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Hilton Lac-Leamy

Oct 27, 2025 7:30 AM - Oct 28, 2025 3:40 PM

3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, QC J8Y 6X4, Canada

Canada Annual Meeting

The Canada Annual Meeting offers three tracks, Regulatory, Clinical, Safety and Pharmacovigilance!

Session 6, Track B: Canada Now – Together

Session Chair(s)

Rebecca  Barnes, MS

Rebecca Barnes, MS

Executive Director

Network of Networks (N2), Canada

Manitoba reviewed its clinical trials system using human-centered design and lean methods to make it more predictable, efficient, and aligned with provincial strengths. A working group of researchers, industry, government, and academia identified that trial activity remains below pre-COVID levels. The review focused on time to conduct, patient engagement, infrastructure, and partnerships, leading to key recommendations. Outcomes include streamlined processes, rural engagement strategies, infrastructure needs, and new partnership opportunities to support a stronger research environment.

  • Advancing Clinical Trials in Manitoba: Towards a Pan-Canadian Approach
    Andrea Ladouceur, Bioscience Association of Manitoba
  • Canada Now Together
    Suzie Talbot, Diex Research
  • Patient Voice: Enhancing Clinical Trial Impact
    Ursula Mann, Patient Voice Partners

Learning Objective :

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

  • Increase understanding of clinical trials from the perspectives of: patients; industry access and economic development; and health innovation
  • Identify the value of clinical trials from these perspectives and how a pan-Canadian approach can support advancement in trials and possibly adoption (rooted in the recent Manitoba experience)

Speaker(s)

Suzie  Talbot, MBA, RN

Canada Now Together

Suzie Talbot, MBA, RN

Diex Research, Canada

President

Ursula  Mann, BSN

Advancing Clinical Trials in Manitoba: Towards a Pan-Canadian Approach

Ursula Mann, BSN

Patient Voice Partners, Canada

Principal and Chief Patient Officer (CPO)

Andrea  Ladouceur

Canada Now - Together

Andrea Ladouceur

Bioscience Association of Manitoba, Canada

President and CEO

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