui, Director of 

Business Development 

Tel: 604-875-2345 x 4832 

Centre for Molecular 

Medicine and Therapeutics 

www.cmmt.ubc.ca 

nicki@cmmt.ubc.ca 

CTAG is a genomics and molecular pathology core facility supported by a world class team of molecular pathologists. Its mission is to 

develop novel laboratory tests to improve the management of a diverse spectrum of disorders including cancer, infectious diseases, and 

inherited syndromes. 

CTAG operates at PHSA agencies including the B.C. Cancer Agency, B.C. Centre for Disease Control, B.C. Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s 

Hospital & Health Centre. CTAG offers a broad range of analytical services to the public and private sectors. 

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3rd floor, 600 West 10th Avenue 

Vancouver B.C., V5Z 4E6 

Tel: 604-877-6000 x 2301 

Medical Director: Dr. David Huntsman 

dhuntsma@bccancer.bc.ca 

Business Manager: Alicja Parker 

aparker@bccancer.bc.ca 

Centre for Translational 

and Applied 

Genomics (CTAG) 

PHSA 

www.phsa.ca/AgenciesAndServices/ 

Services/PHSA-Labs/ 

About-PHSA-Labs/ 

CTAG.htm



Located at UVic. Engaged in a variety of research studies investigating issues related to physical activity, healthy eating, health education 

and literacy, social marketing, health promotion, and population health. Housed within the Institute are the Knowledge Exchange 

Research Unit, the Movement Skills Analysis Lab, and the Exercise Physiology Lab. 

Joan Wharf Higgins 

Canada Research Chair, Health & 

Society, UVic 

Tel: 250-721-8377 

jwharfhi@uvic.ca 

Institute of Applied 

Physical Activity and 


www.educ.uvic.ca/ 

phed/iapahr/ 

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The GSC is a leading international centre for genomics and bioinformatics research. Its mandate is to advance knowledge about cancer and 

other diseases, to improve human health through disease prevention, diagnosis and therapeutic approaches, and to realize the social and 

economic benefits of genomics research. Technology platforms include: 

• Bioinformatics 

• Sequencing 

• Physical mapping 

• Affymetrix microarray 

• Illumina sequencing 

• Proteomics 

• Expression cloning 

• Drug discovery. 

B.C. Cancer Research Centre 

675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, 

B.C., V5Z 1L3 

Tel: 604-675-8150 

Echelon Building 

570 West 7th Ave - Suite 100, Vancouver, 

B.C., V5Z 4S6 

Tel: 604-707-5800 

Marco Marra, Director 

Tel: 604- 707-5900 x 6082 

Tel: 604- 675- 8150 x 8162 

mmarra@bcgsc.ca 

Michael Smith Genome 

Sciences Centre (GSC), 


www.bcgsc.ca 

A research facility in the Simon Fraser University’s Gerontology Research Centre and the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Technology 

Centre. It evaluates and assists in the design and operational risk for medical and biomechanical devices. It evaluates orthotics, 

biomechanical risk, mobility-impairment. 

The Lab conducts research and training activities that aim to improve the relationship between people and their living and working 

environments. The scope of research extends from gerontology to engineering, and from field studies to laboratory simulation to medical 

and assistive device development. 

7th Floor, BCIT DTC 

555 Seymour Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V5M 3B3 

Tel: 778-782-5062 

Fax 778-782-5066 

Contact Andrew Sixsmith 

The Dr. Tong Louie 

Living Laboratory 

www.sfu.ca/livinglab 

sixsmith@sfu.ca 


UVic - Genome B.C. Proteomics Centre is a state-of-the-art proteomics research facility. It is the longest operating proteomics core 

facility in Canada, having been in operation since 1982, and serves clients in academia, industry and government on a fee-for-service and 

collaborative basis. Featured services include: 

• Biomarker Discovery and Validation 

• MALDI Imaging 

• Quantitative Proteomics 

• Structural Proteomics 

• Peptide Synthesis 

• Protein Characterization 

• Protein Identification 

• Bioinformatics 

• Metabolomics. 

University of Victoria Proteomics 

Centre 

Vancouver Island Technology Park 

#3101-4464 Markham St 

Victoria, B.C. V8Z 7X8 

Tel: 250-483-3226 

info@proteincentre.com 

Christoph Borchers, Facility Director 

Tel: 250-483-3221 

christoph@proteincentre.com 

UVic - Genome B.C. 

Proteomics Centre 

www.proteincentre. 

com


HIS provides a consultative service to the health care community, as well as academic programs (see Clinical Trials Training Facilities, 

below). The School’s view of health information encompasses clinical, sociological, epidemiological, administrative, legal, and economic 

perspectives. Health is seen from a community perspective and encompasses the full range of services including health promotion and 

disease prevention, home care, community health and occupational health, physicians services, institutional acute care, rehabilitation and 


Victoria B.C. V8W 3P5 

Tel: 250-721-8575 

his@uvic.ca 


School of Health Information 

Science (HIS) 

http://hinf.uvic.ca/ 

extended care. 

Abdul Roudsari, Director 


The Vancouver Prostate Centre’s Microarray Facility is a multi-platform facility that provides research projects with services ensuring 

the successful design, execution and interpretation of microarray experiments. The facility offers commercial (Agilent, Illumina and 

NimbleGen) whole-genome and custom high-density microarrays for gene expression, miRNA, copy number variation and epigenetic 

studies. Exon capture arrays were recently added which when integrated with next generation sequencing technologies, will make whole 

genome and targeted re-sequencing studies possible. 

The Facility is recognized as an expert in the design and use of custom spotted cDNA, oligonucleotide and protein microarrays, and in the 

analysis of the resulting data. Moreover, the facility has added software that allows seamless cross-platform integration and analysis of 

expression, genomic and next generation sequence data making extremely powerful and comprehensive studies possible. 

The Vancouver Prostate Centre (see 

above) 

Contact: Colin Collins 

Tel: 604-875-4111 x 67536 

ccollins@prostatecentre.com 


Centre - Genome 

B.C. Microarray Facility 

www.microarray. 

prostatecentre.com 

14. HEALTH POLICY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND HEALTH ECONOMICS RESEARCH CENTRES 

C2E2 exists to facilitate the development of an evidence-based body of knowledge, its implementation and the evaluation of subsequent 

outcomes. C2E2 supports clinical research and evaluation of clinical programs and provides expertise in clinical research methodology and 

statistics to other VCHRI investigators and health care policy makers 

C2E2 research activities are in five areas: 

• Systematic reviews 

• Clinical research methodology, data management and data analysis 

• Health services and outcomes research 

• Health economics 

• Health information systems and technology 

C2E2 Research projects include interests in: 

• Respiratory health 

• Primary care 

• Emergency medicine 

• Hip health and mobility 

• Cardiac surgery 

• Orthopedics. 

• Trauma 

7th Floor, 828 West 10th Avenue 

Research Pavilion 


Tel: 604-875-4043 

Fax: 604-875-5179 

C2E2@vch.ca 

C2E2 Clinical Research Unit VCHRI 

Contact: Connie Feschuk, Manager 

Tel: 604-875-5886 

Fax: 604- 875-5336 

connie.feschuk@vch.ca 

Centre for Clinical 

Epidemiology & Evaluation 

VCHRI 

www.c2e2.vchri.ca 

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Provides services for clinical trials, epidemiology, health economics, and health outcomes for various therapeutic areas at Providence 

Health Care (see Appendix 2 for more information). Expertise includes epidemiology and population health. Conducts pharmacoeconomic 

analyses. Evaluates, interprets and disseminates health outcome information. 

Centre for Health Evaluation 

and Outcome 

Sciences (CHEOS) 

www.cheos.ubc.ca 

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620B - 1081 Burrard Street 


Tel: 604- 806- 8678 

Fax: 604-806-8674 

Orr, John, Director of Operations 

Tel: 604-806-2294 


Provides clinical trials infrastructure for HIV and related conditions (see Appendix 1 for more information). Pharmacoeconomics is a key 

activity within the Network, with the Pharmacoeconomics Program Director (Aslam Anis) also holding the position of national co-director 

of the whole Network. 

620B - 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, 

B.C. V6Z 1Y6 

Tel: 604-806-8327 

Fax: 604-806-8210 

Toll Free: 1-800-661-4664. 

Pankovich, Jim, Chief Scientific Officer 

Tel: 604-806-8340 

CIHR Canadian HIV 

Trials Network 

www.hivnet.ubc.ca 

jpankovich@mail.hivnet.ubc.ca 

A multidisciplinary group of researchers with expertise in clinical pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, health economics, health services 

research, program evaluation and health promotion research. Works in clinical and economic research, and pharmaceutical outcomes 

assessment. 

Established the Community Pharmacist Research Network (CPRN) to capitalize on the availability and accessibility of pharmacists in urban 

and rural communities throughout the province. In the past year, the number of research-oriented community pharmacies in the CPRN has 

expanded from 150 to 187. The CPRN enables the collection of real-time, patient-specific data under conditions of routine clinical care, and 

can be utilized in settings of randomized clinical trials as well as prospective and longitudinal studies. Post-marketing data on tolerability, 

adherence, and effectiveness of medications can be efficiently obtained and the field study data linked to medical office records and the 

B.C. Linked Health Databases. 

Collaboration for 

Outcomes Research 

and Evaluation (CORE), 


http://www.core.ubc. 

ca/index.php 


Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sci., UBC, 

2146 East Mall, Vancouver B.C., V6T 

1Z3 

Tel: 604-827-3674 

Fax: 604-827-4014 

St Paul’s Hospital, 

620B 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver B.C. 

V6Z 1Y6, 5th Floor 

Marra, Carlo, Director 

Tel: 604-827-3398 

Carlo.marra@ubc.ca 

Westland, Kristin. 

Tel: 604-822-9460 westland@ 

exchange.ubc.ca


Centre of Excellence 

for Simulation Education 

& Innovation 

(CESEI) 

www.cesei.org 


CESEI at Vancouver Coastal Health is an internationally recognized multi-disciplinary academic centre in medical education and research 

related to educational technology. 

CESEI is a high-tech classroom for medical students, physicians, nurses, Canadian Forces medical technicians and other health care workers. 

The subject matter ranges from basic patient interview skills learned by junior medical students to leading edge surgical techniques 

acquired by experienced surgeons. 

CESEI benefits surgical and non-surgical disciplines including: 

• Departments of Medicine 

• Anaesthesiology 

• Continuing Nursing Education 

• Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

• Ophthalmology 

• Emergency Medicine 

• Acute Care 

• Orthopaedics 

• Faculty of Applied Sciences 

CESEI research is multidisciplinary, and includes the Departments of Surgery, and Medicine, Division of Educational Support and Development 

(Faculty of Medicine), Department of Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Applied Science at UBC), Faculty of Computer Science 

(McGill University), School of Engineering Science (SFU), Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS) at McMaster University. 

CESEI industry partners committed to collaborate in these projects are MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates (MDA), Intuitive Surgical and 

3602-910 W. 10th Avenue 


Fax: 604-875-5832 

info@cesei.org 

Director of CESEI 

Karim Qayumi 

Tel: 604-875-5176 

qayumi@interchange.ubc.ca 

Contact: Marlene Woschee, CESEI 

Manager 

Tel: 604-875-4499 

woschee@interchange.ubc.ca 

Medical Education Technologies Inc. (METI). 

CIH is an organising centre for a broad network of members in the UBC community interested in international health. CIH is a unit of the 

College of Health Disciplines in collaboration with the Liu Institute for Global Issues. CIH aims to stimulate and support the contribution of 

UBC faculty, students and staff to better and more equitable health worldwide through the translation of knowledge into action: 

• Raise awareness of global health challenges and opportunities for tackling them 

• Stimulate greater involvement of UBC faculty students, and partners in international health. 

• Encourage excellence in research, capacity development, practice and knowledge translation for improving global health. 

Centre for International 

Health (CIH) 

www.cih.ubc.ca 

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Develops innovative mathematical tools to better understand and control the spread of infectious diseases. Provides mathematical 

modeling expertise to public health policy makers in B.C.; builds infectious disease transmission models to assist policy design in Canada. 

Projects include modeling HPV & influenza immunization strategies, treatments for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis. 

430 – 2206 East Mall, UBC 


Tel: 604-822-8952 

Fax: 604-822-9210 

ghealth@interchange.ubc.ca 

Dr. Jerry Spiegel, Director 

Contact: Karen Lockhart, Research 

Manager 

karen.lockhart@ubc.ca 


655 West 12th Ave 

Vancouver B.C. V5Z 4R4 

English, Krista. Program Manager. 

T: 604-707-2476 

krista.english@bccdc.ca 

Division of Mathematical 

Modeling, UBC/ 

B.C. Centre for Disease 

Control (BCCDC) 

http://www.mathmodeling.cdc.ubc.ca/ 

index.htm



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This pediatric research unit operates out of the B.C. Children’s Hospital in association with the Faculty of Paediatrics at UBC. Its mission is to 

foster pharmaceutical policy innovation through proactive policy research, training and knowledge translation concerning the effectiveness, 

safety and cost management of prescription drugs. POPi has 3 general components: Drug Safety, Drug Effectiveness, Drug Policy. 

The goal of POPi’s Director, Dr. Bruce Carleton, is to make medication use more effective and safer for all patients, particularly children. His 

research focus is on the impact of drug therapy on human health and quality of life. He is particularly interested in developing better ways 

to evaluate the effectiveness of drugs, medication-use models designed to improve patient health, as well as practical surveillance systems 

to improve the safe use of medication. 

The Pharmaceutical Outcomes 

Programme 

Children’s and Women’s Health Centre 

of B.C. 

E423-4480 Oak Street, Vancouver 

B.C., V6H 3V4 

Dr. Bruce Carleton, Director 

Tel: 604-875-3609 

Pharmaceutical 

Outcomes and Policy 

Innovations, Children’s 

and Women’s Health 

Centre of B.C. 

POPi 

www.popi.ubc.ca 

bcarleton@popi.ubc.ca 

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Innovation (POPI) Research Unit studies drug effectiveness, safety and costs to provide 

decision makers with cost effective drug coverage strategies that produce the best health outcomes. Much of the work has a focus on 

pharmaceutical use by children and seniors, two populations particularly at risk for adverse drug reactions. 

POPI unit has access to the largest prescription database in Canada: B.C.’s PharmaNet system has captured all prescription drug purchases 

by B.C. residents since 1995, and can be linked to other databases with information on physician services, hospital care and vital statistics. 

POPI recommends improvements in clinical and public policy, including studying trends and regional variations in asthma care and 

patient compliance with treatment; examining how to assess “real life” drug effectiveness in patients who may have multiple medical conditions, 

especially seniors; evaluating five provincial drug plans to determine optimal policies; evaluating the impact of academic detailing, 

or educational outreach, on drug prescribing across Canada to identify best practices in detailing programs; and identifying trends, safety 



Outcomes and Policy 

Innovation 

POPI 

(no URL) 

concerns and research priorities regarding the dispensing of prescription medication to B.C. children. 


CHSPR undertakes policy relevant research and graduate training, and engages and informs health policy and issues that matter to 

Canadians. 

CHSPR Research is in scientific enquiry into population health and into ways in which health services can best be organized, funded and 

delivered. Researchers and staff carry out a diverse program of research and development, delivering the tools and analyses needed to 

renew health care and improve the health of Canadians. 

CHSPR research interests are in the areas of: 

• Health and Health Care Use: Investigating population-wide patterns of health and health services use 

• Health Human Resources: Investigating the supply, distribution and service provision of physicians and nurses 

• Primary Health Care: Developing evidence-based frameworks and approaches to understanding primary health care systems 

• Pharmaceutical Policy: Studying the financing, delivery and use of prescription drugs 

• Workplace Health and Safety: Studying ways to improve workplace health and safety. 

Public Administration/Human and 

Social Development 



Victoria B.C. V8W 2Y2 

Tel: 250-721-8066 

Fax: 250-721-8849 

Contact: Rebecca Warburton, 

Assistant Professor 

rnwarbur@uvic.ca 

201-2206 East Mall 


Tel: 604-822–4969 

Fax: 604-822–5690 

enquire@chspr.ubc.ca 

Director, Maurice Barer 

Tel: 604-822-5992 

Contact: Vanessa Chu, Communications 

Specialist 

Tel: 604-822–6668 

vchu@chspr.ubc.ca 

UBC Centre for Health 

Services and Policy 

Research (CHSPR) 

www.chspr.ubc.ca


15. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRES 

School of Environmen- 3rd Floor - 2206 East Mall, UBC SOEH is a teaching and research unit in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies. SOEH primary objective is to prepare professionals and 

tal Health (SOEH), UBC Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z3 

researchers with the expertise to evaluate risks from physical, chemical and biological exposures and the skills and sensitivities to effect 

www.soeh.ubc.ca Tel: 604- 822-9595 

changes that will protect human health and well-being. 

Fax: 604-822-9588 

SOEH faculty and students have an outstanding record in occupational and environmental science research. SOEH research themes include: 

Executive Director, Christie Hurrell • Air pollution • Bioaerosols 

Centre for Health and Environment • Determinants of exposure • Epidemiology and risk regulation 

Research 

• Knowledge translation • Musculoskeletal injuries and claims 

Tel: 604-827-5622 

• Nanosensors • Noise in the built environment 

• Noise and heart disease • Occupational carcinogens 


• Occupational respiratory disease • Young workers 

BCEOHRN was founded in 2005 through an award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. 

BCEOHRN’s Strategic goals include: 

• Improved research capacity through enabling inter-institutional collaboration and seed funding to develop innovative research ideas. 

• Student support by providing funding (travel bursaries, pilot funding, team building grants) and a mentorship program. 

• Improved knowledge transfer by hosting two meetings per year that bring together stakeholders (researchers, educators, policy makers, 

trainees) to address occupational and environmental health issues that are priorities to British Columbians. 

BCEOHRN Network is currently comprised of over 1,000 members from across the province. Detailed information about our members can 

be viewed at our members’ database available by clicking the button at the top of any page on our website. Members are: 

• University-based and community-based researchers from many disciplines 

• Research trainees and students 

• People who work in environmental and occupational health fields, and are interested in research 

• Service providers 

• Policy-makers, including local and regional health authority representatives. 

Scientific Director: Dr. Henry Harder 

Tel: 250-960-6506 

Associate Scientific Director: Dr. Paul 

Demers 

Tel: 604-.822-0585 

pdemers@interchange.ubc.ca 

Contact: Executive Director - Ms. Pat 

Atherton 

Tel: 250-216-7290 

patherton@bceohrn.ca 

The B.C. Environmental 

and Occupational 

Health Research Network 

(BCEOHRN) 

www.bceohrn.ca 

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APPENDIX 10. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS WHICH HAVE B.C. 

CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS AS PIVOTAL PLAYERS OR MEMBERS 

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This Appendix contains two tables. The first lists national and international networks in which B.C.’s clinical investigators play a pivotal role. The second 

is a non-exclusive list of Networks to which B.C.’s investigators belong but are not on Executive or other Committees. 

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Play a Pivotal Role 

Examples of National and International Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Play a Pivotal Role 

Network Description 

CNS 


National 

Canadian Network of Multiple Sclerosis Clinics (http://cnmsc. Academic and community based clinics established for the advancement of patient services, education, and research in 

org/Canadian-Network-Of-Multiple-Sclerosis-Clinics.aspx) MS. VCHRI’s Dessa Sadovnick is on the Executive Committee. 

Canadian Northwest FASD Partnership 

Under the leadership of CFRI in Vancouver, this network includes researchers in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, 

(www.cnfasdpartnership.ca) 

and the 3 northern territories. More than 150 research protocols pertaining to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) 

are active within the network. 

Canadian Stroke Consortium (www.strokeconsortium.ca) Academic alliance committed to the pursuit of anti-stroke therapies, Chaired by UBC’s Phil Teal (Director of the B.C. 

Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases) and involving over 135 Canadian neurologists and research consultants. 

Canadian Stroke Network (www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca) Canadian Federal government Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) based in Ottawa involved in stroke research. Brian 

MacVicar, UBC, is one of the Theme Leaders (he does not work in clinical trials). 

NeuroDevNet (www.neurodevnet.ca) This pan-Canadian NCE is focused on FASD, autism, and cerebral palsy. It is led by Dan Goldowitz of CMMT and CFRI (he 

does not work in clinical trials). It involves clinicians and scientists from across Canada who are dedicated to studying 

children’s brain development from both basic science and clinical perspectives. 

PrioNet Canada (www.prionetcanada.ca) Based at UBC in Vancouver, this NCE is dedicated to prion research and directed by UBC’s Neil Cashman (he does not work 

in clinical trials). Has researchers at nine Canadian universities (from Prince Edward Island to B.C.), two foreign universities, 

23 government departments and agencies, and 8 industrial partners. 

International 

Pacific Rim Workgroup Against Epilepsy (no URL) CFRI’s Peter Wong is a founding member.



National 

The C17 Council (www.c17.ca) Organization composed of the institutionally appointed heads of the 16 pediatric hematology, oncology, and stem 

cell transplantation programs in Canada. Acts as an authoritative Canadian voice representing the interests of children 

and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. CFRI’s Paul Rogers is one of the Council members and Co-Chair of the 

Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Committee. 


Canadian Blood & Marrow Transplant Group (www.cbmtg.org) National, voluntary, multi-disciplinary organization providing leadership and promoting excellence in patient care, 

research and education in the field of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT). CFRI’s Kirk Schultz is a prominent 

member. 

Canadian Urologic Oncology Group (CUOG) (www.cuog.org) Created, owned and operated by its members, CUOG is a clinical research investigator network. The Consortium is a national 

alliance of leading academic and community based urologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists. It is 

headquartered in Vancouver. VGH’s Martin Gleave is past Chair of and a continuing member of the Executive Committee; 

BCCA’s Tom Pickles and Kim Chi are members of the Executive Committee. 

International group sponsored by the US National Cancer Institute that conducts epidemiologic, clinical and translational 

research in pediatric cancer. CFRI’s Paul Rogers is a prominent member. 

The NCIC CTG is funded by the NCIC (now Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute) through its world-renowned peer 

review process. A number of B.C. investigators are on various NCIC CTG Executive Committees. BCCA’s Kim Chi is on the 

Genitourinary (GU) Disease Site Executive Committee; Chair of the sub-site Advanced Prostate group; and Executive 

Committee Member and Chair-elect of the Investigational New Drug Site; Stephen Chia is on the Clinical Trials Committee 

and Breast Site Executive Committee; Hagan Kennecke is on the GI Executive Committee; Christopher Lee is on the 

Lung Site Executive Committee; Martin Gleave is past Chair of and continues to be a member of the GU Clinical Trials 

Group Executive Committee. 

Children’s Oncology Group (COG) (www.childrensoncologygroup.org) 

National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC 

CTG) (www.cancer.ca/research/) 

International network of Australian and Canadians who can coordinate their skills and solve the complex problems facing 

prostate cancer. The Vancouver Prostate Centre is the Canadian Hub of this alliance and a founding member. 

The Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), promotes and supports 

clinical trials of new cancer treatments, explores methods of cancer prevention and early detection, and studies qualityof-life 

issues and rehabilitation during and after treatment. Cooperative groups include researchers, cancer centres, and 

community physicians throughout the U.S, Canada, and Europe. A number of B.C. investigators are on NCI Executive 

Committees. BCCA’s Kim Chi is on the Prostate Cancer Task Force Committee; Hagan Kennecke is on the Neuroendocrine 

International 

Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance (www. 

aus-canprostatealliance.org) 

National Cancer Institute (U.S.)-Canada Clinical Trials Group 

(www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/clinical-trialscooperative-group) 

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Task Force Committee. 

CFRI’s Kirk Schultz is past Chair.. A voluntary group of clinicians and scientists that includes over 100 pediatric PBMTC 

centres in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Purpose is to engage in scientific and educational activities 

related to the use of hematopoietic stem cells in the treatment of diseases of children and adolescents. 

Pediatric Bone and Marrow Transplant Consortium (PBMTC) 

(www.pbmtc.org)

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Play a Pivotal Role (cont’d) 



Chair: Scheifele, David. Based at CFRI, Vancouver. CAIRE is a professional organization of Canadian vaccine researchers. 

Many of the members are involved in applied vaccinology, i.e., evaluating new vaccines, building the rationale for new 

National 

CAIRE - Canadian Association for Immunization Research 

(www.caire.ca) 

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public programs and optimizing public immunization programs. 

Pediatric hospital-based national active surveillance network for adverse events following immunization, vaccine failures 

and selected infectious diseases in children that are, or are soon to be, vaccine preventable. Consists of 12 Canadian 

centres. The IMPACT data centre is located in Vancouver, B.C. 

Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT) 

(www.cps.ca/English/surveillance/impact/impact.htm) 

CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (www.hivnet.ubc.ca) Based at St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver B.C. National Director: Martin Schechter, PHCRI. Partnership of clinical investigators, 

physicians, nurses, people living with HIV/AIDS, pharmaceutical manufacturers and others that facilitates HIV/AIDS 

clinical trials; have centres in 30 clinics and hospitals stretching across the country from Nova Scotia to B.C. (see also 

Appendices 1 and 10 [section 4]). 

Based in Saskatoon, this incorporated Canadian non-profit organization identifies promising vaccine candidates 

targeting Canada's public health priorities and works with industry partners to develop these vaccine candidates for the 

marketplace. PREVENT conducts time and labour intensive preclinical and early-stage clinical trials for promising vaccine 

candidates, reducing the risk by facilitating critical mid-stage vaccine development. A Canadian western regional 

Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT) http://www. 

prevent-cecr.ca/ 

office is located at BCCDC, Vancouver. 

Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infec- 

Network established to answer significant questions in a timely manner. Canada’s small population relative to its large 

tions in Canada (see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ geographic area makes it nearly impossible for a single centre to have the sample numbers necessary to answer such 

PMC2827737/) 

questions. Consists of many pediatric centres across Canada. BCCH’s David Scheifele is a leading member. 

PrioNet Canada (www.prionetcanada.ca) Based at UBC, Vancouver B.C. See above for details. 

A pan-Canadian vaccine research network that conducts applied public health research in preparation for and during an 

influenza pandemic. The Rapid Vaccine Trials are led by David Scheifele of CFRI and BCCDC. 

Public Health Agency of Canada - Canadian Institutes of 

Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) (www. 

pcirn.ca) 


International 

SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative (SAVI) (www.savi-info.ca) Based at BCCDC and UBC, this B.C.-led international consortium of organizations and individuals is working to fast track 

the development of a SARS vaccine. 

Maternal and Child Health (Not Disease Specific) 

Directed by Anne Junker, CFRI, Vancouver B.C. Multi-disciplinary initiative to support world-class clinical research 

nationwide, connecting. 17 academic child/child-maternal health centres across Canada. Primary objectives are to build 

innovative platforms to address gaps in the clinical research environment through the establishment of core programs 

in research partnerships, training, knowledge translation, research methods, research ethics and regulatory affairs, and 

funding partnerships. Also sets out to establish integrated access to innovative tools in data management, genomics, 

and biobanking. 

National 

Canadian Mother Infant Child Youth Research Network (MI- 

CYRN) (www.micyrn.ca)


Canadian Neonatal Followup Network (CFUN) (www.cnfun.ca) Voluntary collaboration between Neonatal and Perinatal Follow-Up Programs in Canada and their multidisciplinary 

team members. Developed in liaison with the Canadian Neonatal Network to facilitate collaboration in research, 

integrated data collection, knowledge translation and to improve the quality of care and long term outcomes of children 

seen in their programs. CFRI’s Anne Synnes is the Director and chairs the Steering Committee and Database Working 

Group. 


Founded by ex-CFRI investigator, Shoo Lee. Now includes members from 30 hospitals (neonatal nurseries) and 17 

universities across Canada. The Network maintains a standardized neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) database and pro- 

Canadian Neonatal Network (www.canadianneonatalnetwork.org) 

vides a unique opportunity for researchers to participate in collaborative projects on a national and international scale. 

Network to advance excellence in pediatric research in Canada on the big questions that require collaborative research. 

CFRI investigator Gillian Lauder is a co-founder. Others, including Martin Ansermino, are members. 

Canadian Pediatric Anesthesiology Research Network (www. 

micyrn.ca/documents/PINC Meeting Report November 5 2009. 

pdf) 

Multi-disciplinary group of Canadian health researchers working together on research issues concerning pediatric surgical 

care. To date there are 26 network members of which the majority are leading pediatric surgeons/surgical educators 

in their field. The network comprises all 16 tertiary perinatal centres in Canada. Founded by CFRI’s Eric Skarsgard and 

coordinated by B.C. Children’s Hospital. 

Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSnet) (www.capsnetwork.org) 

Canadian Perinatal Network (www.cpn-rpc.org) Members from 22 tertiary perinatal units from across Canada collaborate on research issues relating to perinatal care, 

particularly hypertension in pregnancy and the prevention of preeclampsia. Led by Rob Liston and Laura Magee, CFRI, 

Vancouver. 

A network of advocacy groups from around the world which advocate for better medicines for all children. It works 

closely with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Leadership provided by 

Stuart MacLeod and Bob Peterson at CFRI (do not conduct clinical trials). 

International 

International Alliance for Better Medicines for Children (no 

URL) 

North American Fetal Therapy Network (www.naftnet.org) Voluntary association of medical centres in the United States and Canada with established expertise in fetal surgery and 

other forms of multidisciplinary care for complex disorders of the fetus. CFRI’s Alain Gagnon is a founding member. 

Promotes lung health by supporting the respiratory community through leadership, collaboration, research, learning 

and advocacy, and promoting the best respiratory practices in Canada. VCHRI’s Mark Fitzgerald is on Executive Committee; 

VCHRI’s Jeremy Road is Chair of Research Committee. 

Other 

National 

Canadian Thoracic Society (www.lung.ca/cts-sct/aboutpropos_e.php) 

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Canadian Urological Association (CUA) (www.cua.org) Represents and provides a voice for all Canadian urologists and fosters dedication of all members of the profession 

toward ensuring the highest possible standard of urologic care for Canadians. The Vancouver Prostate Centre’s Martin 

Gleave is Chair of the CUA Scholarship Foundation Research Council.

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Play a Pivotal Role (cont’d) 


Network investigating childhood arthritis in Canada. Obtained CIHR funding for “Determinants of Risk and Outcome in 

Inflammatory Arthritis”, REACCH OUT (quality of life and outcomes in juvenile arthritis), and BBOP (Biologically Based 

Outcome Predictors) in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. CFRI’s David Cabral is a member of the interim steering committee; 

and Lori Tucker is a PI on REACCH OUT. 

Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators 

(CAPRI) (www.icaare.ca/index.php?option=com_content&tas 

k=view&id=44&Itemid=80) 

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International 

American Bronchology Association (www.aabronchology.org) Promoties excellence in clinical care, education, and research in the rapidly expanding fields of Bronchoscopy, Interventional 

Pulmonology, and Interventional Bronchoscopy. VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is past Director. 

Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety A joint initiative of POPi and CMMT (CFRI), Vancouver B.C. One of only two active adverse drug reaction (ADR) surveillance 

networks in the world. Brings together leading scientists from many disciplines within industry, government, universities, 

hospitals, and research institutes to better understand and prevent severe ADRs. Currently recruiting patients 

to a trial on adverse drug reactions in children (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00414115) and adults in Canada, US, 

Mexico, Europe. 

North American organization of pediatric rheumatologists who are building a multi-centre network of pediatric rheumatology 

research centres across the continent that will work together on clinical trials and research. CFRI’s David Cabral 

Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatism Research Alliance (CARRA) 

(www.carragroup.info; www.arthritis.org/carra.php) 

and Lori Tucker are co-founders. 

Co-directed by Scott Hofer, Victoria B.C. smhofer@uvic.ca. Collaborative research infrastructure for coordinated 

interdisciplinary, cross-national research aimed at replicating and extending research findings from a within-person 

perspective. The network is currently comprised of over 25 longitudinal studies on aging, spanning eight countries, with 

Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Aging (IALSA) 

Research Network (http://lifelab.tss.oregonstate.edu/) 

a combined sample size of approximately 70,000 individuals. 

Promotes study of diagnosis and treatment using light and photosensitizers, disseminates such information to members 

of IPA, the medical community and the general public. Membership consists of the most prominent international 

clinicians and scientists involved in performing and researching photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodiagnosis (PD). 

VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is a past President. 

International Photodynamic Association (IPA) (http://sites. 

pcmd.ac.uk/ipa/index.php) 

National Core for Neuroethics (www.neuroethics.ubc.ca) Based at UBC in Vancouver B.C. The permanent home for the International Neuroethics Network. 

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Are Members 

(Examples of National and International Networks) 


Cardiology 

National 

Canadian Heart Failure Network (www.chfn.ca) Established in 1999 to improve the current management of heart failure, implement new proven therapies in a timely 

manner, and collaborate in innovative research approaches to optimize patient management. Has five B.C. members: 

Abbotsford Heart Failure Clinic, Central Okanagan Association for Cardiac Function Office (Kelowna), Penticton Regional 


Hospital, Surrey Memorial Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital. 

Network of pediatric cardiac care providers from the four western provinces – B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. 

Pediatric cardiac surgery is performed at two centres - Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton and B.C. Children's 

Hospital. Network follows standard diagnostic, investigation, and referral protocols. 

Western Canadian Children’s Heart Network (www.westernchildrensheartnetwork.ca) 

International 

Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (www.chss.org) Not-for-profit charitable corporation based in the US that sponsors and oversees multi-institutional clinical studies; 

links and educates investigators; and encourages and stimulates investigation and study that will increase the knowl- 

edge of congenital cardiac physiology, pathology and therapy, and to correlate and disseminate such knowledge. 

International group of physicians and allied professionals dedicated to improving the care of children and young adults 

with cardiac rhythm disturbances. The group's primary mission is to foster high-quality collaborative research and exchange 

of ideas on arrhythmia topics that are particularly relevant to infants and children. BCCH’s Shubhayan Sanatani 

is a member. 

Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society (www.pediatricepsociety.org) 

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Pediatric Heart Network (www.pediatricheartnetwork.com) Part of the US’ National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute of the NIH. Conducts trials to improve outcomes and quality of 

life in children who are born with or acquire heart disease. 

CNS 

National 

Canadian Pediatric Epilepsy Network (see http://cjns.meta- Network of scientists and health care professionals in partnership with organizations which provide education and suppress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&bacport 

to children with epilepsy. Objective is to gain a better understanding of childhood epilepsy through collaborative 

kto=issue,11,20;journal,47,70;linkingpublicationresults,1:30 research conducted with doctors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, educators and scientists across Canada. 

0307,1) 

Canadian Pediatric Neuromuscular Group N/A 

Canadian Consortium of Clinical Cognitive Research Centres Nationwide network of 35 clinics that evaluates and treats individuals with dementia and cognitive disorders. 

(C5R) (www.c5r.ca) 

Canadian Movement Disorder Group (www.cmdg.org) Canadian clinicians and scientists with an interest and expertise in the study and care of patients with movement 

disorders. 

Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Network (no URL) Consists of 22 pediatric care facilities across Canada.

Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Are Members (cont’d) 


International 

Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (www.nia.nih. 

A major research study, sponsored by the US NIH, to determine whether brain imaging can help predict onset and 

monitor progression of Alzheimer’s disease. 

gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/ADNI.htm) 

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Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Satrs (www.mscare.org) Professional organization for MS healthcare providers and researchers in North America. 


National 

Canadian Brain Tumor Consortium (www.cbtc.ca) National investigator network of over 40 brain tumour specialists and researchers treating both pediatric and adult 

patients with brain tumour. An integral pillar of the Canadian Brain Tumour Network (CBTNet). CFRI members are 

involved in the studies. 

Canadian Pediatric Thrombosis & Hemostasis Network (no URL) N/A 

International 

Breast Cancer International Research Group (www.bcirg.org) Part of the Cancer International Research Group division of TRIO (Translational Research in Oncology), an international, 

not-for-profit, academic research organization consisting of an international scientific oncology division known as 

Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) and a clinical trial operations branch (CIRG) that serves and supports 

the scientific division in conducting and managing their clinical trials. 

Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group (http://ecog.dfci.harvard. One of the largest clinical cancer research organizations in the US, conducting multi-centre clinical trials in all types of 

edu) 

adult cancers. 

Hemophilia Prophylaxis networks (various) N/A 

National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). A clinical trials cooperative group supported since by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI). 

(www.nsabp.pitt.edu) 

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), US (www.rtog.org) RTOG is a key clinical research component of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and serves as a multi-institutional, 

international clinical cooperative group funded primarily by the National Cancer Institute. 

Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), US (www.swog.org) One of the largest of the NCI-supported cancer clinical trials cooperative groups. 


Founded in 1998 by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH), 

to provide a US/Canadian structure to conduct clinical studies in thalassemia. 

Thalassemia Clinical Research Network (www.chori.org/Clinical_Studies/Thalassemia/TCRN.html) 


National 

Canadian Pediatric AIDS Research Group (CPARG) CFRI’s Jack Forbes is a member.


Maternal and Child Health (Not Disease Specific) 

Established under the CIHR Opportunity Program. 

National 

Canadian Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition Network (CNPNN) 

(no URL) 


Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Network of health care professionals that was formed in 1995 to conduct multi-centre research projects. Currently PERC 

has 15 sites situated across Canada within teaching or pediatric hospitals. BCCH’s Ran Goldman is the B.C. representative. 

N/A 

The Network is part of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which funds clinical trials and research in cystic fibrosis. 

National framework to support interdisciplinary collaboration and networking, bringing together research, surveillance 

and clinical and public health practices, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the quality of surveillance data and 

expanding our understanding of congenital anomalies. 

Other 

National 

Addressing Childhood Obesity through Research & Networking 

(ACORN) (no URL) 

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Studies Network 

(CFF-CSN) (www.cysticfibrosis.ca) 

Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance Network (CCASN) 

(www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccasn-rcsac/index-eng.php) 

Critical Care Research Network (www.criticalcareresearch.net) Network’s mission is to improve patient care and resource utilization through the rigorous evaluation of health delivery 

systems. Encompasses a broad spectrum of 9 teaching hospitals, 24 community hospitals, and many industry and 

government partners across Canada. 

International 

Diabetes TrialNet (www.diabetestrialnet.org) International network of researchers who are exploring ways to prevent, delay and reverse the progression of type 1 

diabetes. 

Metabolic Diseases networks (various) N/A 

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research N/A 

Group/ Registry (no URL) 

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APPENDIX 11. INDEPENDENT CLINICAL TRIALS SERVICE COMPANIES 

Types of Clients Regulatory 

Qualifications 

ASKA operates 

to ICH and GCP 

Company/ URL Contact Information Therapeutic Expertise and Types of Services Structure Number and 

Type of Staffing 

SME with Strategic Staff of 8 persons 

operational part- Vancouver based 

nering 

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Large Pharma, 

SMEs, Hospitals, 

Institutions, 

University Med 

Schools, and 

small operations 

requiring 

CT operations 

services 

Provides a full range of multi-centre clinical trial management 

and monitoring services from project conception 

to marketing approval, from Phase I to IV in all areas of 

Pharma. No data management or processing. 

• Clinical Development Planning services include assessment, 

analysis and preparation of risk-benefit evaluations 

that assist you in developing business strategies. 

• Regulatory Services cover the preparation and submission 

of dossiers to obtain country-specific approvals to conduct 

clinical trials. 

• Project Management directing and site selection and ICF 

and CRF design. Site management and operations. 

Monitoring/Clinical Research Associates (CRAs): regionally 

based network of CRAs available for monitoring in any 

region in Canada. Monitoring services are also accessible 

through our collaborative partner organizations and our 

CRO alliance partners in the United States, Australia, Europe 

and the Asia-Pacific region. Monitoring services encompass 

all quality control aspects of single or multi-centre clinical 

research trials. 

ASKA services also include: 

• Clinical Research Meeting Planning - facilitation of Clinical 

Research meetings. 

• Star Products - custom products and tools for clinical 

research program activities 

• Online Training - provider of reference manuals from RAN 

Institute. 

• Online GCP training for Sponsors and Monitors 

• Online GCP training for Investigators and Co-ordinators. 

• Standard Operating Procedures development 

• Implementation of FDA, Health Canada & ICH/GCP 

Guidelines. 

Corporate Headquarters: 

#410 - 1385 West 8th Ave 

Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3V9 

Tel : 604-736-3166 

Fax: 604-736-1936 

info@askaresearch.com 

Contact: Valerie Willetts 

valwilletts@askaresearch.com 

Contact: Les Gee 

lesgee@askaresearch.com 

ASKA Research 

www.askaresearch.com 

http://askaresearch.trainingcampus.net 

ICH/GCP and 

Customized 

Training - ACRP 

Credentialed 


Trainer 

(CCRT) and a 

pool of experts 

Strategic links 

worldwide: formal 

operational links 

through partnering 

organisations in: 

• Europe/UK 

(Harrison Clinical 

Research) 

• India 

• Australia (Clinical 

Network Services) 

• US 

• Japan / Tokyo 

(ASKLEP) 


Quality 

Assurance 

- compliance 

with ICH/GCP 

and applicable 

regulatory 

requirements; 

documented 

and reported 

accordingly. 

Research 

Professionals 

Network (RPN) 

includes experienced 

monitors 

and auditors



• Pharmaceutical Accredited by 

companies the Diagnostic 

• Physicians Accreditation 

• Clinical 

Program of the 

Research Profes- B.C. College 

sionals 

of Physicians 

• Canadian, US, and Surgeons; 

International accredited 

organizations laboratory with 

the College 

of American 

Pathologists 




B.C. Biomedical Laborato- 7455 - 130th Street, Surrey, The largest physician-owned (Dr. C.J. Coady Associates) A partnership Staff include: 

ries Ltd. 

B.C. V3W 1H8 

and operated laboratory in B.C. Its medical diagnostic comprised of • Members of 

www.bcbio.com 

Contact for clinical trials: services are an integral part of the B.C. health care system, over 40 leading Clinical Research 

Tel: 604-507-5091 or 604- with more than 1.9 million patients visiting one of its 45 practitioners in all Professionals of 

507-5170 

Patient Service Centres throughout the Lower Mainland. B.C. disciplines of labo- B.C (CRPBC) 

Fax: 604-507-5212 

Biomed also provides collection, management, and testing ratory medicine • TDG/IATA 

BusinessAccounts@bcbio- services for the following: 

trained staff 

medical.com 

• Clinical Trials 

for local and 

• Scientific Research 

international 

• Special Studies 

transport of 

• Pre-employment Testing 

specimens 

• Insurance Kits 

• Toxicology 

• Occupational Testing 

• Wellness Testing 

B.C. COT 

conducts its 

clinical research 

projects in accordance 

with 

ICH/GCP. 

Large and small 

pharma/biotech 

Consists of 7 

oncologists and 

a clinical trials 

coordinator 

Members: Dr. 

Paul Klimo, Dr. 

John Yun, Dr. Michael 

Noble, Dr. 

David Stuart, Dr. 

Sasha Smiljanic, 

Dr. Simon Yu 

A research study 

will be set up at a 

one of the office 

sites and satellite 

sites will be 

added if multiple 

investigators are 

interested. 

Independent research company formed by oncologists that 

work outside the BCCA in community oncology sites. 

B.C. COT conducts phase II-IV clinical research studies out of 

their private offices using a central ethics board, in particular 

IRB Services. These private offices are located in Richmond, 

Burnaby and North Vancouver B.C. 

To date B.C. COT has conducted 9 successful clinical trials 

using this infrastructure, and continues to look for new 

and interesting protocols in the fields of hematology and 

oncology. 

B.C. COT is also extensively involved in continuing medical 

education in the community. 

Contact: Ryan Tkachuk, 

Research Coordinator. B.C. 

Community Oncology Trialists 

705-4980 Kingsway, 

Burnaby B.C., V5H 4K7 

Tel: 604-836-5340 

tkservices@shaw.ca 

Director: Wendy Lam 

B.C. Community Oncology 

Trialists (BCCOT) 

No URL 

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APPENDIX 11. Independent Clinical Trials Service Companies (cont’d) 



BRI Biopharmaceutical 

Research Inc. 

www.bripharm.com 

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GMP / GLP 

Establishment 

License 

CNSC Nuclear 

Substance 

License 

Large Pharma, 


Institutions, 


schools, and 


requiring 

CT operations 

services 

101 - 8898 Heather Street 

Vancouver, B.C. V6P 3S8 

President 

David Kwok 

dkwok@bripharm.com 

Tel : 604-432-9237 

Fax: 604-432-9239 

BRI has established 

standard 

ADMET study 

protocols in 

collaboration 

with specialized 

animal facilities 


Contract research organization that provides research services 

to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and biotechnology 

industries in Canada, USA and Asia. 

Provides specialized and integrated preclinical drug development 

contract research services for worldwide regulatory 

submissions. 

BRI Drug Development Services include: 

Lead Drug Candidate ADMET Selection: 

• Pharmacokinetics and Distribution Screening 

• Biological half-life screening 

• Serum protein binding using equilibrium dialysis In-vitro 

red blood cell distribution 

• Half-life modification 

Oral Bioavailability Screening: 

• Oral formulation bioavailability 

• First-pass hepatic and gut metabolism screening 

• Metabolism Screening 

• In-vitro CYP450 metabolic stability screening 

• LC/MS and LC/MS/MS metabolite profile 

• Toxicology/Safety Screening 

• Genotoxicity profiling 

• Acute MTD study in mice or rat 

• Chemistry Screening 

• Aqueous and solvent solubility 

• Solution pH profile stability 

Additional services: 

• Drug Chemistry Patents 

• In-Vitro / In-Vivo Metabolism 

• Preclinical Development 

• CMC Studies 

• Formulation Development 

• API and Clinical Product Storage Stability 

• Clinical Phase I/II Bioanalytical Assays 

• Clinical Sample Management 

• Natural Health Product / Dietary Supplement Development 

• Regulatory Compliance



Reviews in accordance 

with: 


Health Canada 

Division 5, 

the Tri Council 

Policy Statement 

Large Pharma, 


Institutions, 




requiring CT REB 

services 



Canadian Western Institu- 

Committee: 

The Board meets 

tional Review Board (WIRB) 

Independent (non- every two weeks 

www.wirb.com 

affiliated) 

in its office locat- 

For-profit organizaed in Vancouver 

tion based in the B.C.; supported 

US, with represen- by staff at WIRB 

tatives located in headquarters in 

Vancouver, B.C. Olympia Washington. 

ICH GCP E6 and 

US CFR Title 21 

Parts 50 and 56 

CFR Title 45 

Part 46. 

Research Ethics Board for Clinical Research Studies in Canada 

Provides independent IRB services, often to industrysponsored 

national multi-centre and international clinical 

trials for Biomedical, Behavioural, Social Sciences studies. 

Able to provide a broad range of services with the flexibility 

to meet individual needs while maintaining full regulatory 

compliance. 

WIRB provides review services for more than 100 institutions 

including academic centres, hospitals, networks and 

in-house biotech research, as well as for individual investigators 

in all 50 states and internationally. WIRB has worked 

with all major pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, 

and CROs; the biotech industry; and is actively developing 

the internet links for secure, fully-electronic submissions. 

WIRB Services: 

• IRB Review 

• Training 

• Institutional Biosafety Committee Services (IBCS) 

• Data and Safety Monitoring Services 

• Consultations 

Suite 400-601 West Broadway 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4C2 

Board Liaison, WIRB Canada 

Tel : 604 872-5030 

Fax 604 872-5032 

Client Services 

Tel : 800-562-4789 

clientservices@wirb.com 

Chair/President of REB: John 

McNeill PhD 

Contact: Yi He 

yhe@wirb.com 

• Exemption Determinations 

Trials comply 

with GCP and 

applicable 

federal (Canada 

and US) regulations 


pharma/biotech, 

CROs 

7 staff: Director 

of Research, 

Site Manager, 4 

research coordinators, 

I research 

assistant 

Located in Victoria 

B.C. 

Dr Peter Pommerville 

(FRCS(C)) 

is the Founder 

and Director of 

Research. 

330-1641 Hillside Avenue, 

Victoria, B.C. V8T 5G1 

Tel: 250-370-2606 

Fax: 250-370-2604 

Contact: Cindy Trytten 

cindy.trytten@can-med.ca 

Contact: Dr. Peter Pommerville 

peter.pommerville@can-med. 

ca 

Can-Med Clinical Research 

Inc. 

www.can-med.ca 

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Specializes in clinical trials in urology (including prostate 

and bladder cancer) on Vancouver Island. The largest 

urology-focused clinical trial site in Western Canada. Incorporated 

in 2000, the facility includes 5 private examination 

rooms used for conducting the informed consent process, 

discussions with patients and performing study related 

assessments, a secure investigational product storage room 

and secure refrigerators, a secure, locked filing room that 

houses case report forms and source documents for current 

studies, and private rooms for monitors and auditors. 

Provides support services to other Investigational Sites, 

including budget and contract development, SOP templates 

and on-site training for research coordinators.


CanTest Ltd. 

(Acquired by Maxxam Analytics 

October 23rd, 2009) 

www.cantest.com 

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Primarily serves Provides 

Canadian and pharmaceuti- 

North American cal testing 

Clients; with including GLP 

international and non-GLP 

capabilities, analytical test- 

including Large ing and GMP 

Pharma, SMEs, Pharmaceutical 

Hospitals, 

Analysis 

Institutions, 




requiring 

CT operations 

services 



CanTest employs 

350 scientists, 

technologists and 

support staff 

CanTest has major, 

Canadian and N 

American operations, 

with 10,000 

m2 analytical and 

testing laboratory 

facilities. 

A leading analytical and testing laboratory in Canada, 

providing analytical and testing to measure and monitor 

substances that impact environment and health. Offers 

integrated analytical and specialized testing in support of 

industries and regulators assessing environmental quality, 

pharmaceutical/biotechnology efficacy, food quality, and 

drug residues. 

CanTest provides: 

• Pharmaceutical testing including GLP and non-GLP 

analytical testing for all stages of the drug development 

process, from preclinical development to Phase IV clinical 

trials 

• Analyses of pesticides, heavy metals, microbiology and 

active ingredients (potency) in NHPs, as well as shelf life 

testing, which will help in determining the safety and 

efficacy requirements of the product for obtaining product 

licensing. 

• High-throughput screening of potential drug candidates, 

using high efficiency and high quality ADME profiling. The 

laboratory offers in vitro ADME assays to accelerate the 

drug discovery process and facilitate success in producing 

optimal and viable clinical candidates. 

CanTest Head Office 

4606 Canada Way , 

Burnaby B.C. V5G 1K5 

Tel: 604-734- 7276 

Tel : 800-665- 8566 

Fax: 604- 731-2386 

Maxxam is 

Canada’s largest 

independent analytical 

laboratory 

business, with 

1,500 employees 

across Canada 

at 26 locations, 

including 14 labs. 

Located in Burnaby 

B.C.; with sales offices 

in Vancouver, 

Victoria and 

Kelowna B.C.; Winnipeg, 

Manitoba 

and Boston, Massachusetts. 

BRITISH COLUMBIA






Testing and services for clinical trial and pharmaceutical 

evaluation: 

• Method Development & Validation 

• Early drug discovery 

• Toxicokinetic studies in animals 

• Pharmacokinetic studies 

• Bioequivalence studies 

• GLP Bioanalysis 

• GMP Pharmaceutical Analysis 

• Elemental Analysis by ICP-MS 

• Metal Testing by ICP-MS, LC-ICPMS, GC-ICPMS, ICP-OES 

• Leachables and extractables 

• Material science testing 

• Drug Discovery Support 

• Pharmacokinetic & Bioequivalence Studies 

• Forensic Equine Drug Testing 

• Drug-drug interaction and therapeutic drug monitoring 

• Clinical support services 

• Environmental testing 

• Food residue analysis 

• Food labelling testing 

• Industrial hygiene 

• Microbiology 

• Physical-chemical characterization of new chemicals 

• GLP Ecotoxicology/ EcoFATE 

• Pharmaceuticals in the environment 

• Acid-rock drainage 

N/A N/A N/A 

N/A Located in Victoria 

B.C. 

Discovery 

No URL 

297 

Island Medical Laboratories, 

4489 Viewmont Avenue, 

Victoria, B.C. V8Z 5K8. 

Tel: 250-370-8437 

gordon.hoag@viha.ca


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Company/ URL Contact Information Therapeutic Expertise and Types of Services Structure Number and Types of Clients Regulatory 



Fraser Clinical Trial Inc. 106-245 Columbia Street Independent clinical trials company, conducting studies in Located in New N/A N/A N/A 

No URL 

East, New Westminster, B.C. cardiology, GI, and oncology. 

Westminster B.C. 

V3L 3W4 

Tel: 604-521-4500 

Contact: Sharon Stevens 

sstevens@fct05.com 

Clinical research 

projects conducted 

in accordance 

with 

Health Canada, 

FDA, and NIH 

regulations and 

guidelines. 

Health authorities, 

biotech 

companies 

Full time administrative 

head 

office staff; but 

primarily contract 

staff to ensure 

low cost services 

to the client 

Located in New 

Richmond B.C. 

Research Services Organization that provides services for 

investigator-initiated and biopharmaceutical studies, as well 

as medical writing and training. Services include: 

• Protocol Development 

• Informed Consent Form templates 

• Grant Writing 

• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 

• Study Operations, Lab and Pharmacy Manual 

• Project/Trial Management 


• Data Management 

• Regulatory Affairs 

• Site Personnel Educational Materials and Source Documents 

• Final Study Reports 

• Communications 

• Training 

- ICH: Good Clinical Practice Guidelines 

- Code of Federal Regulations 

- Investigator and Coordinator Meetings 

Unit 6 - 10460 No. 3 Road, 

Richmond, B.C. V7A 4W5 

Brent Cherban, Manager Business 

Development 

Tel: 604-222-9022 

Cell: 604-551-5372 

brent@gcpconsultants.com 

Global Client Partners 

Consulting Inc. 

www.gcpconsultants.com 


- SOPs 

All studies 

compliant with 

Health Canada, 

FDA, and ICH 

regulations and 

guidelines 

Physicians, biotech 

and pharma 

companies 

4 research 

nurses/ coordinators 

2 research assistants 

1 manager 

Established in 

1995 at Kelowna 


and then spun out 

as an independent 

company 

Sets-up and manages mainly Phases II and III clinical 

trials in all areas of nephrology, cardiology, respirology, 

orthopedics, general surgery, and critical care. . Conducts 

the majority of in- and out-patient trials at Kelowna General 

Hospital and out-patient trials with local physicians. 

2309 Abbott Street, Kelowna, 

B.C. V1Y 1E4 

Tel: 250-862-9777 

Contact: Michele Mantle. 

Manager 

icrcl@telus.net 

Interior Clinical Research 

Consultants Ltd 

No URL





LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Clinical trials services in Provides clinical laboratory testing services across Canada National company N/A Physicians, bio- Accredited by 

Services 

B.C.: Burnaby Reference – more than 50 million laboratory tests to over 10 million with significant 

tech and pharma the Diagnostic 

www.lifelabs.com/ 

Laboratory, 3680 Gilmore Way, patients and nearly 20,000 physicians. Has 80 service centres operations in B.C. 

companies Accreditation 

LifeLabs_BC/ 

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4V8 

across B.C. Offers specialized services in B.C. for clinical trials. 

Program of the 

Tel: 604-431-5005. 

B.C. College of 

Contract.Service@LifeLabs. 

Physicians and 

com 

Surgeons for 

the Burnaby 

and Victoria 

References 

Labs. 

Liver and Intestinal Re- Dr.Frank H. Anderson 

Provides clinical expertise and conducts Phases I, II, and III Located in Van- 4 doctors, 6 nurs- N/A N/A 

search Centre (LAIR) 

305 - 750 West Broadway clinical trials in patients with liver and inflammatory bowel couver.es, 

a dietician, 2 

www.laircentre.com 

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1H2 disease. Run by Frank Anderson, whose details can be found 

psychologists, 1 

Tel: 604-876-5122 

in Appendix 6. 

alternative medi- 

Fax: 604-484-3026 

cine practitioner 

info@laircentre.com 

Located in Van- N/A Physicians N/A 

couver. 

Provides clinical management systems (software) for the 

medical industry. Applicable to regular patient treatment/ 

management, as well as facilitating medical research 

through independent or sponsored clinical trials. 

MDIT Innovations Inc. 

www.mditinnovations.com/ 

N/A Pharma N/A 

3 offices, one each 

in Penticton, Kelowna, 

and Vernon 

299 

A clinical research organization that conducts Phases II, III, 

and IV clinical trials in the Okanagan Valley. Covers chronic 

diseases in most therapeutic areas, e.g., arthritis, stroke 

prevention, Alzheimer’s, pain, smoking cessation, diabetes, 

migraine 

1199 Main Street, Vancouver, 

B.C. V6A 4B6 

Tel: 604 638 9870 

Fax: 604 638 6076 

info@adeptclinic.com 

Contact: Alex Marcu 

Tel: 604-638-9872 

amarcu@mditinnovations. 

com 

Main office: 

#3 – 626 Main St., Penticton, 

B.C. V2A 5C8 

Tel: 250-493-7286 

Fax: 250-493-728. 

info@pctnetworks.com 

Medical Arts Health Research 

Group 

www.healthresearch.ca


300 



Hospital; 

Conforms to 

Clinic outpatients Good Clinical 

Practice/ 

International 

Conference on 

Harmonization 

ICH/GCP trained 

research staff 

Quality Assurance 

Compliance 

with ICH/GCP, 

local and central 

regulatory 

requirements 



Nanaimo Research Institute 515 B Campbell Street, 

Participates in Phase III and Phase IV national and inter- Independent orga- 8 staff: 2 physi- 

www.nri-nanaimo.ca 

Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 3G9 

national clinical research in cardiology/ cardiovascular disnization located in cians (internal 

Tel: 250-714-1157; Fax: 250- eases, orthopedic, respiratory, diabetes and other metabolic Nanaimo B.C. medicine), 

714-1163 

disorders, and palliative care. Clinical research in both in 

5 research nurses, 

nri@telus.net 

hospital and outpatient trials. Established in 1997 under the 

1 research respi- 

directorship of Dr. Lawrence Winkler and Dr. Kevin Lai. 

ratory therapist 

OCT services 

comply with: 

Predominantly 

in North America 

and Canada; 

also Japan 

and Europe. 

Include Pharma 

Companies, 


and Institutions 

requiring CT 

operations and 

services 

Employees 8 

persons located 

in Kelowna 

2 investigators 

3 Study coordinators 

Studies conducted 

as out-patient 

visits from the 

Okanagan region 

of B.C. 

OCT conducts clinical trials on an out-patient basis for the 

pharmaceutical industry (primarily large pharma). Phase 

II - IV trials in a variety of therapeutic areas. 

Medical specialists, research co-ordinators and staff are 

equipped to undertake trials in psychiatry, gastroenterology, 

gynecology, urology, cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, 

ophthalmology. 

204-1353 Ellis St 

Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 1Z9 

Tel: 250-862-8141 

Fax: 250-862- 8130 

Paul Latimer 

dr@oktrials.ca 

Sally Godsell 

Okanagan Clinical Trials 

(OCT) 

www.oktrials.ca 

GCP 

BRITISH COLUMBIA



N/A 

Pharma, biotech, 

others 



Oxford Outcomes 

At least 2 people 

www.oxfordoutcomes.com 

located in Vancouver 

Consulting services 

led by a strong 

group of consultants 

and opinion 

leaders from health 

economics and 

outcomes research 


International health outcomes consultancy with offices in 

the UK (Oxford), Canada (Vancouver and Toronto) and the 

US (Bethesda, MD and Morristown, NJ). Provides a broad 

spectrum of specialist services in: 

• patient reported outcomes research 

• health economics 

• epidemiology 

• infectious disease research 

• translation and linguistic validation. 

Supports the drug development lifecycle through early 

stage development and investment, market access, reimbursement, 

regulatory approvals, peri-approval and market- 

Vancouver office: 

450 - 688 W. Hastings St., 

Vancouver B.C. V6B 1P1 

Tel: 604-331-8414 

Fax: 604-331-8446 

Health economics: jennifer. 

sambrook@oxfordoutcomes. 

com 

Epidemiology: shelagh. 

szabo@oxfordoutcomes.com 

ing development process. 

PNM operates 

to: 

Companies, Hospitals,Institutions, 

University 

Med schools, and 


requiring 

radiotherapeutic 

clinical trial 

services 

2 people located 

in N. Vancouver 

Hospital 

Department that 

offers clinical trial 

development of 

new radiotracer/ 

radiotherapeutic 

pharmaceuticals. 

Offers services 

primarily to clients 

in North America 

and Canada 

Located at Lions Gate Hospital; specializes in undertaking 

clinical trials for new biopharmaceuticals which are 

labeled with radioactive tracers for both radiodiagnosis and 

radiotherapy. 

Collaborations with several research groups at the UBC and 

SFU as well as Vancouver area teaching hospitals. 

Areas of current interest involve single photon studies 

for absolute quantitation, multiple simultaneous tracer 

studies, and dynamic SPECT for groups wishing to introduce 

new tracers. Collaborations possible through Life Sciences 

program at TRIUMF for novel radionuclides. 

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation 

231 East 15th Street 

North Vancouver 

B.C. V7L 2L7 

Head of the Division of 

Nuclear Medicine: 

Dr. Philip Cohen 

Tel : 604-984-5954 

cohen@triumf.ca 

Pacific Nuclear Medicine Inc. 

(PNM) 

No URL 

GCP 

Operates to GCP 


companies from 

US, Europe and 

Canada 

11 on staff: 4 

study coordinators; 

5 investigators 

located in 

Victoria, B.C. 

PerCuro Clinical Research 

Ltd. 

No URL 

301 

All studies 

conducted on an 

outpatient basis. 

PerCuro services 

the Victoria, Gulf 

Islands, and South 


area of B.C.. 

Conducts out patient clinical trials for the pharmaceutical 

industry in the areas of rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology 

and infectious diseases (in particular Hepatitis 

C). Services include clinical trial management, budget 

negotiation, and regulatory management. Trials undertaken 

to date have been Phases II-IV. 

Principal Investigators are specialists in their field. Research 

coordinators are all Registered Nurses with most holding 

their baccalaureate degree. Lab draws and processing are 

performed on site. All nurse coordinators are certified in IV 

therapy with a three chair research infusion clinic as part of 

the site. 

200-1105 Pandora Avenue, 

Victoria, B.C. V8V 3P9 

Tel: 250-382-6270 

Fax: 250-382-6273 

Contact: Leeanna Bulinckx – 

President. leeanna@percuro. 

net




PRA services 

comply with: 

302 

GCP 

GLP 

cGMP 

ICH 

Large Pharma, 

SMEs Hospitals 

Institutions 


schools and 


requiring 

CT operations 

services 




PRA International - Victoria PRA International - Victoria Large multi-national multi-capability CRO providing Inter- Data manage- 90+ Personnel 

www.prainternational.com 300-655 Tyee Road 

national services through all phases of clinical development ment facilities and located at the 

Victoria B.C. V9A 6X5 

(Phase I – IV) with facilities in Victoria B.C.. 

services located in Victoria office 

Tel : 250-483-4400 

Services world-wide to pharmaceutical and biotech compa- Victoria B.C. 500 specialists in 

Fax: 250-483-4401 

nies in the US, Europe, and Japan. More than 100 complex 

seven countries 

Senior Vice President 

studies and over 200 bioanalytical studies yearly for studies PRA clinical facili- International 

Greg Gurasci 

recruiting healthy volunteers or special patient populations. ties are located in Company with 

Business contact 

Study populations include: healthy volunteers, special popu- the United States, teams worldwide 

Amelia Orr 

lations, and populations with specific medical conditions. the Netherlands and offices in: 

- 

Has specialities in early Phase I and II clinical trials. 

and Central Europe. • USA 

PRA 

Services include: 

A bioanalytical • Mexico 

Corporate 

• Feasibility assessments 

facility is located in • S America 

Headquarters 

• Protocol design 

Netherlands. • UK 

4130 Park Lake 

• IMPD and CRF development 

• Netherlands 

Avenue - Suite 400 R 

• Recruitment 

• Germany 

aleigh 

• Data management 

• Hungary 

North Carolina 

• Pharmacy services, including manufacturing 

• Belgium 

27612 

• Clinical conduct 

• France 

Tel : 919 

• Bioanalysis (PK/PD) including biomarkers 

• Spain 

-786-8200 

• Data analysis 

• Poland 

• Clinical study reports 

• Russia 

• Medical writing 

• S Africa 

• Regulatory support 

• Korea 

Phase II and III Studies: PRA assists in Product registration 

• Hong Kong 

across a range of therapeutic areas, including: 

• China 

• Oncology 

• Australia 

• CNS 

• India 

• Respiratory/allergy 

• Gastroenterology 

• Immunology 

Phase II / III Services include: 

• Regulatory Affairs. 

• Project management - Project Start-up 

• Clinical Site Monitoring Services 

• Event reporting procedures 

• Support structures for clinical teams.




with GCP 


pharma/biotech 



ProHealth Clinical Research 

Located in Van- 8 staff: 3 physi- 

Centre 

couver.cians, 

2 research 

www.prohealthcr.ca 

coordinators/ 

managers, 2 research 

assistants, 

1 admin. 

Specializes in clinical research in the areas of men’s health, 

postmenopausal women’s health, metabolic bone diseases 

(osteoporosis) and endocrine disease (including diabetes). 

Conducts Phases I – IV clinical studies. The Centre’s director, 

Dr. David Kendler, is Director of the Osteoporosis Program at 

Providence Health Care. 

600-1285 West Broadway 


V6H 3X8 

Tel: 604-263-3644 

Fax: 604-263-3744 

TOLL FREE: 1-866-226-6143. 


prohealth@prohealthcr.ca 

Syreon services 

comply with: 

260 - 1401 West 8th Avenue 


V6H 1C9 

Director, Business Development 

- Brendan Keown 

brendan.keown@syreon.com 

Head of Project Management: 

Rohinish.Gunadasa@syreon. 

com 

Tel: 604-676-5900 

Fax : 604-676-5911 

info@syreon.com 

Syreon Corporation 

www.syreon.com 

GCP 

GLP 

cGMP 

ICH 

N/A Large Pharma, 

SMEs Hospitals 

Institutions 




requiring 

CT operations 

services 

303 

Major Clinical 

trial management, 

support and operations 

capability 

based in Vancouver. 

Multinational CRO 

with divisions in 

Canada - Vancouver 

and Montreal and 

Budapest, Hungary. 

Multi-centre 

and multinational 

programs 

integrated over 

1,000 academic 

and community 

sites in more than 

40 countries 

throughout the 

Americas, Europe, 

Africa, the Middle 

East, Australia, and 

Asia. 

Syreon Committees: 

Clinical trial research corporation specializing in support services 

(e.g., management, data processing and management) 

to biopharmaceutical companies worldwide, providing high 

quality information and data services through the use of 

electronic systems for international health research. 

Provides expertise in molecular medicine, biostatistics, clinical 

therapeutics, economics, health outcomes measurement, 

and economics to conduct national and international Phase 

I to IV clinical and pharmacovigilance studies. Extensive 

experience in all areas of clinical research, extending from 

developmental therapeutics to formal clinical trials and 

longitudinal disease-based registry studies in a broad range 

of therapeutic areas from infectious diseases to complex 

multisystem disorders. 

Syreon Services Include: 

• Study management: Study and project management services 

to ensure that trials are conducted in accordance with 

the most stringent scientific and operational objectives. Options 

for Senior Tier Study Management models, customized 

to the requirements of each Sponsor and study, are shown in 

the following sections. 

• Site management: ClinStream technology facilitates 

on-line site training and certification, study education and 

GCP training to speed IRB submission and approval, and to 

facilitate patient selection, enrolment and randomization. 

• Monitoring Services: through a network of site monitoring






304 

Scientific Advisory 

Committee providing 

expert advice 

on all relevant 

aspects of the 

program, including 

study protocol 

and analytical 

plan, selection 

of participating 

centres, choice and 

use of outcome 

measures, review 

of the analysis 

plan, and preparation, 

submission 

and authorship of 

scientific communication 

outputs. 

Data or Safety 

Review Committee: 

consisting of medical 

and statistical 

experts in the 

relevant field 

ervices. 

• Real-Time Data Management: Internet-based research networks 

enable real-time electronic data capture- recording of 

clinical data, with independent but simultaneous subjectbased 

reporting of health status and resource utilization. 

• ClinStream also facilitates an electronic clinical research 

system linking research partners in over 40 countries with 

speed, security and accuracy, and enables the seamless 

integration of clinical, laboratory, health outcomes and 

economic data for comprehensive clinical evaluation of 

treatment effectiveness and value. 

• Pharmacovigilance: safety reports are reviewed by Medical 

Monitors, then processed, databased and archived by 

Safety Specialists, following which critical safety information 

is forwarded to Regulatory Authorities via CIOMS or 

MedWatch forms. Syreon provides 24-hour, pager-based 

on-call Medical monitoring services where required. Serious 

adverse events are assessed for expectedness, and to ensure 

adherence to regulatory reporting timelines. 

BRITISH COLUMBIA




SLC Laboratories 

204 - 4475 Wayburne Drive, 

Analytical and N/A Large Pharma, SLC services 

www.slclabs.com 

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4X4 

bioanalytical 

SMEs Hospitals comply with: 

Tel: 604-454-0107 

laboratory services 

Institutions 

Fax: 604-454-0266 

for clinical studies 

University Med GLP 

Contact: 



small opera- 

Arthur Yee 

tions requiring 

ayee@slclabs.com 

CT bioanalytical 

support 


Located primarily 

in Vancouver with 

Canadian and Japanese 

operations 

SLC Laboratories 

is operated by 

Seigiken Laboratories 

Canada Inc 

as a privately held 

Canadian corporation 

Offers customized analytical and bioanalytical services to 

the pharmaceutical, natural health product, and functional 

food industries via high-throughput, automated testing of 

biological samples. It also provides experience in bioanalytical 

support for clinical studies in Japan in association with 

Japanese affiliate Epoch Medical International Inc. 

Seigiken represents method development and validation as 

well as sample analysis and regulatory submissions to the 

Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau(PMSB), Ministry 

of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. 

Services include: 

• Customized method development 

• Method validation for the parameters of accuracy, precision, 

calibration fit, recovery and stability 

•Instrumentation including conventional HPLC and UPLC- 

MS/MS 

• High-throughput sample analysis of biological fluids such 

as blood plasma for active ingredients or oxidative stress 

biomarkers. 

Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) Testing: 

• Food or health product quality characterization 

• Manufacturing quality control 

• Marketing advantage 

• Active ingredient screening and discovery. 


with GCP and 

ICH 

Pharma, biotech, 

CROs, hospitals, 

research 

organizations/ 

institutions 

#200 - 1900 Richmond Avenue, 

Victoria, B.C. V8R 4R2 

Tel: 250-595-1884 

Fax: 250-595-5367 

vhif@vhif.org 

Victoria Heart Institute 

Foundation 

www.vhif.org 

305 

N/A 11 cardiologists 

throughout 


including VHIF Directors, 

5 clinical 

research nurses, 

1 clinical support 

staff, manager, 

accountant, 2 

other admin 

Non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to conducting 

and supporting cardiovascular research on Vancouver Island. 

Supports a wide range of activities related to cardiovascular 

research, including: 

• Cardiovascular drug and device clinical trials, 

• Continuing medical education, 

• Training and learning opportunities for graduate trainees 

in cardiovascular medicine, 

• Publishing research results in medical journals 

Conducts Phases I – IV clinical trials.

APPENDIX 12. PRECLINICAL STUDIES SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 

Types of 

Clients 

Company/ URL Contact Information Therapeutic Expertise and Types of Services Structure Number 

and Type of 

Staffing 

306 

Regulatory 


Animal 

facility and 

testing areas 

compliant 

with: 

OECD GLP 

practices 

cGMP Clean 

Room Facility 

complies 

with: 

US FDA 21 

CFR Parts 

210 and 211 

Health 

Canada 

HPFBI GMP 

guidelines. 

16 employees 

based in 

Vancouver 

Animal technicians: 

5 

Study Directors: 

2 

Tissue Culture 

Manager: 1 

Quality 

Management/ 

Documentation: 

3 

GMP Manufacturing: 

2.5 

FTE plus 1 FTE 

co-op student 

Analytical: 2 

Clinical trials 

support: 2 

plus 1 co-op 

IDP is a 

business 

unit within 

the BCCA, 

and is 

part of the 

Advanced 

TherapeuticsDepartment. 

B.C. Cancer Agency Research 

Centre 



V5Z 1L3 

Tel : 604-675-8000 

Head: Marcel Bally 

Tel :604-675-8020 

mbally@bccrc.ca 

Clinical Trials Support Services 

Contact: Dawn Waterhouse 

Tel : 604-675-8022 

dwater@bccrc.ca 

BCCA Investigational Drug 

Program (IDP) 

www.bccrc.ca/at/focus_investigationaldrugprogram.html 


Predominantly 

services 

B.C. sciencecommunity;. 

with some 

clients in 

Canada, 

North 

America 


Europe. 

Clients 

include 

SMEs, 

Hospitals, 

Institutions,University 

Med 

schools, 

and small 

operations 

requiring 

CT operations,manufacturing, 


services 

Provides facilities for the pharmaceutical formulation, manufacturing and 

pre-clinical testing of new parenteral drugs for Phase I and II clinical trials. 

Complies with Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Laboratory Practice. 

It has a mandate to develop promising new therapeutic agents for new 

anticancer agents introduction into clinical trials. 

IDP operates a pharmaceutical GMP clean room facility for manufacturing 

and packaging of parenteral drug products for Phase I and Phase II clinical 

trials, primarily in the cancer sector; and also non-cancer therapeutic applications. 

Non-Clinical Safety Studies/Toxicology 

Conducted by IDP through the B.C. Preclinical Research Consortium; compliant 

with OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practices 

GMP Formulation and Manufacturing Services 

Services range from core batching and filling activities to comprehensive 

development, validation, production and documentation projects. Core 

services provided by Investigational Drug Program for all final drug production 

runs: 

• Process development and validation 

• Material control and inventory documentation 

•Vendor qualification 

• Master formula/batch record design and implementation 

•Batch production to 10 litres or 1500 vials/day 

•Facility cleaning and environmental monitoring 

•Sterilisation / depyrogenization of equipment and packaging materials 

•Basic batching processes and formulation 

•Product sterilization through aseptic filling of final drug product 

Vial sizes from 1 ml to 50 ml 

• Comprehensive Quality Management System 

• Product inspection and labeling

Regulatory 


Types of 

Clients 



Staffing 


Clinical Trials Support Services: 

• Handling & processing of all bodily fluids 

• PK sample processing 24 hours/day, 7 days/week 

• Pharmacodynamic sample processing 

• Pharmacogenomic and pharmacogenetic sampling 

• PBMC preparation 

• Documentation, storage and shipment of samples 

• Attendance at site initiation visits 

• Class IIA Biosafety cabinets (certified) 

• Class IIB Biosafety cabinets (certified) 

• Restricted access laboratory 

Regulatory interaction/compliance and facilitation for all levels of studies 

307

APPENDIX 12. Preclinical Studies Service Organizations (cont’d) 

Regulatory 

Qualifica- 

Types of 

Clients 



tions 

Staffing 

CDRD operates 

to: 

GLP 

Centre for Drug Research and 

Development (CDRD) 

www.cdrd.ca 

308 

CDRD employs 

75 staff 

located in 

Vancouver 

CDRD is a 

grantfundedorganisation 

providing 

for-profit 

services 

and tools 

used in 

Pharma 


Biomedical 

development. 

Located 

at UBC in 

Vancouver 

CDRD and DDI 

Suite 364 2259 Lower Mall, 

Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4 

Tel: 604-221-7750 

Fax: 604-221-7753 

info@cdrd.ca 

Director CDRD: Pieter Cullis 

pcullis@crdr.ca 

CEO: Natalie Dakers 

ndakers@crdr.ca 

Project Development: John 

Coleman 

jcoleman@cdrd.ca 

Tel : 604-221-7750 x 117 

Business Development: 

Kamran Alam 

kalam@crdr.ca 

Tel : 604-221-7750 x 125 

- 

Drug Development, Inc. 

Director Operations: Mike Parr 

Tel : 604-221-7750 x 176 

ddi@cdrd.ca 


CDRD 

provides 

services to 

predominantly 

287 

members 

of the B.C. 

science 

community 

(research 

institutions 


companies) 

with 

other 

clients in 

Canada 

and North 

America. 

CDRD is 

broadening 

activities 

beyond 

B.C. into 

other 

areas of 

Canada 


America. 

CDRD provides drug development expertise and infrastructure to enable 

researchers throughout B.C. to develop promising drug candidates. It has a 

goal to simultaneously improve efficacy, ADME, and toxicology results. 

The CDRD commercial arm, Drug Development Inc (DDI), licenses technologies 

from affiliated institutions 

CDRD Capabilities include: 

• Target Validation 

Genomic and proteomic techniques, including microarray analyses of gene 

expression, comparative proteomic analyses, and bioinformatics. This 

technology applies to areas as diverse as identifying novel drug targets and 

determining side effects. 

• Drug Screening 

Drug Screening Division offers in-vitro and cell-based assays suitable for medium- 

to high-throughput drug screening with liquid-handling robots and a 

suite of instruments for the detection of biological or biochemical activity. 

• Libraries of defined pure chemicals from discovery and combinatorial 

chemistry, together with peptides and natural product extracts, are available 

for screening for potential drug activity. 

• Medicinal Chemistry 

Medicinal Chemistry Division optimizes lead compounds derived from 

rational design and screening processes; with modern synthetic methods 

and principles to design and synthesize novel compounds for biological and 

toxicological evaluation. 

• Drug Delivery 

Drug Delivery division focuses drug formulation, both NCEs and novel macromolecular 

therapeutics from proteomics and genomics research. 

CDRD has capabilities in all types of drug formulation, and specific expertise 

in nano-delivery. Nano-particulate carriers can target drugs specifically to 

disease sites 

• Pharmacology and Toxicology 

Pharmacology and Toxicology Division provides in-vitro and in-vivo assays to 

determine the safety and efficacy of novel therapies. Drug-like qualities can 

be evaluated in vitro using a broad range of assays that measure efficacy, 

drug-drug interactions, cardiovascular safety, absorption, distribution, 

metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADME/Tox).

Regulatory 

Qualifica- 

Types of 

Clients 



tions 

Staffing 

Certified 

to Quality 

standards: 

19 persons 

located in 

BCIT 

Product and Process Applied 

Research Team (PART) Technology 

Centre 

www.bcit.ca/appliedresearch/ 

part/ 


ISO 9001 for 

non medical 

products 

ISO 13485 

for medical 

devices 

Predominantly 

providing 

development 

services 

to B.C., 

including: 

• Starguide 

Technologies 

Inc. 

• UBC 

University 

Industry 

Liaison 

Office 

• UBC 

Department 

of 

Mechanical 

• Engineering 

• Hollister 

Incorporated 

• WorkSafe 

B.C. 

• B.C. 

Women’s 


Children’s 

Hospital 

Applied 

research 

services 

provided 

through 

the BCIT 

(B.C. 

Institute of 

Technology) 

PART is a specialist medical device consultancy. It provides applied research 

services to validate and commercialize medical, industrial and consumer 

products and processes, and perform contract services to research and develop 

proof of concept prototypes. It consists of a team of business analysts, 

social scientists, engineers, technologists, industrial designers, manufacturing 

specialists and project managers able to conduct and co-ordinate all 

aspects of verification and validation of a specific product’s performance. 

PART offers a systems based approach to strategic innovation for products 

and processes that exceed their expectations. 

Product areas include consumer and industrial electro/mechanical/textile 

including Medical, Safety and Assistive Devices product research & development. 

BCIT Technology Centre 

4355 Mathissi Place 

Burnaby B.C. V5G 4S8 

Tel: 604-432-8761 

Fax: 778-329-0314 

Contacts : 

Director of BCIT Health 

Technology Research Group: 

Nancy Paris 

Nancy_Paris@bcit.ca 

Joe Newton, Program Head 

joe_newton@bcit.ca 

309

APPENDIX 12. Preclinical Studies Service Organizations (cont’d) 

Types of 

Clients 



Staffing 

310 

Regulatory 


StarFish 

operates 

under: 

FDA Class 2 

QSR / GMP 

ISO 13485 – 

1996 / CMD 

CAS ISO 

13485 – 

1998 

Medical 

Device Directive 

(MDD) 

93/42/EEC/ 

Medical 

Devices 

required for 

CE marking. 

Employees: 35 Serves 

Canadian 


American 

companies,institutions 

and SMEs 

requiring 

medical 

devices 

development 

services 

#5-555 Ardersier Rd 

Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1C8 

Tel: 250- 388-3537 

Fax: 250-483-1975 

StarFish Medical 

www.starfishmedical.com 

President: Scott Phillips 

sphillips@StarFishmedical. 

com 


StarFish Medical are specialists in Medical Device design, development & 

manufacturing. 

Product Development Services - StarFish Medical specializes in electro-mechanical 

devices, diagnostic and imaging equipment. We have expertise in 

a broad range of areas, including ophthalmology, handheld devices, dental 

equipment and radiation therapy. 

Comprehensive turnkey solution for developing medical device products for 

our clients, from concept through to manufacturing transfer 

Design control process to ISO 13485 certified Quality Management System. 

• Turnkey product development solutions 

• Market needs evaluation and user studies 

• Regulatory strategy 

• Quality planning 

• Product safety testing 

• Validation and clinical testing 

• Regulatory submissions USA, Canada, Europe 

• Manufacturing transfer 

Manufacturing Services - StarFish is registered as a manufacturer with 

Health Canada and the FDA, as well as CSA listed. Services include: 

• Product management 

• Manufacturing transfer 

• Process validation 

• Device master record 

• Change control 

• Device assembly 

• Device calibration and testing 

• Quality control 

• Bulk packaging, palleting 

• Finished good shipping logistics


APPENDIX 13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

This report could not have been created without the participation of the following people: 

Genome B.C. 

Gabe Kalmar, Executive Director of Operations 

Pierre Meulien, Chief Scientific Officer 

Sally Greenwood, Director, Communications 

Heather Harris-Harper, BCCRIN Coordinator 

Margaret Villacin, Administrative Assistant 

International BioPharma Solutions Ltd. (IBPS) 

Sue Kingsley, President 

Helen Kingsley (via IBPS) 

Tom Seddon (via IBPS) 

Heather Burt (via IBPS) 

Rita Jervis (via IBPS) 

B.C. Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development 

Matthew Brown, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Capital Branch 


Susan O’Reilly, Vice-President, Cancer Care 

Delphin Racoma, Cancer Care 

Sandra Broughton, Regional Administrator, Centre for the Southern Interior 

Kim Chi, Director Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, Vancouver Centre 

Andy Coldman, Vice President, Population Oncology 

Johanna den Duyf, Director, Systemic Therapy (ST) and ST Clinical Trials Unit 

John French, Director of Clinical Operations. Radiation Therapy Research Program, Vancouver Centre 

Aly Karsan, Senior Scientist, B.C. Cancer Research Centre 

Christopher Lee, Medical Director, Edward Miller Clinical Research Unit Fraser Valley Centre 

Ivo Olivotto, Head, Provincial RT Program 

Pauline Truong, Vancouver Island Centre Radiation Therapy Research Business Unit 

Don Wilson, Medical Director, Functional Imaging 

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B.C. Centre for Disease Control 

Robert Brunham, Provincial Executive Director and Scientific Director 

Priscilla Vuong 

Wendy Mei, Clinical Trials Coordinator 

Mel Krajden, Associate Director, Laboratory Services 


B.C. Mental Health and Addiction Services 

Leslie Arnold, President 

Lynda Bond, Director, Research, Quality, & Performance Improvement 

Johann Brink, Director, Clinical Services & Scientific Director, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, 

Jana Davidson, Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction Programs at BCCH 

William G. Honer, Scientific Director, B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute 

Child & Family Research Institute 

Anne Junker, Director, Clinical & Population Health Studies, Child & Family Research Institute 

Gordean Bjornson, Vaccine Evaluation Centre, BCCH 

Jennifer Claydon, Research Program Manager, BCCH 

Pamela Lutley, Clinical Research Coordinator, B.C. Children’s Hospital (BCCH) 

Vesna Popovska, Research Manager-Neurosciences Program, BCCH 

Terry Viczko, Research Manager, BCCH 

Bruce Carleton, Director, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme, BCCH 

Colin Ross, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics 

Shelin Adam, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics 

Fraser Health Authority 

Susan Chunick, Director, Department of Evaluation and Research Services 

Michael Wasdell, Epidemiologist, Department of Evaluation and Research Services 

Lynn Breakwell, SMH Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc. 

Steven Reynolds, Critical Care Group 

Ryan Tkachuk, Research Coordinator, Burnaby Hospital Regional Cancer Centre and B.C. Community 

Oncology Trialists 

Interior Health Authority 

Ann Ferguson, Chair, Interior Health IRB 

Susan Valley, Coordinator Clinical Research, Penticton Regional Hospital Research Department 

Paul Dagg, Clinical Director – Interior Health Tertiary Mental Health Services


Life Sciences B.C. 

Karimah Es Sabar, Executive Director 

Brendan Payne, Biomedical Sector Manager 

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 

John Challis, President & CEO 

Martin Schechter 

Sharon Bryan 

Sharon Mortimer 

Sharlene Smith 

Providence Health Care Research Institute 

Yvonne Lefebvre, VP of Research and Academic Affairs 

Erin Cherban, Senior Project Manager, CIHR Canadian HIV Trial Network, and Manager, Clinical Trial 

Support Unit, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) 

Aslam Anis, Director, CHÉOS; National Co-Director for the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network 

Esther Wu, Clinical Research Contracts Manager 

William Chau, AIDS Research Program, St. Paul’s Hospital 

Melanie Hanson, Operations Leader, UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart + Lung 

Institute, St. Paul’s Hospital 

Jim Pankovich, Chief Scientific Officer. CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, St. Paul’s Hospital 

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) 

Stuart MacLeod, Vice President, Research Coordination and Academic Liaison 

Ellen Chesney, Chief Administrative Officer – Research 

Diponkar Banerjee, Executive Medical Director, PHSA Laboratory Services; 

Simon Fraser University 

Ellen Loosley, Director, Office of Research Services 

Mario Pinto, VP Research 

University of British Columbia 

Ariadna Fernandez, Research Program Manager, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 

Alison Buchan, Executive Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine JP Heale, Associate Director, 

UBC University-Industry Liaison Office 

Trevor Young, Head Psychiatry Department 

University of Northern British Columbia 

Malcolm Ogborn, Associate Vice President, Research (Health) 

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Brenda Driedger, Pre-Award Grants Officer, Office of Research Services (ORS) 

Dailene O’Neill, Research Programs Liaison, ORS 

Howard Brunt, VP Research 


Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 

Stephania Manusha, Regional Manager, Clinical Trials Administration, 

Rob McMaster, Interim Executive Director and Interim VP Research, VCH Research Institute 

Rebecca Fox, Manager, Cardiology Research, VGH 

Dawne Gillies, Clinical Research Coordinator, Vancouver Retinal Research Group, VCH 

Martin Gleave, Executive Director, The Vancouver Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) 

Maureen Palmer, The Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH 

Daniel Rogers, Clinical Research Manager, VGH Nephrology Research Unit 

Clay Smith, Director Leukemia/ BMT Program of B.C. 

Harout Tossonian, Research Manager, Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic, VCH 

Cindy Woo, Research Coordinator, UBC Mood Disorders Centre of Excellence 

Vancouver Island Health Authority 

Larry Frisch, Director of Research 

Women’s Health Research Institute 

Deborah Money, Executive Director 

Katherine Heath, Manager, Research Development 

Heather Rilkoff, Research Administrative Assistant 

Other 

Kelly Alke, Population Data B.C. 

Leeanna Bulinckx, President, PerCuro Clinical Research Ltd. 

Brent Cherban, Manager Business Development, Global Client Partners Consulting Inc. 

Phil Cohen, Head of the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Pacific Nuclear Medicine Inc 

Lisa Cruz, B.C. Preclinical Research Consortium 

Sandra Elias, Manager Research Education, Clinical Research Professional Development Education 

Program 

Don Enns, Former President and CEO, CANTEST Ltd. 

Les Gee, ASKA Research 

Greg Gurasci, Senior Vice President, PRA International - Victoria 

Yi He, Canadian Western Institutional Review Board 

Athena Juneson, Manager Business Development, CANTEST Ltd.


Brendan Keown, Director, Business Development, Syreon Corporation 

David Kwok, President, BRI Biopharmaceutical Research Inc. 

Paul Latimer, Okanagan Clinical Trials 

Michele Mantle, Manager Interior Clinical Research Consultants Ltd 

Nancy Matthias, MSFHR B.C. Nursing Research Initiative 

Lorna Munro, B.C. Preclinical Research Consortium 

Denis Protti, Professor and Graduate Advisor, Health Information Science University of Victoria 

Alison Rintoul, CFRI Clinical Research Professional Development 

Andrew Sixsmith, Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory 

Cindy Trytten, Can-Med Clinical Research Inc. 

Dawn Waterhouse, BCCA Investigational Drug Program 

Arthur Yee, Product Manager, SLC Laboratories. 

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