Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences
Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences
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CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP<br />
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<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Support Units<br />
The health authorities have five clinical trials support units to aid individual investigators in their clinical<br />
trials. These are shown in Figure 1, summarized in Table 3, <strong>and</strong> described in Appendix 2. The units generally<br />
offer the following services:<br />
• Study design, methodology, <strong>and</strong> protocol development<br />
• Budget planning <strong>and</strong>/or review<br />
• Assistance with REB submission<br />
• Regulatory documentation<br />
• Statistical analysis <strong>and</strong> data management<br />
• Training in clinical trials procedures <strong>and</strong> GCP<br />
• Pharmacoeconomic analysis (at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute [VCHRI] [through<br />
the Centre for <strong>Clinical</strong> Epidemiology & Evaluation] <strong>and</strong> Providence Health Care Research Institute<br />
[through the Centre for Health Evaluation <strong>and</strong> Outcome <strong>Sciences</strong>])<br />
• Provision of trained nurses (at Child & Family Research Institute [CFRI] <strong>and</strong> VCHRI)<br />
• Provision of study/ clinic space (at CFRI, VCHRI <strong>and</strong> VIHA Research Department).<br />
In addition, the Laboratory-<strong>Clinical</strong> Studies Unit at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provides<br />
laboratory support <strong>and</strong> testing for clinical trials.<br />
TABLE 3. <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Support Units<br />
Facility (URL if available)<br />
Types of<br />
<strong>Trials</strong> *<br />
CFRI <strong>Clinical</strong> Research Support<br />
Unit (www.cfri.ca/research_support/clinical_research_support/<br />
default.asp)<br />
Department of Evaluation <strong>and</strong><br />
Research Services<br />
(http://research.fraserhealth.ca/)<br />
Laboratory-<strong>Clinical</strong> Studies Unit<br />
(www.phsa.ca/bccdcpublichealthlab)<br />
Hospital/<br />
Agency<br />
(Health<br />
Authority) *<br />
Investigators<br />
I, II, III, IV BCCH (PHSA) • Supports all<br />
CFRI clinical<br />
investigators<br />
II, III, IV plus<br />
screening,<br />
diagnostic,<br />
observational,<br />
interventional<br />
studies<br />
II, III, IV plus<br />
screening,<br />
diagnostic,<br />
observational,<br />
interventional<br />
studies<br />
mainly in<br />
HPV, HIV,<br />
Hepatitis<br />
Fraser Health<br />
(FH)<br />
BCCDC, PHSA<br />
• Supports all<br />
active FH clinical<br />
investigators<br />
• Mel Krajden<br />
• Petric, Martin<br />
Contact<br />
Junker, Anne. Director, <strong>Clinical</strong> & Population<br />
Health Studies, CFRI.<br />
T: 604-875-3591<br />
ajunker@cw.bc.ca<br />
Susan Chunick, Director, Department of<br />
Evaluation <strong>and</strong> Research Services.<br />
T: 604-587-4681<br />
susan.chunick@fraserhealth.ca<br />
Krajden, Mel. Associate Director, Laboratory<br />
Services.<br />
T: 604-707-2421.<br />
mel.krajden@bccdc.ca.
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