Celebrating the quiet achievers behind our clinical trial success
Associate Professor Mark Montebello, Professor Rory Clifton Bligh, Rebecca Stevenson, Dr Eveline Staub and Professor Jeremy Booth
International Clinical Trials Day provided the chance to recognise the many people contributing to our life-changing clinical trials.
More than 250 trials were underway across the district including innovative projects at Royal North Shore Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai,
“We are building our world-class expertise, while extending our activity and capabilities. “I would like to recognise the hundreds of staff behind the scenes whose expertise and commitment ensure our trials are run safely, ethically and with care. “And at the heart of every breakthrough are the patients who generously volunteer to take part in clinical trials. We are deeply grateful for their contributions and participation.” The district will establish a dedicated clinical trials centre to extend access to cutting-edge therapies. The NORTH STAR VNP will offer hope to millions of people with cancer and non- cancer related conditions. Head of the non-cancer stream Professor Rory Clifton-Bligh said
NORTH STAR VNP will bring together world-leading clinical triallists, delivering benefits for patients and the broader community. “These trials will continue to advance our understanding, develop new treatments, and improve how we prevent, diagnose and manage conditions,” he said. “NORTH STAR VNP will expand the quality and quantity of our trials, nurture our trials workforce and strengthen partnerships with industry at all stages of the therapy pipeline. “It will offer access to leading specialists, the latest breakthroughs and high standards of care.”
Ryde, Macquarie and Mona Vale hospitals.
These trials are the key to medical progress, from the medications we take to the procedures we undergo and the technologies that improve our lives. NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri thanked the large trials workforce for its commitment to exceptional research. “At Northern Sydney, the district is embedding trials as therapy, integrating them into standard care so that all patients have access to the very latest medical innovations,” he said.
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