About the Canadian Chapter
The Canadian Chapter of ACRP was founded in 1997 by a group of Canadian clinical research professionals looking for educational and networking opportunities with a distinctly Canadian flavour.
Since its inception, the chapter has grown to over 170 members across the country. We offer regional annual educational conferences/workshops and networking opportunities across the country and hold our Annual General meeting each year in conjunction with the ACRP Global Conference.
Consider membership in the Canadian Chapter to be involved in a great organization and take advantage of distinctly Canadian offerings and opportunities.
Biographies
Patricia Jones, ART, RAC (CAN/US/EU)
Pat is a Quality Systems and Regulatory Compliance consultant. She is a Medical Laboratory Technologist with more than 40 years of experience in the health-care and pharmaceutical/biologics manufacturing and consulting industries, including over 20 years in Quality and Compliance.
Before returning to private consulting, Pat was the Associate Director, Compliance, Clinical Services at CanReg Inc. Pat’s primary focus is compliance auditing, training, and project management in the areas of GLP, GCP, GMP, ISO (medical devices) and related Quality Systems. She has performed sponsor, clinical site, and manufacturing due diligence, supplier qualification, and general compliance audits in Canada, US, and Europe, and delivered training courses to public and company-specific audiences.
Pat holds certifications from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) in Canadian, US, and European Regulatory Affairs, and acted as reviewer for the 2002 RAC Canada textbook.
Pat is President of the Canadian Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), and a Member of the ACRP Global Membership and Professional Development Committees. Pat is a regular speaker at ACRP, CRAC, and other professional meetings and conferences.
Jill Hastings, MSc., CCRA
Jill is currently working as a Clinical Operations Leader for PAREXEL International and has 11 years experience working for various academic, biotechnology, CRO and pharmaceutical companies. This is her 7th year working as a volunteer for the ACRP Canadian Chapter, was President in 2009 and has been a Certified CRA (CCRA) with ACRP Global since 2005. Jill got her start in clinical research after completing a Masters of Science at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and went to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri to work as a Clinical Research Assistant.
Esther Clements, BSc, MBA, CCRC
Esther is involved with Membership at the Canadian Chapter of the ACRP. She has worked in several areas of medical research since graduating from the University of Toronto. Her experience encompasses drug development from pre-clinical research and clinical research through to market access in the hospital environment, the pharmaceutical industry and CROs. She is currently a Senior CRA, Lead CRA at Covance.
Terri Hinkley, RN, BScN, MBA, CCRC
Terri is the Director, Clinical Operations for Helix BioPharma Corp., a position she has held since July 2008. She has over 15 years clinical research experience in the CRO and pharmaceutical industry. Terri graduated from Centennial College’s Diploma Nursing program in 1986, after which she gained experience in Medicine, ICU and Emergency. She completed her BScN in 2000 and her MBA in 2005. Terri continues to practice nursing in the Emergency Department of Rouge Valley Health System: Centenary site in Toronto, on a casual part-time basis.
Terri has been a member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals since 1996, and completed her Clinical Research Coordinator certification (CCRC) in 1999. She has been a member of the ACRP Canadian Chapter’s Education Committee since its inception and is the Past-President of the Canadian Chapter of ACRP. Terri is a member of the ACRP Board of Trustees, is the past-chair of the ACRP Membership Committee and vice chair of the ACRP Regulatory Affairs Committee. She is chair of the Advisory Committee for the Clinical Research Associate Program at Seneca College, and is an instructor in the Clinical Research Associate certificate program at the Michener Institute.
In her spare time, Terri is active in her two favourite sports, curling and baseball. She is on the Board of Directors at the Whitby Curling Club in the position of 2nd Vice President. She is also a certified Level 2 hockey trainer and assists with her 9 year old daughter's rep hockey team. Terri is married with 3 children.
Lawrence Reiter, PhD
Lawrence Reiter has experience in both pharmaceutical and CRO organizations. His extensive global experience enables him to communicate and assist with a wide range of clients and clinical sites worldwide. In addition to South Africa, Lawrence has managed clinical studies in the United States, Europe, Eastern Europe (including Russia), Australia, and other African nations. He has experience managing HIV/AIDS, sepsis, malaria, infectious disease (herpes, pneumonia), GI, oncology, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and allergic rhinitis studies. Lawrence is also well-known in South Africa for his role in training sites and industry professionals in Good Clinical Practices. Lawrence is the Manager, Clinical Operations for Syreon Corporation. Lawrence is responsible for the overall development, implementation and ongoing management of multiple research studies, including monitoring resources for assigned studies.
Brigitte Robert, RN, CCRA
Brigitte Robert, R.N., CCRA, is a Clinical Research Monitor at Ozmosis Research Inc. a CRO in the Toronto area that specialize in Oncology Research. Before that she was an Internal Clinical Research Auditor for the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). In this capacity, she was responsible for internal auditing of clinical research activities, SOP development and maintenance, and training of clinical research staff. She began her career in clinical research in 1990 working for a Montreal’s Children’s Hospital (MCH) Infectious disease division, called the vaccine center, where numerous studies on pediatrics vaccines were performed and she was in the capacity of a part time Research Nurse. She also worked at MCH as a staff nurse for 10 years. Brigitte has worked for several Pharmaceutical companies and CRO’s as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) or commonly know as a study monitor. Brigitte’s combination of industry and clinical research experience has given her a strong background in the regulations that govern clinical research and the processes involved in conducting a successful clinical research study. In 2008 Brigitte Joined the ACRP as a regular member. In 2009 she became a volunter for the ACRP Canadian Chapter and at the AGM she was appointed treasurer for the Canadian chapter. In this capacity she attends ACRP Canadian Chapter executive meetings and assists this group in other needed task as required.
Liana DiMarco
Jen Ayling