Events

Meet the speakers! Jenna Kedy Jenna Kedy, a resilient 19-year-old hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, epitomizes strength and advocacy in the face of adversity. Battling juvenile arthritis and juvenile fibromyalgia from a young age, Jenna emerged as a relentless fighter, surviving septic shock and becoming a beacon of hope for others struggling with chronic illness. […]

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming event, "Lessons Learned in Undertaking Clinical Trials", a comprehensive session designed to provide valuable insights and practical knowledge from experts in the field. Hosted in collaboration with BCCHR, WHRI, and IMPaCT, come hear from Investigators who have undertaken clinical trials in Children's and Women's  health as they share their experiences and what they've learned along the way.

Webinar objectives: Understand the role that historical and ongoing marginalization play in research participation Discuss how research findings in homogeneous populations are not generalizable to all children Describe research approaches that can improve diversity and inclusion in pediatric clinical trials Meet the speaker! Dr Tamorah Lewis is a physician scientist, Division Head for Clinical Pharmacology […]

Webinar objectives: In this session, we will explore best practice guidelines for researchers to build more equitable, reflective, and inclusive research and clinical trials with respect to gender and sex. We will touch briefly on a variety of topics including, participant eligibility, recruitment, sampling plans and data analysis, measurement of genders and sexes, responsiveness across […]

Standing for ‘For Patients, By Patients’, PxP 2024 is entirely led by an international team of patient and public partners and is a Patients Included™ event. Our purpose is to share resources, mentorship and community with patient partners and others involved in health research. Ultimately, our goal is partnering to make research stronger. This free, virtual event aims […]

Webinar objectives: The webinar will introduce effectiveness-hybrid designs, showcase examples, and outline important considerations for conducting these types of studies. It will also briefly summarize tensions that may occur in conducting implementation research and mention tools to support implementation planning and execution. Meet the speaker! Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych, is a Senior Scientist in the […]