• Situational analysis of the clinical trials ecosystem in British Columbia (PDF)

    This 2025 report evaluates the current state of BC’s clinical trials ecosystem. Commissioned by Michael Smith Health Research BC, it assesses BC’s overall competitiveness in clinical trials and compares it to other provinces.

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  • Fostering collaboration with Health Metadata Commons

    Our discussion with Genome BC will share how their Health Metadata Commons, a centralized repository for health omics metadata, helps minimize silos and maximize the impact of existing research.

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  • ICH E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice: Top 10 frequently asked questions

    The International Council for Harmonization (ICH) E6(R3) Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice came into effect in Canada on April 1, 2026. This constitutes a significant change, and all team members should be retrained now before conducting clinical trial related activities.

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  • ASK US: That was then, this is now

    This session featured a dynamic panel of local operations and quality specialists, who answered pressing compliance-related questions on changes to Good Clinical Practice, as well as the Canadian interpretation of the new regulations as they unfold.

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  • Canada’s Clinical Research Workforce Strategy

    This national strategy aims to create a resilient workforce that supports the talent pipeline, enhances Canada’s economic competitiveness, and positions the country as a global leader in clinical research. Clinical Trials British Columbia is a partner.

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  • Clinical Trials in BC Roundtable (October 2025)

    This summary document emerged from an industry-focused roundtable on clinical trials in BC, which was jointly initiated and co-hosted by Clinical Trials British Columbia and GSK Canada.

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  • Whitepaper: The Hidden Crisis in Clinical Research (Summer 2025)

    This white paper explores the current state and future of Canada’s Clinical Research Professional workforce. Alison Orth, Director of Clinical Trials British Columbia, is a co-author on the whitepaper.

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  • REACH BC: Impact report (2024-25)

    This report highlights REACH BC's key accomplishments from 2024-2025, including volunteer growth, partner collaborations and a new feature launch.

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  • World Health Organization Global Competency Framework

    Explore how the Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) Global Competency Framework — and the suite of tools that support it — will help you modernize and strengthen your clinical research operations.

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  • Best practices toolkit for communicating results with clinical trial participants

    Clinical Trials British Columbia has developed an online toolkit that helps researchers better communicate study results with participants.

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  • ASK US: Towards Good Environmental Practices for Clinical Trials and Sites

    This webinar covers key issues around waste, resource consumption, life-cycle analysis, reporting, participant considerations, challenges, and more for clinical trials and sites.

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  • Remote monitoring in clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic

    This article proposes a decision tree for migrating from clinic to remote assessments, as well as necessary activities to ensure successful measurements, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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