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Jean Smart (left), joined Clinical Trials BC Unit Director Alison Orth (centre) and Cindy Trytten, Director, Research and Capacity Building at Island Health, at the BC SUPPORT Unit's Putting Patients First conference in October 2018.
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Meet Our Staff Team | BC AHSN profiles Jean Smart of Clinical Trials BC
In each issue of the News, we profile a member of the BC AHSN community. This month, we feature Jean Smart, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Officer at Clinical Trials BC (CTBC). CTBC is one of three operational units of BC AHSN.
Jean Smart is an unassuming presence in the BC AHSN offices in Vancouver. However, many colleagues don't realize that she's an internationally-recognized leader in clinical research regulation with experience across North America and Europe.
"Jean is a real enabler and champion of building a strong infrastructure for clinical research in BC."
- Cindy Trytten, Director, Research &
Capacity Building, Island Health
Read about how Jean envisions how the Clinical Trials BC team will create meaningful change in BC health research as an essential part of the British Columbia Academic Health Science Network.
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BC SUPPORT Unit News | Unit announces BC Trainee Travel Awards; applications due by March 15
Knowledge Translation (KT) is an integral activity of the BC SUPPORT Unit. Doing and studying KT helps move research findings from patient-oriented research into health care practices and policies, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes.
The BC SUPPORT Unit is pleased to offer at least two travel awards up to a maximum of $1,500 each. These awards will support BC-based research trainees to attend the 2019 KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting (May 30th-31st, 2019 in Winnipeg, MB).
Graduate students (Masters or PhD) living in BC and currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution in BC, and postdoctoral fellows living in BC and currently working at a BC-based institution are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is March 15th, 2019.
For more information and to apply for the award, click the link below.
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Upcoming Events | BC AHSN to co-host February 26th event in Vancouver about potential of learning health systems
We're partnering with the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (BCPSQC) for an exciting pre-Quality Forum 2019 (#QF19) event. This full-day session brings together a panel of international experts who will discuss the potential of learning health systems in BC.
The event will be held on February 26th, 2019 from 8:30am till 4:30pm; view the full program here. Guests include Charles Friedman from the Department of Learning Health Sciences at University of Michigan Medical School, Sir Chris Ham from Health Policy & Management at the University of Birmingham and Jeanne Huddleston from Health Care Systems Engineering Program at the Mayo Clinic.
This session is accredited by UBC Continuing Professional Development.
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Robin Ciceri (right), pictured with UBC President Santa J. Ono, has accepted a new leadership position at the university. Photo courtesy twitter.com/ubcprez
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Board Updates | Robin Ciceri becomes new UBC Vice-President, External Relations
The University of British Columbia (BC) has appointed Robin Ciceri as the new Vice-President, External Relations, effective March 1, 2019.
Robin has been a board member at BC AHSN since our inception. She is also a member of the boards of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster, LifeSciences BC and the BC Council for International Education.
At UBC, she joins fellow BC AHSN board member Dermot Kelleher, who was appointed as UBC's Vice-President, Health beginning July 1st, 2018.
Congratulations, Robin!
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Partner News | MSFHR opens annual innovation competition
Calling health innovators! The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research's 2019 Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) competition is now open for applications.
MSFHR's I2C Program provides funding to help BC health researchers move their health innovations towards practical application to improve health outcomes, benefit society, and enrich the health innovation ecosystem.
Each award provides up to four years of funding which can be used to support activities directly related to implementation of a commercialization plan, and/or cover a portion of the award recipients’ salaries to protect time to progress their innovation.
Letters of intent are due by March 14th, 2019; full applications are due by May 2nd, 2019.
- MSFHR is also looking for presenters for their Health XChange PechaKucha event in May. If you're interested, show your interest here.
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