Why is doing research important? Health Research is central to Canada's future.
"In the 21st century, health research and innovation will be central to Canada's future. Harnessing our investments in health research is key to improving the health of our citizens, building sustainable, evidence-based, leading- edge health care and public health systems, and developing the transformative new technologies of tomorrow."
Dr. Alan Bernstein, CIHR President
Newsmaker's Breakfast, Ottawa
January 20, 2004
The Research Division is located in the Vancouver Island Health Research Centre. The services we provide include:
- Administration and Trial coordination
- Financial Management
- Clinical Trial Agreement review
- Liaison with Industry
- Research Ethics Submissions and ongoing correspondence
- Quality control and supervision of all operational techniques and research activities in keeping with international guidelines
- Clinic space available for patient assessments
- Assurance of protocol compliance and quality control of data handling in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable regulatory requirements
- Standard Operating Procedures
Using a multidisciplinary approach, the Vancouver Island Research Centre provides a full scope research office.