Knowledge Translation

Simplifying Clinical Trial Process and Enhancing Diversity of  Participating Subjects  (KnowRare)

• Project: Led initiative to incorporate diversity in recruitment for rare disease clinical trials in collaboration with Pharmaceutical Sponsors and CROs.

  • Streamlined processes and simplified participant recruitment on AI-enabled  pre-screening platforms.

  • Fostered relationships with key Rare Disease patient advocacy groups

  • Engaged in knowledge translation to educate on practical aspects of clinical trials

  • Result: Increased number of pre-screened patients for randomization into clinical trials

  
  

Target multidisciplinary teams of Healthcare professionals and scientists

• Advise on dynamics for engagement with Research Ethics Boards

• Advise on Study Protocol and Informed consent formats

• Guide on how to simplify the language and translate knowledge to appropriate for lay patient audiences

• Review Ethics, Data governance, and Privacy approaches and advise on robust risk-mitigating strategies

• Results: Successfully Mentored 2 international multidisciplinary teams on research proposal development for grant applications, receiving +300K in funding for project implementation. Our technical advice on ethics review, positioning innovations to integrate technology and key stakeholders were critical in increasing the appeal to Canadian donor requirements

Custom training and mentorship of early-stage clinicians and researchers

• Have mentored teams of clinicians and health informaticians in streamlining their research projects and publication strategies and provided coaching for presentations at conferences.

• Provide mentorship on developing a leadership journey and identifying achievable career goals.