May 20th is International Clinical Trials Day. Each year, Clinical Trials Day is celebrated to recognize the day that James Lind started the first clinical trial in 1747.

Clinical Research at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre:

• 96 active clinical research studies through the Clinical Research Services Department (CRSD)
• 44 active clinical trials through the CRSD
• 144 patients enrolled in clinical trials last year
• The CRSD supports 57% of all research studies at TBRHSC.

See the attached poster (below) to learn more about clinical trials and International Clinical Trials Day.

Interested in conducting research but don’t know where to start? Learn more about ethics and institutional review and approval: https://tbrhsc.net/research/research-ethics-board/forms/

Considering participating in a clinical trial? Learn more about being a participant: https://itstartswithme.ca/