The former vice president of one of Western Canada’s leading Clinical Research Organizations, brings 22 years of experience in clinical research to her current role as the CAO at Can-Med. Cindy’s career in clinical research started in 1988 as a clinical research associate within the biopharmaceutical industry which soon expanded into regulatory affairs. Following a move to Vancouver, she joined a provincial health delivery agency, building its clinical research capability on a province-wide scale. In 1995, Cindy became a founding member of a Vancouver-based CRO with global operations and advanced electronic data capture capability, progressing to the role of Vice President in 1998. Cindy’s current position in Can-Med focuses on directing the day-to-day operation of multiple clinical trials, ensuring regulatory compliance, working closely with sponsors to effectively address the business requirements and supporting remote investigative sites in the initiation and implementation of their trials. Cindy is also active in developing continuing education opportunities in clinical research for the research community on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland and is a member of the ACRP and SOCRA.

Lubica (Luba) Osuska is one of Can-Med’s most dynamic and experienced Research Coordinators, with a strong track record of coordinating technically complex trials. Known by sponsors, monitors and colleagues for her outgoing personality and wit, combined with her keen determination for precision in implementing protocols, Luba is a frequent contributor of quality improvement ideas at Investigator Meetings.

Luba graduated in 1983 with a degree in Chemistry and Biology and then earned a PhD in 1996 from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. Following her move to Canada in 1997 she worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Victoria. Luba joined Can-Med in January, 2005 and has been the lead research coordinator studies involving multiple indications in urology as well as Alzheimer’s disease. She transitioned from basic to clinical research with ease and continues to apply her technical scientific skills in the execution of challenging trials.

Janice Treit became a member of Can-Med’s Research Coordinator team in January of 2006 and has since been responsible for the successful management of a diverse number of clinical trials across multiple indications in urology and Alzheimer’s disease. Janice is known for her solid and methodological approach to ensuring compliance with protocol requirements coupled with a friendly and always approachable disposition in interactions with research subjects, sponsors and colleagues.

Janice obtained her BSc at the University of British Columbia followed by an MSc in Microbiology from the University of Alberta. Prior to joining Can-Med she conducted basic research, mastering techniques in molecular biology and protein chemistry at the University of Victoria and the UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. Janice’s strong scientific background and aptitude is applied consistently in Can-Med’s trials of new biologics and pharmaceuticals.

Renza Brown was Can-Med’s first Clinical Research Coordinator, working with Dr Pommerville since 1999. Nine years later, Renza has successfully coordinated numerous diverse clinical trials in a wide range of urological indications. Prior to joining Can-Med, Renza graduated from St. Jospeh’s School of Nursing and employed her nursing skills at multiple units within the Victoria General Hospital, the Burnaby General Hospital and a large and busy medical clinic in Victoria. Renza’s nursing skills have since been applied to implementing clinical research protocols working closely with and supporting the research subjects in her studies. Renza is well-known for her outgoing and friendly personality along with her superb technical nursing and research skills.