RESEARCH THEMES
RAPID TRIALS
The objective of the Rapid Trials theme is to develop and test appropriate methodologies to rapidly evaluate pandemic vaccines for safety and immunogenicity in persons of all ages.
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RAPID IMPLEMENTATION
The objectives of the Rapid Implementation Theme were to create a network of experts, decision-makers, and operational/clinical professionals responsible for mass vaccination clinics; conduct analyses for screening, triage, medical evaluation, and vaccine dispensing phases; target interventions to increase efficiencies; develop methodologies for patient self-registration through web-based, telephone, smart-card, or self-generated bar-code technology, and, ensure integration with inventory control and patient information software.
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VACCINE COVERAGE
The objective of the vaccine coverage theme, housed at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) is to develop methodologies for assessing pandemic vaccine coverage, including isolated communities and cohorts of concern such as health care workers and age cohorts.
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VACCINE SAFETY
The objective of the Vaccine Safety theme is to develop and test population-based methods to evaluate the safety of influenza vaccine once it is released for general use.
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VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS
The objective of this theme is to develop and test population-based methods for the evaluation of the effectiveness of a pandemic influenza vaccine following release for general use.
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LABORATORY SUPPORT
This group consists of five laboratories with overlapping and complementary skills in influenza diagnostic test development, evaluation, and execution. Investigators are drawn from academia (Boivin, Hatchette, Kollman, Ward) and public health (Petric). PCIRN activities can be divided into support for the research themes and exploitation of the samples collected for assay development.
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IT SUPPORT
The IT Support Group is based out of UBC in Vancouver, and works to support the network through the development of standardized practices and solutions in information technology.
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KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND TRAINING
The KT Support Group is developing a PCIRN core curriculum that will enhance interdisciplinary interaction and prepare them for real life career challenges while allowing trainees the time needed to develop specialized research skills. In addition, the group works to ensure that Knowledge translation (KT), defined by CIHR as "a dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge", is facilitated across the network into every day practice.
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