Governance
Governing Council
Training Platform Advisory Committee (TPAC)
The Governing Council is composed of the CANTRAIN grant principal investigators, co-applicants, and collaborators who are representative of nine provinces across the country. The council guides, monitors, and provides input across the entire organization in order to gain an accurate understanding of its current state, direction, and desired future.
Jean Bourbeau
MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS
CANTRAIN Principal Nominated Investigator
Director, COPD Clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC); Respirologist, Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, MUHC; Senior Scientist, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Co-founder, Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD)
Quebec
Barry D. Stein
Governing Council Member; CanPartner Working Group Member
President, CEO Colorectal Cancer Canada; Past President Coalition Priorité Cancer Au Quebec; Board member Exactis Innovation; Board member Canadian Personalized Healthcare Innovation Network Attorney(CPHIN); Board member (Observer) Consortium de recherche en oncologie clinique du Québec Q-CROC, GWBR LLC; Board member Anzie Accessories & Design Inc.
Christine (Tina) Fahim
PhD, MSc
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; CanPartner Working Group Co-Chair
Scientist and Director of the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability the Knowledge Translation Program, St. Michael’s Hospital; Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Associate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Ontario
Diane Lacaille
MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member
Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Division Rheumatology, University of British Columbia; Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology; Research; Scientific Director and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada
British Columbia
E. Ann Yeh
MA, MD, FRCPC, Dip ABPN
Principal Applicant, Governing Council Member
Associate Professor, Department Paediatrics (Neurology) and Associate Scientist (SickKids Research Institute, Neurosciences and Mental Health), The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto; Director, MS and Neuroinflammatory Disorders Program, SickKids; Staff Physician, Division of Neurology, SickKids
Ontario
Elan C. Paluck
BSP, MSc, PhD
Governing Council Member
Director of Research, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Emily Bell
PhD, GradCertHSM
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; National Stream Lead, Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainees; Content Review Board Member
Associate Director, Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training of the RI-MUHC
Quebec
Lawrence Richer
MD, MSc
Principal Applicant, Governing Council Member
Associate Dean Research, College of Health Sciences - Office of Research, University of Alberta; Director, Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Pediatric Neurologist, Stollery Children's Hospital
Alberta
Liam Kelly
BSc, MSc, PhD
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; Mentorship Program Working Group Member
Regional Director, Research and Innovation, Eastern Health
Newfoundland and Labrador
Linda Hunter
RN MScN, PhD(C)
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member; National Stream Manager, Patient and Community Partners; Content Review Board Member; CanPartner Working Group Co-Chair; Evaluation Committee Working Group Co-Chair; Mentorship Working Group Member
Ontario
Melissa O’Brien
BSc, MSc, PhD
Governing Council Member, Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainee Representative
Simon Bacon
PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member; Nominated Principal Investigator, CBITN
Professor and CIHR SPOR Chair in Innovative, Patient-Oriented, Behavioural Clinical Trials, Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Concordia University
Quebec
Suzanne N. Morin
MD, MSc, FRCP, FACP
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; Mentorship Program Working Group Co-Chair; CanPartner Working Group Member
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University; Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, McGill University; Member, Endocrinology and Clinical Epidemiology Divisions, McGill University; Scientist, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
RI-MUHC Accountability Oversight Committee
This committee is responsible for the active oversight and management of our CIHR grant funds, as well as for collaborating on meeting the financial, human resources, legal, and space requirements of CANTRAIN.
Rhian Touyz
MBBCh, MSc (Med), PhD
RI-MUHC Accountability Committee Member
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, RI-MUHC; Dr. Phil Gold Chair in Medicine; Professor in Family Medicine, McGill University
Susan James
MBA
RI-MUHC Accountability Committee Member
Director, Research Services, RI-MUHC
CANTRAIN CIHR Grant Principal Investigators, Co-Applicants and Collaborators
Principal Applicants
CANTRAIN's CIHR Grant 20+ Principal Applicants are individuals from across the country who have the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to lead the direction of our training platform and its associated activities.
Alexandra King
MD, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Nipissing First Nation (Ontario); Associate Professor Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Britney Benoit
BSc, MSc, PhD, RN
Principal Applicant
Assistant Professor, Rankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University; Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nova Scotia
Christine (Tina) Fahim
PhD, MSc
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; CanPartner Working Group Co-Chair
Scientist and Director of the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability the Knowledge Translation Program, St. Michael’s Hospital; Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Associate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Ontario
David Anderson
MD, FRCPC, FACP
Principal Applicant
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
David Collister
MD, PhD
Principal Applicant; Mentorship Program Working Group
Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Associate Faculty Member, Canadian Vigour Center; Associate Investigator, Population Health Research Institute
Alberta
Dean Fergusson
PhD, MHA, FCAHS
Principal Applicant
Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Director, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Full Professor, Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa; Endowed Chair, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/University of Ottawa; Scientific Lead, Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU), Government of Ontario and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Ontario
E. Ann Yeh
MA, MD, FRCPC, Dip ABPN
Principal Applicant, Governing Council Member
Associate Professor, Department Paediatrics (Neurology) and Associate Scientist (SickKids Research Institute, Neurosciences and Mental Health), The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto; Director, MS and Neuroinflammatory Disorders Program, SickKids; Staff Physician, Division of Neurology, SickKids
Ontario
Emily Bell
PhD, GradCertHSM
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; National Stream Lead, Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainees; Content Review Board Member
Associate Director, Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training of the RI-MUHC
Quebec
Gerald Batist
MDCM, CM, CQ, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS
Principal Applicant
Professor, Departments of Oncology, and Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Director, Centre for Translational Research in Cancer, McGill University;Deputy Director and Senior Investigator, Department of Oncology (Segal Cancer Centre), Jewish General Hospital-Sir Mortimer B. Lady Davis Institute, McGill University
Quebec
Jacquie Gahagan
MA, PhD
Principal Applicant
Associate Vice-President, Research and Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Nova Scotia
John Sapp
MD, FRCPC, FHRS
Principal Applicant
Assistant Dean Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Professor Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University; Attending Staff, Heart Rhythm Section, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Nova Scotia
Kaberi Dasgupta
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Professor of the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Senior Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, CORE, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Clinician, Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, McGill University Health Center
Quebec
Kristian B. Filion
PhD, FAHA, FISPE
Principal Applicant; National Stream Lead, Trialists; Studentship, Fellowship and Internship Task Force, Co-Chair; Content Review Board Member; Evaluation Committee Working Group Member
Deputy Director & Senior Scientist, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Professor of Medicine, James McGill Chair, Department Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (EBOH), Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
Quebec
Lawrence Richer
MD, MSc
Principal Applicant, Governing Council Member
Associate Dean Research, College of Health Sciences - Office of Research, University of Alberta; Director, Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Pediatric Neurologist, Stollery Children's Hospital
Alberta
Liam Kelly
BSc, MSc, PhD
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; Mentorship Program Working Group Member
Regional Director, Research and Innovation, Eastern Health
Newfoundland and Labrador
Linda Li
BSc(PT), MSc, PhD, FCAHS
Principal Applicant; Mentorship Program Working Group Co-Chair; CanPartner Working Group Member
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia; Harold Robinson Chair/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases, Canada Research Chair; Patient-oriented Knowledge Translation Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology, Arthritis Research Canada
British Columbia
Louise Pilote
MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Deputy Director & Senior Scientist, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Professor of Medicine, James McGill Chair, Department Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (EBOH), Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
Quebec
Malcolm King
PhD, FCAHS, FRSC
Principal Applicant
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation; Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan; Scientific Director, Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR)
Saskatchewan
Nadia Khan
MD, FRCPC, MSc
Principal Applicant
Professor and Head, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia; Specialist in General Medicine; Scientist, Center for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences
British Columbia
Ramy Saleh
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Trials, and Medical Director, Phase I Research Unit, Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University; Staff Medical Oncologist, Cedars Cancer Center, McGill University Health Center
Quebec
Souvik Mitra
MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Neonatologist & Associate Professor, Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics, Community Health & Epidemiology, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre
British Columbia & Nova Scotia
Suzanne N. Morin
MD, MSc, FRCP, FACP
Principal Applicant; Governing Council Member; Mentorship Program Working Group Co-Chair; CanPartner Working Group Member
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University; Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, McGill University; Member, Endocrinology and Clinical Epidemiology Divisions, McGill University; Scientist, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
Tony Reiman
MD, SM, FRCPC
Principal Applicant
Medical Oncologist, Saint John Regional Hospital/Horizon Health Network; Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Canadian Cancer Society Research Chair, University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Co-Applicants
CANTRAIN’s CIHR Grant 50+ Co-Applicants are individuals from across the country who play an active role in carrying our mission to develop clinical trial research competency through an efficient training environment.
Abhinav Sharma
MD, PhD
Co-Applicant
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Cardiology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Junior Scientist, Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
Adrian Mackenzie
PhD
Co-Applicant
Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health and Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit; Project Executive, Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
Ananya Banerjee
PhD
Co-Applicant
Assistant Professor, McGill University-Dalla Lana School of Public Health-Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupation Health, McGill University; Lead, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism (EDIAR); Member, SHERPA University Institute
Quebec
Andrea Carson
MA, PhD
Co-Applicant
Health Outcomes Scientist, Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nova Scotia
Andrew Flewelling
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Research Project Facilitator, Research Services, Horizon Health Network
New Brunswick
Bertrand J. Jean-Claude
PhD
Co-Applicant; Studentship, Fellowship and Internship Task Force, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Senior Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Centre for Translational Biology (CTB), and Director, Centre for Translational Biology (CTB) Drug Discovery Platform, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Associate Lead, Metabolic Disease and Complications Program (MeDiC); Lead, Training Programs Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research and Drug Development Training Program (DDTP)
Québec
Brigitte Sonier Ferguson
MSc, PhD(c)
Co-Applicant
Senior Vice-President, Performance – University Mission and Strategy, Vitalité Health Network
New Brunswick
Bryn Robinson
PhD
Co-Applicant
Senior Health Care Consultant, New Brunswick Department of Health’s Addictions and Mental Health Branch; Honorary Research Associate, University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Caroline Jose
MSc, PhD, MBA
Co-Applicant; National Stream Lead, Patient and Community Partners; Content Review Board Member; CanParter Working Group Member; Mentorship Working Group Member; Evaluation Committee Working Group Member
Embedded Researcher, Vitalité Health Network; Adjunct Professor, Université de Sherbrooke; Adjunct Professor, Université de Moncton; Affiliate Scientist, Maritimes SPOR SUPPORT Unit
New Brunswick
Caroline King
BSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Health Outcome Scientist, Implementation Science, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nova Scotia
Darcy Marciniuk
MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Master FCCP
Co-Applicant
Associate Vice-President Research; Professor of Medicine, Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Elham Emami
DDS, MSc, PhD, FCAHS
Co-Applicant
Dean and Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University; Investigator, Injury Repair Recovery Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) & Montreal General Hospital; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montreal (UdeM)
Quebec
Frank Hoentjen
MD, PhD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor of Medicine; Interim Director Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta
Alberta
Guillaume Martel
MD, MSc
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa; Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI); Attending Surgeon, Liver and Pancreas Unit, The Ottawa Hospital
Ontario
Isabel Fortier
PhD
Co-Applicant; Studentship, Fellowship and Internship Task Force, Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Senior Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Centre for Translational Biology (CTB), and Director, Centre for Translational Biology (CTB) Drug Discovery Platform, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Associate Lead, Metabolic Disease and Complications Program (MeDiC); Lead, Training Programs Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research and Drug Development Training Program (DDTP)
Quebec
Janet Curran
PhD, RN
Co-Applicant
Quality and Patient Safety Research Chair, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health, Nova Scotia Department of Health; Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
Jason Weatherald
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Lung Transplant and Pulmonary Hypertension, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services
Alberta
Jill Hatchette
PhD
Co-Applicant; CanPartner Working Group Member
Consulting Scientist, Research Services, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre
Nova Scotia
Joel Singer
PhD
Co-Applicant
Professor Emeritus, School of Population and Public Health, and Program Head, Clinical Trials, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, University of British Columbia; Program Head, Statistics and Methodology, Canadian HIV Trials Network, St. Paul’s Hospital
British Columbia
Jordan Warford
BSc, MSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Senior Director of Research, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nova Scotia
Justin Ezekowitz
MBBCh, MSc
Co-Applicant
Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiovascular Research, University of Alberta; Co-Director, CVC; Cardiologist, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; AHS Chair in Cardiac Sciences; President, Canadian Heart Failure Society
Alberta
Kim Lavoie
PhD, FCPA, FABMR
Co-Applicant
Full professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Behavioural Medicine; Researcher, CIUSSS-NIM; Co-director, Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC); Co-lead, International Behavioural Interventions Network (IBTN); Chair, Canadian Network for Health Behaviour Change (CAN-Change)
Quebec
Linda Hunter
RN MScN, PhD(C)
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member; National Stream Manager, Patient and Community Partners; Content Review Board Member; CanPartner Working Group Co-Chair; Evaluation Committee Working Group Co-Chair; Mentorship Working Group Member
Ontario
Ludivine Chamard Witkowski
MD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, clinical neurologist and researcher, Centre hospitalier universitaire Dr‑Georges‑L.‑Dumont, Vitalité Health Network; Adjunct Professor, University of Sherbrooke
New Brunswick
Manoj Lalu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program and Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa
Ontario
Maria Jose Parrilla Lopez (Santana)
MPharm, PhD
Co-Applicant; CanPartner Working Group Member
Associate Professor, and Patient and Family-Centred Care Scientist, Child Health & Wellness Researcher, Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary; Provincial Lead, Patient Engagement, Alberta SPOR
Alberta
Marie-Pascale Pomey
MD, PhD
Co-Applicant
Professor, Department of Management, Evaluation and Health Policy, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal; Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal; Researcher, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Research Center; Senior Scholar, FRQS-MSSS-CRCHUM, Evaluation Program State-of-the-Art Technologies and Methods: Citizen and patient engagement transformation of health organizations and ins titutions; Scientific Co-Director, Centre of Excellence for Partnership with Patients and the Public (CEPPP)
Quebec
Marina Klein
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Senior Investigator, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital-Lady Davis Institute (JGH-LDI); Director, Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care (CETAC), Jewish General Hospital (JGH); T1-Canada Research Chair (CRC), Venous Thromboembolism, McGill University; Lead, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) CanVECTOR network
Quebec
Mark Eisenberg
MD, MPH
Co-Applicant
James McGill Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Director, MD-PhD program, and Director of Cardiovascular Health Services Research Program, McGill University; Senior Investigator, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies; Clinician, Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH-LDI); Director, Cardiovascular Health Services Research Program and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Jewish General Hospital
Québec
Mark Embrett
BSc, MAHSR, PhD
Co-Applicant; Mentorship Program Working Group Member
Health Outcomes Scientist, Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
Nova Scotia
Melissa Brouwers
PhD, MHA, FCAHS
Co-Applicant
Professor and Director, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Ontario
Monica Parry
MEd, MSc, NP-Adult, PhD, CCN(C), FAAN, FCAN, FAHA, FPCNA
Co-Applicant; CanPartner Working Group Member
Professor, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto; Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Program, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Ontario
Nadine Al-Hage-Ali
MSc
Co-Applicant
Consultant
Quebec
Natasha Hanson
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Research Project Facilitator, Research Services, Horizon Health Network
New Brunswick
Nick Bansback
MSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia; Scientist, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver; Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada
British Columbia
Nitika Pant Pai
MD, MPH, PhD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Experimental Medicine, McGill University; Scientist, Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University
Quebec
Patricia Fontela
MD, PhD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Quebec
Penny Chipman
CCRC, CCRP
Co-Applicant
Manager Oncology Research, Centre for Innovative Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
Peter Daley
MD, MSc, FRCPC, DTM+H
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Memorial University of Newfoundland
newfoundland and labrador
Prosper S. Koto
MSc, PhD
Co-Applicant
Health Outcome Scientist; Health Economist, Department of Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nova Scotia
Richard (Dick) Menzies
MD
Co-Applicant; Mentorship Program Working Group Member
Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University; Senior Scientist, Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Director, McGill International TB Centre and Collaborating Centre in TB Research, Montreal Chest Institute, and RI-MUHC
Quebec
Robert W. Platt
PhD
Co-Applicant
Albert Boehringer, Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Epidemiology, Biostatics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University; Senior Scientist, Child Health and Human Development Program, Centre of Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the Montreal University Health Centre (RI-MUHC); Investigator, Centre of Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital-Lady Davis Institute (JGH-LDI); Principal Investigator, Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES)
Quebec
Romina Pace
MD, FRCPC, IHPP
Co-Applicant
Associate Director, Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP), McGill University; Junior Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
Quebec
Saleem Razack
MD, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Pediatric Intensivist and Professor of Pediatrics, Member of the Centre for Health Educations Scholarship and Researcher, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute; Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia and British Columbia Children’s Hospital
British Columbia
Scott Halperin
BS, MD
Co-Applicant
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Director, Canadian Center for Vaccinology; Nominated Principal Investigator, Canadian Immunization Research Network
Nova Scotia
Sean Bagshaw
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Professor and Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine; Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Outcomes and Systems Evaluation; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Alberta
Sharon Straus
CM, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Professor, Department of (Geriatric) Medicine, University of Toronto; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation; Physician-in-Chief, and Director, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital; Squires-Chalmers Chair of Medicine
Ontario
Shawn Aaron
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, OHRI Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Principal Investigator and Director, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Respiratory Research Network
Ontario
Shirin Golchi
PhD
Co-Applicant
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University; FRQS-Junior 1 Research Scholar in Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials
Quebec
Simon Bacon
PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member; Nominated Principal Investigator, CBITN
Professor and CIHR SPOR Chair in Innovative, Patient-Oriented, Behavioural Clinical Trials, Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Concordia University
Quebec
Susan R. Kahn
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Co-Applicant
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University; Senior Investigator, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital-Lady Davis Institute (JGH-LDI); Director, Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care (CETAC), Jewish General Hospital (JGH); T1-Canada Research Chair (CRC), Venous Thromboembolism, McGill University; Lead, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) CanVECTOR network
Quebec
Sushmita Pamidi
MD
Co-Applicant
Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (RECRU), McGill University; Associate Leader, Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
Tara Sampalli
PhD
Co-Applicant
Senior Director, Implementation Science and Evaluation, and Global Health Systems Planning; Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health Scottish Improvement; Leader Assistant, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
PhD
Co-Applicant
Senior Scientist and Director, and Endowed Chair-Clinician, Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI); Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Scientific Lead-Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU)
Ontario
Collaborators
CANTRAIN’s CIHR Grant 12 Collaborators are individuals from across the country who provide specific support our operations, the development of our training platform, and our associated activities.
Anou Banghit
CGEIT, TOGAF, CISM, ITIL, PhD(c)
Collaborator
Director, Research Computing, Information Technology and Chief IT Security, Research Institute McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Quebec
Barry Strack
BSc, MSc
Collaborator
Regional Director, Research Services, Horizon Health Network
New Brunswick
Cindy MacQuarriee
RN, PhD
Collaborator
Senior Director Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Nova Scotia Health
Nova Scotia
Cindy Whitten
PhD
Collaborator
Senior Director Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Nova Scotia Health
Newfoundland and Labrador
Doris Grant
MSc
Collaborator
CEO, Life Sciences Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Famida Jiwa
MHSc, CHE, DC
Collaborator
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Osteoporosis Canada
Ontario
Hannah Brown
Collaborator
Nova Scotia
Larry Funnell
Collaborator; CanPartner Working Group Member
Patient Partner
British Columbia
Laurae Kloschinsky
BSP, RPh
Collaborator
Executive Director, Health Innovation Cluster, Department of Health and Wellness, Government of PEI
Prince Edward Island
Margaret Palmeter
BA, MDY
Collaborator
Senior Director Innovation, Business Development, Partnerships & Commercialization, Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
Nova Scotia
Scott Jamieson
BScPT, MPH, CCRA
Collaborator; Content Review Board Member
Director of Clinical Operations, Clinical Trials Office (CTO), College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Introducing Clinical Trials Office
Alberta
Members
Discover the 30+ institutions that came together to make CANTRAIN's CIHR Grant possible and who are using our training platform to build clinical trials capacity in Canada.
Allied Clinical Trials Training Platforms (CTTPs) & Pan-Canadian Consortium
Sister Clinical Trials Training Platforms
Our Sister CTTPs are the training platforms with whom we collaborate closely on two key programs: the Studentship/Fellowship Program and the Clinical Trials Training Summit.
Angela M. Cheung
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Nominated Principal Investigator, CAN-TAP-TALENT
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI); Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Full Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal and Postmenopausal Health
Jasmine Grant
MEd, HBHSc, CCRP
National Director, CAN-TAP-TALENT; Content Review Board Member
Clinical Research Manager, UHN
Ontario
Simon Bacon
PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR
Co-Applicant; Governing Council Member; Nominated Principal Investigator, CBITN
Professor and CIHR SPOR Chair in Innovative, Patient-Oriented, Behavioural Clinical Trials, Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Concordia University
Quebec
Jodi Edwards
PhD
Lead Principal Investigator, StrokeCOG Platform
Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Scientist, University of Ottawa; Scientist and Director, Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ontario
Farrel Leibovitch
BSc, MSc
Platform Director, StrokeCOG Platform
Ontario
Pan-Canadian Consortium: Accelerating Clinical Trials
ACT and CANTRAIN are joining forces to reshape Canada’s clinical trials landscape. One focuses on streamlining administrative processes and promoting greater inclusion in research, while the other designs innovative training programs to build clinical trial competencies across the country. Together, they foster a unified and collaborative environment that supports efficiency, equity, and innovation in clinical trial training and implementation.
PJ Devereaux
MD, PhD
Nominated Principal Investigator, ACT Consortium
Director, Division of Perioperative Care, McMaster University; Deputy Director, Senior Scientist, and Scientific Leader, Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Surgical Research Group, PHRI; Professor, Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine, McMaster University; President, Society of Perioperative Research and Care
Alexander Lim
HBSc, MPH, LLM
Director, ACT Consortium
Allied Clinical Trials Training Platforms
CANTRAIN actively supports the specialized training platforms of HDRN Pragmatic Clinical Trials, CANSTAT, and IMPaCT. Each enriches its clinical trials training ecosystem by contributing targeted expertise, from pragmatic trial methodologies to advanced statistical competencies and research focused on maternal and pediatric populations. This complementarity enables CANTRAIN to deliver comprehensive, inclusive training tailored to the diverse needs of Canada’s clinical research sector.
Sameer Parpia
MSc, PhD
Director, CANSTAT McMaster University
Associate Professor and Senior Biostatistician, Departments of Oncology and Health Research Methods, Evidence, & Impact, McMaster University
Valerie Bishop
BASc, MPH
Program Coordinator, CANSTAT McMaster University
Amit Garg
MD, PhD
Nominated Principal Investigator, HDRN Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program
Associate Dean, Clinical Research, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Taylor McLinden
MSc, PhD
Program Manager, HDRN Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program
Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
Lauren Kelly
MSc, PhD, CCRP
Nominated Principal Investigator, IMPaCT
Early Career Researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba
Chelsea Bowkett
Platform Manager, IMPaCT
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