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Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences

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BRITISH COLUMBIA<br />

Networks In Which B.C.’s <strong>Clinical</strong> Investigators Play a Pivotal Role (cont’d)<br />

Network Description<br />

Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators<br />

(CAPRI) (www.icaare.ca/index.phpoption=com_content&tas<br />

k=view&id=44&Itemid=80)<br />

International<br />

Network investigating childhood arthritis in Canada. Obtained CIHR funding for “Determinants of Risk <strong>and</strong> Outcome in<br />

Inflammatory Arthritis”, REACCH OUT (quality of life <strong>and</strong> outcomes in juvenile arthritis), <strong>and</strong> BBOP (Biologically Based<br />

Outcome Predictors) in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. CFRI’s David Cabral is a member of the interim steering committee;<br />

<strong>and</strong> Lori Tucker is a PI on REACCH OUT.<br />

American Bronchology Association (www.aabronchology.org) Promoties excellence in clinical care, education, <strong>and</strong> research in the rapidly exp<strong>and</strong>ing fields of Bronchoscopy, Interventional<br />

Pulmonology, <strong>and</strong> Interventional Bronchoscopy. VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is past Director.<br />

Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety A joint initiative of POPi <strong>and</strong> CMMT (CFRI), Vancouver B.C. One of only two active adverse drug reaction (ADR) surveillance<br />

networks in the world. Brings together leading scientists from many disciplines within industry, government, universities,<br />

hospitals, <strong>and</strong> research institutes to better underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> prevent severe ADRs. Currently recruiting patients<br />

to a trial on adverse drug reactions in children (<strong>Clinical</strong><strong>Trials</strong>.gov identifier: NCT00414115) <strong>and</strong> adults in Canada, US,<br />

Mexico, Europe.<br />

Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatism Research Alliance (CARRA)<br />

(www.carragroup.info; www.arthritis.org/carra.php)<br />

Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Aging (IALSA)<br />

Research Network (http://lifelab.tss.oregonstate.edu/)<br />

International Photodynamic Association (IPA) (http://sites.<br />

pcmd.ac.uk/ipa/index.php)<br />

North American organization of pediatric rheumatologists who are building a multi-centre network of pediatric rheumatology<br />

research centres across the continent that will work together on clinical trials <strong>and</strong> research. CFRI’s David Cabral<br />

<strong>and</strong> Lori Tucker are co-founders.<br />

Co-directed by Scott Hofer, Victoria B.C. smhofer@uvic.ca. Collaborative research infrastructure for coordinated<br />

interdisciplinary, cross-national research aimed at replicating <strong>and</strong> extending research findings from a within-person<br />

perspective. The network is currently comprised of over 25 longitudinal studies on aging, spanning eight countries, with<br />

a combined sample size of approximately 70,000 individuals.<br />

Promotes study of diagnosis <strong>and</strong> treatment using light <strong>and</strong> photosensitizers, disseminates such information to members<br />

of IPA, the medical community <strong>and</strong> the general public. Membership consists of the most prominent international<br />

clinicians <strong>and</strong> scientists involved in performing <strong>and</strong> researching photodynamic therapy (PDT) <strong>and</strong> photodiagnosis (PD).<br />

VCHRI’s Stephen Lam is a past President.<br />

National Core for Neuroethics (www.neuroethics.ubc.ca) Based at UBC in Vancouver B.C. The permanent home for the International Neuroethics Network.

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