An important case study to watch – Teletrials and First Nations communities
It is important to make health access easy for the people who need it the most. First Nations people have not historically had the same health opportunities as non Indigenous people. Teletrials allows clinical trials to be developed in communities by communities, within an emerging new ethical and cultural capability framework.
A milestone for health equity in Roma Queensland – Diabetes patient the first in Roma to access a cutting-edge clinical trial
Patients no longer have to make the 1,000km journey to Queensland’s Diabetes Centre of Excellence to participate in clinical trials; instead, they can now get the same access locally thanks to teletrials. Diabetes is a chronic condition that puts sufferers at risk of significant medical complications, including renal failure, amputation, blindness, and early death. The worldwide clinical trial, involving 2,700 participants, is looking at the effect and safety of a potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes.
The safety of Teletrials video
The ATP is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Medical Research Future Fund infrastructures grant. The Program has been funded $75.2 million over five years to create the infrastructure across the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The program has successfully set up a Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centre in each participating state and territory. The staff at these centres are helping clinicans, researchers and sponsors set up and run teletrials in their local region.
Clinical wellbeing with teletrials and local Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centre team
Clinician well-being is vital to providing care to patients, with research showing distinct links between clinician health and patient outcomes. This includes job satisfaction and engagement with work, professional fulfilment and a sense of meaning.
Victoria’s South West Healthcare first non-cancer teletrial now open
Clinical trials are important to improve patient-focused care. They provide benefits to patients through comprehensive health screening, access to new interventions and enhanced clinical care.
Global sponsor advocacy key for successful teletrial implementation across Australia
Clinical trials are important to improve patient-focused care. They provide benefits to patients through comprehensive health screening, access to new interventions and enhanced clinical care.
Torres and Cape celebrate their first-ever clinical trial patient!
Clinical trials are important to improve patient-focused care. They provide benefits to patients through comprehensive health screening, access to new interventions and enhanced clinical care.
The role of workplace culture in teletrials
A supportive Executive and Principal Investigator are essential to a culture of research and innovation.
How teletrials are being used in the Northern Territory
Cardiologist Dr Angus Baumann is passionate about equity of health access, and here he explains how teletrials is helping to improve remote patient access to clinical trials.
