Rethinking Clinical Trials to Improve Patient Care
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Summary
UMToday sat down with CHI Scientific Director Dr. Ryan Zarychanski to discuss his vision as the new Canada Research Chair in Clinical Trials.
Clinical trials are the foundation of evidence-based medicine. They determine what works, for whom and under what circumstances. Yet many of the methods and structures we rely on today were developed decades ago and have not kept pace with how clinical care is delivered.
Dr. Ryan Zarychanski, a hematologist, critical care physician and professor of internal medicine at the Max Rady College of Medicine, has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Clinical Trials. His work focuses on modernizing how clinical trials are designed and conducted while embedding them directly into patient care to improve outcomes and efficiency…
