Join us for a full-day event exploring how collaboration, patient and community engagement, equity and innovation are shaping the future of clinical trials. Held in partnership with Network of Networks (N2), this regional meeting will bring together people with lived experience, researchers, clinicians, health system leaders and industry partners to share practical strategies, emerging initiatives and real-world examples that strengthen Canada’s clinical trials ecosystem.
Through insightful panel discussions and interactive sessions, participants will explore approaches to designing more inclusive, efficient and impactful clinical trials while fostering partnerships that accelerate research into improved health outcomes.
Event program
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
- Elder Rose Nahanee, Dr. Gavin Stuart
9:20 a.m. N2 overview and updates
- Rebecca Barnes
9:30 a.m. Integrating lived experience into clinical trial design
- Dr. Samantha Pollard and Summer Konechny. Moderator: Dr. Stirling Bryan
10:10 a.m. Updates from Clinical Trials British Columbia
- Alison Orth
10:45 a.m. The future of early phase clinical trials
- Dr. Erik Pioro, Dr. Anthony Traboulsee and Dr. Cheryl Wellington. Moderator: Dr. Gavin Stuart
12:45 p.m. Advancing equity in clinical research
- Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild), Sandra Fox, Dr. Danya Fast and Brandon Quintal
1:40 p.m. Accelerating digital technologies for a high-impact clinical trial ecosystem
- Dr. Julia Bickford, Dr. Federica Di Palma and Dr. Corinne Hohl. Moderator: Dr. Kendall Ho