Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Genome BC

CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP
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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