Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Genome BC

CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP
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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)