Principal speaker
Melanie Poxton
Other speakers
Khan Redzwan Habib
2022 Menzies Health Institute Queensland Program Seminar Series
Clinical Trial Unit Seminar
Presenters:
Melanie Poxton, Assistant Director of Nursing, Queensland Regional Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (QRCCC), Townsville
Khan Redzwan Habib, Teletrial Liaison Officer, Queensland Health
Title: Australian Teletrial Program (ATP and Queensland Regional Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (QRCCC)
Seminar Overview -
The Commonwealth awarded $75.2m over five years to Queensland Health for the Australian Teletrial Program (ATP). Queensland Health will lead this program with the help of our counterparts in other states and territories (except NSW and ACT). The Queensland implementation of the ATP will be led by the Queensland Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centre (QRCCC) which has been established in Townsville and will coordinate the setting up of clinical trial clusters using the Australian Teletrial Model (ATM).
Patients in Queensland now have access to clinical trials closer to home. The grant supports all sixteen Hospital and Health services in Queensland. Using this model allows the reach and has the potential to Close the Gap in health outcomes for all Queenslanders. Developing the clinical trials workforce capacity and capability is one of the QRCCC key deliverables as is building an interconnected clinical trials system.
Presenters' Biographies -
Melanie Poxton is a Registered Nurse with more than thirty years of nursing experience. She has worked in clinical, management and educational roles in the UK and Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing and post graduate diplomas in paediatrics, health service management, education and palliative care.
Currently, Melanie is the Assistant Director of Nursing of the Queensland Regional Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (QRCCC) based at the Townsville University Hospital, North Queensland, Australia. Along with her colleagues and the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) Council, Melanie was instrumental in the development and implementation of the world's first tele-trial model.
Khan Redzwan Habib is a physician and epidemiologist with more than ten years of experience in health promotion and clinical research. Khan holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a MSc in Public Health from the University of Edinburgh and has worked for the World Health Organisation in four different continents.
Currently, as a Teletrial Liaison for Queensland Health, Khan has been assigned with the responsibilities to provide strategic direction to Queensland Health on the development and implementation of the Australian Teletrial Model including establishment of the Teletrial Coordinator positions, delivery of clinical trial education and implementation of Clinical Trial Strategic Action Plan across Queensland.
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