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PFD Forum Program Highlight:
Setting the Clinical Trial Landscape in Canada:
Barriers and Motivators Impacting Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials

Program Highlight: 2024 CDTRP Patient, Family, and Donor Research Program. Linda Hunter is the National Coordinator, Stream for Community Partners & Patients with the CANadian Consortium of Clinical Trial TRAINing platform (CANTRAIN). Linda is also a patient and has lived with chronic disease for years making her an excellent Patient Engagement Research Ambassador for [...]

2024-05-13T13:11:37-04:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|

CDTRP Research Connect – Dr. Victor Ferreira

CDTRP 2024 Research Connect Series The CDTRP Research Connect series is taking place every other Tuesday at 3 pm ET. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for this engaging series! This series streamlines the subset of Theme, Hub, and Working Group meetings that aimed to share and discuss the latest research findings across [...]

2024-05-31T16:37:38-04:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|

Call for Applications for the Kidney Foundation of Canada Patient Community Advisory Network (PCAN)

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is seeking Lived Experience representatives to join our Patient Community Advisory Network for the Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training (KRESCENT) Program. The KRESCENT Program, is a national training program launched in 2005. This is an opportunity for members of the Kidney community, including patients, caregivers, [...]

2024-04-23T17:06:29-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: General|

Basics of Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials

The Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) is hosting a 3-part webinar series for patients to learn more about the journey from drug discovery to private/public drug access and reimbursement. Learn about the basics of drug discovery and clinical trials in this 1-hour webinar with Dawn Richards, PhD, Director of Patient and Public Engagement [...]

2024-04-22T11:40:11-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: General|

CDTRP Research Connect – Chelsea Lanos

CDTRP 2024 Research Connect Series The CDTRP Research Connect series is taking place every other Tuesday at 3 pm ET. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for this engaging series! This series streamlines the subset of Theme, Hub, and Working Group meetings that aimed to share and discuss the latest research findings across [...]

2024-05-03T10:48:06-04:00April 15th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|

1st Symposium of The Quebec Network on Complement-Mediated Diseases

Hemato-oncologists, intensivists, nephrologists, neurologists, immunologists, pediatricians, residents, clinical monitors, as well as professional staff and students interested in complement: Join us for the 1st Symposium of the Quebec Network on Complement-Mediated Diseases to be held in person at CHU Sainte-Justine on June 18, 2024. Renowned international francophone experts and Quebec experts will lead [...]

2024-04-16T10:44:41-04:00April 15th, 2024|Categories: General|

Remembering Mary Beaucage

On March 28, 2024, the kidney and transplant community lost a tireless advocate, colleague, and friend. We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mary Bonnie Anne Beaucage, CDTRP PFD Research Partner, Theme 1 co-lead, and a mentor who has left a lasting mark on the kidney, donation, and transplantation community. Mary [...]

2024-04-15T12:16:47-04:00April 15th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|

CST RED HOT Webinar Series

The CST Education and Research Committees with assistance from the CDTRP have developed a RED HOT webinar series (Research, Education, Development for Healthcare providers and Organ Transplantation). This webinar series is intended for fellows in transplantation and junior faculty and meant to provide them with an introduction to research topics. The next webinar [...]

2024-04-08T13:10:57-04:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|

New Peer Review Training Tool for People with Lived Experience

Peer review is a key step in evaluating research projects to ensure they are feasible, ethical, applicable and well-positioned to succeed. Increasingly, those with lived experience are being invited to review research proposals, provide recommendations, and influence what health research is prioritized. The Kidney Foundation of Canada, in collaboration with Canadians Seeking Solutions [...]

2024-04-09T10:16:44-04:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: General, Newsletter|
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