Reassessing the Governance of Clinical Trials: Preventing Real World Risks at the Gate

Dalhousie University (Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit)

Organizer: Janice Graham, TRRU, Dalhousie University; Mavis Jones, Dalhousie University

Workshop information here

Final report avail. upon request.

 Follow-up Conference Presentations
. "Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge Translation in Canada during the H1N1 Pandemic". Poster. The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Symposium, Halifax, Canada. April 18, 2010.
. "Ethics" Session Moderator. The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) Symposium, Halifax, Canada. April 19, 2010.
. "Just evidence in assessing risk in emerging health products". Canadian Bioethics Society. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. June 11-14, 2009.
. "Governing Clinical Trials: Preventing Real World Risks at the Gate". Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA). Vancouver, Canada. May 13-15, 2009.
. "Regulating pharmaceuticals and biologics: Translating evidence and practice". Global Challenge, Local Action: Ethical Engagement, Partnerships and Practice; Society for Applied Anthropology. Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 17-21, 2009.

Follow-up Consultations
. Invited presentation "The science and politics of regulatory practices at Health Canada" for Science Policy Directorate roundtable, Health Canada, December 9, 2010.
. October 28-29, 2010. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization, Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada. Health Canada has been working to modernize Canada's regulatory system for pharmaceuticals prescription and non-prescription drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Graham contributed to technical discussions.
. Drug Safety Effectiveness Network Workshop: Potential Legal and Ethical Risks Associated with Post-Market Drug Surveillance Research. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. March 6, 2009. Toronto, Canada.