We are putting together a packed agenda that address the themes and topics our clinical trials community is talking about. Plus, plenty of networking opportunities to meet and mingle with other delegates and organizations working to innovate and improve the environment for clinical trials.

Registration
November 8 & 9
7:30am – 8:45am
Join us in the morning to pick up your badge, enjoy some breakfast and explore the Innovation Showcase before the plenary sessions begin.
Morning Sessions
November 8
9:00am – 12:15pm
KEYNOTE: Accelerating Clinical Trials Across Canada
- Dr. PJ Devereaux, Director, Division of Perioperative Care, and Professor, Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact and Medicine, McMaster University; Associate Deputy Director and Senior Scientist, Population Health Research Institute
Clinical Trials at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Dr. Megan Bettle, Executive Director, Clinical Trials, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Life Sciences Strategy in Ontario
- Dr. Jason Field, President and CEO, Life Sciences Ontario
Rare Disease and Clinical Trials
Afternoon Sessions
November 8
1:40pm – 5:00pm
Pragmatic Trials
- Dr. Amit Garg, MD, FRCPC, FACP, MEd, PhD, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Western University
Designing trials for vulnerable populations: An adaptive solution to studying cannabinoids and pediatric cancer
- Dr. Lauren Kelly, Associate Professor, Depts. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Clinical Trials Director and Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba; Clinical Trialist, George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, MB Scientific Director, the Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics (C4T); Director, Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials
KEYNOTE: Diversity in Medicine
- Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Physician, Changemaker, Transformative Leadership, Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
Reception
November 8
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Special Remarks
The Honourable Jill Dunlop shares special closing remarks and kicks off the CTO 2023 reception in the Networking Hall.
- The Honourable Jill Dunlop, Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities
CTO 2023 Reception
Join us in celebrating the achievements of our clinical trials community over the past year.
Morning Sessions
November 9
9:00am – 12:10pm
KEYNOTE: A psychiatrist’s perspective on clinical trials: from therapeutic misconception to implementation science and points in between
- Dr. David Goldbloom, former Senior Medical Advisor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, former Chair, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, author
What’s Needed and What’s Next? Mental Health, Psychedelics, and Clinical Trials
- Moderator: Clive Ward Able
- Dr. Claudio Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA; Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University School of Medicine
- Dr. Amy Reichelt, Chief Innovation Officer at Purminds Neuropharma
- David Clements, Executive Director of the Dimensions Health Research Collaborative, located at Queen’s University in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Data for Health Innovation
- Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University; CEO of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization
- Dr. Jay Shaw, Canada Research Chair in Responsible Health Innovation (Tier 2); Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Research Director, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics & Health, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto; Scientist, Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care
Advance Consent
- Michel Shamy MD MA FRCPC, Attending Neurologist, The Ottawa Hospital; Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Ottawa; Lead, Ethics & Humanities in Medicine, University of Ottawa
Afternoon Sessions
November 9
1:10pm – 4:00pm
Navigating Developments in the Clinical Research Landscape
- Rebecca Barnes, Executive Director, N2 Canada
- Erin Cherban, Chief Clinical Research Officer for the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network and the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes
The Next Generation of Lived Perspectives in Clinical Trials
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Trinity Lowthian, Youth Mentor in Patient Engagement; Student, Honours Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa; Team Canada Para-Fencer