Michael Smith Health Research BC Award:
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Every year, Clinical Trials BC highlights individuals and organizations that have contributed outstanding and notable leadership and distinguished service/support to the clinical trials community.
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Congratulations to Dr. Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research at the Faculty of Medicine, UBC, on being the recipient of the 2022 Leadership & Advocacy Award. Dr. McMaster received this award on account of his significant contributions and leadership efforts to advance the conduct of clinical trials in British Columbia. He is widely recognized across the province for his committed leadership and support of work that will enable BC to increase its capacity and ability to conduct world-class clinical trials. He is also a notable contributor to international guidances that impact the modernization of our regulatory environment in Canada and BC.
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This year, the Clinical Trials BC 2022 Service & Support Award was bestowed on the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative (CRCI) in recognition of our commitment to improve the research and clinical trials community, with the valuable cooperation of all the patients, frontline clinicians, scientists, engineers, educators, trainees, as well as health authorities, provincial government, industry, regulatory and funding partners who volunteered their time and expertise, and who served on multiple CRCI working groups to help us get through the pandemic. Together as a team, we created the ‘Research is Care’ document and a province-wide partnership program aimed at creating innovative health systems and structures capable of quickly capturing and collating collective input and feedback to enable the prioritization and coordination of COVID-19 response.
The 2022 Service & Support Award was jointly accepted by Dr. Michelle Wong, Senior Director, Research, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Ms. Stephania Manusha, Director, Clinical Trials Administration, VCHRI, and Ms. Anni Rychtera, CRCI Patient Partner, on behalf of all members of CRCI.
Both award recipients were honoured at a virtual award ceremony held on May 19, 2022, during the International Clinical Trials Day event. Click here to watch a video of the ceremony. For more information about the Michael Smith Health Research BC’s Clinical Trials BC Awards, please visit www.bcahsn.ca.